Total votes
3,406
all sessions
Attendance
61%
1,344 missed
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
204
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Rep. Gaines co-sponsors with most often: a window into their policy partnerships, their coalition within the caucus, and the rare cases where they reach across the aisle.
Top partners
10
Within party
10
Across aisle
0
Strongest tie
Timi Brown-Powers
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Timi Brown-Powers
126bills together
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02
Monica Kurth
123bills together
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03
Art Staed
121bills together
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04
Sharon Steckman
98bills together
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05
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
97bills together
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06
Ako Abdul-Samad
88bills together
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07
Tracy Ehlert
87bills together
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08
Mary Mascher
85bills together
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09
Bruce Hunter
83bills together
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10
Timothy Kacena
69bills together
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