GS
Total votes
3,390
all sessions
Attendance
96%
131 missed
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Lower than 79% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
619
bills & resolutions
Higher than 91% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Smith 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
2
Across aisle
8
Strongest tie
Regina Barrow
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Regina Barrow
415bills together
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02
Gerald Boudreaux
393bills together
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03
PP
Patrick Page Cortez
391bills together
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04
SH
Sharon Hewitt
382bills together
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05
Beth Mizell
378bills together
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06
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
372bills together
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07
BP
Barrow Peacock
367bills together
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08
RW
Rick Ward III
305bills together
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09
Robert Allain
291bills together
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10
RJ
Ronnie Johns
285bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Smith's top collaborators, 8 are members of a different party.
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