JF
Total votes
5,046
all sessions
Attendance
92%
444 missed
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
With party
96%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
1,698
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Forrester 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
5
Across aisle
5
Strongest tie
Austin M Allran
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
AM
Austin M Allran
765bills together
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02
FL
Fletcher L Hartsell Jr.
667bills together
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03
DW
David W Hoyle
508bills together
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04
SB
Stan Bingham
467bills together
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05
WR
William R. Purcell
447bills together
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06
DE
Don East
433bills together
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07
CW
Charles W Albertson
432bills together
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08
JW
Jerry W. Tillman
406bills together
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09
Charlie Smith Dannelly
402bills together
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10
Marvin Lucas
368bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Forrester's top collaborators, 5 are members of a different party.
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