Total votes
2,969
all sessions
Attendance
91%
221 missed
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
With party
96%
of cast votes
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
461
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 Rep. Lesmeister 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
Reynold Nesiba
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Reynold Nesiba
212bills together
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02
Steven D McCleerey
163bills together
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03
Jim Stalzer
153bills together
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04
Troy E. Heinert
151bills together
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05
Tim Goodwin
141bills together
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06
Tom Pischke
139bills together
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07
Tim Reed
126bills together
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08
Larry P Zikmund
123bills together
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09
Ray Ring
122bills together
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10
Craig Kennedy
120bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Rep. Lesmeister's top collaborators, 5 are members of a different party.
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