Sen. Jim Mehlhaff
Total votes
1,627
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
Higher than 81% of chamber peers
With party
90%
of cast votes
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
6%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
194
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
8
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Mehlhaff 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
9
Across aisle
1
Strongest tie
Carl Perry
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Carl Perry
132bills together
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02
Scott Moore
102bills together
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03
David Kull
78bills together
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04
Neal Pinnow
77bills together
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05
Tim Reisch
75bills together
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06
Eric Emery
75bills together
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07
Casey Crabtree
75bills together
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08
Mike Weisgram
72bills together
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09
Larry Zikmund
70bills together
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10
Randy Deibert
69bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Mehlhaff's top collaborators, 1 is a member of a different party.
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