Sen. Taffy Howard
Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
153 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
13%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 94% of chamber peers
Sponsored
420
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
6
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Howard 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
Tom Pischke
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Tom Pischke
216bills together
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02
Tim Goodwin
211bills together
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03
Jim Stalzer
153bills together
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04
Julie Frye-Mueller
139bills together
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05
Thomas J Brunner
131bills together
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06
Carl Perry
123bills together
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07
Marli J. Wiese
118bills together
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08
Phil Jensen
114bills together
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09
Jeff Monroe
111bills together
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10
Steve Livermont
110bills together
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