Total votes
8,375
all sessions
Attendance
98%
127 missed
Higher than 91% of chamber peers
With party
93%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
606
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
2
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Rep. VanDeaver 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
Will Metcalf
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Will Metcalf
271bills together
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02
Brooks Landgraf
265bills together
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03
Cole Hefner
264bills together
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04
Tom Oliverson
261bills together
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05
Jay Dean
258bills together
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06
Brad Buckley
255bills together
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07
Trent Ashby
248bills together
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08
Dennis Paul
247bills together
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09
Terry Wilson
246bills together
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10
Jared Patterson
240bills together
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