Total votes
7,934
all sessions
Attendance
88%
1,012 missed
Higher than 75% of chamber peers
With party
92%
of cast votes
Lower than 79% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 81% of chamber peers
Sponsored
469
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. Smithee 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
188bills together
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02
Tom Oliverson
185bills together
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03
Dennis Paul
184bills together
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04
Cole Hefner
183bills together
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05
Jay Dean
179bills together
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06
Brad Buckley
178bills together
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07
Jared Patterson
174bills together
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08
Cody Vasut
173bills together
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09
Steve Toth
172bills together
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10
Valoree Swanson
172bills together
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