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Government Operations

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Posts in current filter84.6K
Filtered engagement49.7M
Ideology dots85

Topic volume over time

1,452 intervals combined into 72 contiguous bins from 1,452 dated source rows.

Total
84.6K
Peak
15.7K

Adjacent intervals were combined into contiguous bins. No post counts were discarded.

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IntervalpostsSource intervalsSource rows
Jan 1, 2020–Jan 20, 20202662020
Jan 21, 2020–Feb 9, 20203892020
Feb 10, 2020–Feb 29, 20202462020
Mar 1, 2020–Mar 20, 20204962020
Mar 21, 2020–Apr 9, 20203072020
Apr 10, 2020–Apr 30, 20203532121
May 1, 2020–May 20, 20203872020
May 21, 2020–Jun 9, 20206302020
Jun 10, 2020–Jun 29, 20203192020
Jun 30, 2020–Jul 19, 20203782020
Jul 20, 2020–Aug 8, 20204762020
Aug 9, 2020–Aug 29, 20205752121
Aug 30, 2020–Sep 18, 20203592020
Sep 19, 2020–Oct 8, 20205432020
Oct 9, 2020–Oct 28, 20205852020
Oct 29, 2020–Nov 17, 20206152020
Nov 18, 2020–Dec 7, 20202092020
Dec 8, 2020–Dec 28, 20202292121
Dec 29, 2020–Jan 17, 20215572020
Jan 18, 2021–Feb 6, 20214592020
Feb 7, 2021–Feb 26, 20216222020
Feb 27, 2021–Mar 18, 20216202020
Mar 19, 2021–Apr 7, 20216702020
Apr 8, 2021–Apr 28, 20216062121
Apr 29, 2021–May 18, 20217182020
May 19, 2021–Jun 7, 20218432020
Jun 8, 2021–Jun 28, 20216652020
Jun 29, 2021–Jul 19, 20211522020
Jul 20, 2021–Aug 9, 20212872020
Aug 10, 2021–Aug 31, 20214322121
Sep 1, 2021–Sep 20, 20217822020
Sep 21, 2021–Oct 15, 20217292020
Oct 16, 2021–Nov 4, 20211,8182020
Nov 5, 2021–Nov 24, 20211,2782020
Nov 25, 2021–Dec 15, 20211,8972020
Dec 16, 2021–Jan 6, 20222,0432121
Jan 7, 2022–Jan 26, 20224,6932020
Jan 27, 2022–Feb 15, 20222,9852020
Feb 16, 2022–Mar 7, 20228502020
Mar 8, 2022–Mar 27, 20228082020
Mar 28, 2022–Apr 16, 20228902020
Apr 17, 2022–May 7, 20224152121
May 8, 2022–May 27, 20228172020
May 28, 2022–Jun 16, 20223,7832020
Jun 17, 2022–Jul 7, 20228,4122020
Jul 8, 2022–Jul 27, 202215,7252020
Jul 28, 2022–Aug 16, 20227,2142020
Aug 17, 2022–Sep 6, 20222,2382121
Sep 7, 2022–Sep 26, 20225542020
Sep 27, 2022–Oct 23, 20226172020
Oct 24, 2022–Nov 12, 20221,7912020
Nov 13, 2022–Dec 3, 20225782020
Dec 4, 2022–Dec 23, 20222992020
Dec 24, 2022–Jan 13, 20231,3072121
Jan 14, 2023–Feb 2, 20231,3272020
Feb 3, 2023–Feb 22, 20239512020
Feb 23, 2023–Mar 15, 20239182020
Mar 16, 2023–Apr 4, 20231,1002020
Apr 5, 2023–Apr 25, 20231,5262020
Apr 26, 2023–May 18, 20237302121
May 19, 2023–Jun 7, 20234422020
Jun 8, 2023–Oct 12, 20233262020
Oct 28, 2023–Apr 9, 2024202020
Apr 12, 2024–May 21, 2024342020
May 31, 2024–Aug 21, 20241252020
Aug 22, 2024–Sep 28, 20241342121
Sep 29, 2024–Oct 30, 20241782020
Oct 31, 2024–Nov 27, 20241912020
Nov 28, 2024–Mar 17, 2025352020
Mar 20, 2025–Jul 14, 2025232020
Jul 15, 2025–Sep 8, 2025292020
Sep 9, 2025–Jun 29, 2026232121
Total84,6281,4521,452

State salience

Where Government Operations appears most often across states, measured by post counts.

Each party is scaled independently; blue = Democratic, red = Republican, purple = equal relative contribution.
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Hue compares each party's independently scaled state contribution (blue Democratic, red Republican, purple equal). Bar length shows posts.

Party by chamber

Post count by party and chamber for this topic. Unknown values remain visible.

84,628 posts 4 populated combinations

PartyHouseSenateChamber unknownTotal
Democratic
50.8K
22.2K
0
73K
Republican
7,718
3,959
0
11.7K
Independent
0
0
0
0
Party unknown
0
0
0
0
Total58.5K26.1K084.6K

Cell bars use a shared scale with a maximum of 50,797 posts.

Adjacent topics

Other high-volume topics in the same corpus context.

  • 8 records
  1. Unknown Topic (999)
    286.7K
  2. Civil Rights
    44.8K
  3. Law and Crime
    35.7K
  4. Health
    35.7K
  5. Education
    30.5K
  6. Social Welfare
    21.3K
  7. Housing
    14.3K
  8. Transportation
    13.6K

Ideology distribution

One dot per legislator with voting-record data. Dot size represents posts on this topic. 80 legislators shown.

Visible 80
Median ideology -0.321
Topic posts 77,280
Most active Cheryl Kagan
-2.0-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.52.0More liberalMore conservativeCheryl Kagan · Democratic · 4,531 topic posts · ideology -0.392Brooke Lierman · Democratic · 4,218 topic posts · ideology -0.267Justin Ready · Republican · 3,153 topic posts · ideology 0.099Bill Ferguson · Democratic · 2,964 topic posts · ideology -0.248Jheanelle Wilkins · Democratic · 2,879 topic posts · ideology -0.472Eric Luedtke · Democratic · 2,733 topic posts · ideology -0.208Vaughn Stewart · Democratic · 2,346 topic posts · ideology -0.031Neil Parrott · Republican · 2,308 topic posts · ideology 0.103Courtney Watson · Democratic · 2,291 topic posts · ideology -0.392Marc Korman · Democratic · 2,208 topic posts · ideology -0.309Gabriel Acevero · Democratic · 2,087 topic posts · ideology -0.345Kirill Reznik · Democratic · 2,043 topic posts · ideology -0.345William Smith · Democratic · 1,920 topic posts · ideology -0.472Jill Carter · Democratic · 1,912 topic posts · ideology -0.324Marlon Amprey · Democratic · 1,879 topic posts · ideology -0.389Cory McCray · Democratic · 1,829 topic posts · ideology -0.265Jazz Lewis · Democratic · 1,769 topic posts · ideology -0.341David Moon · Democratic · 1,581 topic posts · ideology -0.472Jeff Waldstreicher · Democratic · 1,548 topic posts · ideology -0.407Nicole Williams · Democratic · 1,547 topic posts · ideology -0.328Robbyn Lewis · Democratic · 1,469 topic posts · ideology -0.248Luke Clippinger · Democratic · 1,452 topic posts · ideology -0.248Daniel Cox · Republican · 1,392 topic posts · ideology 0.103Mary Lehman · Democratic · 1,331 topic posts · ideology -0.035Matthew Morgan · Republican · 1,266 topic posts · ideology -0.389Shelly Hettleman · Democratic · 1,154 topic posts · ideology -0.313Maggie McIntosh · Democratic · 1,130 topic posts · ideology -0.504Craig Zucker · Democratic · 1,078 topic posts · ideology -0.208Antonio Hayes · Democratic · 1,023 topic posts · ideology -0.389Katie Hester · Democratic · 1,010 topic posts · ideology -0.068Ariana Kelly · Democratic · 995 topic posts · ideology -0.309Lesley Lopez · Democratic · 988 topic posts · ideology -0.345Joseline Pe̱a-Melnyk · Democratic · 984 topic posts · ideology -0.035Kathy Szeliga · Republican · 909 topic posts · ideology -0.208Charles Sydnor · Democratic · 852 topic posts · ideology -0.291David Fraser-Hidalgo · Democratic · 805 topic posts · ideology -0.341Lorig Charkoudian · Democratic · 793 topic posts · ideology -0.472Alfred Carr · Democratic · 768 topic posts · ideology -0.349Brian Feldman · Democratic · 754 topic posts · ideology -0.326Paul Pinsky · Democratic · 743 topic posts · ideology -0.328Bonnie Cullison · Democratic · 724 topic posts · ideology -0.031Emily Shetty · Democratic · 723 topic posts · ideology -0.407Anne Kaiser · Democratic · 645 topic posts · ideology -0.208Nick Mosby · Democratic · 511 topic posts · ideology -0.389Michael Hough · Republican · 485 topic posts · ideology 0.103Lisa Belcastro · Democratic · 480 topic posts · ideology -0.323Ronald Young · Democratic · 470 topic posts · ideology -0.133Vanessa Atterbeary · Democratic · 464 topic posts · ideology -0.328Tony Bridges · Democratic · 368 topic posts · ideology -0.324Alonzo Washington · Democratic · 359 topic posts · ideology -0.328Robin Grammer, · Republican · 347 topic posts · ideology -0.224Jon Cardin · Democratic · 345 topic posts · ideology -0.323Melissa Wells · Democratic · 330 topic posts · ideology -0.389Reid Novotny · Republican · 295 topic posts · ideology -0.451Debra Davis · Democratic · 288 topic posts · ideology -0.345Pamela Beidle · Democratic · 259 topic posts · ideology -0.113Nick Charles · Democratic · 228 topic posts · ideology -0.309Samuel Rosenberg · Democratic · 205 topic posts · ideology -0.324Mary Carozza · Republican · 171 topic posts · ideology 0.122Karen Young · Democratic · 130 topic posts · ideology 0.071Jennifer Terrasa · Democratic · 126 topic posts · ideology -0.328Mark Chang · Democratic · 124 topic posts · ideology -0.265Robert Cassilly · Republican · 103 topic posts · ideology -0.025Jay Jalisi · Democratic · 100 topic posts · ideology -0.407Nancy King · Democratic · 52 topic posts · ideology -0.345Stephen Hershey · Republican · 47 topic posts · ideology 0.091Clarence Lam · Democratic · 46 topic posts · ideology -0.237Benjamin Brooks · Democratic · 45 topic posts · ideology -0.407Erek Barron · Democratic · 45 topic posts · ideology -0.341Kathleen Dumais · Democratic · 29 topic posts · ideology -0.341Kenneth Kerr · Democratic · 24 topic posts · ideology -0.074Kumar Barve · Democratic · 18 topic posts · ideology -0.213Jay Walker · Democratic · 16 topic posts · ideology 0.091Jesse Pippy · Republican · 11 topic posts · ideology 0.103Darryl Barnes · Democratic · 9 topic posts · ideology -0.309Dana Stein · Democratic · 5 topic posts · ideology -0.323Malcolm Augustine · Democratic · 5 topic posts · ideology -0.320Douglas Peters · Democratic · 2 topic posts · ideology -0.343Guy Guzzone · Democratic · 2 topic posts · ideology -0.224Sid Saab · Republican · 2 topic posts · ideology -0.084
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Legislators shown in the chart, ordered from most liberal to most conservative
LegislatorPartyIdeologyTopic posts
Maggie McIntoshDemocratic-0.5041,130
David MoonDemocratic-0.4721,581
Jheanelle WilkinsDemocratic-0.4722,879
Lorig CharkoudianDemocratic-0.472793
William SmithDemocratic-0.4721,920
Reid NovotnyRepublican-0.451295
Benjamin BrooksDemocratic-0.40745
Jay JalisiDemocratic-0.407100
Jeff WaldstreicherDemocratic-0.4071,548
Emily ShettyDemocratic-0.407723
Cheryl KaganDemocratic-0.3924,531
Courtney WatsonDemocratic-0.3922,291
Marlon AmpreyDemocratic-0.3891,879
Melissa WellsDemocratic-0.389330
Nick MosbyDemocratic-0.389511
Antonio HayesDemocratic-0.3891,023
Matthew MorganRepublican-0.3891,266
Alfred CarrDemocratic-0.349768
Debra DavisDemocratic-0.345288
Nancy KingDemocratic-0.34552
Gabriel AceveroDemocratic-0.3452,087
Kirill ReznikDemocratic-0.3452,043
Lesley LopezDemocratic-0.345988
Douglas PetersDemocratic-0.3432
Erek BarronDemocratic-0.34145
Jazz LewisDemocratic-0.3411,769
David Fraser-HidalgoDemocratic-0.341805
Kathleen DumaisDemocratic-0.34129
Jennifer TerrasaDemocratic-0.328126
Paul PinskyDemocratic-0.328743
Vanessa AtterbearyDemocratic-0.328464
Alonzo WashingtonDemocratic-0.328359
Nicole WilliamsDemocratic-0.3281,547
Brian FeldmanDemocratic-0.326754
Jill CarterDemocratic-0.3241,912
Samuel RosenbergDemocratic-0.324205
Tony BridgesDemocratic-0.324368
Dana SteinDemocratic-0.3235
Jon CardinDemocratic-0.323345
Lisa BelcastroDemocratic-0.323480
Malcolm AugustineDemocratic-0.3205
Shelly HettlemanDemocratic-0.3131,154
Ariana KellyDemocratic-0.309995
Marc KormanDemocratic-0.3092,208
Darryl BarnesDemocratic-0.3099
Nick CharlesDemocratic-0.309228
Charles SydnorDemocratic-0.291852
Brooke LiermanDemocratic-0.2674,218
Cory McCrayDemocratic-0.2651,829
Mark ChangDemocratic-0.265124
Luke ClippingerDemocratic-0.2481,452
Robbyn LewisDemocratic-0.2481,469
Bill FergusonDemocratic-0.2482,964
Clarence LamDemocratic-0.23746
Guy GuzzoneDemocratic-0.2242
Robin Grammer,Republican-0.224347
Kumar BarveDemocratic-0.21318
Craig ZuckerDemocratic-0.2081,078
Kathy SzeligaRepublican-0.208909
Anne KaiserDemocratic-0.208645
Eric LuedtkeDemocratic-0.2082,733
Ronald YoungDemocratic-0.133470
Pamela BeidleDemocratic-0.113259
Sid SaabRepublican-0.0842
Kenneth KerrDemocratic-0.07424
Katie HesterDemocratic-0.0681,010
Joseline Pe̱a-MelnykDemocratic-0.035984
Mary LehmanDemocratic-0.0351,331
Bonnie CullisonDemocratic-0.031724
Vaughn StewartDemocratic-0.0312,346
Robert CassillyRepublican-0.025103
Karen YoungDemocratic0.071130
Jay WalkerDemocratic0.09116
Stephen HersheyRepublican0.09147
Justin ReadyRepublican0.0993,153
Daniel CoxRepublican0.1031,392
Jesse PippyRepublican0.10311
Michael HoughRepublican0.103485
Neil ParrottRepublican0.1032,308
Mary CarozzaRepublican0.122171

Most concentrated voices

Legislators with the largest share of their posts on this topic.

  • 85 records
1–25 of 85
Clarence LamDemocratic-0.23734.1%
Ronald YoungDemocratic-0.13331.4%
Guy GuzzoneDemocratic-0.22428.6%
Samuel RosenbergDemocratic-0.32428.6%
Neil ParrottRepublican0.10326.1%
Jennifer TerrasaDemocratic-0.32825.9%
Cheryl KaganDemocratic-0.39225.7%
Robin Grammer,Republican-0.22424.5%
Robert CassillyRepublican-0.02522.5%
Paul PinskyDemocratic-0.32821.9%
Luke ClippingerDemocratic-0.24821.4%
Vaughn StewartDemocratic-0.03121.4%
Bill FergusonDemocratic-0.24821.2%
Nicole WilliamsDemocratic-0.32821.0%
Tony BridgesDemocratic-0.32421.0%
Nancy KingDemocratic-0.34520.4%
Kirill ReznikDemocratic-0.34519.8%
Alfred CarrDemocratic-0.34919.7%
Daniel CoxRepublican0.10319.7%
Craig ZuckerDemocratic-0.20819.6%
David MoonDemocratic-0.47219.5%
Bonnie CullisonDemocratic-0.03119.1%
Michael HoughRepublican0.10318.7%
Jazz LewisDemocratic-0.34118.6%
Eric LuedtkeDemocratic-0.20818.0%

Post explorer

Browse high-engagement posts, recent posts, and representative samples assigned to this topic.

  • 10 matching posts

Brooke Lierman

@BELBaltimore

Democratic MD House

RT @JoeBiden: Donald Trump is the worst president we've ever had.

Government Operations

Kirill Reznik

@DelegateReznik

Democratic MD House

RT @becauseoflwt: DO NOT VOTE FOR KANYE AS A JOKE. DO NOT VOTE FOR KANYE AS A JOKE. DO NOT VOTE FOR KANYE AS A JOKE. DO NOT VOTE FOR KANYE&

Government Operations

Maggie McIntosh

@DelMaggie43

Democratic MD House

RT @BarackObama: I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real changeand pulled together&

Government Operations

Mark Chang

@marksoochang

Democratic MD House

RT @bts_bighit: Thanks for having us at the White House! It was a huge honor to discuss important issues with @POTUS today. We're very grat<U+2026>

Government Operations

Jeff Waldstreicher

@jwaldstreicher

Democratic MD Senate

RT @BarackObama: "Lets do this another way. Let's stop thinking our voice dont matter and vote. Not just for the president...educate your&

Government Operations

Jheanelle Wilkins

@JheanelleW

Democratic MD House

RT @IlhanMN: I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives &amp; removed from&

Government Operations

Gabriel Acevero

@GabrielAcevero

Democratic MD House

RT @IlhanMN: I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives &amp; removed from&

Government Operations

Eric Luedtke

@EricLuedtke

Democratic MD House

RT @cindymccain: My husband John lived by a code: country first. We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There's only one candidat&

Government Operations

Dana Jones

@DanaCJones

Democratic MD House

RT @cindymccain: My husband John lived by a code: country first. We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There's only one candidat&

Government Operations

Jazz Lewis

@JazzforMaryland

Democratic MD House

RT @cindymccain: My husband John lived by a code: country first. We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There's only one candidat&

Government Operations