#SwearingIn As my 6th term now begins, I’m honored and humbled to continue my service to the citizens of the 4th Bristol District. Thank you for your votes and confidence. https://t.co/8yjxRNyOwL
Steven Howitt
@HowittStateRep · MA · H
Posts166
Engagement488
Voting-record position-0.077
CoverageJan 31, 2020 to Oct 28, 2022
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Voice fingerprint
Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.
Most distinctive Law and Crime 11.7 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 7
- Under
- 15
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −11.7 pp to +11.7 pp. Most distinctive topic: Law and Crime, 11.7 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +11.7 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −11.4 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +9.1 pp
- Education Over-indexed +7.9 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +6.2 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +5.8 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −4.1 pp
- Health Under-indexed −3.6 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −3.5 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +2.9 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.7 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.9 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±11.7 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Crime | 15.7% | 4.0% | +11.7 pp | Over-indexed | 26 |
| Government Operations | 1.2% | 12.6% | −11.4 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Uncategorized | 48.8% | 39.6% | +9.1 pp | Over-indexed | 81 |
| Education | 12.0% | 4.2% | +7.9 pp | Over-indexed | 20 |
| Social Welfare | 8.4% | 2.3% | +6.2 pp | Over-indexed | 14 |
| Culture | 7.2% | 1.4% | +5.8 pp | Over-indexed | 12 |
| Civil Rights | 0.0% | 4.1% | −4.1 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Health | 0.6% | 4.2% | −3.6 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.0% | 3.5% | −3.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 3.6% | 0.8% | +2.9 pp | Over-indexed | 6 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 1.7% | −1.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Labor | 0.0% | 1.2% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Transportation | 0.0% | 1.1% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Housing | 0.6% | 1.4% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 1.2% | 0.6% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 2 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.6% | 0.8% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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Honored to serve. https://t.co/rLOCoCy5kM
RT @jeffroy: Our new genocide education law will give students the opportunity to explore how stereotypes, prejudice, and religious and eth<U+2026>
I assisted the Taiwanese Government with a donation of 100,000 medical masks, delivered today from Taiwan, and gifted to the Massachusetts State Government at MEMA headquarters. Practicing social distancing, I was there in spirit. https://t.co/Yt6qLVaHSC
#HowittWorks #thankyouforyoursupport #heretoserve https://t.co/x2LiFpFRea
RT @KimSluter: It takes an entire #community to earn this banner! Thank you @TimShriver @Hasbro @SpOlympicsMA @ewarren @RepJoeKennedy @How&
#9/11 #NeverForget https://t.co/yHXnY5dO8V
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#neverforget 9/11 Seekonk remembers. https://t.co/gX0eLtBx7T
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