RT @elonmusk: the bird is freed
Jeff Brandes
@JeffreyBrandes · FL · S
Posts14.9K
Engagement2M
Voting-record position-0.011
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Jan 13, 2026
Voting-record position is available for 3,335 of 5,927 legislators. Missing values are shown, not hidden.
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 13.6 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 8
- Under
- 14
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −13.6 pp to +13.6 pp. Most distinctive topic: Law and Crime, 13.6 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +13.6 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −10.1 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +8.9 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +5.5 pp
- Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Over-indexed +4.4 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −4.3 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +3.8 pp
- Education Under-indexed −1.7 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.6 pp
- Health Under-indexed −1.5 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Technology Over-indexed +1.0 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±13.6 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 | 17.6% | 4.0% | +13.6 pp | Over-indexed | 2,627 |
| Uncategorized | 29.6% | 39.6% | −10.1 pp | Under-indexed | 4,402 |
| Labor | 10.1% | 1.2% | +8.9 pp | Over-indexed | 1,506 |
| Housing | 6.9% | 1.4% | +5.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,034 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 5.0% | 0.6% | +4.4 pp | Over-indexed | 747 |
| Government Operations | 8.4% | 12.6% | −4.3 pp | Under-indexed | 1,246 |
| Transportation | 5.0% | 1.1% | +3.8 pp | Over-indexed | 739 |
| Education | 2.5% | 4.2% | −1.7 pp | Under-indexed | 367 |
| Social Welfare | 0.6% | 2.3% | −1.6 pp | Under-indexed | 93 |
| Health | 2.8% | 4.2% | −1.5 pp | Under-indexed | 413 |
| Defense | 0.4% | 1.7% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 61 |
| Culture | 0.2% | 1.4% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 24 |
| Civil Rights | 3.0% | 4.1% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 443 |
| Technology | 1.3% | 0.3% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 198 |
| Macroeconomics | 4.4% | 3.5% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 659 |
| Agriculture | 0.2% | 0.9% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 34 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.8% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 19 |
| Public Lands | 0.4% | 0.9% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 56 |
| Immigration | 0.2% | 0.5% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 29 |
| Environment | 0.4% | 0.7% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 67 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 0.9% | 0.8% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 131 |
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RT @elonmusk: https://t.co/jAmuz6NaA4
RT @elonmusk: Selling weed literally went from major felony to essential business (open during pandemic) in much of America & yet many are&
RT @TheBushCenter: A Message from President George W. Bush @TheCalltoUnite https://t.co/FIn9wuOPTF
RT @GregAbbott_TX: Hmmm... https://t.co/k4S9xlGvdF
RT @benshapiro: I literally have no idea who won this debate. I just know we all lost.
RT @kerpen: Gorsuch dissent is one paragraph long and it's a dandy https://t.co/eF3sWxOKyL
RT @USArmy: Today, we recognize 245 years of bravery, commitment, skill and answering the call to serve. We are America's Army. #ArmyBda&
RT @FranWright2: What a brave lass https://t.co/al6fkcY7Gb
RT @ThomasSowell: The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistr&