RT @SenJohnKennedy: America will always remember the thousands who died at the hands of terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001 and the many heroes wh<U+2026>
Michael Echols
@MichaelEchols · LA · H
Posts1,802
Engagement6,972
Voting-record position0.191
CoverageJan 12, 2020 to Aug 25, 2025
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 Uncategorized 27.3 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 6
- Under
- 16
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −27.3 pp to +27.3 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 27.3 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +27.3 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −5.0 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −3.9 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −2.0 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.7 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +1.6 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.6 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +1.5 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Education Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Over-indexed +0.8 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.8 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±27.3 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 66.9% | 39.6% | +27.3 pp | Over-indexed | 1,206 |
| Government Operations | 7.6% | 12.6% | −5.0 pp | Under-indexed | 137 |
| Civil Rights | 0.2% | 4.1% | −3.9 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.4% | 3.5% | −2.0 pp | Under-indexed | 26 |
| Social Welfare | 0.6% | 2.3% | −1.7 pp | Under-indexed | 11 |
| Law and Crime | 5.6% | 4.0% | +1.6 pp | Over-indexed | 101 |
| International Affairs | 2.3% | 0.8% | +1.6 pp | Over-indexed | 42 |
| Housing | 2.9% | 1.4% | +1.5 pp | Over-indexed | 52 |
| Defense | 0.4% | 1.7% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 7 |
| Labor | 0.1% | 1.2% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Education | 3.3% | 4.2% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 59 |
| Public Lands | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 1.4% | 0.6% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 25 |
| Agriculture | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Transportation | 0.4% | 1.1% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Environment | 0.1% | 0.7% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 1.7% | 1.4% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 30 |
| Health | 4.1% | 4.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 73 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 0.7% | 0.8% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 12 |
| Technology | 0.2% | 0.3% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
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@elonmusk Thank you for taking another small leap!
RT @stephenwags: For those of you asking how to help Luke’s young family, please consider sending a donation. Luke Letlow Family Trust P…
RT @RepAbraham: My colleagues and I on the GOP Doctors Caucus put together a public service announcement on the coronavirus. I hope you fin&
Kind of Odd when a high ranking LDH official starts calling private healthcare companies to ask them to put in a request to send letters to the governor to implement a mandatory mask mandate as well as include K-12. Couldn’t they ask in a staff meeting?? @MichaelEchols
RT @AGJeffLandry: BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit has issued a stay of the district court judge<U+2019>s injunction on Louisiana Congressional redistr<U+2026>
Just posted a photo https://t.co/FqwriCvbtF
RT @BrianFitz_: NEW from us @OCCRP: A deep dive into how private equity — and an ambitious landlord — put Steward Health Care on life suppo…
New Republican sign up. Just made a super majority in the @LouisianaHouse Welcome State Rep Francis Thompson to the Republican Party! @BlakeMiguezLA https://t.co/PDzbL5RZGK
@GregHilburn1 @LouisianaGov Sitting here waiting on override day. Hope more show up! https://t.co/5ePbEhJ6hb