RT @DanRather: Brayden Harrington, the 13-year-old boy with a stutter. Pure, unvarnished, courage.
D. Ford
@JD4IN29 · IN · S
Posts3,542
Engagement658.5K
Voting-record position-0.084
CoverageJan 18, 2020 to Nov 5, 2024
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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 Uncategorized 12.2 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 5
- Under
- 17
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −12.2 pp to +12.2 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 12.2 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +12.2 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +11.0 pp
- Health Under-indexed −4.7 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +4.3 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −1.9 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Education Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.6 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +0.6 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.4 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±12.2 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 45.8% | 33.6% | +12.2 pp | Over-indexed | 1,621 |
| Government Operations | 22.7% | 11.6% | +11.0 pp | Over-indexed | 803 |
| Health | 2.0% | 6.7% | −4.7 pp | Under-indexed | 71 |
| Civil Rights | 11.8% | 7.5% | +4.3 pp | Over-indexed | 417 |
| Housing | 0.4% | 2.3% | −1.9 pp | Under-indexed | 15 |
| Labor | 0.5% | 1.9% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 19 |
| Transportation | 0.2% | 1.3% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 6 |
| Social Welfare | 3.0% | 4.1% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 106 |
| Education | 3.6% | 4.6% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 129 |
| Macroeconomics | 2.6% | 1.8% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 91 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.3% | 0.9% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 10 |
| Culture | 2.0% | 1.4% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 70 |
| Energy | 0.1% | 0.5% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Law and Crime | 3.8% | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 136 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Environment | 1.3% | 1.4% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 46 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @NaomiBiden: To whom it may concern: the midterms are in 149 days. Stop stirring the pot, speculating, and sowing division. Start exp<U+2026>
RT @JudiciaryDems: Trans rights are human rights.
RT @drcaitbernard: Thank you for the outpouring of courageous support. It has been a difficult week, but my colleagues and I will continue<U+2026>
RT @shannonrwatts: Republicans: Mass shootings are caused by mental illness. Also Republicans:
RT @ACLUIndiana: <U+0001F389>BREAKING: A judge has granted our request to block enforcement of Indiana's abortion ban. Abortion is once again legal i<U+2026>
THANK YOU District 29 voters for this incredible honor of serving YOU these past four years and for your trust in me to serve four more in our State Senate!!! To my team, friends and family<U+2026>.thank you for being a part of my village. I couldn<U+2019>t have done this without you! https://t.co/A38L0QdfTE
As I have said before, SB 1 was only the tip of the iceberg. And I suspect this group was behind writing SB 1. Please take note. This is only the beginning. Pay extra attention to the response <U+0001F604> https://t.co/2Qf4vZmRD4
Since my name was invoked in the Hale v Spartz debate, I thought I should respond. When Spartz said she worked with me on elections issues, Im not quite sure what she is referencing. Just in case anyone is wondering, Im saying #haleyes to my friend @HaleIndy!
RT @IndyMarc: I got the text from my wife you never want to get today. This new gun law in Indiana isn<U+2019>t working, folks. She is shaken, tra<U+2026>