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John Whitmire
@whitmire_john · TX · S
Posts7,882
Engagement302.2K
Voting-record position-0.061
CoverageJan 7, 2020 to May 7, 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 Law and Crime 13.5 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 11
- Under
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Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −13.5 pp to +13.5 pp. Most distinctive topic: Law and Crime, 13.5 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +13.5 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −5.5 pp
- Health Under-indexed −4.8 pp
- Environment Over-indexed +3.8 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +3.2 pp
- Agriculture Over-indexed +2.0 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +1.9 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +1.5 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Education Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +0.8 pp
- Immigration Over-indexed +0.5 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±13.5 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% | 4.1% | +13.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,385 |
| Uncategorized | 28.1% | 33.6% | −5.5 pp | Under-indexed | 2,212 |
| Health | 1.9% | 6.7% | −4.8 pp | Under-indexed | 146 |
| Environment | 5.2% | 1.4% | +3.8 pp | Over-indexed | 407 |
| Civil Rights | 10.6% | 7.5% | +3.2 pp | Over-indexed | 838 |
| Agriculture | 2.4% | 0.4% | +2.0 pp | Over-indexed | 193 |
| Government Operations | 13.5% | 11.6% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 1,063 |
| Housing | 3.8% | 2.3% | +1.5 pp | Over-indexed | 296 |
| Social Welfare | 2.7% | 4.1% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 212 |
| Labor | 3.0% | 1.9% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 234 |
| Education | 3.6% | 4.6% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 281 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.0% | 1.8% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 76 |
| Defense | 1.5% | 0.7% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 118 |
| Immigration | 0.9% | 0.4% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 71 |
| International Affairs | 0.9% | 0.4% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 69 |
| Culture | 1.1% | 1.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 83 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Energy | 0.3% | 0.5% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 24 |
| Transportation | 1.1% | 1.3% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 87 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
| Public Lands | 1.0% | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 78 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @CarolforTexas: 15 hrs ago I stood to filibuster #SB1 & give a voice to the constituents who this bill attempts to silence. I know #Vo…
Congratulations to the @HoustonChron editorial board for winning the Pulitzer Prize for a series on voter suppression. It<U+2019>s important for all of us to fight against #votersuppression in TX and everywhere. I will continue to fight against voter suppression in Texas and Houston.
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Texas Senate Democrats are united in our support of common sense gun safety laws and have asked Governor Abbott to call a special session on gun reform. The citizens of Texas, especially our children, deserve immediate action from their elected officials. #txlege #GunReformNow https://t.co/fsxqgmSVgj
RT @keribla: #BREAKING The state of Texas is closing TWO MORE prisons, @whitmire_john tells me. "Its a big deal, and obviously what keep&
RT @LinaHidalgoTX: We won’t be resilient or maintain our competitive as long as climate change remains taboo and a dirty word. Let’s get re…
RT @CarolforTexas: #TxDemFilibuster – HOUR 1️⃣3️⃣. 🗳TUNE IN: https://t.co/RtAebWncHy. Thank you @whitmire_john for returning early this…
RT @keribla: INBOX: Texas lawmaker @whitmire_john is asking to bring in the Texas Rangers to investigate the police killing of Javier Amble&