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Michael Young
@SenToddYoung · IN · S
Posts14.9K
Engagement675.4K
Voting-record position0.042
CoverageDec 31, 2020 to Jul 1, 2026
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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 25.7 pp below the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 14
- Under
- 8
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −25.7 pp to +25.7 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 25.7 pp below the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −25.7 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +14.0 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +8.6 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +8.4 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −6.3 pp
- Technology Over-indexed +5.1 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +1.9 pp
- Immigration Over-indexed +1.8 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +1.7 pp
- Agriculture Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +0.9 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Education Over-indexed +0.8 pp
- Health Over-indexed +0.5 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±25.7 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 14.0% | 39.6% | −25.7 pp | Under-indexed | 2,074 |
| International Affairs | 14.8% | 0.8% | +14.0 pp | Over-indexed | 2,202 |
| Defense | 10.3% | 1.7% | +8.6 pp | Over-indexed | 1,532 |
| Macroeconomics | 11.9% | 3.5% | +8.4 pp | Over-indexed | 1,769 |
| Government Operations | 6.3% | 12.6% | −6.3 pp | Under-indexed | 939 |
| Technology | 5.4% | 0.3% | +5.1 pp | Over-indexed | 801 |
| Social Welfare | 4.1% | 2.3% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 616 |
| Immigration | 2.4% | 0.5% | +1.8 pp | Over-indexed | 350 |
| Labor | 2.9% | 1.2% | +1.7 pp | Over-indexed | 435 |
| Agriculture | 2.2% | 0.9% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 334 |
| Culture | 2.3% | 1.4% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 342 |
| Civil Rights | 3.3% | 4.1% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 487 |
| Education | 5.0% | 4.2% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 741 |
| Health | 4.8% | 4.2% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 707 |
| Transportation | 1.6% | 1.1% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 235 |
| Housing | 1.9% | 1.4% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 279 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 1.0% | 0.6% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 151 |
| Environment | 0.4% | 0.7% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 62 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Law and Crime | 3.9% | 4.0% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 580 |
| Energy | 0.7% | 0.8% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 100 |
| Public Lands | 0.9% | 0.9% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 129 |
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RT @EnesFreedom: I am proud to be an AMERICAN 🇺🇸 https://t.co/k2TB0DwA2R
RT @RichLowry: Biden kept his promise to the Taliban to get out of Afghanistan by August 31; he broke his promise to Americans to get them…
RT @EnesFreedom: I am proud to be an AMERICAN <U+0001F1FA><U+0001F1F8> https://t.co/k2TB0DwA2R
Inspired after meeting with @EnesFreedom, a true champion for human rights. #BeijingBehavingBadly https://t.co/bN1QTotC1u
Inspired after meeting with @EnesFreedom, a true champion for human rights. #BeijingBehavingBadly https://t.co/bN1QTotC1u
Today’s decision by @SecPompeo to declare the Houthi movement in Yemen as a terrorist organization is yet another misstep in the United States’ years long misguided approach to the conflict in Yemen.
RT @dkaleniuk: While you are talking we are dying - thousands of Ukrainians in Warsaw lied down today to commemorate victims of war and to<U+2026>
The courage and conviction of @EnesFreedom is inspiring. I enjoyed hearing how he’s using his voice to call out the abuses of the Chinese Communist Party. It’s vital that we shine a light on #BeijingBehavingBadly. https://t.co/V87IA95sFh
The courage and conviction of @EnesFreedom is inspiring. I enjoyed hearing how he<U+2019>s using his voice to call out the abuses of the Chinese Communist Party. It<U+2019>s vital that we shine a light on #BeijingBehavingBadly. https://t.co/V87IA95sFh