RT @Schwarzenegger: I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share. https://t.co/6gyVRhgpFV
Ben Allen
@BenAllenCA · CA · S
Posts10K
Engagement2.8M
Voting-record position-0.378
CoverageJan 2, 2020 to Jul 17, 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 Environment 26.9 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 8
- Under
- 14
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −26.9 pp to +26.9 pp. Most distinctive topic: Environment, 26.9 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Environment Over-indexed +26.9 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −9.2 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +2.5 pp
- Health Under-indexed −2.4 pp
- Education Under-indexed −2.0 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.5 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.7 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±26.9 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | 28.3% | 1.4% | +26.9 pp | Over-indexed | 2,831 |
| Uncategorized | 24.4% | 33.6% | −9.2 pp | Under-indexed | 2,440 |
| Culture | 3.9% | 1.4% | +2.5 pp | Over-indexed | 392 |
| Health | 4.3% | 6.7% | −2.4 pp | Under-indexed | 426 |
| Education | 2.6% | 4.6% | −2.0 pp | Under-indexed | 257 |
| Social Welfare | 2.6% | 4.1% | −1.5 pp | Under-indexed | 258 |
| Civil Rights | 6.1% | 7.5% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 614 |
| Energy | 1.8% | 0.5% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 183 |
| Labor | 0.5% | 1.9% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 55 |
| Transportation | 2.5% | 1.3% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 251 |
| Government Operations | 10.4% | 11.6% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 1,046 |
| International Affairs | 1.5% | 0.4% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 151 |
| Housing | 3.3% | 2.3% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 329 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.2% | 1.8% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 118 |
| Law and Crime | 3.4% | 4.1% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 343 |
| Public Lands | 1.4% | 0.9% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 143 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.7% | 0.4% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 74 |
| Immigration | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Defense | 0.5% | 0.7% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 47 |
| Agriculture | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 24 |
| Technology | 0.2% | 0.2% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 19 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @vanitaguptaCR: I want you to use my words against me. If theres a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year&
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RT @tori_saylor: I am the Governor's Deputy Digital Director. I see everything that is said about and to her online. Every single time th&
RT @JoeBiden: Vote for America. https://t.co/eoxT07uII9 https://t.co/sBd51fgmln