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Michelle Benson
@SenatorBenson · MN · S
Posts5,782
Engagement511.9K
Voting-record position0.169
CoverageMay 20, 2020 to Nov 7, 2022
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 12.6 pp below the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 12
- Under
- 10
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −12.6 pp to +12.6 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 12.6 pp below the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −12.6 pp
- Health Over-indexed +8.4 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +5.5 pp
- Education Over-indexed +3.6 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +2.4 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +2.2 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Agriculture Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +0.6 pp
- International Affairs Under-indexed −0.3 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −0.3 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.3 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±12.6 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 27.0% | 39.6% | −12.6 pp | Under-indexed | 1,562 |
| Health | 12.6% | 4.2% | +8.4 pp | Over-indexed | 728 |
| Law and Crime | 9.4% | 4.0% | +5.5 pp | Over-indexed | 546 |
| Education | 7.7% | 4.2% | +3.6 pp | Over-indexed | 448 |
| Defense | 4.0% | 1.7% | +2.4 pp | Over-indexed | 234 |
| Government Operations | 14.8% | 12.6% | +2.2 pp | Over-indexed | 856 |
| Social Welfare | 3.7% | 2.3% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 215 |
| Macroeconomics | 4.7% | 3.5% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 274 |
| Agriculture | 2.1% | 0.9% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 124 |
| Energy | 1.4% | 0.8% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 83 |
| Transportation | 1.7% | 1.1% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 101 |
| International Affairs | 0.4% | 0.8% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 25 |
| Culture | 1.1% | 1.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 63 |
| Public Lands | 0.6% | 0.9% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 32 |
| Immigration | 0.2% | 0.5% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 14 |
| Civil Rights | 4.4% | 4.1% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 254 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.3% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 7 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Labor | 1.1% | 1.2% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 61 |
| Environment | 0.7% | 0.7% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 41 |
| Housing | 1.4% | 1.4% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 81 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.6% | 0.6% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 33 |
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