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Gary Gates
@GatesforTexas · TX · H
Posts253
Engagement104K
Voting-record position0.069
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Jan 23, 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 Uncategorized 19.5 pp below the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 12
- Under
- 10
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −19.5 pp to +19.5 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 19.5 pp below the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −19.5 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +15.8 pp
- Education Over-indexed +4.1 pp
- Immigration Over-indexed +3.4 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +3.3 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +2.7 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +2.4 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +1.8 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +1.7 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Health Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −0.8 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±19.5 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 20.2% | 39.6% | −19.5 pp | Under-indexed | 51 |
| Government Operations | 28.5% | 12.6% | +15.8 pp | Over-indexed | 72 |
| Education | 8.3% | 4.2% | +4.1 pp | Over-indexed | 21 |
| Immigration | 4.0% | 0.5% | +3.4 pp | Over-indexed | 10 |
| Housing | 4.7% | 1.4% | +3.3 pp | Over-indexed | 12 |
| Law and Crime | 6.7% | 4.0% | +2.7 pp | Over-indexed | 17 |
| Energy | 3.2% | 0.8% | +2.4 pp | Over-indexed | 8 |
| Civil Rights | 5.9% | 4.1% | +1.8 pp | Over-indexed | 15 |
| Culture | 3.2% | 1.4% | +1.7 pp | Over-indexed | 8 |
| International Affairs | 2.0% | 0.8% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 5 |
| Transportation | 0.0% | 1.1% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Health | 3.2% | 4.2% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Defense | 0.8% | 1.7% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Labor | 0.4% | 1.2% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Public Lands | 1.6% | 0.9% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 4 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 1.2% | 0.6% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 3 |
| Agriculture | 0.4% | 0.9% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Social Welfare | 2.8% | 2.3% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 7 |
| Macroeconomics | 3.2% | 3.5% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @realDonaldTrump: https://t.co/YV7CGGA81E
RT @GOPChairwoman: Big GOP win in a TX special election! Dems spent $1M+ and called #HD28 a bellweather for 2020. National Dems like Bi&
RT @GOP: HUGE win tonight in the Texas #HD28 race that Joe Biden said would set the tone for the entire general election in 2020. Congra&
RT @RSLC: Gary Gates defeated the entire national Democratic party tonight. Backed by $1M and support from @BetoORourke, @JoeBiden, @Elizab&
RT @GregAbbott_TX: Today is Election Day in #HD28 & #HD148. Only a few hours left to vote. Democrats have poured resources from out-of-&
RT @AbbottCampaign: HUGE win tonight in #HD28 for @GatesforTexas. All the grassroots momentum pushed it over the finish line. Thank you t&
Early Voting numbers are looking really great. We're up 58.9% to 41.1%. Thanks to our amazing supporters! #hd28 #GatesforTX #txlege
It may be raining outside, but we're out here at the polls greeting voters. Please make sure to vote early over the next couple days. I look forward to chatting with everyone who comes to vote! #GatesForTX https://t.co/foFjLbVnCt
Polls are now open! Cast your ballot early until Friday, January 24th at 7 pm!