RT @ericbradner: Justice Sonia Sotomayor did a talk in Chicago tonight hosted by Roosevelt University. She was asked how she maintains rela<U+2026>
Duane Quam
@DRQuam · MN · H
Posts1,877
Engagement27.8K
Voting-record position—
CoverageFeb 2, 2020 to Aug 21, 2025
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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 7.4 pp above the party median
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Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −7.4 pp to +7.4 pp. Most distinctive topic: Law and Crime, 7.4 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +7.4 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +7.3 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −4.2 pp
- Environment Over-indexed +3.9 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +3.4 pp
- Health Over-indexed +3.0 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.6 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −0.8 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±7.4 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 | 11.3% | 4.0% | +7.4 pp | Over-indexed | 213 |
| Civil Rights | 11.5% | 4.1% | +7.3 pp | Over-indexed | 215 |
| Uncategorized | 35.4% | 39.6% | −4.2 pp | Under-indexed | 665 |
| Environment | 4.6% | 0.7% | +3.9 pp | Over-indexed | 86 |
| Government Operations | 16.0% | 12.6% | +3.4 pp | Over-indexed | 300 |
| Health | 7.2% | 4.2% | +3.0 pp | Over-indexed | 136 |
| Defense | 0.1% | 1.7% | −1.6 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Macroeconomics | 4.8% | 3.5% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 90 |
| Labor | 0.1% | 1.2% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Housing | 0.4% | 1.4% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 7 |
| Social Welfare | 1.2% | 2.3% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 23 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Culture | 0.6% | 1.4% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 12 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.6% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.3% | 0.8% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Immigration | 0.2% | 0.5% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Education | 4.5% | 4.2% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 85 |
| Transportation | 0.8% | 1.1% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 15 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 1.0% | 0.8% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 18 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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