John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA · VA · S

Posts469

Engagement193.6K

Voting-record position0.028

CoverageJan 13, 2020 to Jun 20, 2023

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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 Uncategorized 19.7 pp below the party median

Topics: 22
Over: 11
Under: 11

Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed

Uncategorized Under-indexed −19.7 pp
Law and Crime Over-indexed +14.1 pp
Government Operations Over-indexed +7.8 pp
Transportation Over-indexed +7.3 pp
Education Over-indexed +6.5 pp
Civil Rights Under-indexed −3.6 pp
Culture Over-indexed +2.7 pp
Health Over-indexed +2.5 pp
Environment Over-indexed +1.6 pp
Labor Under-indexed −1.4 pp
Housing Under-indexed −1.2 pp
Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.1 pp
Macroeconomics Over-indexed +0.7 pp
Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp

Bars share a symmetric scale of ±19.7 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.

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Complete topic-share comparison with the party median
Topic	Legislator share	Party median	Difference	Direction	Posts
Uncategorized	13.9%	33.6%	−19.7 pp	Under-indexed	65
Law and Crime	18.1%	4.1%	+14.1 pp	Over-indexed	85
Government Operations	19.4%	11.6%	+7.8 pp	Over-indexed	91
Transportation	8.5%	1.3%	+7.3 pp	Over-indexed	40
Education	11.1%	4.6%	+6.5 pp	Over-indexed	52
Civil Rights	3.8%	7.5%	−3.6 pp	Under-indexed	18
Culture	4.1%	1.4%	+2.7 pp	Over-indexed	19
Health	9.2%	6.7%	+2.5 pp	Over-indexed	43
Environment	3.0%	1.4%	+1.6 pp	Over-indexed	14
Labor	0.4%	1.9%	−1.4 pp	Under-indexed	2
Housing	1.1%	2.3%	−1.2 pp	Under-indexed	5
Social Welfare	3.0%	4.1%	−1.1 pp	Under-indexed	14
Macroeconomics	2.6%	1.8%	+0.7 pp	Over-indexed	12
Defense	0.0%	0.7%	−0.7 pp	Under-indexed	0
Public Lands	0.2%	0.9%	−0.7 pp	Under-indexed	1
Agriculture	0.0%	0.4%	−0.4 pp	Under-indexed	0
Technology	0.6%	0.2%	+0.4 pp	Over-indexed	3
Immigration	0.0%	0.4%	−0.4 pp	Under-indexed	0
International Affairs	0.0%	0.4%	−0.4 pp	Under-indexed	0
Energy	0.6%	0.5%	+0.1 pp	Over-indexed	3
Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce	0.4%	0.4%	+0.0 pp	Over-indexed	2
Unclassified	0.0%	0.0%	−0.0 pp	Under-indexed	0

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John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

Aug 12, 2020

RT @JoeBiden: I have the great honor to announce that Ive picked @KamalaHarris a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the cou&

Government Operations

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

Aug 7, 2020

RT @GovernorVA: BREAKING: The VA Supreme Court has granted my request for a statewide eviction moratorium through September 7th. As the o&

Housing

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

Apr 17, 2023

RT @virginia_tech: Today, we honor the lives of the 32 students and faculty members who were tragically taken from their loved ones and our<U+2026>

Education