Barry Finegold

@Barry_Finegold · MA · S

Posts2,918

Engagement22.1K

Voting-record position-0.237

CoverageJan 2, 2020 to Mar 4, 2026

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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 14.0 pp below the party median

Topics: 22
Over: 16
Under: 6

Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed

Uncategorized Under-indexed −14.0 pp
Health Over-indexed +6.0 pp
Housing Over-indexed +4.0 pp
Culture Over-indexed +3.2 pp
Education Over-indexed +3.0 pp
Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Over-indexed +3.0 pp
Government Operations Under-indexed −3.0 pp
Technology Over-indexed +2.9 pp
Defense Over-indexed +2.0 pp
Social Welfare Over-indexed +1.3 pp
Labor Over-indexed +1.2 pp
Public Lands Over-indexed +1.2 pp
Energy Over-indexed +1.0 pp
Environment Over-indexed +1.0 pp

Bars share a symmetric scale of ±14.0 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	19.6%	33.6%	−14.0 pp	Under-indexed	571
Health	12.7%	6.7%	+6.0 pp	Over-indexed	370
Housing	6.3%	2.3%	+4.0 pp	Over-indexed	183
Culture	4.6%	1.4%	+3.2 pp	Over-indexed	135
Education	7.6%	4.6%	+3.0 pp	Over-indexed	223
Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce	3.4%	0.4%	+3.0 pp	Over-indexed	100
Government Operations	8.7%	11.6%	−3.0 pp	Under-indexed	253
Technology	3.2%	0.2%	+2.9 pp	Over-indexed	92
Defense	2.7%	0.7%	+2.0 pp	Over-indexed	79
Social Welfare	5.4%	4.1%	+1.3 pp	Over-indexed	157
Labor	3.1%	1.9%	+1.2 pp	Over-indexed	90
Public Lands	2.1%	0.9%	+1.2 pp	Over-indexed	61
Energy	1.5%	0.5%	+1.0 pp	Over-indexed	45
Environment	2.4%	1.4%	+1.0 pp	Over-indexed	70
Macroeconomics	2.7%	1.8%	+0.9 pp	Over-indexed	80
Transportation	1.9%	1.3%	+0.6 pp	Over-indexed	55
Law and Crime	3.6%	4.1%	−0.4 pp	Under-indexed	106
Immigration	0.0%	0.4%	−0.3 pp	Under-indexed	1
International Affairs	0.7%	0.4%	+0.3 pp	Over-indexed	20
Civil Rights	7.3%	7.5%	−0.2 pp	Under-indexed	213
Agriculture	0.5%	0.4%	+0.0 pp	Over-indexed	14
Unclassified	0.0%	0.0%	−0.0 pp	Under-indexed	0

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Barry Finegold

@Barry_Finegold

Democratic MA Senate

Mar 24, 2021

My open letter to the Duxbury High School Football Team: https://t.co/COzNgN3qJP

Uncategorized

Barry Finegold

@Barry_Finegold

Democratic MA Senate

Jan 8, 2021

RT @MassAGO: If you are facing an eviction in Massachusetts, read this. =G

Housing

Barry Finegold

@Barry_Finegold

Democratic MA Senate

Apr 28, 2020

RT @MassGovernor: Today, we're sustaining measures to fight #COVID19MA: �Extending limit on gatherings and closure of non-essential busin&

Macroeconomics