RT @45needstogo1: Jimmy Carter got on our plane and was seated in first-class. Got up before the plane left and shook every single hand on<U+2026>
Melanie Wright
@melaniemwright · IN · H
Posts1,088
Engagement515.8K
Voting-record position0.130
CoverageJan 2, 2020 to Nov 5, 2024
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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 Education 36.7 pp above the party median
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Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −36.7 pp to +36.7 pp. Most distinctive topic: Education, 36.7 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Education Over-indexed +36.7 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +11.4 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −6.7 pp
- Health Under-indexed −6.5 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −4.2 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −4.1 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −2.0 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.6 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±36.7 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 41.3% | 4.6% | +36.7 pp | Over-indexed | 449 |
| Uncategorized | 44.9% | 33.6% | +11.4 pp | Over-indexed | 489 |
| Government Operations | 5.0% | 11.6% | −6.7 pp | Under-indexed | 54 |
| Health | 0.2% | 6.7% | −6.5 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Civil Rights | 3.2% | 7.5% | −4.2 pp | Under-indexed | 35 |
| Law and Crime | 0.0% | 4.1% | −4.1 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Housing | 0.3% | 2.3% | −2.0 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.3% | 1.8% | −1.6 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Labor | 0.5% | 1.9% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 0.1% | 1.4% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Public Lands | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Social Welfare | 3.2% | 4.1% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 35 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Transportation | 0.7% | 1.3% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Agriculture | 0.3% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @SteveMartinToGo: I am relieved to find out this is not me. I was starting to doubt my sanity.
RT @Elizabe03325671: A week has passed and my daughter is still #Missing #muncie #Indiana we still have no leads on her whereabouts, as a m<U+2026>
RT @StevenSinger3: When your response to teachers leaving the profession is to make it easier to become a teacher but not stay a teacher, y<U+2026>
RT @ToddWhitaker: How awesome is this?! https://t.co/5hhbSMxlF5
RT @EnglishTeach07: Do you know why they keep making up shit about teachers and public schools? Because they want to funnel money from publ<U+2026>
RT @unprocast: Again There is not a teacher shortage. There is an excess of expectations and a deficit of compensation. There are plenty<U+2026>
RT @NicholasFerroni: Dear Parents/Guardians If your child<U+2019>s teacher is -working an extra job because they can't survive solely on their<U+2026>
RT @DrBradJohnson: As Teacher Appreciation week ends, understand we have a teacher shortage because we have an attrition crisis. Teachers…
RT @pernilleripp: If you really want to thank a teacher this week vote for politicians who support public schools, create school board poli…