RT @audubonsociety: Good news: Today the Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act in a bipartisan vote. At no additional cost to taxpa&
Ken Helm
@RepKenHelm · OR · H
Posts281
Engagement2,023
Voting-record position-0.429
CoverageFeb 3, 2020 to Jun 16, 2023
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 Environment 17.5 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 6
- Under
- 16
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −17.5 pp to +17.5 pp. Most distinctive topic: Environment, 17.5 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Environment Over-indexed +17.5 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +14.4 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +11.9 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −7.0 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −6.8 pp
- Health Under-indexed −3.9 pp
- Education Under-indexed −3.5 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −3.4 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −2.3 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.8 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +1.7 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±17.5 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | 18.9% | 1.4% | +17.5 pp | Over-indexed | 53 |
| Transportation | 15.7% | 1.3% | +14.4 pp | Over-indexed | 44 |
| Law and Crime | 16.0% | 4.1% | +11.9 pp | Over-indexed | 45 |
| Government Operations | 4.6% | 11.6% | −7.0 pp | Under-indexed | 13 |
| Civil Rights | 0.7% | 7.5% | −6.8 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Health | 2.8% | 6.7% | −3.9 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Education | 1.1% | 4.6% | −3.5 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Social Welfare | 0.7% | 4.1% | −3.4 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Housing | 0.0% | 2.3% | −2.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.0% | 1.8% | −1.8 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Uncategorized | 35.2% | 33.6% | +1.7 pp | Over-indexed | 99 |
| Labor | 0.7% | 1.9% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Culture | 2.1% | 1.4% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 6 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 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 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 1.1% | 0.9% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 3 |
| Agriculture | 0.4% | 0.4% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @ORHouseDems: We stayed true to our values, protected Oregon priorities and got Senate Republicans to get back to work. This agreement w<U+2026>
As a lifelong outdoorsman and conservationist, I'm proud to be a perennial @OLCV endorsee since my first election in 2014! https://t.co/9s9tQ9iyLY #orleg #orpol https://t.co/kbFE8HIxJf
RT @WashcoOregon: Have you returned your ballot? Voted ballots must be returned by Nov. 8 by 8 p.m. or mailed and postmarked by Nov. 8, 202<U+2026>
"Since being elected in 2014 with the backing of the @OLCV, [Ken Helm] has been a champion of the environment... We<U+2019>re sticking with the guy who votes for the environment with the regularity of a Swiss watch." @wweek, May 2022 Endorsement https://t.co/20CPz7fOmZ https://t.co/YzYFQCW9rf
RT @ORHouseDems: Statement from Oregon's Legislative Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Caucus on the draft Supreme Court decision<U+2026>
Congrats to colleagues also endorsed by OLCV this year, and thank you for your work! @PamMarshORHD5, @Rep_NN, @juliefahey, @DanRayfield, @PaulEvansOregon, @RepNeronHD26, @djgrayber, @doctormaxine, @LisaForOregon, @bynum4thewin, @RobNosse, @RepTawnaSanchez, @IamTravisNelson
I'm honored to be recognized as a union champion by @SEIULocal503, and to stand up for working families across Oregon! See below for their full list of endorsements for the May 17th Primary Election. https://t.co/dG1zzXoEpM
Among many meaningful resources coming to our region through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the @CityofBeaverton will receive $2 million to help make streets safer and more friendly for pedestrians, cyclists, and others in its downtown loop. https://t.co/1rfkVCzyPy
Good luck to Team Oregon in the 2022 @SpecialOlympics USA Games in Orlando, FL, including Samantha Lee and Vickie Lee of Portland and the rest of the team! @SOORstate https://t.co/0fMBlxhXWV