Thanks to all our teachers in Alabama for your service!<U+0001F34E> https://t.co/5wYSZ5szFa
Tom Butler
@senbutler · AL · S
Posts1,000
Engagement5,312
Voting-record position0.091
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to May 24, 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 Uncategorized 9.6 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 10
- Under
- 12
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −9.6 pp to +9.6 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 9.6 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +9.6 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −8.7 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +5.3 pp
- Education Over-indexed +5.2 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +3.3 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +2.8 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −2.1 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Health Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- International Affairs Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.8 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±9.6 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 49.2% | 39.6% | +9.6 pp | Over-indexed | 492 |
| Government Operations | 3.9% | 12.6% | −8.7 pp | Under-indexed | 39 |
| Macroeconomics | 8.8% | 3.5% | +5.3 pp | Over-indexed | 88 |
| Education | 9.4% | 4.2% | +5.2 pp | Over-indexed | 94 |
| Housing | 4.7% | 1.4% | +3.3 pp | Over-indexed | 47 |
| Defense | 4.5% | 1.7% | +2.8 pp | Over-indexed | 45 |
| Law and Crime | 1.9% | 4.0% | −2.1 pp | Under-indexed | 19 |
| Transportation | 2.5% | 1.1% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 25 |
| Culture | 2.8% | 1.4% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 28 |
| Social Welfare | 0.9% | 2.3% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Labor | 0.1% | 1.2% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Health | 5.2% | 4.2% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 52 |
| International Affairs | 0.0% | 0.8% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.8% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 0.8% | 0.3% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 8 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.2% | 0.6% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Agriculture | 0.6% | 0.9% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 6 |
| Civil Rights | 4.4% | 4.1% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 44 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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In Alabama, the pharmacy in our rural areas often times is the only healthcare facility! The pharmacist is the most accessible healthcare provider we have!!! https://t.co/JVTtdqM5W9
Enjoyed a 45 minute one in one meeting with Gov. Ivey Tuesday morning. I gave her a "Space Force" cap. It looks like U.S. Space Force Headquarters is bound for Redstone Arsenal. https://t.co/kqR8fVBtt0
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RT @GovernorKayIvey: During today<U+2019>s bill ceremony, I proudly signed several pieces of legislation including six bills to continue making AL<U+2026>
RT @GovernorKayIvey: Complete your #2020Census today. Be counted! If not for you, for those in Alabama who depend on you for a brighter tom&
Great lunch visit at Old Greenbrier BBQ with my friend Presiding Judge Robert Baker of Limestone Co. https://t.co/xy8exlk9Ex
Good visit with Principal, Dr. Headen, at Monrovia Elementary School today. https://t.co/XYcs7sG68f
Glad to speak at Military Day to honor our military and our veterans to thank them for their service to the nation! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/KD72jSsvmK
Glad to speak at press conference in support of bills to make Alabama the most military friendly state in the nation!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/Q7BLTdPOej