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Matt Shaheen
@MattShaheen · TX · H
Posts16.1K
Engagement12.7M
Voting-record position-0.074
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Jul 10, 2025
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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 Uncategorized 7.6 pp below the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 9
- Under
- 13
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −7.6 pp to +7.6 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 7.6 pp below the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −7.6 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +6.5 pp
- Education Over-indexed +5.9 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +2.6 pp
- Immigration Over-indexed +2.2 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +2.2 pp
- Environment Over-indexed +1.9 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.9 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +1.8 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Health Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −0.6 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±7.6 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 32.1% | 39.6% | −7.6 pp | Under-indexed | 5,145 |
| Civil Rights | 10.6% | 4.1% | +6.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,705 |
| Education | 10.1% | 4.2% | +5.9 pp | Over-indexed | 1,621 |
| Law and Crime | 6.6% | 4.0% | +2.6 pp | Over-indexed | 1,053 |
| Immigration | 2.7% | 0.5% | +2.2 pp | Over-indexed | 441 |
| Macroeconomics | 5.7% | 3.5% | +2.2 pp | Over-indexed | 908 |
| Environment | 2.6% | 0.7% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 414 |
| International Affairs | 2.7% | 0.8% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 428 |
| Energy | 2.5% | 0.8% | +1.8 pp | Over-indexed | 404 |
| Social Welfare | 3.4% | 2.3% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 547 |
| Government Operations | 11.5% | 12.6% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 1,851 |
| Health | 3.2% | 4.2% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 519 |
| Agriculture | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 19 |
| Transportation | 0.5% | 1.1% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 80 |
| Public Lands | 0.4% | 0.9% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 68 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.1% | 0.6% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 21 |
| Labor | 0.8% | 1.2% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 136 |
| Culture | 1.2% | 1.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 191 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.3% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 19 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Housing | 1.3% | 1.4% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 214 |
| Defense | 1.7% | 1.7% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 269 |
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RT @FINALLEVEL: I was robbed at a gas station in NJ last night. After my hands stopped trembling..I managed to call the cops and they were<U+2026>
RT @RGIII: Please don<U+2019>t share the video of the Damar Hamlin play. Share this because we are all Praying for him and his family. https://t.c<U+2026>
RT @HamlinIsland: Putting love into the world comes back 3xs as much<U+2026> thankful for everyone who has reached out and prayed. This will make<U+2026>
RT @itsjuanlove: saved the puppy from getting eaten by an alligator and never dropped his cigar, a true legend https://t.co/ryRSfZqOsy
RT @RexChapman: This brother helping his sister get buckets is definitely the Twitter content Im here for...<d<�dhttps://t.co/VwlP2mHY8j
RT @TulsiGabbard: I can no longer remain in today<U+2019>s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmonge<U+2026>
RT @ValaAfshar: This is what a volcano eruption looks like from space <U+0001F30B> https://t.co/OCC1mymgOT
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RT @HerschelWalker: I dont want to defund the police. I dont want to tear down statues. What about my freedom of speech? I want to be uni&