Thank you to @SecretaryPete for meeting with me to discuss federal funding in the infrastructure bill for Rhode Island - very excited to put this funding to work! https://t.co/Bb6LfJvfyG
Joseph Shekarchi
@JoeShekarchi · RI · H
Posts7,408
Engagement157.5K
Voting-record position-0.144
CoverageJan 8, 2020 to Jun 15, 2025
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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 Housing 11.5 pp above the party median
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Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −11.5 pp to +11.5 pp. Most distinctive topic: Housing, 11.5 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Housing Over-indexed +11.5 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −7.8 pp
- Health Over-indexed +6.5 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −4.3 pp
- Environment Over-indexed +4.1 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +4.0 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −3.1 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +2.0 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −0.6 pp
- Education Under-indexed −0.6 pp
- Agriculture Over-indexed +0.6 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.4 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±11.5 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | 13.8% | 2.3% | +11.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,020 |
| Uncategorized | 25.8% | 33.6% | −7.8 pp | Under-indexed | 1,910 |
| Health | 13.2% | 6.7% | +6.5 pp | Over-indexed | 981 |
| Civil Rights | 3.2% | 7.5% | −4.3 pp | Under-indexed | 235 |
| Environment | 5.5% | 1.4% | +4.1 pp | Over-indexed | 411 |
| Social Welfare | 8.1% | 4.1% | +4.0 pp | Over-indexed | 602 |
| Law and Crime | 0.9% | 4.1% | −3.1 pp | Under-indexed | 68 |
| Transportation | 3.3% | 1.3% | +2.0 pp | Over-indexed | 241 |
| Government Operations | 13.0% | 11.6% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 961 |
| Defense | 1.7% | 0.7% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 127 |
| Labor | 1.3% | 1.9% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 93 |
| Education | 4.0% | 4.6% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 295 |
| Agriculture | 1.0% | 0.4% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 76 |
| Energy | 0.1% | 0.5% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.5% | 1.8% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 111 |
| Immigration | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 11 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 40 |
| Public Lands | 1.0% | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 76 |
| Culture | 1.5% | 1.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 113 |
| Technology | 0.3% | 0.2% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 24 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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My sincerest thanks go out to @RIPTA_RI bus operator Ellie Giblin, whose compassion and quick thinking saved a man's life. While driving her bus 4/3, Ellie spotted a man on the railing of the Henderson Bridge, ready to jump. Ellie stopped the bus, got out, and talked to him (1/2) https://t.co/LdmKEL09KC
RI is in the building!! https://t.co/xTrX3u40KD
Happy 97th birthday to my dad! https://t.co/lLHiulnyc4
Random thought for the day. Let's try to make it through one day without posting or tweeting anything negative about people or events. Just one (1) day?
Rhode Island needs more housing. Period. And, affordable housing is good economic development. When our kids graduate, we want them to be able to afford to stay here. When businesses look for a place to locate, they look at whether their employees can afford to live here. 🧵
Rhode Island needs more housing. Period. And, affordable housing is good economic development. When our kids graduate, we want them to be able to afford to stay here. When businesses look for a place to locate, they look at whether their employees can afford to live here. <U+0001F9F5>
Rhode Island needs more housing. Period. And, affordable housing is good economic development. When our kids graduate, we want them to be able to afford to stay here. When businesses look for a place to locate, they look at whether their employees can afford to live here. 🧵
We did it!! Thank you to everyone - the volunteers who stood in the rain today to greet voters at the polls, my friends and colleagues who spent the summer knocking on doors with me in the heat, and every person who took the time to share ideas and encouragement. https://t.co/esFRKIF7gb
Happy 94th birthday to my Dad. I am the luckiest person in the world to be with my best friend all my life!!! https://t.co/Lok9f76Pd7