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Sonya Halpern
@halsonya · GA · S
Posts263
Engagement706
Voting-record position-0.317
CoverageFeb 11, 2021 to Mar 4, 2023
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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 17.1 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 8
- Under
- 14
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −17.1 pp to +17.1 pp. Most distinctive topic: Education, 17.1 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Education Over-indexed +17.1 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +3.9 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −3.7 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +3.3 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −2.6 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +2.0 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.9 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.8 pp
- Health Over-indexed +1.7 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Technology Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +0.8 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±17.1 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 21.7% | 4.6% | +17.1 pp | Over-indexed | 57 |
| Culture | 5.3% | 1.4% | +3.9 pp | Over-indexed | 14 |
| Law and Crime | 0.4% | 4.1% | −3.7 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Uncategorized | 36.9% | 33.6% | +3.3 pp | Over-indexed | 97 |
| Social Welfare | 1.5% | 4.1% | −2.6 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
| Civil Rights | 9.5% | 7.5% | +2.0 pp | Over-indexed | 25 |
| Labor | 0.0% | 1.9% | −1.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.0% | 1.8% | −1.8 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Health | 8.4% | 6.7% | +1.7 pp | Over-indexed | 22 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 1.5% | 0.2% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 4 |
| Transportation | 0.0% | 1.3% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Housing | 3.0% | 2.3% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 8 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 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 |
| Government Operations | 11.8% | 11.6% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 31 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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Lovely Saturday night supporting the 39th annual @UNCF Mayor<U+2019>s Masked Ball. Another successful evening raising awareness and money to invest in helping young #HBCU college students move to and through college because <U+201C>a mind is a terrible thing to waste<U+201D>. https://t.co/hCKAwy8mHH
Please watch this video and get to know @senatorjen. We need an Attorney General who will take a stand and fight for the rights of each and every Georgian. https://t.co/08iMYDLeO6
RT @sonya4ga: Attention Black artists! Together with Lt Gov @GeoffDuncanGA & @tonyapanderson, I am hosting a showcase at the State Capitol…
RT @JeffGrahamAtl: Thank you Senators @elenaparent @DrLGJ3 @halsonya and @SenatorDJames for your hard questions, insightful comments and v…
RT @JeffGrahamAtl: Thank you Senators @elenaparent @DrLGJ3 @halsonya and @SenatorDJames for your hard questions, insightful comments and v…
RT @JeffGrahamAtl: Thank you Senators @elenaparent @DrLGJ3 @halsonya and @SenatorDJames for your hard questions, insightful comments and v…
RT @JeffGrahamAtl: Thank you Senators @elenaparent @DrLGJ3 @halsonya and @SenatorDJames for your hard questions, insightful comments and v<U+2026>
GA had record voter turnout and participation rates in the 2020 election cycle..We should be making the vote accessible to even more people, not restricting it. But SB202 doesn’t do that. And the DOJ is now suing the State of Georgia because of it #gapol https://t.co/HvoQkFkZSX
RT @sonya4ga: Full house here at the Capitol for the Joint Senate and House Redistricting Committee public comment hearing 5-7pm. You can w…