RT @MrAndrewCotter: Some sports are slower. More about the strategy. https://t.co/JMBaGJ1tSd
Matt Schaefer
@RepMattSchaefer · TX · H
Posts16.4K
Engagement6.5M
Voting-record position0.298
CoverageJan 3, 2020 to Oct 16, 2025
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 7.2 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 9
- Under
- 13
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −7.2 pp to +7.2 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 7.2 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +7.2 pp
- Immigration Over-indexed +4.9 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +4.8 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −4.0 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +3.8 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +1.7 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Education Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Health Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.6 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −0.5 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±7.2 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 46.8% | 39.6% | +7.2 pp | Over-indexed | 7,670 |
| Immigration | 5.4% | 0.5% | +4.9 pp | Over-indexed | 890 |
| Civil Rights | 8.9% | 4.1% | +4.8 pp | Over-indexed | 1,459 |
| Government Operations | 8.6% | 12.6% | −4.0 pp | Under-indexed | 1,416 |
| Law and Crime | 7.8% | 4.0% | +3.8 pp | Over-indexed | 1,283 |
| Energy | 2.5% | 0.8% | +1.7 pp | Over-indexed | 407 |
| International Affairs | 2.2% | 0.8% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 352 |
| Education | 3.0% | 4.2% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 487 |
| Health | 3.2% | 4.2% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 523 |
| Culture | 0.4% | 1.4% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 67 |
| Housing | 0.4% | 1.4% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 70 |
| Labor | 0.4% | 1.2% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 73 |
| Public Lands | 0.2% | 0.9% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 38 |
| Transportation | 0.6% | 1.1% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 105 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.2% | 0.6% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 31 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.3% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 12 |
| Macroeconomics | 3.3% | 3.5% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 537 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Defense | 1.8% | 1.7% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 301 |
| Environment | 0.8% | 0.7% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 134 |
| Social Welfare | 2.3% | 2.3% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 369 |
| Agriculture | 0.9% | 0.9% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 148 |
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RT @realDonaldTrump: Here you go @JoeBiden! https://t.co/UBqPJT85Pt
RT @realDonaldTrump: https://t.co/36b2xC1GZf
I have asked Texas Attorney General Paxtons office to investigate the @netflix film Cuties for possible violations of child exploitation and child pornography laws. #CUTIES #txlege
RT @tedgioia: A visual demonstration of the power of sound to create order out of chaos. https://t.co/9zVSyi0ujg
RT @Jim_Jordan: The last time voters elected a Republican mayor: Seattle - 1964 Minneapolis - 1957 Portland - 1952 Chicago - 1927 Washin&
RT @elonmusk: Exxon is rated top ten best in world for environment, social & governance (ESG) by S&P 500, while Tesla didn<U+2019>t make the list!<U+2026>
RT @benshapiro: Trump just got Biden to say he wants to end the oil industry. Wild.
RT @conservmillen: The only Democrat campaign ad you need to see this year. https://t.co/jm5QH7WXuB
RT @FrankieSnape: Pay attention to what farmers are saying. This is just starting. It<U+2019>s gonna get a lot worse. https://t.co/89gDAYpnZ0