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William O'Brien
@OBrien2018forNP · RI · H
Posts5,045
Engagement2.1M
Voting-record position-0.178
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Nov 2, 2024
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 28.9 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 7
- Under
- 15
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −28.9 pp to +28.9 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 28.9 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +28.9 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −7.7 pp
- Education Over-indexed +6.5 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −6.0 pp
- Health Under-indexed −5.8 pp
- Agriculture Over-indexed +1.8 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.5 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.5 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +0.4 pp
- Immigration Under-indexed −0.4 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±28.9 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 62.5% | 33.6% | +28.9 pp | Over-indexed | 3,153 |
| Government Operations | 3.9% | 11.6% | −7.7 pp | Under-indexed | 198 |
| Education | 11.1% | 4.6% | +6.5 pp | Over-indexed | 560 |
| Civil Rights | 1.5% | 7.5% | −6.0 pp | Under-indexed | 74 |
| Health | 1.0% | 6.7% | −5.8 pp | Under-indexed | 48 |
| Agriculture | 2.3% | 0.4% | +1.8 pp | Over-indexed | 114 |
| Labor | 0.5% | 1.9% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 24 |
| Environment | 0.3% | 1.4% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 16 |
| Defense | 1.8% | 0.7% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 90 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.0% | 1.8% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 52 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.4% | 0.9% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 20 |
| Law and Crime | 4.5% | 4.1% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 226 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 1.1% | 1.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 54 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Housing | 2.1% | 2.3% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 105 |
| International Affairs | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 27 |
| Social Welfare | 4.0% | 4.1% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 201 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.2% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 7 |
| Transportation | 1.3% | 1.3% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 68 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @SenatorCarter: I saw both of my grandparents yesterday. They are at peace and<U+2014>as always<U+2014>their home is full of love. Thank you all for y<U+2026>
RT @SpaceX: Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon on its first flight with @NASA astronauts on board! https://t.co/FUd0SSRKud
RT @BeschlossDC: Sixty-five years ago today, President Eisenhower signed act creating Interstate Highway System, called largest public work…
RT @TulsiGabbard: I love our country. Ive served as a soldier for nearly 17 years, deployed twice to the Middle East, & served in Congress&
RT @DenzelWashngton: The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how fa&
RT @DenzelWashngton: It's personal, it's not what others consider "worthy" or "good" art. You make it & it makes you feel something, it's a&
The next Superintendent of PPSD and Commissioner of education need to be from Rhode Island!
Charter Schools accept 6% of the students from our public schools, yet take over 11.8% of the state’s funding for education. We need the state’s funding formula changed so that it’s fair to public school districts like North Providence. https://t.co/izXzorX9zG
RT @GovRaimondo: I'll be answering Rhode Islanders' questions on our state's response to Coronavirus in a 20 minute Twitter q&a tomorrow at&