Total votes
20,964
all sessions
Attendance
88%
2,022 missed
Lower than 90% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,058
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Melendez co-sponsors with most often: a window into their policy partnerships, their coalition within the caucus, and the rare cases where they reach across the aisle.
Top partners
10
Within party
3
Across aisle
7
Strongest tie
Marie Waldron
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Marie Waldron
726bills together
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02
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Brian Maienschein
715bills together
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03
Marc Levine
713bills together
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04
Jim Patterson
709bills together
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05
Frank Bigelow
707bills together
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06
Jose Medina
697bills together
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07
Ed Chau
689bills together
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08
Richard Bloom
688bills together
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09
Bill Quirk
685bills together
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10
Tom Daly
683bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Melendez's top collaborators, 7 are members of a different party.
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