Total votes
46,261
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,868 missed
Lower than 79% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,957
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Bates 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
4
Across aisle
6
Strongest tie
Dave Cox
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Dave Cox
545bills together
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02
Abel Maldonado
454bills together
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03
Hannah-Beth Jackson
452bills together
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04
Eloise Reyes
432bills together
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05
Lou Correa
415bills together
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06
DC
Dave Cogdill
385bills together
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07
Darrell Steinberg
379bills together
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08
Ellen Corbett
377bills together
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09
TH
Tom Harman
357bills together
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10
EA
Elaine Alquist
356bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Bates's top collaborators, 6 are members of a different party.
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