Total votes
34,147
all sessions
Attendance
94%
1,507 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 90% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,204
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. Nielsen 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
5
Across aisle
5
Strongest tie
Jerry Hill
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Jerry Hill
304bills together
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02
Cathleen Galgiani
279bills together
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03
NT
Norma Torres
264bills together
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04
CH
Curt Hagman
257bills together
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05
Jim Beall
256bills together
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06
CC
Connie Conway
255bills together
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07
BN
Brian Nestande
251bills together
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08
KD
Kevin D Jeffries
246bills together
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09
Bill Monning
241bills together
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10
BB
Bill Berryhill
239bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Nielsen's top collaborators, 5 are members of a different party.
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