Total votes
8,657
all sessions
Attendance
95%
461 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 90% of chamber peers
Sponsored
727
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. Bush 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
10
Across aisle
0
Strongest tie
Laura Murphy
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Laura Murphy
180bills together
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02
Jacqueline Y. Collins
174bills together
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03
Laura Fine
161bills together
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04
Julie Morrison
161bills together
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05
Mattie Hunter
150bills together
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06
Cristina Castro
150bills together
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07
Robert Peters
125bills together
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08
Sara Feigenholtz
123bills together
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09
Linda Holmes
116bills together
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10
Kimberly Lightford
113bills together
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