Total votes
8,685
all sessions
Attendance
88%
1,041 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
606
bills & resolutions
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Van Pelt 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
Jacqueline Y. Collins
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Jacqueline Y. Collins
257bills together
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02
Mattie Hunter
241bills together
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03
Laura Murphy
173bills together
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04
Cristina Castro
166bills together
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05
Kimberly Lightford
161bills together
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06
Robert Peters
153bills together
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07
Laura Fine
149bills together
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08
Elgie Sims
138bills together
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09
Christopher Belt
137bills together
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10
Adriane Johnson
134bills together
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