Total votes
1,521
all sessions
Attendance
84%
249 missed
Lower than 86% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
761
bills & resolutions
Higher than 96% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Ford 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
Lonnie Randolph
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Lonnie Randolph
350bills together
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02
Fady Qaddoura
273bills together
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03
Vaneta Becker
265bills together
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04
David Niezgodski
263bills together
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05
Shelli Yoder
263bills together
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06
Ed Charbonneau
244bills together
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07
Mike Bohacek
240bills together
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08
Linda Rogers
240bills together
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09
Blake Doriot
237bills together
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10
Michael Crider
236bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Ford's top collaborators, 6 are members of a different party.
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