Total votes
6,914
all sessions
Attendance
90%
712 missed
Lower than 76% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Higher than 90% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 81% of chamber peers
Sponsored
301
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 Rep. Gaines 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
9
Across aisle
1
Strongest tie
Rodney Lyons
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Rodney Lyons
224bills together
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02
Vincent J. Pierre
213bills together
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03
Edmond Jordan
213bills together
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04
Patrick O. Jefferson
207bills together
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05
Ed Larvadain
197bills together
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06
Ken Brass
190bills together
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07
Dustin Miller
170bills together
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08
Denise Marcelle
162bills together
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09
Royce Duplessis
162bills together
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10
Clay Schexnayder
154bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Rep. Gaines's top collaborators, 1 is a member of a different party.
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