RW
Total votes
5,783
all sessions
Attendance
88%
540 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
434
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Ward 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
7
Across aisle
3
Strongest tie
Gary Smith Jr.
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
GS
Gary Smith Jr.
305bills together
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02
PP
Patrick Page Cortez
301bills together
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03
Regina Barrow
296bills together
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04
SH
Sharon Hewitt
289bills together
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05
Beth Mizell
282bills together
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06
BP
Barrow Peacock
279bills together
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07
Gerald Boudreaux
271bills together
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08
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
271bills together
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09
RJ
Ronnie Johns
257bills together
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10
Robert Allain
238bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Ward's top collaborators, 3 are members of a different party.
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