Rep. Ben Barnes
Total votes
4,293
all sessions
Attendance
97%
124 missed
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
66
bills & resolutions
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Rep. Barnes 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
Mary Lehman
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Mary Lehman
26bills together
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02
JP
Joseline Peña-Melnyk
26bills together
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03
Jared Solomon
22bills together
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04
Jen Terrasa
22bills together
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05
Dana Jones
22bills together
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06
Emily Shetty
22bills together
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07
Heather Bagnall Tudball
21bills together
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08
Vaughn Stewart
21bills together
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09
Linda Foley
21bills together
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10
Terri Hill
21bills together
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