Total votes
1,571
all sessions
Attendance
100%
1 missed
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
79%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
131
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
7 committee assignments · 2 leadership roles
Committee assignments
Rep. Lems serves on 7 standing committees, with leadership in 2 of them. Committee work shapes which bills reach the floor and which quietly die in markup.
01
Chair
House standing committee
Commerce and Energy
02
Vice Chair
House standing committee
Legislative Procedure
03
member
Joint committee
Bonding
04
member
Joint committee
Government Operations and Audit
05
member
House standing committee
Government Operations and Audit
06
member
Joint committee
Legislative Procedure
07
member
House standing committee
State Affairs
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