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
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Rep. Lems 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
Carl Perry
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Carl Perry
108bills together
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02
Aaron Aylward
76bills together
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03
Scott Moore
72bills together
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04
Phil Jensen
69bills together
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05
Liz May
65bills together
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06
John Sjaarda
65bills together
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07
Tom Pischke
64bills together
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08
Kevin Jensen
58bills together
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09
Julie Auch
52bills together
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10
Julie Frye-Mueller
49bills together
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