Total votes
72
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
With party
98%
of cast votes
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
70
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. Schaefer 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
David Johnson
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
David Johnson
42bills together
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02
Tim Goodwin
42bills together
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03
Kyle Schoenfish
41bills together
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04
Michael Clark
40bills together
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05
Larry P Zikmund
39bills together
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06
Ryan Maher
39bills together
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07
Dan Kaiser
38bills together
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08
Tim Rounds
38bills together
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09
Elizabeth May
37bills together
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10
Lee Qualm
37bills together
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