Total votes
2,180
all sessions
Attendance
97%
35 missed
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
With party
93%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
379
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 Sen. Rusch 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
8
Across aisle
2
Strongest tie
Jim Stalzer
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Jim Stalzer
161bills together
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02
Tim Reed
140bills together
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03
Tim Goodwin
138bills together
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04
Doug J. Barthel
131bills together
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05
Reynold Nesiba
128bills together
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06
Troy E. Heinert
125bills together
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07
Kyle Schoenfish
117bills together
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08
Jack Kolbeck
117bills together
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09
Hugh Bartels
113bills together
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10
Timothy R Johns
113bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Rusch's top collaborators, 2 are members of a different party.
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