Total votes
1,455
all sessions
Attendance
98%
26 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
92%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
3
bills & resolutions
Lower than 100% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Wink 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
9
Across aisle
1
Strongest tie
Oren Lesmeister
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Oren Lesmeister
3bills together
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02
Kirk Chaffee
3bills together
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03
Scott Odenbach
2bills together
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04
JC
Jessica Castleberry
2bills together
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05
Herman Otten
2bills together
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06
Caleb P. Finck
2bills together
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07
BB
Bryan Breitling
2bills together
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08
Rocky Blare
2bills together
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09
Hugh Bartels
2bills together
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10
Carl Perry
2bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Wink's top collaborators, 1 is a member of a different party.
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