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Total votes
4,759
all sessions
Attendance
97%
120 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
76%
of cast votes
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Sponsored
372
bills & resolutions
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
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
Valoree Swanson
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Valoree Swanson
207bills together
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02
Cole Hefner
197bills together
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03
Will Metcalf
178bills together
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04
Steve Toth
171bills together
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05
Tony Tinderholt
169bills together
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06
Terry Wilson
168bills together
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07
Tom Oliverson
166bills together
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08
Dennis Paul
158bills together
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09
Jared Patterson
155bills together
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10
Cody Vasut
154bills together
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