Total votes
284
all sessions
Attendance
99%
2 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
89%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
348
bills & resolutions
Higher than 86% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Watson 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
5
Across aisle
5
Strongest tie
Dawn Buckingham
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
DB
Dawn Buckingham
47bills together
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02
Judith Zaffirini
45bills together
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03
Royce West
42bills together
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04
Robert Nichols
39bills together
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05
Brian Birdwell
36bills together
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06
JM
José Menéndez
36bills together
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07
Bob Hall
35bills together
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08
JR
José Rodríguez
31bills together
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09
Paul Bettencourt
26bills together
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10
Carol Alvarado
26bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Watson's top collaborators, 5 are members of a different party.
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