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Total votes
409
all sessions
Attendance
91%
29 missed
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
With party
90%
of cast votes
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
136
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. Sears 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
7
Across aisle
3
Strongest tie
Brian Campion
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Brian Campion
83bills together
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02
Ginny Lyons
52bills together
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03
Mary Morrissey
46bills together
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04
Ruth Hardy
42bills together
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05
Philip Baruth
42bills together
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06
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Dane Whitman
42bills together
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07
Alison Clarkson
41bills together
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08
Timothy Corcoran
41bills together
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09
Andrew Perchlik
37bills together
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10
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Richard McCormack
36bills together
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Across the aisle
Among Sen. Sears's top collaborators, 3 are members of a different party.
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