Issue-Specific Recruitment

Who should you recruit for your issue? This model combines topic affinity (voting record), predicted effectiveness (ML model), persuadability (swing voters score higher), and network reach (bridge influence) to rank the best targets for each policy area.

Model: 179 members, 35 features, LOO-CV R²=0.980, MAE=0.007

Member Value Assessment

Undervalued = structural position predicts higher effectiveness than observed (untapped potential). Overvalued = performing below what network position would suggest.

# Name Chamber Party Predicted Eff. Actual Eff. Residual Value Top Topics
1 Nicholas K. Smith House Democrat 13% 9% +4% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
2 Mary Beth Canty House Democrat 8% 5% +3% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
3 Stephanie A. Kifowit House Democrat 9% 7% +3% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
4 Debbie Meyers-Martin House Democrat 9% 6% +3% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
5 Emanuel "Chris" Welch House Democrat 28% 25% +3% Undervalued
6 Rick Ryan House Democrat 7% 5% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
7 Michael J. Kelly House Democrat 8% 5% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
8 David Koehler Senate Democrat 9% 7% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Criminal Justice
9 Cristina Castro Senate Democrat 7% 5% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
10 William "Will" Davis House Democrat 9% 7% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
11 Sue Rezin Senate Republican 2% 0% +2% Undervalued Criminal Justice Insurance & Finance
12 Curtis J. Tarver, II House Democrat 6% 4% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
13 Anna Moeller House Democrat 10% 9% +2% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
14 Dale Fowler Senate Republican 4% 3% +1% Undervalued Commerce Labor
15 John F. Curran Senate Republican 4% 3% +1% Undervalued Housing Energy & Environment
16 Omar Aquino Senate Democrat 9% 8% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
17 Laura Fine Senate Democrat 17% 16% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
18 Christopher Belt Senate Democrat 8% 7% +1% Undervalued Commerce Criminal Justice
19 Sally J. Turner Senate Republican 5% 4% +1% Undervalued Energy & Environment Commerce
20 Mike Simmons Senate Democrat 4% 3% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
21 Diane Blair-Sherlock House Democrat 17% 16% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
22 Theresa Mah House Democrat 10% 9% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
23 Margaret A. DeLaRosa House Democrat 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Commerce Criminal Justice
24 Seth Lewis Senate Republican 6% 5% +1% Undervalued Labor Revenue & Pensions
25 Chris Balkema Senate Republican 5% 4% +1% Undervalued Transportation Insurance & Finance
26 Joyce Mason House Democrat 7% 6% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
27 Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. House Democrat 5% 4% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
28 Linda Holmes Senate Democrat 4% 3% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
29 Laura Faver Dias House Democrat 10% 9% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
30 Napoleon Harris, III Senate Democrat 19% 18% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
31 Laura Ellman Senate Democrat 10% 9% +1% Undervalued Commerce Criminal Justice
32 Bradley Fritts House Republican 5% 4% +1% Undervalued Revenue & Pensions Healthcare
33 Michael J. Coffey, Jr. House Republican 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Criminal Justice
34 Doris Turner Senate Democrat 15% 14% +1% Undervalued Commerce Criminal Justice
35 Neil Anderson Senate Republican 2% 2% +1% Undervalued Housing Healthcare
36 Janet Yang Rohr House Democrat 5% 4% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
37 Patrick Sheehan House Republican 6% 5% +1% Undervalued Insurance & Finance Agriculture
38 David Friess House Republican 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Criminal Justice Revenue & Pensions
39 Dennis Tipsword House Republican 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Education Healthcare
40 Willie Preston Senate Democrat 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
41 Andrew S. Chesney Senate Republican 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Commerce Insurance & Finance
42 Donald P. DeWitte Senate Republican 10% 9% +1% Undervalued Housing Insurance & Finance
43 Bob Morgan House Democrat 10% 9% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
44 Fred Crespo House Democrat 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
45 Jason Plummer Senate Republican 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Education Energy & Environment
46 Dave Severin House Republican 1% 0% +1% Undervalued Insurance & Finance Criminal Justice
47 Regan Deering House Republican 6% 6% +0% Undervalued State Government Criminal Justice
48 Dave Syverson Senate Republican 0% 0% +0% Undervalued Insurance & Finance Energy & Environment
49 Brad Halbrook House Republican 0% 0% +0% Undervalued State Government Insurance & Finance
50 Karina Villa Senate Democrat 13% 13% +0% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
51 Adriane Johnson Senate Democrat 4% 4% +0% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
52 Chapin Rose Senate Republican 2% 1% +0% Undervalued Healthcare Transportation
53 Rita Mayfield House Democrat 2% 2% +0% Undervalued Agriculture Commerce
54 Amy L. Grant House Republican 0% 0% +0% Undervalued Insurance & Finance Agriculture
55 Blaine Wilhour House Republican 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued State Government Criminal Justice
56 Kimberly A. Lightford Senate Democrat 3% 2% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
57 Maurice A. West, II House Democrat 4% 4% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
58 Kyle Moore House Republican 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued Education Criminal Justice
59 Joe C. Sosnowski House Republican 4% 3% +0% Fairly Valued Insurance & Finance Agriculture
60 Michael E. Hastings Senate Democrat 16% 16% +0% Fairly Valued Commerce Criminal Justice
61 Barbara Hernandez House Democrat 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
62 Emil Jones, III Senate Democrat 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
63 John M. Cabello House Republican 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued Education Criminal Justice
64 Jay Hoffman House Democrat 4% 3% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
65 Margaret Croke House Democrat 5% 4% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
66 Jeff Keicher House Republican 6% 6% +0% Fairly Valued Criminal Justice Labor
67 Dan Ugaste House Republican 2% 2% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Insurance & Finance
68 Javier L. Cervantes Senate Democrat 13% 13% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
69 Lindsey LaPointe House Democrat 7% 7% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Criminal Justice
70 Kelly M. Cassidy House Democrat 8% 8% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
71 Nicole La Ha House Republican 15% 15% +0% Fairly Valued Commerce Criminal Justice
72 Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Senate Democrat 2% 2% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
73 Adam M. Niemerg House Republican 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued State Government Education
74 Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer House Republican 3% 3% +0% Fairly Valued Insurance & Finance Revenue & Pensions
75 Wayne A. Rosenthal House Republican 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Education
76 Paul Jacobs House Republican 0% 0% +0% Fairly Valued Criminal Justice State Government
77 La Shawn K. Ford House Democrat 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
78 Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez House Democrat 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
79 Charles Meier House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Revenue & Pensions Commerce
80 Carol Ammons House Democrat 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
81 Jil Tracy Senate Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Revenue & Pensions Energy & Environment
82 Steven Reick House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Insurance & Finance Agriculture
83 Craig Wilcox Senate Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Energy & Environment State Government
84 Chris Miller House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued State Government Education
85 Patrick Windhorst House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Criminal Justice Insurance & Finance
86 Li Arellano, Jr. Senate Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Transportation Insurance & Finance
87 Terri Bryant Senate Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Commerce Criminal Justice
88 Martin McLaughlin House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Insurance & Finance Education
89 Amy Elik House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Healthcare Commerce
90 Jennifer Sanalitro House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Energy & Environment Commerce
91 Jason R. Bunting House Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Criminal Justice Insurance & Finance
92 Mary Gill House Democrat 5% 5% 0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
93 Darby A. Hills Senate Republican 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued Labor Agriculture
94 Justin Cochran House Democrat 0% 0% 0% Fairly Valued
95 Brandun Schweizer House Republican 11% 11% -0% Fairly Valued Insurance & Finance Education
96 Patrick J. Joyce Senate Democrat 2% 2% -0% Fairly Valued Housing Insurance & Finance
97 Lisa Davis House Democrat 9% 10% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
98 Mattie Hunter Senate Democrat 5% 5% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
99 Suzanne M. Ness House Democrat 2% 2% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
100 Tom Weber House Republican 2% 2% -0% Fairly Valued Education State Government
101 Katie Stuart House Democrat 6% 6% -0% Fairly Valued Commerce Healthcare
102 Robert Peters Senate Democrat 11% 11% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
103 Nabeela Syed House Democrat 5% 5% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
104 Tracy Katz Muhl House Democrat 13% 14% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
105 Mark L. Walker Senate Democrat 21% 21% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
106 Martha Deuter House Democrat 12% 12% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
107 Amy Briel House Democrat 6% 6% -0% Fairly Valued Commerce Criminal Justice
108 Sara Feigenholtz Senate Democrat 17% 18% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
109 Ryan Spain House Republican 2% 2% -0% Fairly Valued Healthcare Insurance & Finance
110 Dagmara Avelar House Democrat 8% 9% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
111 Sharon Chung House Democrat 7% 8% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
112 Ram Villivalam Senate Democrat 7% 8% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
113 Tony M. McCombie House Republican 5% 5% -0% Fairly Valued Commerce Education
114 Ann M. Williams House Democrat 7% 8% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
115 Daniel Didech House Democrat 4% 4% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
116 Norine K. Hammond House Republican 7% 7% -0% Fairly Valued Healthcare Education
117 Bill Cunningham Senate Democrat 4% 4% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
118 Will Guzzardi House Democrat 9% 9% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
119 Kam Buckner House Democrat 5% 5% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
120 Dave Vella House Democrat 3% 3% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Energy & Environment
121 Camille Y. Lilly House Democrat 4% 4% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
122 Michael Crawford House Democrat 13% 14% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
123 Maura Hirschauer House Democrat 6% 6% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
124 Nicolle Grasse House Democrat 16% 17% -0% Fairly Valued Agriculture Commerce
125 Steve Stadelman Senate Democrat 11% 11% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
126 Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz House Democrat 16% 17% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
127 Celina Villanueva Senate Democrat 2% 3% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
128 Harry Benton House Democrat 5% 6% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
129 Yolonda Morris House Democrat 10% 10% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
130 Julie A. Morrison Senate Democrat 15% 15% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
131 Kevin John Olickal House Democrat 4% 5% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
132 Natalie A. Manley House Democrat 19% 19% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
133 Steve McClure Senate Republican 4% 4% -0% Overvalued Energy & Environment Revenue & Pensions
134 Lakesia Collins Senate Democrat 2% 3% -0% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
135 Robert F. Martwick Senate Democrat 3% 4% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
136 Gregg Johnson House Democrat 7% 8% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
137 Travis Weaver House Republican 10% 11% -1% Overvalued Criminal Justice Revenue & Pensions
138 Jackie Haas House Republican 7% 8% -1% Overvalued Education State Government
139 Hoan Huynh House Democrat 11% 12% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Criminal Justice
140 Aarón M. Ortíz House Democrat 22% 23% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
141 Mike Porfirio Senate Democrat 11% 11% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
142 Graciela Guzmán Senate Democrat 3% 4% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
143 Marcus C. Evans, Jr. House Democrat 5% 5% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
144 Michelle Mussman House Democrat 5% 6% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
145 Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar House Democrat 9% 10% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
146 William E Hauter House Republican 17% 18% -1% Overvalued State Government Insurance & Finance
147 Kimberly Du Buclet House Democrat 2% 3% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
148 Jehan Gordon-Booth House Democrat 24% 25% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
149 Robyn Gabel House Democrat 0% 1% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
150 Jed Davis House Republican 1% 2% -1% Overvalued Criminal Justice Education
151 Norma Hernandez House Democrat 12% 12% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
152 Terra Costa Howard House Democrat 23% 24% -1% Overvalued Commerce Criminal Justice
153 Eva-Dina Delgado House Democrat 14% 14% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
154 Robert "Bob" Rita House Democrat 7% 7% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
155 Suzy Glowiak Hilton Senate Democrat 17% 18% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Education
156 Brad Stephens House Republican 19% 20% -1% Overvalued State Government Criminal Justice
157 Edgar González, Jr. House Democrat 9% 10% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
158 Sonya M. Harper House Democrat 3% 4% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
159 Kevin Schmidt House Republican 7% 8% -1% Overvalued Revenue & Pensions Insurance & Finance
160 Paul Faraci Senate Democrat 5% 6% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Criminal Justice
161 Thaddeus Jones House Democrat 6% 7% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
162 Lilian Jiménez House Democrat 5% 6% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
163 Dan Swanson House Republican 16% 17% -1% Overvalued Commerce Agriculture
164 Jawaharial Williams House Democrat 9% 10% -1% Overvalued Commerce Criminal Justice
165 Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. House Democrat 6% 7% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
166 Justin Slaughter House Democrat 0% 1% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
167 Michael W. Halpin Senate Democrat 9% 10% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
168 Meg Loughran Cappel Senate Democrat 9% 11% -1% Overvalued Commerce Education
169 Sue Scherer House Democrat 27% 29% -1% Overvalued Commerce Criminal Justice
170 Anthony DeLuca House Democrat 15% 17% -1% Overvalued Housing Agriculture
171 Abdelnasser Rashid House Democrat 13% 15% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
172 Matt Hanson House Democrat 29% 31% -1% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
173 Rachel Ventura Senate Democrat 0% 2% -2% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
174 Anne Stava House Democrat 4% 5% -2% Overvalued Commerce Criminal Justice
175 Mary Edly-Allen Senate Democrat 8% 10% -2% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
176 Don Harmon Senate Democrat 4% 6% -2% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
177 Martin J. Moylan House Democrat 43% 45% -2% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce
178 Erica Harriss Senate Republican 0% 2% -2% Overvalued Agriculture Energy & Environment
179 Laura M. Murphy Senate Democrat 14% 17% -3% Overvalued Agriculture Commerce

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