Senate Hard Right
8 members clustered on panel issue scores from roll-call votes — k-means on legislator positions across eight shared topics.
Faction #8What makes this faction distinct
Issue factions are clustered so members share similar panel issue profiles from roll-call votes. The charts below show which issues separate this group from every other faction in Congress.
vs. strongest contrast faction
Compared to House Progressive Left — the faction furthest away on average across shared panel issues.
Senate Hard Right
- Immigration: 11
- Climate & environment: 17
- Crime & justice: 20
House Progressive Left
- Climate & environment: 90
- Immigration: 85
- LGBTQ+ rights: 85
Defining issue leans
Bar length = faction lean. Δ = how far this faction sits from all others on that issue.
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Solid cells = defining issues for that faction (largest gap vs all others). Blue = progressive lean, red = traditionalist. Blank = issue not in that faction's top profile.
Biggest contrast pair: Senate Hard Right vs House Progressive Left
Map — zoomed to this faction
526 members in 9 issue factions (silhouette 0.54), clustered on combined vote + sponsorship dimension profiles. Compare with All factions →
Members
Senate Hard Right
Defining panel issues
- Immigration — mean 11 (100% coverage)
- Climate & environment — mean 17 (100% coverage)
- Crime & justice — mean 20 (100% coverage)
| Member | State | Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Johnson | WI | Senate |
| Mike Lee | UT | Senate |
| Todd Young | IN | Senate |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Senate |
| Thom Tillis | NC | Senate |
| Ted Budd | NC | Senate |
| Rick Scott | FL | Senate |
| Tommy Tuberville | AL | Senate |