POSITIONS · BY ISSUE · 119TH U.S. CONGRESS
Crime and justice
Leans left 46%Center 3%Leans right 50%·549 tracked
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State color = average lean of its delegation (House members and senators weighted equally). A tile map, not a geographic one. Click a state for its members.
CRMLoudest voices — Crime and justice
Left flank · score 50
In line with party: Ocasio-Cortez cosponsored the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act and has supported eliminating mandatory minimums, positions consistent with the House Democratic caucus's criminal-justice-reform mainstream.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · House · NY-14 · D
Right flank · score 50
Massie voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467) and has supported federal cannabis legalization while opposing mandatory-minimum sentencing, placing him far closer to the health/rescheduling position than the typical House Republican position.
Thomas Massie · House · KY-4 · R
Where the parties land — Crime and justice
Senate Republicans
25
n=54
House Republicans
24
n=226
Senate Democrats
22
n=47
House Democrats
28
n=222
Small dots = individual members · numbered dot = caucus average · independents sit with the Democrats.