Debbie Lesko

Former Representative for Arizona’s 8th District, 2018–2025 · Republican

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

1.38· expected 1.38

Meets expectations

Rank 105 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 227 majority-party members

How far Lesko’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

26 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 24 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Lesko’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Lesko. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

Lesko in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

92/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 101 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,134 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 101. Lower than 90% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 95 · Rank 35 of 227

Sided with the Republican majority on 796 votes that split the parties. Higher than 75% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 16 · −7

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 88% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.62

Republican middle 80%: 0.31 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Lesko’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

15 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Lesko’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 6192 Hands Off Our Home Appliances ActEnergy · Passed a chamber May 8, 2024Substantive1.9k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1640 Save Our Gas Stoves ActEnergy · Passed a chamber Jun 15, 2023SubstantiveText pending Passed a chamber
H.R. 1089 VA Medical Center Facility Transparency ActArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Dec 24, 2024Substantive1.3k words Out of committee
H.R. 801 Securing the Border for Public Health Act of 2023Health · Out of committee May 11, 2023Substantive332 words Out of committee
H.R. 4878 EMPOWER ActHealth · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive267 words In committee
H.R. 6346 Advancing Nuclear Regulatory Oversight ActEnergy · In committee Nov 10, 2023Substantive1k words In committee
H.R. 5495 Political BIAS Emails Act of 2023Commerce · In committee Sep 15, 2023Substantive1.4k words In committee
H.R. 4427 Red Light ActTransportation and Public Works · In committee Jul 3, 2023Substantive452 words In committee
H.R. 4378 SMART Energy Efficiency Standards ActEnergy · In committee Jun 30, 2023Substantive120 words In committee
H.R. 3514 Domestic USA ActEnergy · In committee Jun 9, 2023Substantive127 words In committee
H.R. 3330 CABLE Expansion ActScience, Technology, Communications · In committee May 19, 2023Substantive1.4k words In committee
H.R. 3241 Amateur Radio Communications Improvement ActScience, Technology, Communications · In committee May 12, 2023Substantive579 words In committee
H.R. 3102 TSA ActTransportation and Public Works · In committee May 5, 2023Substantive105 words In committee
H.R. 2962 Hydrogen Permitting Simplification ActEnergy · In committee Apr 28, 2023Substantive130 words In committee
H.R. 1464 EXIT Act of 2023Immigration · In committee Mar 8, 2023Substantive278 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.