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Maxine Dexter

U.S. Representative · OR-3 · Democrat

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

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.12· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 136 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 18
  2. Action in committee 3
  3. Action beyond committee 1
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 1

18 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 18 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 national policy

  • H.R. 4446 FAST VETS ActAccelerates processing of veteran benefits and services. AI-readBecame law Jan 20, 2026 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Dexter’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Dexter.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 8 missed of 674

Voted on 666 of 674 roll calls; missed 8. Higher than 69% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 1 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 469 votes that split the parties. Higher than 98% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 90% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.46

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

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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Dexter’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Dexter’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 4446 FAST VETS ActAccelerates processing of veteran benefits and services. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Jan 20, 2026Substantive273 words National policy
  • H.R. 9510 VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026Modifies Veterans Health Administration policies regarding open access and patient care. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jun 30, 2026Substantive186 words In committee
  • H.R. 3869 Every Veteran Housed ActEstablishes federal programs to house homeless veterans. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee May 20, 2026Substantive256 words In committee

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