James Manning

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Latest coverage: “Polymarket removes contract allowing wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexual assault” (WPLG Local 10, Oct 21, 2026). coverage, lean labeled ↗
Serves as State Senator, District 7 (Oregon) since Dec 2016. api.oregonlegislature.gov ↗

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What we don’t cover yet

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The record

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Roll-call votes on record.

1 vote · 1 excused. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Mar 6, 2026

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

Legal Proceedings1 vote · yes on 0, no on 0, 1 other

Public Health1 vote · yes on 0, no on 0, 1 other

Child Care1 vote · yes on 0, no on 0, 1 other

Education1 vote · yes on 0, no on 0, 1 other

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: EXCUSEDProhibits a syringe service program from operating a mobile or temporary location within 2,000 feet of a school or licensed child care facility.SB 1573 · Mar 6, 2026

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Personal finances

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Liberal

More liberal than 98% of Oregon Senate members

Details

Score−1.95 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.80 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−1.15)

Compared with107 members of Oregon Senate members (1997–2022)

Covers2017–2022

● This person Democrats (54) Republicans (52)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 54% of 2022 Oregon Senate candidates

Details

Score−0.62 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.15 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.77)

Compared with57 members of 2022 Oregon Senate candidates

Covers2012–2022

● This person Democrats (30) Republicans (26)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

About these scores

These are third-party academic estimates of one left–right dimension, computed by researchers from roll-call votes or campaign donors. They are not Poliscope’s judgment. Each source uses its own scale, so compare people within a source rather than across sources.

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