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| https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/article/donnelly-ranks-high-for-bipartisanship | Donnelly ranks high for bipartisanship | 2015-12-15 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | IN | Joe Donnelly | D000607 | www.donnelly.senate.gov | legacy | Donnelly ranks high for bipartisanship By: Brian Francisco Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., was the fourth-most-bipartisan U.S. senator from 1993 through 2014, according to rankings released Tuesday by the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Their Bipartisan Index measures how often a senator co-sponsors legislation by members of the other political party and how often a senator's own bills are co-sponsored by members of the other party. Former Republican senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, who later became an independent and then a Democrat, had the most bipartisan lifetime score of 2.22. The highest lifetime score by a current senator was 1.57 for Maine Republican Susan Collins, good for second place overall. Donnelly's 1.46 score was second-highest among current senators. "My responsibility is to do what is right for Hoosiers no matter which party an idea may come from. I believe we are stronger and more effective when we work together, and when we prioritize bipartisan efforts we can get things done that will help Indiana and our country," Donnelly said Tuesday in a statement about the ratings. Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana received a score of minus 1.07, placing him 214th of the 227 senators who were ranked. "Senator Coats has been elected to Congress eight times to represent the people of Indiana, and he believes his legislative record reflects the views of Hoosiers," Matt Lahr, communications director for Coats, said Tuesday in an email. Coats, a former House member, has been in the Senate for 10 of the years covered by the index, compared with two years for Donnelly, who also served in the House. Former GOP senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina was the least-bipartisan since 1993 with a score of minus 1.86, according to the index, and his successor, GOP Sen. Tim Scott, posted the second-lowest score of minus 1.74. Richard Lugar, a former 36-year senator from Indiana and founder of the Lugar Center, a nonprofit think tank, was in 24th place with a score of 0.66. The Lugar Center and the McCourt School said in a news release that any score above zero is "a good score." Former Democratic senator Evan Bayh of Indiana ranked 61st with a score of 0.33. Among the 2016 presidential candidates who have served in the Senate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina ranked 122nd; Republican Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, 145th; Democrat Hillary Clinton of New York, 156th; Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, 170th; independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is running as a Democrat, 217th; Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, 222nd; and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, 224th. Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware came in at 37th for his time in the Senate, and President Barack Obama of Illinois was in 165th place for his. Rankings for House members will be released next year, according to the Lugar Center and the McCourt School. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |