Across 7 Congresses, most in the
111th at 21.
In the 115th,
10 —
8 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18.
Of the 97, 4 became law.
Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every
member, never get a vote.
Bills introduced, against the typical representative109th to 115th
9109th Congresstypical member 16
13110th Congresstypical member 18
21111th Congresstypical member 16
19112th Congresstypical member 15
9113th Congresstypical member 13
16114th Congresstypical member 15
10115th Congresstypical member 18
median for the chamber, that Congress
Cosponsored
1,412
Signed on to someone else's bill
Recorded votes
8,367
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 97 bills this member
introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who
most often sign on.
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. , May 24, 1960. Graduated from William Allen High School, Allentown, Pa. , 1978. B. A. , Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. , 1982. M. P. A. , Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. , 1993. Staff, United States Representative Donald Ritter of Pennsylvania. College administrator. Sales representative. Hotel clerk. Member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1991-1998. Member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1999-2004. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on May 12, 2018 (January 3, 2005-May 12, 2018). Chair, Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Fourteenth Congress).
Votes
How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest
first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture.
Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.
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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term.
Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress
onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member
who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none.
Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they
are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than
reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers
also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here.
Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left,
because the ones on file were theirs while serving.
Records come from
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Biographical Directory of Congress.
