Former U.S. Representative

Debbie LeskoNo longer serving

Arizona8th District · 118th Congress Official portrait of Debbie Lesko
Bills introduced
101

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
2

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
1,303

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
3,421

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
256

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

101 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 117th at 37. In the 118th, 32 — 8 more than the median representative, who filed 24. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 115th to 118th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Arizona. Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis. , November 14, 1958. Graduated from Kohler High School, Kohler, Wis. , 1977. B. B. A. , University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. , 1981. Business owner. Member of the Arizona state house of representatives, 2008-2014. Majority whip, 2011-2012. Member of the Arizona state senate, 2015-2018, president pro tempore, 2017-2018. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Trent Franks, and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (April 24, 2018-January 3, 2025). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024, but was elected to the Maricopa County, Ariz. , board of supervisors. Member of the Maricopa County, Ariz. , board of supervisors, 2025-present.

Focus

Drawn from the 101 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 8580On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 4, 2024
HRES 1269On Agreeing to the ResolutionAyeJun 4, 2024
HRES 1269On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaJun 4, 2024
HR 6983On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaJun 3, 2024
HRES 1215On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaJun 3, 2024
HR 192On PassageAyeMay 23, 2024
HR 192On Motion to RecommitNayMay 23, 2024
HR 5403On PassageAyeMay 23, 2024

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Energy and Commerce CommitteeMemberJan 28, 2021 to Jan 3, 2025H.Res. 63 · End of the 118th Congress
Energy, Climate and Grid SecurityMemberListed Feb 2021 to Sep 2023Hearing, Feb 2021
Oversight and InvestigationsVice ChairListed Feb 2023 to Jun 2023Hearing, Feb 2023
Innovation, Data, and CommerceMemberListed Feb 2021 to Jun 2023Hearing, Feb 2021
Rules CommitteeMember2019–2021
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Rules CommitteeMemberJan 4, 2019 to Jan 28, 2021H.Res. 25 · Congressional Record, H235
Rules and Organization of the HouseRanking MemberListed Apr 2019 to Oct 2020Hearing, Apr 2019
Expedited ProceduresMemberListed Apr 2019 to Oct 2020Hearing, Apr 2019
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Homeland Security CommitteeMemberMay 16, 2018 to Jan 3, 2021H.Res. 897 · End of the 116th Congress
Border Security, Facilitation, and OperationsMemberListed Mar 2019 to Sep 2020Hearing, Mar 2019
Transportation and Maritime SecurityRanking MemberListed Jul 2018 to Jul 2020Congressional Directory, Oct 2018
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and CommunicationsMemberListed Jul 2018 to Jul 2018Hearing, Jul 2018
Judiciary CommitteeMember2019–2021
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Judiciary CommitteeMemberJan 23, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021H.Res. 68 · End of the 116th Congress
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityMemberListed Feb 2019 to Dec 2020Hearing, Feb 2019
Immigration and CitizenshipMemberListed Apr 2019 to Sep 2020Hearing, Apr 2019
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMemberMay 16, 2018 to Jan 3, 2019H.Res. 897 · End of the 115th Congress
EnvironmentMemberListed Jun 2018 to Sep 2018Hearing, Jun 2018
Research and TechnologyMemberListed May 2018 to Jul 2018Hearing, May 2018
Research and TechnologyMemberListed Mar 2017 to Mar 2017Hearing, Mar 2017

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2024$1.9 million$1.6 million$94,457$101,462$17,423$1,375$77,381$1.9 million
2023$1.9 million$1.5 million$94,405$125,386$25,223$40,674$126,841$1.9 million
2022$1.8 million$1.3 million$46,011$47,460$116,340$157,682$148,423$1.7 million
2021$1.5 million$997,683$43,082$156,828$52,480$90,603$157,147$1.5 million
2020$1.4 million$950,122$47,004$65,242$123,236$137,384$67,719$1.4 million
2019$1.4 million$917,910$44,813$166,420$25,997$70,452$163,101$1.4 million
2018$949,049$622,528$24,843$71,415$79,580$76,184$74,499$1.3 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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 Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.