Former U.S. Representative

John Edward PorterNo longer serving

District IL‑10 Party Republican In office 1979–2001

Fact sheet
Official portrait of John Edward Porter
Cosponsored
0

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
4,865

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill. , June 1, 1935. Attended the public schools and graduated from Evanston Township High School, 1953. Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. , 1953-1954. B. S. And B. A. , Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. , 1957. J. D. , University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich. , 1961. Served in United States Army Reserves, 1958-1964. Was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1961. Honor law graduate attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. , 1961-1963. Private practice, Evanston, Ill. , 1963-1979. Delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1996. Member, Illinois general assembly, 1973-1979. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Abner J. Mikva, and reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 22, 1980-January 3, 2001). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000. Died on June 3, 2022.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 4577On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDec 15, 2000
HJRES 128On PassageYeaDec 8, 2000
HJRES 127On PassageYeaDec 7, 2000
HJRES 126On PassageYeaDec 5, 2000
S 1761On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, As AmendedYeaDec 4, 2000
S 3137On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDec 4, 2000
HR 4986Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate AmendmentNot VotingNov 14, 2000
S 1972On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaNov 13, 2000

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

No sponsored bills on file.

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

No cosponsored bills on file.

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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 Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.