Former U.S. Representative

John Edward PorterNo longer serving

District IL‑10 Party Republican In office 1979–2001

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,247

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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.

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HJRES 117	On Passage	Yea	Oct 27, 2000
HR 4942	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Oct 26, 2000
HJRES 116	On Passage	Aye	Oct 26, 2000
HR 2614	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Oct 26, 2000
HRES 651	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Oct 26, 2000
HRES 653	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Oct 26, 2000
HRES 653	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Oct 26, 2000
HRES 652	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Oct 26, 2000

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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.