Rep. Jon Porter Sr.
Former Representative from Nevada's 3rd District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Nevada's 3rd District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Porter was a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Porter’s time serving in the House of Representatives.
Use this chart to compare Porter to other members of the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Porter’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7104 (110th): National Commission on Financial Collapse and Recovery Act of 2008
- H.R. 6909 (110th): To direct the Secretary of the Interior to give priority to consideration ...
- H.Res. 1432 (110th): Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption ...
- H.R. 6837 (110th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at ...
- H.R. 5601 (110th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at ...
- H.R. 5239 (110th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the ...
- H.R. 4018 (110th): Mesquite Lands Act of 2007
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Voting Record
From Jan 2003 to Dec 2008, Porter missed 42 of 4,311 roll call votes, which is 1.0%. This is better than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2008. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills