Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Robert E. Andrews
Robert Andrews was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1989, who voted with most Democrats on 92% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.J.Res. 43 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.Mar 12, 2014 · Ms. Speier asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.J. Res. 43, removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights…
- H.R. 3729 Korean Immigration Commemorative Coin ActFeb 27, 2014 · Ms. Meng asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.R. 3729, a bill originally introduced by Representative Andrews of New Jersey…
- H.R. 3552 Emergency Response Improvement ActNov 21, 2013 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- H.R. 3551 Railway Inspection and Transparency ActNov 21, 2013 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- H.Con.Res. 46 Urging the Government of Taiwan to grant former President Chen Shui-bian medical parole to ensure that he receives the highest level of medical attention.Aug 16, 2013 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 5013 (111th) Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 302 (103rd) Urging the President to promote political stability in Tajikistan through efforts to encourage political resolution of the conflict and respect for human…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2475 (102nd) To designate the United States courthouse being constructed at 400 Cooper Street in Camden, New Jersey, as the "Mitchell H. Cohen United States Courthouse".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3834 (106th) Homeowners Financing Protection ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 1644 (110th) Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) ActReported from committee
- H.R. 1689 (106th) To prohibit States from imposing restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles providing limousine service between a place in a State and a place in another…Reported from committee
- H.R. 1690 (105th) To amend title 28 of the United States Code regarding enforcement of child custody orders.Reported from committee
- H.R. 3266 (103rd) To provide for automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congessional Budget Act of 1974 equal…228 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Andrews has won
Rep. Andrews has won 12 U.S. House elections (1990–2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 11.3 to 85.5 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has New Jersey’s 1st district done while Rep. Andrews served?
2005 to 2011 in NJ-1: typical household income was down 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 6.5 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New Jersey’s 1st district during Andrews’s time representing it (1989 to 2014). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. NJ-1 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 1989 to 2014.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 8 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 8 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 6 | See the 6 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.