Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Thomas M. Barrett
Thomas Barrett was a Democratic U.S. representative from Wisconsin, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (103rd–107th Congress).
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.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 4627 Real Estate Settlement Fairness ActMay 9, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- H.Con.Res. 319 Honoring Henry Reuss, former United States Representative from Wisconsin, and extending the condolences of Congress on his death.Feb 7, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 3565 Nursing Home Security Act of 2001Dec 28, 2001 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.Con.Res. 61 Expressing support for a National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month.Aug 1, 2001 · Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 69.
- H.R. 2516 Air Conditioner Energy Efficiency Leadership ActJul 31, 2001 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3235 (106th) National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 2000Became law
- H.J.Res. 363 (103rd) To designate October 1994 as "Crime Prevention Month".Became law
- H.R. 1282 (106th) Individual Bankruptcy Abuse Reform Act of 1999Reported from committee
- H.J.Res. 252 (103rd) To designate October 1993 as "Crime Prevention Month".162 cosponsors
- H.R. 419 (107th) Afterschool Education Enhancement Act55 cosponsors
- H.R. 5111 (103rd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 1-year extension of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.37 cosponsors
- H.R. 865 (107th) Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 200136 cosponsors
- H.Res. 420 (106th) Expressing support for a National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Month.34 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Barrett has won
Rep. Barrett has won 5 U.S. House elections (1992–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 26.1 to 56.6 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 11 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 11 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 107th 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 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.