Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Max Baucus
Max Baucus was a Democratic U.S. senator from Montana, first elected to Congress in 1975, who voted with most Democrats on 91% 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 Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 1965 A bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain…Jul 31, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
- S. 364 Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of 2013Jun 2, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
- S. 715 Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion ActMay 22, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
- S. 1169 Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act of 2014May 14, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377.
- S. 1870 Supporting At-Risk Children ActFeb 6, 2014 · By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 113-137. Minority views filed.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1630 (101st) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990Became law
- S. 3311 (112th) A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the "James F. Battin United States Courthouse".Became law
- S. 2949 (111th) Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake ActBecame law
- S. 735 (111th) Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009Became law
- S. 1701 (110th) A bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for…Became law
- S. 2436 (110th) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.Became law
- S. 2499 (110th) Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007Became law
- S. 3560 (110th) QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Baucus has won
Sen. Baucus has won 1 U.S. House election (1976–1976) and 6 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.9 to 45.8 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 Montana done while Sen. Baucus served?
2005 to 2013 in Montana: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.2 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Montana during Baucus’s time representing it (1979 to 2014). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Montana begin in 2005, so 1979 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 29 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 29 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 6 | See the 6 → |
| With a committee report listed | 7 | See the 7 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 7 | See the 7 → |
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 Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.