Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Charles E. Bennett
Charles Bennett was a Democratic U.S. representative from Florida, first elected to Congress in 1949, who sponsored 5 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 1601 National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1991Oct 8, 1992 · See H.R.429.
- H.R. 238 For the relief of Craig A. Klein.Sep 30, 1992 · Became Private Law No: 102-8.
- H.R. 4880 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993Sep 25, 1992 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.R. 5913 To provide for a unified schedule of rates for mail.Sep 9, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
- H.R. 5422 To repeal section 201(d) of the Act of February 16, 1988, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric…Jul 22, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 76 (101st) To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to study the eligibility of the St. Marys River in the States of Florida and Georgia for potential addition to the…Became law
- H.R. 1983 (100th) A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric sites in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, and…Became law
- H.R. 666 (101st) To allow an obsolete Navy drydock to be transferred to the city of Jacksonville, Florida, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day…Became law
- H.R. 439 (100th) A bill for the relief of Thomas Wilson.Became law
- H.R. 88 (101st) To direct the Secretary of the Army to set aside an appropriate area within Arlington National Cemetery for the unmarked burial of cremated remains.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 60 (100th) A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to accept gifts and bequests of personal property and money for the benefit of the Capitol Buildings Art…Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 32 (102nd) To express the sense of Congress that Congress must approve any offensive military action against Iraq.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 163 (101st) Expressing the sorrow of the House upon the death of the late Honorable Claude Pepper.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Bennett has won
Rep. Bennett has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 45.3 to 68.2 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 59 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 59 | 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 | 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 102nd 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.