Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Jeff Bingaman
Jesse Bingaman was a Democratic U.S. senator from New Mexico, first elected to Congress in 1983, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 24 bills that became law (100th–112th 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.
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. 2024 Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment ActDec 11, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561.
- S.Res. 585 A resolution recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of New Mexico and its people…Sep 22, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text…
- S. 134 Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization ActSep 19, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
- S. 3469 Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012Sep 12, 2012 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-598.
- S. 3459 Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012Jul 31, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5734-5735)
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1646 (107th) A bill to identify certain routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor…Became law
- S. 64 (102nd) Education Council Act of 1991Became law
- S. 1687 (108th) Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study ActBecame law
- S. 1225 (103rd) United States-Mexico Border Health Commission ActBecame law
- S. 388 (101st) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Member Term Act of 1989Became law
- S. 214 (109th) United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment ActBecame law
- S. 231 (105th) National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998Became law
- S. 156 (109th) Ojito Wilderness ActBecame law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Bingaman has won
Sen. Bingaman has won 5 U.S. Senate elections (1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.5 to 41.3 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 Mexico done while Sen. Bingaman served?
2005 to 2012 in New Mexico: typical household income was down 4% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.0 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 New Mexico during Bingaman’s time representing it (1983 to 2013). 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 New Mexico begin in 2005, so 1983 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 58 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 58 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 12 | See the 12 → |
| With a committee report listed | 14 | See the 14 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 5 | See the 5 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th 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.