Former member of Congress · last served 101st Congress
Rudy Boschwitz
Rudolf Boschwitz was a Republican U.S. senator from Minnesota, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 11 bills that became law (100th–101st 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
- S.J.Res. 375 A joint resolution to designate October 30, 1990, as "Refugee Day".Nov 8, 1990 · Became Public Law No: 101-544.
- S. 447 Common Sense Budget Act of 1989Oct 27, 1990 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029.
- S.J.Res. 346 A joint resolution to designate October 20 through 28, 1990, as "National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America".Oct 24, 1990 · Became Public Law No: 101-459.
- S. 3177 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to common carriers being operated by individuals under the influence of alcohol or drugs.Oct 10, 1990 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- S.Res. 337 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate to encourage the purchase of recycled paper and paper products to the greatest extent practicable.Oct 10, 1990 · Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 958. By unanimous consent.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 246 (101st) A joint resolution calling upon the United Nations to repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379.Became law
- S.J.Res. 50 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning April 2, 1989, as "National Child Care Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 248 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the month of September 1990 as "International Visitor's Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 73 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning October 29, 1989, as "Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 260 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning April 10, 1988, as "National Child Care Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 213 (101st) A joint resolution to designate October 22 through October 29, 1989, as "National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America".Became law
- S.J.Res. 314 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 1988 as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 87 (101st) A joint resolution to commend the Governments of Israel and Egypt on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Treaty of Peace between Israel and Egypt.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Boschwitz has won
Sen. Boschwitz has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984). Of the contested races, margins ran from 16.2 to 16.8 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
101st Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 78 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 78 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 101st 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.