Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer was a Democratic U.S. senator from California, first elected to Congress in 1983, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 3 bills that became law (113th–114th 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
- Not VotingOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- Not VotingOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 3514 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation ActDec 7, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 3498 A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Army obtains consent from certain entities before granting certain permits, casements, or rights-of-way.Dec 5, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S.J.Res. 41 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular…Nov 15, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S.Res. 578 A resolution supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 20, 2016.Sep 29, 2016 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- S. 3427 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2016Sep 28, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 2165 (112th) United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012Became law
- S. 330 (113th) HIV Organ Policy Equity ActBecame law
- S. 3372 (111th) A bill to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from…Became law
- S. 3874 (111th) Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water ActBecame law
- S. 1789 (103rd) A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of funds under the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program for seismic retrofit…Became law
- S. 1302 (112th) A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City of Tracy.Became law
- S. 748 (111th) A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post…Became law
- S. 801 (110th) A bill to designate a United States courthouse located in Fresno, California, as the "Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Boxer has won
Sen. Boxer has won 5 U.S. House elections (1982–1990) and 4 U.S. Senate elections (1992, 1998, 2004, 2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.9 to 47.7 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 California done while Sen. Boxer served?
2005 to 2016 in California: typical household income was up 3% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.0 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 0.7 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 California during Boxer’s time representing it (1993 to 2017). 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 California begin in 2005, so 1993 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 51 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 51 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 114th 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.