Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress

John B. Breaux

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · LouisianaSenate 1987–2005 · House 1971–1987 (LA-7)

John Breaux was a Democratic U.S. senator from Louisiana, first elected to Congress in 1971, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–108th Congress).

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299Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–108th Congress (excludes amendments)

11Passed a chamberof 299 bills & resolutions sponsored

2Became law2 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–108th Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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. 333 John Breaux Elder Justice Act
Dec 8, 2004 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12047-12048)
S. 2495 A bill to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of authorization for certain coastal wetland conservation projects.
Nov 8, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
S. 1064 Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act
Apr 27, 2004 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-600.
S. 2298 Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004
Apr 7, 2004 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 2019 Sportfishing and Boating Equity Act of 2004
Jan 22, 2004 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Breaux has won

Sen. Breaux has won 5 U.S. House elections (1976–1984) and 3 U.S. Senate elections (1986, 1992, 1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.6 to 66.7 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won8 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 5.6 points1986, LA Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 8 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Louisiana’s 7th districtWinners, most recent three: James Hayes (D) 1986–1994 → Christopher John (D) 1996–2002 → Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R) 2004–2010. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, Louisiana Senate (class 3)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: John Breaux (D) 1986–1998 → David Vitter (R) 2004–2010 → John Kennedy (R) 2016–2022. The seat is next on the ballot in 2028.

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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

108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 22 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	22	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	2	See the 2 →
With a committee report listed	1	See the 1 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 108th 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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.