Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress

Mark Begich

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · AlaskaSenate 2009–2015

Mark Begich was a Democratic U.S. senator from Alaska, first elected to Congress in 2009, who voted with most Democrats on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 3 bills that became law (113th–113th Congress).

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92Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–113th Congress (excludes amendments)

5Passed a chamberof 84 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

3Became law3 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–113th Congress

17Broke with partyof 244 yes/no votes, 112th (7.0%)

7Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (2.8%)

—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.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 2444 Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014
Dec 18, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-281.
S. 1474 A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal a special rule for the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Dec 18, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-275.
S. 2482 North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act
Dec 12, 2014 · By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-314.
S. 2094 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
Dec 10, 2014 · By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-304.
S. 2991 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014
Dec 9, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Begich has won

Sen. Begich has won 1 U.S. Senate election (2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.2 to 1.2 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won1 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 1.2 points2008, AK Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 1 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Alaska Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Ted Stevens (R) 1978–2002 → Mark Begich (D) 2008 → Dan Sullivan (R) 2014–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

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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.

How has Alaska done while Sen. Begich served?

2009 to 2014 in Alaska: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.2 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.8 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Alaska: $98.4K in 2009 → $95.2K in 2014

Alaska about the sameU.S. down 3%

Share of people below the poverty line

Alaska: 9.0% in 2009 → 11.2% in 2014

Alaska up 2.2 pointsU.S. up 1.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Alaska: 9.5% in 2009 → 7.6% in 2014

Alaska down 1.8 pointsU.S. down 2.7 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 Alaska during Begich’s time representing it (2009 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Alaska’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 92 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	92	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	9	See the 9 →
With a committee report listed	8	See the 8 →
With a Congress.gov note	3	See the 3 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.