Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Ron Barber
Ron Barber was a Democratic U.S. representative from Arizona, first elected to Congress in 2012, who voted with most Democrats on 90% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
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 Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5760 Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans ActNov 20, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 5552 To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul…Sep 18, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.Res. 736 Affirming the importance of the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to the United States Armed Forces and national security on its 60th…Sep 18, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 5273 Post-9/11 Veterans Education Fairness ActAug 15, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- H.R. 4574 Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014Jul 21, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 274 (113th) Mental Health First Act of 201385 cosponsors
- H.Res. 507 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a women's economic bill of rights.39 cosponsors
- H.R. 3274 (113th) Fallen Heroes and Families Assistance Act25 cosponsors
- H.R. 4075 (113th) SPRINT Act10 cosponsors
- H.R. 4375 (113th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Post Office".8 cosponsors
- H.R. 2412 (113th) Veterans Health Access Act6 cosponsors
- H.R. 3847 (113th) CARE Act of 20134 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Barber has won
Rep. Barber has won 1 U.S. House election (2012–2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.8 to 0.8 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.
How has Arizona’s 2nd district done while Rep. Barber served?
2013 to 2014 in AZ-2: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.3 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. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Arizona’s 2nd district during Barber’s time representing it (2013 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. AZ-2 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Barber’s term so far (2013 and 2014) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 16 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 16 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 13 | See the 13 → |
| 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 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.