Former member of Congress · last served 100th Congress
Lawton Chiles
Lawton Chiles was a Democratic U.S. senator from Florida, first elected to Congress in 1971, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (100th–100th 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. 2215 Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Amendments of 1988Nov 17, 1988 · Became Public Law No: 100-679.
- S.Res. 499 A resolution commending Richard Brandon for his faithful and outstanding service to the United States and the Nation.Oct 14, 1988 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- S. 1966 Biotechnology Competitiveness Act of 1988Oct 13, 1988 · Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 100-992 (Part II).
- S. 2138 National Agricultural Library ActSep 23, 1988 · Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, and General Legislation was discharged.
- S. 1647 Former Presidents Act of 1987Jun 27, 1988 · Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 64 (100th) A joint resolution to designate May, 1987, as "Older Americans Month".Became law
- S. 90 (100th) Big Cypress National Preserve Addition ActBecame law
- S.J.Res. 224 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on September 5, 1988, and ending on September 11, 1988, as "National School Dropout Prevention Week."Passed a chamber
- S. 1736 (100th) A bill to designate the Federal Building located at 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, Florida, as the "Bob Sikes Visitor Center".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 238 (100th) A resolution of support regarding the United States delegation's participation at the United Nation's International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit…Passed a chamber
- S. 1920 (100th) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987Reported from committee
- S.Con.Res. 113 (100th) A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Chiles has won
Sen. Chiles has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982). Of the contested races, margins ran from 23.5 to 26.0 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
100th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 52 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 52 | 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 100th 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.