Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Jon Christensen
Jon Christensen was a Republican U.S. representative from Nebraska, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (104th–105th 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
- H.R. 4025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for information technology training expenses paid or incurred by the…Jun 10, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 3722 Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1998Apr 23, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 3512 Pay for Your Stay ActMar 30, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
- H.Con.Res. 212 Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the European Union's ban of United States beef and the World Trade Organization's ruling concerning that ban.Feb 17, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.Con.Res. 190 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the congressional Christmas celebration.Nov 8, 1997 · Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3400 (104th) To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Roman L.…Became law
- H.R. 1650 (105th) To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring…Became law
- H.R. 1972 (104th) Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1995207 cosponsors
- H.R. 2397 (105th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been…144 cosponsors
- H.R. 928 (105th) Union Members Right to Know Act of 199754 cosponsors
- H.R. 632 (105th) Balance the Budget First Act of 199717 cosponsors
- H.R. 3085 (104th) Hard Time for Gun Crimes Act of 19966 cosponsors
- H.R. 3206 (104th) Criminal Correction and Victim Assistance Act of 19966 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Christensen has won
Rep. Christensen has won 2 U.S. House elections (1994–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.0 to 16.7 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| 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 105th 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.