Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress

Dick Chrysler

REPUBLICAN U.S. Representative · MichiganHouse 1995–1997 (MI-8)

Dick Chrysler was a Republican U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1995.

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6Bills & resolutions sponsored104th–104th Congress (excludes amendments)

2Passed a chamberof 6 bills & resolutions sponsored

0Became law104th–104th 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

H.R. 3622 Standard Trade Relations Act
Jun 12, 1996 · Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each…
H.R. 2974 Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act
May 14, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
H.Con.Res. 150 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by the Specialty Equipment Market Association.
May 9, 1996 · Referred to the Committee on Rules.
H.R. 1794 Crimes Against Youth and Elderly Double Penalty Act
Mar 21, 1996 · For Further Action See H.R.2974.
H.R. 2543 Tuition Tax Deduction Act of 1995
Oct 26, 1995 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Top bills sponsored

H.R. 1756 (104th) Department of Commerce Dismantling Act
Reported from committee

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

Elections Rep. Chrysler has won

Rep. Chrysler has won 1 U.S. House election (1994–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.7 to 6.7 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

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

Closest win: 6.7 points1994, MI-8

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

Seat history, Michigan’s 8th districtWinners, most recent three: Elissa Slotkin (D) 2018–2020 → Daniel T. Kildee (D) 2022 → Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) 2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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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

104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 6 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	6	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	2	See the 2 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 104th 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.