Former member of Congress · last served 115th Congress
Thad Cochran
Thad Cochran was a Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi, first elected to Congress in 1973, who voted with most Republicans on 82% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 bills that became law (113th–115th 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.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 1260 Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange ActApr 11, 2018 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
- S. 2558 Okhissa Lake Rural Economic Development Land Conveyance ActMar 15, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 195.Jan 22, 2018 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S. 644 Medgar Evers House Study ActMay 9, 2017 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
- S.Con.Res. 53 A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 5325.Sep 28, 2016 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 115 (103rd) A joint resolution designating November 22, 1993, as "National Military Families Recognition Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 215 (101st) A joint resolution acknowledging the sacrifice that military families have made on behalf of the Nation and designating November 20, 1989, as "National…Became law
- S.J.Res. 366 (101st) A joint resolution to designate March 30, 1991, as "National Doctors Day".Became law
- S. 2686 (106th) A bill to amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to modify rates relating to reduced rate mail matter, and for other purposes.Became law
- S.J.Res. 19 (107th) A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Anne d'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Became law
- S.J.Res. 20 (107th) A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Roger W. Sant as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Became law
- S. 1093 (113th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, as the "First Lieutenant Alvin…Became law
- S. 304 (113th) Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Cochran has won
Sen. Cochran has won 1 U.S. House election (1976–1976) and 7 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 13.5 to 69.2 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 Mississippi done while Sen. Cochran served?
2005 to 2017 in Mississippi: typical household income was up 5% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.6 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.2 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 Mississippi during Cochran’s time representing it (1979 to 2018). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Mississippi begin in 2005, so 1979 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
115th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 115th 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 Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.