Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
E. Thomas Coleman
E. Coleman was a Republican U.S. representative from Missouri, first elected to Congress in 1977, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 5955 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the Secretary of Education may rely on the certification of a guaranty agency that student loans…Sep 16, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- H.R. 4279 Expansion of Processed and High-Value Agricultural Exports and Employment Opportunities Act of 1992Jul 28, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 5582 Economic Growth Act of 1992Jul 15, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- H.J.Res. 525 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills.Jul 13, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
- H.Res. 469 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for certain procedural reforms, and for other purposes.May 21, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4639 (100th) A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent abuses in the Supplemental Loans for Students program under part B of title IV of the Higher…Became law
- H.J.Res. 279 (102nd) To declare it to be the policy of the United States that there should be a renewed and sustained commitment by the Federal Government and the American people…Became law
- H.R. 678 (101st) To make a correction in the Education and Training for a Competitive America Act of 1988.Became law
- H.R. 5408 (100th) A bill to make a correction in the Education and Training for a Competitive America Act of 1988.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2026 (100th) Rural Development Reorganization Act of 198756 cosponsors
- H.R. 2028 (100th) A bill to provide guidance and oversight for programs for the development of rural businesses, and to implement the commitment of the Federal Government to…51 cosponsors
- H.R. 2027 (100th) Project ACCESS50 cosponsors
- H.R. 2029 (100th) A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to provide for procurement set-aside targets for rural areas.50 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Coleman has won
Rep. Coleman has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.9 to 41.3 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | 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 102nd 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.