Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Larry Combest
Larry Combest was a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1985, who sponsored 9 bills that became law (100th–108th 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. 5376 To enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the…Sep 17, 2002 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- H.R. 2646 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002May 13, 2002 · Became Public Law No: 107-171.
- H.R. 2213 Crop Year 2001 Agricultural Economic Assistance ActAug 13, 2001 · Became Public Law No: 107-25.
- H.Res. 46 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred Seventh Congress.Feb 14, 2001 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 4502 Water Pollution Program Improvement Act of 2000Jun 28, 2000 · Hearings Held by Committee on Agriculture.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2327 (105th) Drive for Teen Employment ActBecame law
- H.R. 2559 (106th) Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 1655 (104th) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996Became law
- H.R. 3259 (104th) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997Became law
- H.R. 2532 (103rd) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse in Lubbock, Texas, as the "George H. Mahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse".Became law
- H.R. 882 (106th) To nullify any reservation of funds during fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for qualified beginning…Became law
- H.R. 1212 (106th) To protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year.Became law
- H.R. 2534 (105th) Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reauthorization Act of 1997Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Combest has won
Rep. Combest has won 10 U.S. House elections (1984–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 16.3 to 83.3 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.