Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress

Silvio O. Conte

REPUBLICAN U.S. Representative · MassachusettsHouse 1959–1993 (MA-1)

Silvio Conte was a Republican U.S. representative from Massachusetts, first elected to Congress in 1959, who sponsored 8 bills that became law (100th–102nd Congress).

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99Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–102nd Congress (excludes amendments)

12Passed a chamberof 99 bills & resolutions sponsored

8Became law7 substantive + 1 ceremonial · 100th–102nd 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. 195 Emergency Petroleum Distribution and Low Income Energy Assistance Act
Jan 8, 1992 · For Further Action See H.R.776.
H.R. 794 Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act
Dec 11, 1991 · Became Public Law No: 102-212.
H.R. 294 To restrict concessionaire contracts for accommodations, facilities, and services in areas administered by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
Jun 11, 1991 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R. 297 Women's Business Equity Act
May 23, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.
H.R. 296 Women's Business Equity Act
May 23, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Rep. Conte has won

Rep. Conte has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 27.5 to 65.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won8 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 27.5 points1976, MA-1

Won an open seat or took one from the other party0 of 8 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Massachusetts’s 1st districtWinners, most recent three: Silvio Conte (R) 1976–1990 → John W. Olver (D) 1992–2010 → Richard E. Neal (D) 2012–2024. 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

102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 16 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	16	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.

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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.