Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Alan Cranston
Alan Cranston was a Democratic U.S. senator from California, first elected to Congress in 1969, who sponsored 32 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
- S. 3346 Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status ActNov 20, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
- S. 775 Veterans' Radiation Exposure Amendments of 1992Oct 30, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-578.
- S. 3309 A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps for fiscal year 1993…Oct 28, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-565.
- S. 2322 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1992Oct 24, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-510.
- S.J.Res. 309 A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Week".Oct 24, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-517.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 253 (100th) A joint resolution designating April 9, 1988 and April 9, 1989, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day."Became law
- S.J.Res. 47 (100th) A joint resolution to designate "National P.O.W. Recognition Day".Became law
- S. 1397 (100th) A bill to recognize the organization known as the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America.Became law
- S.J.Res. 307 (101st) A joint resolution designating November 11 through November 17, 1990, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 245 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 21, 1988, as "John Muir Day."Became law
- S.J.Res. 229 (101st) A joint resolution to designate April 1990 as "National Prevent-A-Litter Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 145 (102nd) A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 10, 1991, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Week".Became law
- S. 566 (101st) Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing ActBecame law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Cranston has won
Sen. Cranston has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.4 to 19.4 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 113 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 113 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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.