Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee was a Republican U.S. senator from Rhode Island, first elected to Congress in 1999.
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. 757 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006Sep 29, 2006 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)
- S.Res. 562 A resolution paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes'…Sep 8, 2006 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9278-9279; textas passed…
- S.Res. 301 A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Audubon Society.Jul 11, 2006 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7357; text as passed Senate: CR S7357)
- S. 1387 John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 2005Jun 22, 2006 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-663.
- S. 3240 A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify that tariff treatment of textile parts of seats and other furniture.May 25, 2006 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 350 (107th) Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001Passed a chamber
- S. 1017 (109th) Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2005Passed a chamber
- S. 195 (108th) Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2003Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 329 (106th) A resolution urging the Government of Argentina to pursue and punish those responsible for the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos…Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 109 (107th) A concurrent resolution commemorating the independence of East Timor, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 16 (107th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the George Washington letter to Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, which is on display at…Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 155 (106th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should actively support the aspirations of the democratic…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 365 (107th) A resolution congratulating the people of Brazil on the completion of peaceful, free, and fair elections in Brazil and the election of President da Silva.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Chafee has won
Sen. Chafee has won 1 U.S. Senate election (2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 15.7 to 15.7 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 Rhode Island done while Sen. Chafee served?
2005 to 2006 in Rhode Island: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
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 Rhode Island during Chafee’s time representing it (1999 to 2007). 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 Rhode Island begin in 2005, so 1999 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
109th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 8 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 8 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a committee report listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 109th 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.