Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Russ Carnahan
Russ Carnahan was a Democratic U.S. representative from Missouri, first elected to Congress in 2005, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 4 bills that became law (109th–112th 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.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6188 Military Family Leave Act of 2012Sep 21, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- H.R. 6303 Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and Diplomacy Act of 2012Sep 20, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
- H.R. 6254 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2012Aug 2, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- H.R. 6255 Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012Aug 1, 2012 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker…
- H.R. 6099 SEED Act of 2012Jul 31, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1617 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 561 Kingsland Avenue in University City, Missouri, as the "Harriett F. Woods Post…Became law
- H.R. 5395 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "William 'Bill' Clay Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 1728 (109th) Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005Became law
- H.R. 1129 (110th) To provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of an arterial road in St. Louis County, Missouri.Became law
- H.Res. 626 (109th) Congratulating Albert Pujols on being named the Most Valuable Player for the National League for the 2005 Major League Baseball season.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 627 (109th) Congratulating Chris Carpenter on being named the Cy Young Award winner for the National League for the 2005 Major League Baseball season.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 492 (111th) Supporting the goals and ideals of High-Performance Building Week.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5112 (111th) Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Carnahan has won
Rep. Carnahan has won 4 U.S. House elections (2004–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.3 to 36.0 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 Missouri’s 3rd district done while Rep. Carnahan served?
2005 to 2011 in MO-3: typical household income was down 10% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.4 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Missouri’s 3rd district during Carnahan’s time representing it (2005 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. MO-3 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2005 to 2013.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 27 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 27 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 26 | See the 26 → |
| 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 112th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.