Former member of Congress · last served 115th Congress

Bob Corker

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · TennesseeSenate 2007–2019

Bob Corker was a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 2007, who voted with most Republicans on 87% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 6 bills that became law (113th–115th Congress).

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53Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–115th Congress (excludes amendments)

9Passed a chamberof 38 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

6Became law6 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–115th Congress

33Broke with partyof 250 yes/no votes, 112th (13.2%)

1Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.4%)

—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.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 1862 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
Jan 9, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 115-427.
S.J.Res. 69 A joint resolution supporting a Diplomatic Solution in Yemen and Condemning the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Dec 19, 2018 · Held at the desk.
S. 3476 PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018
Oct 3, 2018 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
S. 3248 Turkey International Financial Institutions Act
Jul 26, 2018 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.
S. 2463 BUILD Act of 2018
Jun 27, 2018 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Corker has won

Sen. Corker has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (2006, 2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.7 to 34.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 2.7 points2006, TN Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Tennessee Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: William Frist (R) 1994–2000 → Bob Corker (R) 2006–2012 → Marsha Blackburn (R) 2018–2024.

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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.

How has Tennessee done while Sen. Corker served?

2007 to 2018 in Tennessee: typical household income was up 2% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.5 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Tennessee: $64.4K in 2007 → $65.6K in 2018

Tennessee up 2%U.S. up 1%

Share of people below the poverty line

Tennessee: 15.9% in 2007 → 15.3% in 2018

Tennessee about the sameU.S. up 0.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Tennessee: 6.9% in 2007 → 5.5% in 2018

Tennessee down 1.5 pointsU.S. down 1.4 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Tennessee during Corker’s time representing it (2007 to 2019). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Tennessee’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

115th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 20 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	20	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	9	See the 9 →
With a committee report listed	0	None listed

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 115th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.