Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress

Brian J. Donnelly

DEMOCRAT U.S. Representative · MassachusettsHouse 1979–1993 (MA-11)

Brian Donnelly was a Democratic U.S. representative from Massachusetts, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–102nd Congress).

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101Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–102nd Congress (excludes amendments)

4Passed a chamberof 101 bills & resolutions sponsored

2Became law2 substantive + 0 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. 5652 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the period for the rollover of gain on the sale of a principal residence for the period the taxpayer has…
Oct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
H.R. 1552 Sewer and Water Fee Deductibility Act of 1991
Oct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
H.R. 563 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that amounts paid to acquire certain intangible items are treated as being paid for goodwill.
Oct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
H.R. 6080 Employee Leasing Act of 1992
Oct 1, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 2547 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the regulation of service tiers provided by cable television systems.
Jul 23, 1992 · For Further Action See H.R.4850.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Rep. Donnelly has won

Rep. Donnelly has won 7 U.S. House elections (1978–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 61.6 to 83.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won7 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 61.6 points1988, MA-11

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 7 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Massachusetts’s 11th districtWinners, most recent three: James Burke (D) 1976 → Brian Donnelly (D) 1978–1990. 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 29 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	29	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.