Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Brad Ellsworth
Brad Ellsworth was a Democratic U.S. representative from Indiana, first elected to Congress in 2007.
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. 6159 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for infant formula rebates paid under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women…Sep 22, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 5664 High-Risk Pool Fairness ActJul 1, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 5168 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes.Apr 28, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4680 Jobs Momentum Act of 2010Feb 24, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 320 CJ's Home Protection Act of 2009Dec 3, 2009 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2787 (110th) CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4056 (110th) Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4881 (110th) Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5729 (110th) Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion ActPassed a chamber
- H.Res. 1248 (110th) Resolution recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her crew who served the United States with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 81 (111th) Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3737 (111th) Small Business Microlending Expansion Act of 2009Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4458 (110th) Small Business Regulatory Improvement ActReported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Ellsworth has won
Rep. Ellsworth has won 2 U.S. House elections (2006–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 22.0 to 29.5 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 Indiana’s 8th district done while Rep. Ellsworth served?
2007 to 2010 in IN-8: typical household income was down 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.5 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.4 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 Indiana’s 8th district during Ellsworth’s time representing it (2007 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. IN-8 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Ellsworth’s term so far (2007 to 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | 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 111th 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.