Former member of Congress · last served 101st Congress

James J. Florio

DEMOCRAT U.S. Representative · New JerseyHouse 1975–1991 (NJ-1)

James Florio was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1975, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–101st Congress).

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44Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–101st Congress (excludes amendments)

1Passed a chamberof 44 bills & resolutions sponsored

1Became law1 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–101st 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. 3677 Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1989
Nov 28, 1990 · For Further Action See S.1893.
H.R. 1762 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 1989
Jul 16, 1990 · For Further Action See H.R.4952.
H.R. 3663 National Recyclable Commodities Act of 1989
Dec 5, 1989 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
H.R. 3497 Home Repairs for Older and Disabled Homeowners Act of 1989
Nov 1, 1989 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
H.R. 2968 Public Access to Captioned Television Act of 1989
Aug 24, 1989 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Rep. Florio has won

Rep. Florio has won 7 U.S. House elections (1976–1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 40.3 to 59.3 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

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

Closest win: 40.3 points1988, NJ-1

Won an open seat or took one from the other party0 of 7 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, New Jersey’s 1st districtWinners, most recent three: James Florio (D) 1976–1988 → Robert E. Andrews (D) 1990–2012 → Donald Norcross (D) 2014–2024. 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

101st 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 101st 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.