Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Thomas S. Foley
Thomas Foley was a Democratic U.S. representative from Washington, first elected to Congress in 1965, who sponsored 13 bills that became law (100th–103rd 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.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 2190 National Voter Registration Act of 1989Feb 8, 1990 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.
- H.R. 3660 Ethics Reform Act of 1989Nov 30, 1989 · Became Public Law No: 101-194.
- H.Con.Res. 139 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Claude Pepper.Jun 1, 1989 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.J.Res. 237 To invite the houses of worship of the Nation to celebrate the bicentennial of the inauguration of George Washington, the first President of the United…Apr 24, 1989 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
- H.R. 1750 To implement the Bipartisan Accord on Central America of March 24, 1989.Apr 18, 1989 · Became Public Law No: 101-14.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 442 (100th) Civil Liberties Act of 1987Became law
- H.R. 558 (100th) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance ActBecame law
- H.R. 5090 (100th) United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988Became law
- H.R. 945 (100th) A bill for the relief of Allen H. Platnick.Became law
- H.J.Res. 541 (100th) A joint resolution commending the State of Israel and its people on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the reestablishment of the independent State…Became law
- H.R. 5210 (100th) Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988Became law
- H.J.Res. 426 (100th) A joint resolution authorizing the hand enrollment of the budget reconciliation bill and of the full-year continuing resolution for fiscal year 1988.Became law
- H.J.Res. 436 (100th) A joint resolution providing for the convening of the second session of the One hundredth Congress.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Foley has won
Rep. Foley has won 9 U.S. House elections (1976–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.8 to 52.8 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.