Former member of Congress · last served 110th Congress
Mike Ferguson
Mike Ferguson was a Republican U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 2001, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (107th–110th 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.Con.Res. 255 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites…Oct 2, 2008 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- H.Res. 1152 Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship.May 21, 2008 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 5423 To extend and modify the suspension of duty on polyisobutylene.Feb 18, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5291 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain light absorbing photo dyes.Feb 18, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5290 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain light absorbing photo dyes.Feb 18, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3248 (109th) Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006Became law
- H.Res. 224 (107th) Honoring the New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 398 (108th) Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003Reported from committee
- H.R. 1330 (107th) Helping Children Succeed by Fully Funding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)73 cosponsors
- H.R. 3795 (109th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services in order to recognize…62 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 355 (107th) Congratulating Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, on its 90th anniversary and wishing the organization continued success in its efforts on…42 cosponsors
- H.Res. 838 (109th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of…38 cosponsors
- H.R. 4904 (109th) Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 200633 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Ferguson has won
Rep. Ferguson has won 4 U.S. House elections (2000–2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.5 to 17.0 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 New Jersey’s 7th district done while Rep. Ferguson served?
2005 to 2008 in NJ-7: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.5 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 New Jersey’s 7th district during Ferguson’s time representing it (2001 to 2009). 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. NJ-7 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Ferguson’s term so far (2005 to 2008) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
110th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 23 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 23 | 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 110th 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.