Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin Gilman was a Republican U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1973, who sponsored 30 bills that became law (100th–107th 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. 5650 Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2002Oct 17, 2002 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1919-1920)
- H.R. 5528 Center for International Human Rights Act of 2002Oct 3, 2002 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1744)
- H.Res. 533 Welcoming Madame Chen Wu Sue-jen, the first lady of Taiwan, to Washington, D.C.Sep 24, 2002 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Res. 520 Congratulating Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 10th anniversary of its independence.Sep 10, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- H.R. 5146 Highlands Stewardship Act of 2002Jul 24, 2002 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1954 (107th) ILSA Extension Act of 2001Became law
- H.R. 1883 (106th) Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 3107 (104th) Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996Became law
- H.R. 2909 (106th) Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 1143 (106th) Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 512 (103rd) FEGLI Living Benefits ActBecame law
- H.R. 1161 (107th) To authorize the Government of the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia.Became law
- H.R. 4660 (105th) Extradition Treaties Interpretation Act of 1998Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Gilman has won
Rep. Gilman has won 13 U.S. House elections (1976–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 11.0 to 54.0 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 31 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 31 | 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 | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 107th 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.