Former member of Congress · last served 116th Congress
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner was a Republican U.S. senator from Colorado, first elected to Congress in 2011, who voted with most Republicans on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 10 bills that became law (113th–116th 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.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- S. 4856 A bill to authorize the construction of a major medical facility for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and for other purposes.Oct 23, 2020 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- S. 2661 National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020Oct 17, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-172.
- S.Res. 735 A resolution designating September 29, 2020, as "National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day".Sep 30, 2020 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5998; text: CR S5985)
- S. 4701 Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2020Sep 24, 2020 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 4700 A bill to establish a Center for Artificial Intelligence of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.Sep 24, 2020 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 2426 (114th) A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for…Became law
- S. 2736 (115th) Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018Became law
- S. 1678 (116th) Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019Became law
- S. 3084 (114th) American Innovation and Competitiveness ActBecame law
- S. 190 (115th) Power And Security Systems (PASS) ActBecame law
- S. 931 (115th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the "George Sakato Post Office".Became law
- H.R. 5057 (113th) EPS Service Parts Act of 2014Became law
- S. 1568 (114th) A bill to extend the authorization to carry out the replacement of the existing medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver, Colorado, to…Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Gardner has won
Sen. Gardner has won 2 U.S. House elections (2010–2012) and 1 U.S. Senate election (2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.9 to 21.7 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 Colorado done while Sen. Gardner served?
2015 to 2019 in Colorado: typical household income was up 12% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 2.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Colorado during Gardner’s time representing it (2015 to 2021). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Colorado’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
116th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 87 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 87 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 10 | See the 10 → |
| With a committee report listed | 5 | See the 5 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 116th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.