Former member of Congress · last served 115th Congress

Orrin G. Hatch

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · UtahSenate 1977–2019

Orrin Hatch was a Republican U.S. senator from Utah, first elected to Congress in 1977, who voted with most Republicans on 88% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 9 bills that became law (113th–115th Congress).

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268Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–115th Congress (excludes amendments)

17Passed a chamberof 245 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

9Became law9 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–115th Congress

26Broke with partyof 215 yes/no votes, 112th (12.1%)

35Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (13.9%)

—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.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 3803 Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
Dec 20, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 3793 Sports Wagering Market Integrity Act of 2018
Dec 19, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7930)
S. 3787 DISARM Act of 2018
Dec 19, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 2809 Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
Dec 19, 2018 · By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-440.
S. 3738 Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018
Dec 11, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Hatch has won

Sen. Hatch has won 7 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 12.7 to 40.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

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

Closest win: 12.7 points1976, UT Senate

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

Seat history, Utah Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Orrin G. Hatch (R) 1976–2012 → Mitt Romney (R) 2018 → John R. Curtis (R) 2024.

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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.

How has Utah done while Sen. Hatch served?

2005 to 2018 in Utah: typical household income was up 16% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.2 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Utah: $77.4K in 2005 → $89.5K in 2018

Utah up 16%U.S. up 4%

Share of people below the poverty line

Utah: 10.2% in 2005 → 9.0% in 2018

Utah down 1.1 pointsU.S. down 0.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Utah: 5.3% in 2005 → 3.2% in 2018

Utah down 2.2 pointsU.S. down 2.0 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 Utah during Hatch’s time representing it (1977 to 2019). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Utah begin in 2005, so 1977 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

115th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 125 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	125	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	11	See the 11 →
With a committee report listed	9	See the 9 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 115th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.