Former member of Congress · last served 100th Congress
Chic Hecht
Jacob Hecht was a Republican U.S. senator from Nevada, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–100th 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
- S. 575 A bill to convey public land to the Catholic Diocese of Reno/Las Vegas, Nevada.Nov 3, 1988 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- S. 59 National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988Oct 28, 1988 · Became Public Law No: 100-550.
- S. 2905 A bill to authorize the exchange of certain public lands in California and Nevada.Oct 17, 1988 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
- S. 2874 Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988Oct 7, 1988 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 2870 Fairness in American Health Care ActOct 6, 1988 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 854 (100th) Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988Became law
- S. 574 (100th) Battle Mountain Pasture Restoration Act of 1987Passed a chamber
- S. 65 (100th) A bill entitled the "Highway Speed Modification Act of 1987".18 cosponsors
- S. 1006 (100th) Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 198715 cosponsors
- S. 2400 (100th) A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pony Express National Historic Trail as a component of the National Trails System.13 cosponsors
- S. 1395 (100th) Nuclear Waste Transportation Act of 198712 cosponsors
- S.J.Res. 353 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 25, 1988 ending October 2, 1988, as "National Angel Plane Week."10 cosponsors
- S. 833 (100th) Nuclear Waste Transportation Prohibition Through Urbanized Areas Act of 19875 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Hecht has won
Sen. Hecht has won 1 U.S. Senate election (1982). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.4 to 2.4 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
100th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 42 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 42 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 100th 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.