Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Dennis M. Hertel
Dennis Hertel was a Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 2130 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992Oct 29, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-567.
- H.R. 4310 National Marine Sanctuaries Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1992Oct 6, 1992 · Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title II).
- H.R. 5324 NOAA Fleet Modernization ActSep 23, 1992 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513.
- H.R. 5093 To clear certain impediments to the documentation of the vessel SEA HAWK III for employment in the coastwise and Great Lakes trade of the United States.May 12, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
- H.J.Res. 432 Designating April 26, 1992, through May 2, 1992, as "National Adult and Continuing Education Week".Mar 4, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1668 (101st) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean and Coastal Programs Authorization Act of 1989Became law
- H.J.Res. 167 (102nd) To designate June 14, 1991, as "Baltic Freedom Day".Became law
- H.R. 5390 (101st) Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 1370 (102nd) National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Act of 1991Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4115 (101st) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1990Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3749 (102nd) To reauthorize Title I of the Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 242 (102nd) Emphasizing the vast extent of environmental damage in the Persian Gulf region and urging expeditious efforts by the United Nations to set aside funds to…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4450 (101st) Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hertel has won
Rep. Hertel has won 6 U.S. House elections (1980–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.1 to 89.9 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 24 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 24 | 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 102nd 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.