Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Maurice D. Hinchey
Maurice Hinchey was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1993, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 3 bills that became law (103rd–112th 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
- YeaOn 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
- YeaOn 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
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 4457 To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets.May 10, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- H.R. 3299 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply to retiree-only health plans the extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through…Nov 10, 2011 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 2452 Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study ActJul 19, 2011 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- H.R. 2328 End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011Jul 13, 2011 · Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- H.R. 2488 SERVE Act of 2011Jul 11, 2011 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2302 (106th) To designate the building of the United States Postal Service located at 307 Main Street in Johnson City, New York, as the "James W. McCabe, Sr. Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 3030 (106th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the "Matthew F. McHugh Post Office".Became law
- H.R. 3234 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Chestnut Street in Liberty, New York, as the "Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building".Became law
- H.Res. 340 (111th) Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 268 (111th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1520 (110th) Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1286 (110th) Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 2528 (108th) Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2004Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hinchey has won
Rep. Hinchey has won 10 U.S. House elections (1992–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.6 to 29.8 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 New York’s 22nd district done while Rep. Hinchey served?
2005 to 2011 in NY-22: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 3.0 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.0 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. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New York’s 22nd district during Hinchey’s time representing it (2003 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. NY-22 was redrawn in 2012, 2022 and again in 2024, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2003 to 2013.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 13 | See the 13 → |
| 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 112th 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 House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.