Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Larry J. Hopkins
Larry Hopkins was a Republican U.S. representative from Kentucky, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 2 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. 3386 State Solid Waste Management ActOct 4, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
- H.R. 3385 To amend title V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to assist small surface coal mine operators, and for other purposes.Oct 4, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources.
- H.R. 1729 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide Federal cost sharing for water supply projects, and for other purposes.Apr 25, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
- H.R. 1564 To place contingencies on the divestiture of certain locks and dams.Apr 4, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
- H.R. 5871 Farm Poundage Quota Revisions Act of 1990Nov 15, 1990 · Became Public Law No: 101-577.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4458 (100th) Parimutuel Licensing Simplification Act of 1988Became law
- H.Res. 76 (101st) Directing the Secretary of Defense to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives concerning the actions of the Commission on Base Realignment…Reported from committee
- H.R. 2611 (100th) A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to allow the National Association of State Racing Commissioners, State racing commissions and regulatory…108 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 440 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning April 10, 1988, as "National Child Care Awareness Week".58 cosponsors
- H.R. 1617 (101st) Homeless Family Relief Incentive Act of 198955 cosponsors
- H.R. 1352 (101st) Truth in Transportation Trust Funds Act27 cosponsors
- H.R. 4760 (100th) Homeless Family Relief Incentive Act of 198823 cosponsors
- H.R. 3149 (100th) Truth in Transportation Trust Funds Act20 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hopkins has won
Rep. Hopkins has won 7 U.S. House elections (1978–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.5 to 48.5 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 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | 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.