Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress

Kay Bailey Hutchison

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · TexasSenate 1993–2013

Kay Hutchison was a Republican U.S. senator from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1993, who voted with most Republicans on 88% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 14 bills that became law (103rd–112th Congress).

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374Bills & resolutions sponsored103rd–112th Congress (excludes amendments)

69Passed a chamberof 374 bills & resolutions sponsored

14Became law12 substantive + 2 ceremonial · 103rd–112th Congress

30Broke with partyof 240 yes/no votes, 112th (12.5%)

11Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (4.4%)

—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
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn 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. 114 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012
Dec 31, 2012 · Held at the desk.
S.Res. 617 A resolution congratulating the recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy.
Dec 20, 2012 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8320)
S. 3639 ACHIEVE Act
Nov 27, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 3533 Defend and Save Social Security Act of 2012
Sep 12, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3532 Church Plan Clarification Act of 2012
Sep 12, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6272-6273)

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Hutchison has won

Sen. Hutchison has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 22.5 to 32.8 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won3 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 22.5 points1994, TX Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 3 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Texas Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Lloyd Bentsen (D) 1976–1988 → Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 1994–2006 → Ted Cruz (R) 2012–2024.

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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 Texas done while Sen. Hutchison served?

2005 to 2012 in Texas: typical household income was up 2% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 0.4 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Texas: $68.1K in 2005 → $69.7K in 2012

Texas up 2%U.S. down 6%

Share of people below the poverty line

Texas: 17.6% in 2005 → 17.9% in 2012

Texas about the sameU.S. up 2.6 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Texas: 7.6% in 2005 → 8.0% in 2012

Texas up 0.4 pointsU.S. up 2.5 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 Texas during Hutchison’s time representing it (1993 to 2013). 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 Texas begin in 2005, so 1993 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

112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 38 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	38	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	1	See the 1 →
With a committee report listed	1	See the 1 →
With a Congress.gov note	1	See the 1 →

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.

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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.