Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Michael M. Honda
Michael Honda was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 2001, who voted with most Democrats on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
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. 6510 Save the Children Act of 2016Dec 22, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- H.R. 6322 Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal ActNov 15, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.Res. 909 Expressing support for the right to rescue animals.Oct 19, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- H.Res. 910 Supporting the ideals and goals of the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women".Oct 11, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- H.R. 4865 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities ActSep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 6558 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Gordon N. Chan Post Office…Became law
- H.Res. 121 (110th) A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 56 (108th) Supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 267 (111th) Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to Iranian-Americans for their contributions to society, and wishing…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 435 (111th) Celebrating Asian/Pacific-American Heritage.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1316 (111th) Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 550 (110th) Congratulating the people of Ethiopia on the second millennium of Ethiopia, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 475 (108th) Congratulating the San Jose Earthquakes for winning the 2003 Major League Soccer Cup.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Honda has won
Rep. Honda has won 8 U.S. House elections (2000–2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.5 to 48.4 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.
How has California’s 17th district done while Rep. Honda served?
2013 to 2016 in CA-17: typical household income was up 17% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 3.5 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. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in California’s 17th district during Honda’s time representing it (2013 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. CA-17 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Honda’s term so far (2013 to 2016) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 53 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 53 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 35 | See the 35 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 114th 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.