Former member of Congress · last served 110th Congress
William J. Jefferson
William Jefferson was a Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana, first elected to Congress in 1991, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (102nd–110th 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. 5932 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2801 Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey, Louisiana, as the "Harry Lee Post Office Building".Sep 29, 2008 · Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 6916 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide assistance to individuals and households…Sep 17, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- H.R. 6811 Duncan Plaza Homeless Disaster Relief Act of 2008Aug 1, 2008 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 6674 Duncan Plaza Homeless Disaster Relief Act of 2008Jul 30, 2008 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.Res. 1090 Honoring the esteemed former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on the occasion of his 90th birthday.Jul 15, 2008 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2089 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Louisiana Armed Services…Became law
- H.R. 2868 (103rd) "An Act to designate the Federal building located at 600 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the 'John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals…Became law
- H.Res. 551 (110th) Acknowledging the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3034 (102nd) Temporary Child Care for Children With Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act Amendments of 1991Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1468 (110th) Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 4337 (109th) Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act of 2005Passed a chamber
- H.J.Res. 84 (107th) Disapproving the action taken by the President under section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 transmitted to the Congress on March 5, 2002.Reported from committee
- H.R. 664 (107th) A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and…298 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Jefferson has won
Rep. Jefferson has won 9 U.S. House elections (1990–2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.1 to 76.9 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.
How has Louisiana’s 2nd district done while Rep. Jefferson served?
2005 to 2008 in LA-2: typical household income was up 19% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 4.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 3.2 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 Louisiana’s 2nd district during Jefferson’s time representing it (1991 to 2009). 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. LA-2 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2024 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Jefferson’s term so far (2005 to 2008) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
110th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 35 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 35 | 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 | 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 110th 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.