Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Walter B. Jones
Walter Jones was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina, first elected to Congress in 1965, who sponsored 11 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. 4722 Marine and Coastal Environment and Global Climate Protection Act of 1992Oct 24, 1992 · See H.R.776.
- H.R. 4485 To authorize reimbursement of expenses for overseas inspections and examination of foreign vessels.Oct 6, 1992 · Similar Provisions Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title V).
- H.R. 4484 Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993Oct 6, 1992 · Similar Provisions Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title VI).
- H.R. 3972 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make minor and technical corrections to maps depicting the Coastal Barrier Resources System.Oct 6, 1992 · See H.R.5013.
- H.R. 1297 Clean Vessel Act of 1992Oct 6, 1992 · Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title V).
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1465 (101st) Oil Pollution Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 2210 (100th) Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988Became law
- H.R. 1486 (101st) To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Maritime Administration and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 3105 (100th) A bill to revise, consolidate and enact certain laws related to maritime commercial instruments and liens and public vessels and goods as chapters 313 and 315…Became law
- H.R. 1006 (102nd) Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1991Became law
- H.R. 4009 (101st) Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 840 (101st) To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Federal Maritime Commission.Became law
- H.R. 2480 (100th) A bill to extend temporarily the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Jones has won
Rep. Jones has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 29.6 to 63.5 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 36 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 36 | 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.