Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Mike Johanns
Mike Johanns was a Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska, first elected to Congress in 2009, who voted with most Republicans on 84% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–113th 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.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 1499 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the "Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial…Nov 26, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-192.
- S. 2809 A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a court order to garnish wages to pay a nontax debt.Sep 15, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S. 2745 A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing…Jul 31, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S.Con.Res. 42 A concurrent resolution recognizing caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers.Jul 31, 2014 · Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5235-5236)
- S. 2633 UAC State Notification Act of 2014Jul 21, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- S.Res. 319 (111th) A resolution commemorating 40 years of membership by women in the National FFA Organization and celebrating the achievements and contributions of female…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 81 (113th) A resolution commemorating March 19, 2013, as the 40th anniversary of National Ag Day.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 36 (113th) A resolution recognizing February 19, 2013 as the centennial of Mosaic, a faith-based organization that was founded in Nebraska and now serves more than 3,600…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 188 (113th) A resolution recognizing June 30, 2013, as the centennial of the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, which originally spanned 3,389 miles…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 166 (112th) A resolution commemorating May 8, 2011, as the 66th anniversary of V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 458 (112th) A resolution commemorating May 15, 2012, as the sesquicentennial of the founding of the Department of Agriculture.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 442 (112th) A resolution celebrating the 140th anniversary of Arbor Day.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 479 (112th) A resolution commemorating the dedication of the Strategic Air Command Memorial during the 20th anniversary of its stand down.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Johanns has won
Sen. Johanns has won 1 U.S. Senate election (2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 17.5 to 17.5 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.
How has Nebraska done while Sen. Johanns served?
2009 to 2014 in Nebraska: typical household income was about the same 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 1.9 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 Nebraska during Johanns’s time representing it (2009 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Nebraska’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 23 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 23 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 113th 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 Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.