Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Dale E. Kildee
Dale Kildee was a Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1977, who voted with most Democrats on 96% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 25 bills that became law (100th–112th 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 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. 1402 To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the…Aug 16, 2012 · Became Public Law No: 112-170.
- H.R. 6175 National Park Service Study Act of 2012Jul 26, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- H.R. 3821 After School for America's Children Act of 2012Mar 29, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- H.R. 3568 Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools ActMar 29, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- H.Res. 574 Expressing support for designation of the week of March 12, 2012, through March 16, 2012, as National Young Audiences Week.Mar 7, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4151 (101st) Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 1451 (100th) Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987Became law
- H.R. 1804 (103rd) Goals 2000: Educate America ActBecame law
- H.R. 6 (103rd) Improving America's Schools Act of 1994Became law
- H.R. 1429 (110th) Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007Became law
- H.R. 1300 (101st) Head Start Supplemental Authorization Act of 1989Became law
- H.R. 476 (102nd) Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1991Became law
- H.R. 2313 (102nd) National Dropout Prevention Act of 1991Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Kildee has won
Rep. Kildee has won 18 U.S. House elections (1976–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.2 to 86.3 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 Michigan’s 5th district done while Rep. Kildee served?
2005 to 2011 in MI-5: typical household income was down 17% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 3.7 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 7.2 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 Michigan’s 5th district during Kildee’s time representing it (2003 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. MI-5 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2003 to 2013.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 11 | See the 11 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 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.
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.