Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
Carolyn Kilpatrick was a Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1997, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (105th–111th 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. 4273 Pediatric Workforce Investment ActDec 11, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.Res. 684 Recognizing and honoring Howard University School of Law's 140-year legacy of social justice and its continued commitment to the training of capable and…Oct 22, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- H.R. 3098 Caring for an Aging America Act of 2009Jul 7, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.Con.Res. 150 Supporting the goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month.Jun 12, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 1982 Veterans Entitlement to Service (VETS) Act of 2009May 22, 2009 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2967 (109th) To designate the Federal building located at 333 Mt. Elliott Street in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Rosa Parks Federal Building".Became law
- H.Con.Res. 59 (109th) Recognizing the contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 90 (110th) Congratulating Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts on becoming the first African-American head coaches of National…Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 488 (109th) Congratulating the Detroit Shock for winning the 2006 Women's National Basketball Association Championship, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 372 (110th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions that African American singers and musicians have made to the…Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 80 (107th) Congratulating the city of Detroit and its residents on the occasion of the tricentennial of the city's founding.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 452 (107th) Congratulating the Detroit Red Wings for winning the 2002 Stanley Cup Championship.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 108 (109th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the community development block grant program should remain under the administration of the Secretary of Housing and…83 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Kilpatrick has won
Rep. Kilpatrick has won 7 U.S. House elections (1996–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 55.1 to 83.2 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 13th district done while Rep. Kilpatrick served?
2005 to 2010 in MI-13: typical household income was down 14% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 9.7 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 13th district during Kilpatrick’s time representing it (2003 to 2011). 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. MI-13 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Kilpatrick’s term so far (2005 to 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 5 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 5 | 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 111th 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.