Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Herbert C. Klein
Herbert Klein was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (103rd–103rd 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. 3498 Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act of 1994Nov 30, 1994 · By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 103-430.
- H.Con.Res. 35 Recognizing Belleville, New Jersey, as the birthplace of the industrial revolution in the United States.Oct 8, 1994 · Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- H.R. 4306 Risk Assessment Improvement Act of 1994Oct 7, 1994 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
- H.R. 5149 Community Reinvestment Enhancement Act of 1994Oct 6, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
- H.R. 5051 Youth Depositor Protection ActOct 6, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 127 (103rd) To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1993 as "National Arbor Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 322 (103rd) To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1994 as "National Arbor Day".45 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 233 (103rd) Designating the oak as the national arboreal emblem of the United States.11 cosponsors
- H.R. 3525 (103rd) Voter Protection Act of 199310 cosponsors
- H.R. 3853 (103rd) Economic Revitalization Act of 19945 cosponsors
- H.R. 3746 (103rd) National Firearms Exchange Act3 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 280 (103rd) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to protections for persons changing their names to avoid domestic violence.1 cosponsor
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Klein has won
Rep. Klein has won 1 U.S. House election (1992–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.9 to 5.9 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 15 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 15 | 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 103rd 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.