Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Blanche L. Lincoln
Blanche Lincoln was a Democratic U.S. senator from Arkansas, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 6 bills that became law (103rd–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
- S.Res. 432 A bill supporting the goals and ideals of the Year of the Lung 2010.Dec 22, 2010 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11057-11058)
- S. 3307 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010Dec 13, 2010 · Became Public Law No: 111-296.
- S.Res. 631 A resolution designating the week beginning on November 8, 2010, as National School Psychology Week.Nov 19, 2010 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8205-8206)
- S. 3915 Medicare Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2010Sep 29, 2010 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 3875 Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees ActSep 29, 2010 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 3656 (111th) Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010Became law
- S. 1537 (108th) A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New Hope Cemetery Association certain land in the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery.Became law
- S. 33 (108th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and…Became law
- H.R. 535 (104th) Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance ActBecame law
- H.R. 657 (104th) To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas.Became law
- S.Res. 301 (110th) A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, one of the most significant events in the American…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 316 (107th) A bill designating the year beginning February 1, 2003, as the "Year of the Blues".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 374 (111th) A resolution recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Lincoln has won
Sen. Lincoln has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1998, 2004). Of the contested races, margins ran from 11.8 to 12.8 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 Arkansas done while Sen. Lincoln served?
2005 to 2010 in Arkansas: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.7 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.7 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Arkansas during Lincoln’s time representing it (1999 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Arkansas begin in 2005, so 1999 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 81 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 81 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
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.