Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Richard H. Lehman
Richard Lehman was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 6 bills that became law (100th–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. 5150 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning the eligibility of officers and employees of State, county, and municipal governments to serve as…Oct 14, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- H.R. 4068 California Forest Ecosystems Health ActOct 6, 1994 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 5099 To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to provide a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority.Sep 28, 1994 · Provisions Incorporated Into H.R.4944.
- H.R. 5013 Classroom Technology Act of 1994Sep 28, 1994 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9991-9992)
- H.R. 4225 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent fraudulent claims for the earned income credit.Aug 17, 1994 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8508)
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 799 (100th) A bill to designate a segment of the Kings River in California as a wild and scenic river.Became law
- H.R. 355 (102nd) Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991Became law
- H.R. 239 (103rd) To amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to resolve certain problems regarding subsurface estates, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 2809 (101st) An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands to the State of California, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 4962 (101st) 1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin ActBecame law
- H.J.Res. 398 (101st) To commemorate the centennial of the creation by Congress of Yosemite National Park.Became law
- H.R. 518 (103rd) California Desert Protection Act of 1994Passed a chamber
- H.R. 176 (100th) Truth in Savings ActPassed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lehman has won
Rep. Lehman has won 6 U.S. House elections (1982–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.5 to 42.5 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 19 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 19 | 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.