Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Richard G. Lugar
Richard Lugar was a Republican U.S. senator from Indiana, first elected to Congress in 1977, who voted with most Republicans on 80% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 28 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 Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S.Res. 626 A resolution designating April 24, 2014, as "Jan Karski Day".Dec 20, 2012 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8305)
- S. 3671 A bill to provide certain assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.Dec 12, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- S. 3310 Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012Nov 13, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
- S.Res. 588 A resolution commending the 4 American public servants who died in Benghazi, Libya, United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith…Sep 22, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text…
- S.Res. 575 A resolution commending the 4 American public servants who died in Benghazi, Libya, United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith…Sep 21, 2012 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6629-6630)
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 85 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on August 2, 1987, and ending on August 8, 1987, as "International Special Olympics Week", and to…Became law
- S.J.Res. 273 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 6, 1988, as "German-American Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 122 (101st) A joint resolution to designate October 1989 and 1990 as "National Down Syndrome Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 84 (100th) A joint resolution to designate October 1987 as "National Down Syndrome Month."Became law
- S.J.Res. 108 (100th) A joint resolution to designate October 6, 1987, as "German-American Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 302 (100th) A joint resolution to designate October 1988 as "National Down Syndrome Month."Became law
- S. 2156 (100th) A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to require eligibility for free lunches to be based on the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the…Became law
- S. 1104 (110th) An act to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants, and for other…Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Lugar has won
Sen. Lugar has won 6 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.2 to 74.8 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 Indiana done while Sen. Lugar served?
2005 to 2012 in Indiana: typical household income was down 9% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 3.4 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.8 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 Indiana during Lugar’s time representing it (1977 to 2013). 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 Indiana begin in 2005, so 1977 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 30 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 30 | 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 | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 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 Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.