Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress

Charles Luken

DEMOCRAT U.S. Representative · OhioHouse 1991–1993 (OH-1)

Charles Luken was a Democratic U.S. representative from Ohio, first elected to Congress in 1991.

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5Bills & resolutions sponsored102nd–102nd Congress (excludes amendments)

0Passed a chamberof 5 bills & resolutions sponsored

0Became law102nd–102nd Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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. 5113 To abolish the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals.
Jul 8, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
H.R. 3994 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to review and modify regulations issued pursuant to the Aviation Safety and Noise…
Dec 9, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
H.R. 3780 To limit the amounts obligated or expended for fiscal year 1992 for travel expenses for officers and employees of the Federal Government.
Nov 22, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
H.Res. 233 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the defense budget should be reexamined and reduced based on the changing national security needs of…
Oct 7, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.
H.J.Res. 180 Designating October 6, 1991, and October 6, 1992, each as "German-American Day".
Oct 3, 1991 · For Further Action See S.J.Res.151.

Elections Rep. Luken has won

Rep. Luken has won 1 U.S. House election (1990–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.2 to 2.2 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won1 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 2.2 points1990, OH-1

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 1 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Ohio’s 1st districtWinners, most recent three: Steve Driehaus (D) 2008 → Steve Chabot (R) 2010–2020 → Greg Landsman (D) 2022–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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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

102nd 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 102nd 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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.