Former member of Congress · last served 110th Congress
Ray LaHood
Ray Lahood was a Republican U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (104th–110th 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.Res. 1455 Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.Sep 30, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- H.R. 5300 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain cores used in remanufacture.Feb 18, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5299 To suspend temporarily the duty on 7-Hydroxy.Feb 18, 2008 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 4825 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on carbamic acid.Dec 20, 2007 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 4824 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 3-(Ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide.Dec 20, 2007 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1880 (104th) To designate the United States Post Office building located at 102 South McLean, Lincoln, Illinois, as the "Edward Madigan Post Office Building".Became law
- H.R. 2630 (109th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1927 Sangamon Avenue in Springfield, Illinois, as the "J.M. Dietrich Northeast…Became law
- H.R. 1451 (106th) Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission ActBecame law
- H.R. 2808 (109th) Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin ActBecame law
- H.R. 4608 (108th) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the "Bob Michel Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 82 (105th) Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 852 (106th) Freedom to E-File ActReported from committee
- H.R. 5086 (109th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the "Lane Evans Post Office Building".Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lahood has won
Rep. Lahood has won 7 U.S. House elections (1994–2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 18.5 to 40.5 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.
How has Illinois done while Rep. LaHood served?
2005 to 2008 in Illinois: typical household income was up 1% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.0 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 Illinois during LaHood’s time representing it (1995 to 2009). 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 Illinois begin in 2005, so 1995 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
110th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | 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 |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 110th 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.