Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Christopher J. Lee
Christopher Lee was a Republican U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 2009, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (111th–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.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 292 To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.Jan 25, 2011 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- H.R. 6046 To require the GAO to evaluate the propriety of assistance provided to General Motors Corporation under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other…Oct 13, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- H.R. 5960 PASS Act of 2010Jul 29, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.Res. 1534 Honoring Special Agent William G. Clark of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for his heroic actions while protecting the life of a woman…Jul 26, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- H.Res. 1039 Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.Feb 23, 2010 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1595 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building".Became law
- H.Res. 112 (111th) Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 183 (111th) Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2664 (111th) Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2009Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4640 (111th) To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office for the use of the House…41 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 232 (111th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 14 members of…22 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lee has won
Rep. Lee has won 2 U.S. House elections (2008–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 12.1 to 43.8 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 New York’s 26th district done while Rep. Lee served?
2009 to 2010 in NY-26: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New York’s 26th district during Lee’s time representing it (2009 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. NY-26 was redrawn in 2012, 2022 and again in 2024 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Lee’s term so far (2009 and 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 1 bill sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 1 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 1 | See the 1 → |
| 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 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 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.