Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Thomas J. Manton
Thomas Manton was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1985, who sponsored 11 bills that became law (100th–105th 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. 4117 Airport Environmental and Community Fairness ActJul 6, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- H.R. 3595 Superfund Improvement Act of 1998Jun 9, 1998 · See H.R.2727.
- H.R. 3179 Airport Environmental and Community Fairness ActApr 30, 1998 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.Con.Res. 259 Recognizing and honoring the people of the Dodecanesian Islands for their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic values and beliefs.Apr 1, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- H.R. 3253 Private Officers Protection Act of 1998Feb 27, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 500 (102nd) Designating March 1993 as "Irish-American Heritage Month".Became law
- H.J.Res. 350 (102nd) Designating March 1992 as "Irish-American Heritage Month".Became law
- H.R. 5862 (102nd) To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure an equitable and timely distribution of benefits to public safety officers.Became law
- H.J.Res. 539 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 18, 1988, as "Emergency Medical Services Week".Became law
- H.J.Res. 401 (103rd) Designating the months of March 1995 and March 1996 as "Irish-American Heritage Month".Became law
- H.J.Res. 482 (101st) Designating March 1990 as "Irish-American Heritage Month".Became law
- H.J.Res. 134 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week of September 20, 1987, through September 26, 1987, as "Emergency Medical Services Week".Became law
- H.J.Res. 78 (103rd) Designating the weeks beginning May 23, 1993, and May 15, 1994, as "Emergency Medical Services Week".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Manton has won
Rep. Manton has won 7 U.S. House elections (1984–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.5 to 44.7 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
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 7 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 7 | 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 105th 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.