Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress
Robert T. Matsui
Robert Matsui was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–109th 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.J.Res. 99 Providing for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Jun 21, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 892 Sacramento Public Safety Act of 2003Feb 26, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- H.R. 5432 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the same holding period for company stock acquired upon exercise of options as is applicable to company…Sep 24, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 5088 Executive Accountability Act of 2002Jul 10, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4857 Child Support Reinvestment Act of 2002Jun 4, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 154 (102nd) Designating the month of May 1991, as "National Foster Care Month".Became law
- H.J.Res. 388 (102nd) Designating the month of May 1992 as "National Foster Care Month".Became law
- H.R. 4432 (100th) A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require certain detailed tabulations relating to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the decennial…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2794 (100th) Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 1988Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 146 (101st) To call for the President to take action to enforce the semiconductor agreement, and prevent further unfair Japanese trade practices.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 127 (100th) A resolution relating to the semiconductor antidumping enforcement agreement.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2620 (103rd) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands in California through an exchange pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 715 (101st) For the relief of the Junior Achievement of Sacramento, Inc.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Matsui has won
Rep. Matsui has won 13 U.S. House elections (1978–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.9 to 82.2 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.