Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Paul McHale
Paul Mchale was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (103rd–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.J.Res. 140 Condemning and censuring William Jefferson Clinton.Dec 17, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 2263 To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the…Nov 12, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-371.
- H.Con.Res. 351 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910.Oct 21, 1998 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.Con.Res. 302 Recognizing the importance of children and families in the United States and expressing support for the goals of National KidsDay and National Family Month.Oct 9, 1998 · Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 3668 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of burial flags for deceased members and former…Apr 28, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 276 (103rd) Designating May 1, 1994, through May 7, 1994, as "National Walking Week".221 cosponsors
- H.R. 3966 (104th) To authorize and request the President to award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the…111 cosponsors
- H.R. 3120 (103rd) Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Act52 cosponsors
- H.R. 1323 (105th) Tobacco Advertising Tax Reform Act37 cosponsors
- H.R. 2962 (104th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for advertising expenses for tobacco products.22 cosponsors
- H.R. 2022 (104th) Giles Act18 cosponsors
- H.R. 2169 (104th) Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 199513 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. McHale has won
Rep. McHale has won 3 U.S. House elections (1992–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.3 to 13.5 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.
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.