Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
George J. Mitchell
George Mitchell was a Democratic U.S. senator from Maine, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 13 bills that became law (100th–103rd 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
- S.Res. 294 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Republican Leader.Dec 1, 1994 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15467)
- S.Res. 292 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over…Dec 1, 1994 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15467)
- S.Res. 291 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the…Dec 1, 1994 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15467)
- S.Res. 290 A resolution appointing a committee to notify the President concerning the proposed adjournment of the session.Dec 1, 1994 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15467)
- S. 2467 Uruguay Round Agreements ActNov 22, 1994 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 181 (101st) A joint resolution to establish calendar year 1992 as the "Year of Clean Water".Became law
- S.J.Res. 218 (102nd) A joint resolution designating the calendar year 1993 as the "Year of American Craft: A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand".Became law
- S. 744 (100th) Radon Program Development Act of 1987Became law
- S. 804 (101st) North American Wetlands Conservation ActBecame law
- S.J.Res. 315 (101st) A joint resolution for the designation of July 22, 1990 as "Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day".Became law
- S. 1389 (100th) A bill to amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act with respect to management requisition, and disposition of real property…Became law
- S. 1756 (101st) Maine Acadian Culture Preservation ActBecame law
- S. 2205 (101st) Maine Wilderness Act of 1990Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Mitchell has won
Sen. Mitchell has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1982, 1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 21.7 to 62.6 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
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 129 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 129 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 103rd 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.