Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Carol Moseley-Braun
Carol Moseley-Braun was a Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois, 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
- S. 1171 An act for the relief of Janina Altagracia Castillo-Rojas.Oct 15, 1998 · Held at the desk.
- S. 677 Equity in Transmission of Citizenship ActOct 13, 1998 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
- S.Res. 292 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired.Oct 8, 1998 · Referred to the Committee on Banking.
- S. 2501 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap.Sep 18, 1998 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 2443 Safe Communities and Schools Act of 1998Sep 8, 1998 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 922 (103rd) Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders ActBecame law
- S.J.Res. 188 (103rd) A joint resolution to designate 1995 the "Year of the Girl Child".Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 21 (103rd) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including…Passed a chamber
- S. 1685 (103rd) DOE Minority Bank Preservation Act of 1993Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 104 (105th) A concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the integration of the Armed Forces.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 103 (105th) A resolution to congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning the 1997 National Basketball Association Championship and proving themselves to be one of the best…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 182 (105th) A resolution honoring the memory of Harry Caray.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 229 (105th) A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Chicago Board of Trade.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Braun has won
Sen. Braun has won 1 U.S. Senate election (1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 10.2 to 10.2 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 27 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 27 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
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.