Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
James R. Olin
James Olin was a Democratic U.S. representative from Virginia, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 5418 To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include Roanoke and Rockbridge, Virginia, as part of the Appalachian region.Jul 9, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 3414 Timber Economics Act of 1991May 13, 1992 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- H.R. 5068 For the relief of Dallas M. Patterson.May 12, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
- H.R. 1572 Private Property Rights Act of 1991Apr 23, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
- H.R. 4235 National Children's Health Care Act of 1992Mar 13, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 310 (101st) To remove a restriction from a parcel of land in Roanoke, Virginia, in order for that land to be conveyed to the State of Virginia for use as a veterans…Became law
- H.R. 2878 (100th) A bill to designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia as wilderness areas.Became law
- H.R. 3888 (101st) To allow a certain parcel of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, to be used for a child care center.Became law
- H.R. 175 (102nd) To designate a clinical wing at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, as the "Hugh Davis Memorial Wing".Passed a chamber
- H.J.Res. 207 (100th) A joint resolution commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the Marshall plan.220 cosponsors
- H.R. 1105 (100th) Disaster Loan Efficiency Act44 cosponsors
- H.R. 3477 (102nd) Combined Sewer Overflow Control Act42 cosponsors
- H.R. 2217 (101st) Head Start Improvement Amendments of 198932 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Olin has won
Rep. Olin has won 5 U.S. House elections (1982–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.2 to 66.6 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | 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 102nd 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.