Former member of Congress · last served 116th Congress
Pete Olson
Pete Olson was a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 2009, who voted with most Republicans on 97% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 4 bills that became law (113th–116th 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.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 7810 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the "Tom Reid Post Office Building".Jan 5, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 116-320.
- H.R. 1426 Timely Review of Infrastructure ActDec 10, 2020 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
- H.R. 8260 Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow ActSep 15, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 7559 FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020Jul 9, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- H.R. 7558 FADS ActJul 9, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 294 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2700 Cullen Boulevard in Pearland, Texas, as the "Endy Nddiobong Ekpanya Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 4877 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the "LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC…Became law
- H.R. 1209 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the…Became law
- H.R. 1192 (114th) National Clinical Care Commission ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 4775 (114th) Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016Passed a chamber
- H.R. 806 (115th) Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4273 (112th) Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012Passed a chamber
- H.R. 271 (113th) Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Olson has won
Rep. Olson has won 6 U.S. House elections (2008–2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.9 to 37.7 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.
How has Texas’s 22nd district done while Rep. Olson served?
2012 to 2019 in TX-22: typical household income was up 10% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 2.8 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.8 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Texas’s 22nd district during Olson’s time representing it (2009 to 2021). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. TX-22 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2012 to 2019 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2009 to 2021.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
116th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 14 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 14 | See the 14 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 116th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.