Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson was a Democratic U.S. representative from South Carolina, first elected to Congress in 1987.
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. 1889 Budget Simplification and Reform Act of 1991Sep 25, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 1888 To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on Phospholan.Feb 26, 1992 · See H.R.4318.
- H.J.Res. 224 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Congressional, Presidential…Jun 7, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
- H.R. 4215 To suspend temporarily the duty on P-Tolualdehyde (p-Tal).Aug 20, 1990 · See H.R.1594.
- H.R. 1858 To suspend temporarily the duty on MDBS and HPBA.Aug 20, 1990 · See H.R.1594.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 196 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week of May 10, 1987, through May 16, 1987 as "Senior Center Week".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3464 (101st) Budget Simplification and Reform Act of 198929 cosponsors
- H.Res. 538 (100th) A resolution requiring that the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag be rendered in the Hall of the House at the start of each legislative day.25 cosponsors
- H.R. 3082 (101st) Children's Trust Fund Act of 198919 cosponsors
- H.R. 3730 (100th) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the medical expense deduction available for expenses connected with the acquisition, training…18 cosponsors
- H.R. 4501 (100th) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small exporters which increase their exports to defer payment of tax on a portion of their income…13 cosponsors
- H.R. 3409 (100th) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide child day care services to employees of Veterans'…6 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Patterson has won
Rep. Patterson has won 3 U.S. House elections (1986–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.1 to 22.9 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 3 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 3 | 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.