Former member of Congress · last served 116th Congress
Collin C. Peterson
Collin Peterson was a Democratic U.S. representative from Minnesota, first elected to Congress in 1991, who voted with most Democrats on 57% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill 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
- NayOn 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. 8843 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.Dec 3, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 8618 Local Government Taxpayer Fairness ActOct 16, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 8521 Landowner Easement Rights ActOct 2, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.J.Res. 95 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.Sep 24, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.Res. 1133 Honoring the life and legacy of Coya Knutson.Sep 21, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3509 (111th) Agricultural Credit Act of 2010Became law
- H.R. 2251 (113th) To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the "Edward J. Devitt United…Became law
- H.R. 1272 (112th) Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012Became law
- H.R. 2419 (110th) Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008Became law
- H.R. 5813 (110th) To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18…Became law
- H.R. 6051 (110th) To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16…Became law
- H.R. 6124 (110th) Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008Became law
- H.Con.Res. 25 (110th) Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Peterson has won
Rep. Peterson has won 15 U.S. House elections (1990–2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.3 to 44.5 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 Minnesota’s 7th district done while Rep. Peterson served?
2012 to 2019 in MN-7: typical household income was up 9% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.1 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 Minnesota’s 7th district during Peterson’s time representing it (1991 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. MN-7 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 1991 to 2021.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
116th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 28 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 28 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 23 | See the 23 → |
| 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.