Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Glenn Poshard
Glenn Poshard was a Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1989, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (101st–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
- H.R. 1502 To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the "James L. Foreman United States Courthouse".Aug 31, 1998 · Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works by unanimous consent.
- H.J.Res. 53 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a Federal balanced budget.Mar 5, 1997 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- H.R. 731 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the interest on water, waste, and essential community facilities loans guaranteed by the Secretary of…Feb 12, 1997 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 730 To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using official funds for the production or mailing of newsletters, to reduce by 50 percent the amount…Feb 12, 1997 · Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
- H.R. 2689 To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the "James L. Foreman United States Courthouse".Dec 18, 1995 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 5428 (101st) Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 791 (103rd) To name the United States courthouse in Benton, Illinois, the "James L. Foreman Courthouse".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2237 (102nd) Rural Mental Health Initiatives Act of 199136 cosponsors
- H.R. 4174 (102nd) To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using official funds for the production or mailing of newsletters.8 cosponsors
- H.R. 4776 (101st) National Coal Institute Act of 19907 cosponsors
- H.R. 1698 (103rd) To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using official funds for the production or mailing of newsletters; to reduce by 50 percent the amount…1 cosponsor
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Poshard has won
Rep. Poshard has won 5 U.S. House elections (1988–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 16.8 to 67.5 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | 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 | 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.