Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Todd Russell Platts
Todd Platts was a Republican U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 2001, who voted with most Republicans on 86% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (107th–112th 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
- YeaOn 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. 6044 Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service ActJul 19, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- H.R. 5941 DART ActJun 21, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
- H.R. 1335 To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.Apr 19, 2012 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
- H.R. 3234 Unemployed Worker Assistance Act of 2011Oct 14, 2011 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 1821 Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011May 10, 2011 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4259 (108th) Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability ActBecame law
- H.Res. 257 (110th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 745 (109th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 276 (109th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1143 (110th) Supporting the goals and ideals of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 736 (111th) Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on "Dedication Day", November 19, 2009.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 262 (108th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 176 (108th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Planning Week, recognizing the significant impact of sound financial planning on achieving life's goals, and…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Platts has won
Rep. Platts has won 6 U.S. House elections (2000–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 30.5 to 87.9 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.
How has Pennsylvania done while Rep. Platts served?
2005 to 2012 in Pennsylvania: typical household income was down 2% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.8 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.2 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Pennsylvania during Platts’s time representing it (2001 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Pennsylvania begin in 2005, so 2001 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 9 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 9 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 9 | See the 9 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th 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.