Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress

Mark L. Pryor

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · ArkansasSenate 2003–2015

Mark Pryor was a Democratic U.S. senator from Arkansas, first elected to Congress in 2003, who voted with most Democrats on 88% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.

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44Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–113th Congress (excludes amendments)

1Passed a chamberof 39 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

0Became law113th–113th Congress

29Broke with partyof 251 yes/no votes, 112th (11.6%)

0Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.0%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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 Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 2835 Storm Shelter Affordability Act of 2014
Sep 17, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 2815 Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014
Sep 16, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 2735 A bill to provide for an extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
Jul 31, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 2729 Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014
Jul 31, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 2682 Made in the U.S.A. Act
Jul 29, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Top bills sponsored

S. 602 (110th) Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007
Became law
S. 3304 (111th) Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
Became law
S. 781 (110th) Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
Became law
S. 3243 (111th) Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010
Became law
S. 3828 (111th) A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act.
Became law
S. 376 (113th) Drought Information Act of 2013
Passed a chamber
S. 1288 (111th) Emergency Management Assistance Compact Grant Reauthorization Act of 2009
Passed a chamber
S. 713 (111th) FEMA Accountability Act of 2009
Passed a chamber

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Pryor has won

Sen. Pryor has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (2002, 2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.8 to 59.1 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 7.8 points2002, AR Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Arkansas Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Tim Hutchinson (R) 1996 → Mark L. Pryor (D) 2002–2008 → Tom Cotton (R) 2014–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

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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 Arkansas done while Sen. Pryor served?

2005 to 2014 in Arkansas: typical household income was down 3% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.7 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.

Typical household income · after inflation

Arkansas: $56.5K in 2005 → $54.9K in 2014

Arkansas down 3%U.S. down 4%

Share of people below the poverty line

Arkansas: 17.2% in 2005 → 18.9% in 2014

Arkansas up 1.7 pointsU.S. up 2.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Arkansas: 6.9% in 2005 → 6.8% in 2014

Arkansas about the sameU.S. up 0.3 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 Arkansas during Pryor’s time representing it (2003 to 2015). 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 Arkansas begin in 2005, so 2003 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 44 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	44	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	2	See the 2 →
With a committee report listed	3	See the 3 →
With a Congress.gov note	5	See the 5 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th 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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.