Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Richard B. Ray
Richard Ray was a Democratic U.S. representative from Georgia, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–102nd 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. 4025 To indemnify States, political subdivisions of States, and certain other entities from liability relating to the release of hazardous substances at military…Apr 30, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 4024 To amend provisions of the comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to Federal property transferred by Federal…Apr 30, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 2179 To amend provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to Federal property transferred by Federal…Apr 30, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 2112 Subcontractor Payment Protection ActMay 2, 1991 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- H.R. 1823 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that burials be permitted in national cemeteries on weekends and holidays under certain conditions, and for…Apr 12, 1989 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2416 (100th) A bill to establish the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Preservation District in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 3338 (100th) A bill to deny most-favored-nation treatment to products of Iran.233 cosponsors
- H.R. 4361 (100th) Civil Service Annuity Prompt Payment Act65 cosponsors
- H.R. 4090 (100th) A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to modify the requirements respecting liability insurance for underground storage tanks, and for other purposes.25 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Ray has won
Rep. Ray has won 5 U.S. House elections (1982–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 26.3 to 62.8 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 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 | 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.