Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Mel Reynolds
Mel Reynolds was a Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1993.
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. 5124 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the interest deduction allowed corporations and to allow a deduction for dividends paid by corporations.Sep 29, 1994 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1982)
- H.R. 4450 Lock Out Child Crime Act of 1994Jun 27, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
- H.Res. 448 Amending the Code of Official Conduct of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the temporary step aside of a chairman or ranking minority party…Jun 8, 1994 · Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
- H.R. 3184 Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993May 5, 1994 · See H.R.4296.
- H.R. 2897 To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1994 World Cup soccer games.Mar 23, 1994 · For Further Action See H.R.4066.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 494 (103rd) To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the relief effort in Somalia shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same manner…38 cosponsors
- H.R. 737 (103rd) Strict Liability for Safer Streets Act of 199315 cosponsors
- H.R. 2340 (103rd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites.12 cosponsors
- H.R. 2033 (103rd) Joseph Wallace Child Welfare Act7 cosponsors
- H.R. 1206 (103rd) To amend title 28, United States Code, to make the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund available for support of certain community-based social…4 cosponsors
- H.R. 3245 (103rd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax on firearms.1 cosponsor
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Reynolds has won
Rep. Reynolds has won 2 U.S. House elections (1992–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 64.4 to 64.4 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.