Former member of Congress · last served 101st Congress
John G. Rowland
John Rowland was a Republican U.S. representative from Connecticut, first elected to Congress in 1985, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–101st 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. 2763 Weir Farm Study Act of 1989Oct 31, 1990 · See S.2059.
- H.R. 5060 To require the establishment of an Office of Inspector General at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Jun 18, 1990 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
- H.R. 5014 To authorize the payment of a dislocation allowance under title 37, United States Code, to members of the uniformed services who, although not ordered to a…Jun 12, 1990 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 4981 Bankruptcy Antifraud Act of 1990Jun 11, 1990 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
- H.R. 3401 To amend Chapter 55 of Title 5 and Chapter 10 of Title 37, United States Code, to provide procedural due process in determining the status of missing persons…Jan 30, 1990 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1191 (100th) A bill for the relief of Maria Helena Vas and Jose Maria Vas.Became law
- H.R. 1730 (101st) Missing Service Personnel Act of 1989165 cosponsors
- H.R. 4632 (100th) Missing Service Personnel Act of 198821 cosponsors
- H.R. 1660 (100th) Retirement Health Plan Act of 198714 cosponsors
- H.R. 2155 (100th) A bill to prohibit use of Presidential election campaign funds to pay obligations arising from prior Presidential elections.12 cosponsors
- H.R. 3254 (101st) Drug War Funding Enhancement Act of 19897 cosponsors
- H.R. 3079 (100th) Procurement Responsibility Act of 19876 cosponsors
- H.R. 1880 (100th) Greater Opportunities Through Work Act of 19875 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Rowland has won
Rep. Rowland has won 3 U.S. House elections (1984–1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.8 to 47.3 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
101st Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 8 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 8 | 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 101st 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.