Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Matt Salmon
Matt Salmon was a Republican U.S. representative from Arizona, first elected to Congress in 1995.
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.Res. 955 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the progress of peace and justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Sri Lanka after 26…Dec 8, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.Con.Res. 176 Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and remarkable, 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.Nov 30, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 5378 To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the United States.Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- H.R. 5041 To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress inducing…Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- H.R. 6281 BANK Act of 2016Sep 28, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2816 (106th) Computer Crime Enforcement ActBecame law
- H.Con.Res. 24 (106th) Expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1853 (114th) To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1349 (106th) Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 634 (114th) Recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and nuclear proliferation, and…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3136 (113th) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 48 (106th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 894 (106th) Aimee's LawPassed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Salmon has won
Rep. Salmon has won 5 U.S. House elections (1994–2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 17.0 to 39.2 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 Arizona’s 5th district done while Rep. Salmon served?
2013 to 2016 in AZ-5: typical household income was up 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Arizona’s 5th district during Salmon’s time representing it (2013 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. AZ-5 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Salmon’s term so far (2013 to 2016) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 61 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 61 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 57 | See the 57 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 114th 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.