Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress

Rick Santorum

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · PennsylvaniaSenate 1995–2007 · House 1991–1995 (PA-18)

Rick Santorum was a Republican U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1991, who sponsored 7 bills that became law (102nd–109th Congress).

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409Bills & resolutions sponsored102nd–109th Congress (excludes amendments)

30Passed a chamberof 409 bills & resolutions sponsored

7Became law5 substantive + 2 ceremonial · 102nd–109th Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—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.

Recent votes

No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.

5 most recent bills

S. 843 Combating Autism Act of 2006
Dec 19, 2006 · Became Public Law No: 109-416.
S.Res. 549 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding modern-day slavery.
Dec 9, 2006 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 613 A resolution honoring the life and work of William Wilberforce and commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain.
Dec 6, 2006 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 12/7/2006 S11385)
S. 3997 Landfill Gas Act of 2006
Sep 29, 2006 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.Res. 592 A resolution designating the week of November 5 through 11, 2006, as "Long-Term Care Awareness Week".
Sep 29, 2006 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10749)

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Santorum has won

Sen. Santorum has won 2 U.S. House elections (1990–1992) and 2 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.5 to 22.6 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won4 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 2.5 points1994, PA Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 4 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Pennsylvania’s 18th districtWinners, most recent three: Michael F. Doyle (D) 1994–2000 → Tim Murphy (R) 2002–2016 → Michael F. Doyle (D) 2018–2020. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, Pennsylvania Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Richard Santorum (R) 1994–2000 → Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D) 2006–2018 → David McCormick (R) 2024.

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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 Pennsylvania done while Sen. Santorum served?

2005 to 2006 in Pennsylvania: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 0.5 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Pennsylvania: $71.9K in 2005 → $72.4K in 2006

Pennsylvania about the sameU.S. up 1%

Share of people below the poverty line

Pennsylvania: 11.9% in 2005 → 12.1% in 2006

Pennsylvania about the sameU.S. about the same

Share of workers looking for a job

Pennsylvania: 6.7% in 2005 → 6.2% in 2006

Pennsylvania down 0.5 pointsU.S. down 0.5 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 Pennsylvania during Santorum’s time representing it (1995 to 2007). 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 Pennsylvania begin in 2005, so 1995 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

109th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 156 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	156	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	4	See the 4 →
With a committee report listed	4	See the 4 →
With a Congress.gov note	4	See the 4 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 109th 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 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.