Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Jim Sasser
James Sasser was a Democratic U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 1977, who sponsored 10 bills that became law (100th–103rd 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
- S.J.Res. 157 A joint resolution to designate 1994 as "The Year of Gospel Music".Oct 14, 1994 · Became Public Law No: 103-366.
- S. 2424 A bill to expand the boundaries of the Stones River National Battlefield in Tennessee, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 1994 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 701.
- S. 2347 Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin ActAug 1, 1994 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
- S. 2164 Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994Jun 7, 1994 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S.Con.Res. 63 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.May 12, 1994 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 328 (100th) Prompt Payment Act Amendments of 1987Became law
- S.J.Res. 102 (103rd) A joint resolution to designate the months of October 1993 and October 1994 as "Country Music Month".Became law
- S. 1856 (100th) National Historical Publications and Records Commission Amendments of 1988Became law
- S. 779 (103rd) A bill to continue the authorization of appropriations for the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History, and for other purposes.Became law
- S.J.Res. 143 (103rd) A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Frank Anderson Shrontz as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Became law
- S.J.Res. 144 (103rd) A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Manuel Luis Ibanez as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Became law
- S. 464 (103rd) A bill to redesignate the Pulaski Post Office located at 111 West College Street in Pulaski, Tennessee, as the "Ross Bass Post Office".Became law
- S.J.Res. 132 (101st) A joint resolution designating September 1 through 30, 1989, as "National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Sasser has won
Sen. Sasser has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982, 1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.4 to 30.6 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
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 103rd 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.