Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Dan Schaefer
Dan Schaefer was a Republican U.S. representative from Colorado, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 5 bills that became law (100th–105th 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. 4017 Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998Sep 28, 1998 · Laid on the table. See S. 417 for further action. (consideration: CR H9104)
- H.R. 3532 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999Aug 6, 1998 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 385.
- H.R. 2472 To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.Jun 1, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-177.
- H.R. 2915 To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Production Act.Nov 14, 1997 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- H.Res. 317 Providing for the agreement of the House to the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2472, with an amendment.Nov 9, 1997 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 649 (105th) Department of Energy Standardization Act of 1997Became law
- H.R. 2967 (104th) To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 4083 (104th) To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 1997.Became law
- H.R. 3693 (103rd) To designate the United States courthouse under construction in Denver, Colorado, as the "Byron White United States Courthouse".Became law
- H.R. 688 (105th) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1997Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3391 (104th) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1996Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 25 (105th) Providing for acceptance of a statue of Jack Swigert, presented by the State of Colorado, for placement in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3868 (104th) To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 1996.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Schaefer has won
Rep. Schaefer has won 7 U.S. House elections (1984–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 21.9 to 78.8 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
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 14 | 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 | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 5 | See the 5 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th 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.