Former member of Congress · last served 116th Congress
Jose E. Serrano
Jose Serrano was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1989, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 3 bills that became law (113th–116th 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.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 2420 National Museum of the American Latino ActDec 3, 2020 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600.
- H.R. 7667 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021Jul 16, 2020 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 366.
- H.Res. 763 Expressing support for the development of a national strategic plan to end deep poverty.Dec 12, 2019 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019Nov 21, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-69.
- H.R. 4901 Puerto Rico Statehood Admission ActOct 29, 2019 · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4312 (102nd) Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992Became law
- H.R. 282 (105th) To designate the United States Post Office building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New York, as the "Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building".Became law
- H.R. 1350 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 442 East 167th Street in Bronx, New York, as the "Herman Badillo Post Office Building".Became law
- H.R. 6282 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 5140 (101st) School Dropout Prevention and Basic Skills Improvement Act of 1990Became law
- H.J.Res. 91 (102nd) Designating June 10 through 16, 1991, as "Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week".Became law
- H.R. 4938 (111th) To permit the use of previously appropriated funds to extend the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.Res. 1144 (110th) Expressing support for the designation of a Frank Sinatra Day, in honor of the dedication of the Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Serrano has won
Rep. Serrano has won 15 U.S. House elections (1990–2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 34.9 to 91.9 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 New York’s 15th district done while Rep. Serrano served?
2013 to 2019 in NY-15: typical household income was up 10% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 5.4 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 5.2 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. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New York’s 15th district during Serrano’s time representing it (2013 to 2021). 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. NY-15’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
116th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 9 | See the 9 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 116th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.