Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Nick Smith
Nick Smith was a Republican U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 6 bills that became law (103rd–108th 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. 5195 To permanently reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family farmers.Nov 5, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
- H.R. 2608 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2004Oct 25, 2004 · Became Public Law No: 108-360.
- H.Con.Res. 474 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not give any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal elections.Jul 15, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 3055 Social Security Solvency Act of 2003Jul 13, 2004 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5643-5646)
- H.R. 4767 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to triple the amount of the credit allowed for basic research.Jul 7, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4664 (107th) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002Became law
- H.R. 256 (107th) To extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.Became law
- H.R. 808 (106th) To extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.Became law
- H.R. 1550 (106th) Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 1914 (107th) To extend for 4 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.Became law
- H.Con.Res. 160 (108th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should remove the economic sanctions against Iraq completely and without condition.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4030 (108th) Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education Act of 2004Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2051 (107th) To authorize the National Science Foundation to establish regional centers for the purpose of plant genome and gene expression research and development and…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Smith has won
Rep. Smith has won 6 U.S. House elections (1992–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 12.1 to 75.4 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
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 20 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 20 | 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 | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 108th 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.