Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress

Debbie Stabenow

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · MichiganSenate 2001–2025 · House 1997–2001 (MI-8)

Debbie Stabenow was a Democratic U.S. senator from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1997, who voted with most Democrats on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 5 bills that became law (113th–118th Congress).

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246Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–118th Congress (excludes amendments)

5Passed a chamberof 179 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

5Became law3 substantive + 2 ceremonial · 113th–118th Congress

18Broke with partyof 249 yes/no votes, 112th (7.2%)

2Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.8%)

$64.9MPork: own shareFY2024 earmarks, 86 items; shared items split

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 Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 3738 GLRI Act of 2024
Dec 5, 2024 · Held at the desk.
S. 5335 Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024
Nov 18, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.Res. 775 A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 15, 2024, as "National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day".
Jul 30, 2024 · Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5587-5588)
S. 4693 Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act
Jul 11, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 4192 We Can't Wait Act of 2024
Apr 18, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Stabenow has won

Sen. Stabenow has won 2 U.S. House elections (1996–1998) and 4 U.S. Senate elections (2000, 2006, 2012, 2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.6 to 20.8 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won6 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 1.6 points2000, MI Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party2 of 6 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Michigan’s 8th districtWinners, most recent three: Elissa Slotkin (D) 2018–2020 → Daniel T. Kildee (D) 2022 → Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) 2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, Michigan Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Spencer Abraham (R) 1994 → Debbie Stabenow (D) 2000–2018 → Elissa Slotkin (D) 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 Michigan done while Sen. Stabenow served?

2005 to 2024 in Michigan: typical household income was down 3% 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 4.4 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Michigan: $74.3K in 2005 → $72.4K in 2024

Michigan down 3%U.S. up 9%

Share of people below the poverty line

Michigan: 13.2% in 2005 → 13.4% in 2024

Michigan about the sameU.S. down 1.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Michigan: 8.9% in 2005 → 4.5% in 2024

Michigan down 4.4 pointsU.S. down 2.3 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 Michigan during Stabenow’s time representing it (2001 to 2025). 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 Michigan begin in 2005, so 2001 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

118th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 36 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	36	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	2	See the 2 →
With a committee report listed	0	None listed

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 118th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.