Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Gerry E. Studds
Gerry Studds was a Democratic U.S. representative from Massachusetts, first elected to Congress in 1973, who sponsored 18 bills that became law (100th–104th 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. 4111 Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act of 1996Oct 4, 1996 · For Further Action See S.2101.
- H.R. 4101 Rescue Diver Training Act of 1996Sep 30, 1996 · See S.1004.
- H.R. 2763 To establish the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.Sep 28, 1996 · For Further Action See H.R.4236.
- H.R. 3022 Cardiac Arrest Survival ActMar 18, 1996 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
- H.R. 1863 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1995Mar 8, 1996 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E318)
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4189 (100th) Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1988Became law
- H.R. 2152 (102nd) High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement ActBecame law
- H.R. 5419 (102nd) International Dolphin Conservation Act of 1992Became law
- H.R. 2840 (101st) Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 3836 (102nd) Pacific Yew ActBecame law
- H.R. 1467 (100th) A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992.Became law
- H.R. 1841 (100th) Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988Became law
- H.R. 5013 (102nd) Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Studds has won
Rep. Studds has won 10 U.S. House elections (1976–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.8 to 46.4 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
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | 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 | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 104th 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.