Former member of Congress · last served 110th Congress

Gordon H. Smith

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · OregonSenate 1997–2009

Gordon Smith was a Republican U.S. senator from Oregon, first elected to Congress in 1997, who sponsored 10 bills that became law (105th–110th Congress).

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303Bills & resolutions sponsored105th–110th Congress (excludes amendments)

58Passed a chamberof 303 bills & resolutions sponsored

10Became law9 substantive + 1 ceremonial · 105th–110th Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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

S. 3015 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the "Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office…
Oct 7, 2008 · Became Public Law No: 110-352.
S. 3554 Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008
Sep 24, 2008 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3194 Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
Sep 23, 2008 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S.Res. 601 A resolution designating October 19 through October 25, 2008, as "National Save for Retirement Week".
Sep 18, 2008 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9165)
S.Res. 643 A resolution calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China regarding rights for the people of Tibet, and for other purposes.
Sep 17, 2008 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8960-8961)

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Smith has won

Sen. Smith has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1996, 2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.9 to 16.6 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 3.9 points1996, OR Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Oregon Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Mark Hatfield (R) 1978–1990 → Gordon Smith (R) 1996–2002 → Jeff Merkley (D) 2008–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

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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 Oregon done while Sen. Smith served?

2005 to 2008 in Oregon: typical household income was up 6% 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 0.8 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Oregon: $69.4K in 2005 → $73.5K in 2008

Oregon up 6%U.S. up 2%

Share of people below the poverty line

Oregon: 14.1% in 2005 → 13.6% in 2008

Oregon about the sameU.S. about the same

Share of workers looking for a job

Oregon: 7.5% in 2005 → 6.7% in 2008

Oregon down 0.8 pointsU.S. down 0.5 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 Oregon during Smith’s time representing it (1997 to 2009). 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 Oregon begin in 2005, so 1997 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

110th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 82 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	82	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	10	See the 10 →
With a committee report listed	9	See the 9 →
With a Congress.gov note	8	See the 8 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 110th 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 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.