Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Mark E. Souder
Mark Souder was a Republican U.S. representative from Indiana, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (104th–111th 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. 4624 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the "SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office".May 18, 2010 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
- H.R. 4323 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for certain costs relating to compliance with financial regulations.Dec 15, 2009 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 2128 Financial Disclosure Integrity ActJun 26, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- H.Res. 577 Recognizing the Nation's orthopedic industry for its continued legacy of innovation in providing devices that relieve the pain of, and restore mobility to…Jun 24, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 2503 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require inclusion on the no fly list certain detainees housed at the Naval Air Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.May 26, 2009 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4613 (106th) National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 2412 (106th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the "E. Ross Adair Federal…Became law
- H.R. 3308 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 East Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, as the "Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post…Became law
- H.R. 6344 (109th) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006Became law
- H.Res. 412 (108th) Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2829 (109th) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2086 (108th) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2003Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1204 (108th) To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Souder has won
Rep. Souder has won 8 U.S. House elections (1994–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.6 to 38.4 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.
How has Indiana’s 3rd district done while Rep. Souder served?
2005 to 2009 in IN-3: typical household income was down 11% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.7 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 7.1 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 Indiana’s 3rd district during Souder’s time representing it (2003 to 2010). 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. IN-3 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Souder’s term so far (2005 to 2009) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 7 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 7 | 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 | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th 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.