Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress
Rob Simmons
Rob Simmons was a Republican U.S. representative from Connecticut, first elected to Congress in 2001, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (107th–109th 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. 971 To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Connecticut, and for other purposes.Nov 13, 2006 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.R. 5160 Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006Oct 16, 2006 · Became Public Law No: 109-359.
- H.R. 5752 Mentoring Matches for Youth Act of 2006Sep 19, 2006 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
- H.Con.Res. 444 Extending the appreciation of Congress and the Nation to the Department of Defense organizations, military departments, and personnel engaged in the mission…Sep 14, 2006 · Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 6017 War on Terror Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights ActSep 6, 2006 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3963 (109th) To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound.Became law
- H.R. 182 (107th) Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001Became law
- H.Con.Res. 347 (109th) Honoring the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 119 State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are represented by that…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4768 (108th) Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1720 (108th) Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 4231 (108th) Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2004Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 152 (109th) Commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th year.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4227 (108th) Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Simmons has won
Rep. Simmons has won 3 U.S. House elections (2000–2004). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.3 to 8.4 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 Connecticut’s 2nd district done while Rep. Simmons served?
2005 to 2006 in CT-2: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.0 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 Connecticut’s 2nd district during Simmons’s time representing it (2001 to 2007). 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. CT-2’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
109th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 35 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 35 | 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 | 2 | See the 2 → |
| 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 109th 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.