Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was a Republican U.S. representative from Oklahoma, first elected to Congress in 2002, who voted with most Republicans on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 bills that became law (107th–112th 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.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6553 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add an additional purpose to section 1 of such Act.Sep 21, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 6552 To continue an advisory committee considering the optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems.Sep 21, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 6551 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of…Sep 21, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 6550 To establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications.Sep 21, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 5911 Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012Jun 8, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4851 (107th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6910 South Yorktown Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "Robert Wayne Jenkins Station".Became law
- H.R. 366 (110th) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "Ernest Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".Became law
- H.Res. 223 (111th) Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Paul Harvey, affectionately known for his signature line, "This is Paul Harvey. . .Good Day".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2401 (112th) Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2681 (112th) Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1622 (111th) To provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3305 (111th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "H. Dale Cook Federal Building…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4054 (109th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6110 East 51st Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office".Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Sullivan has won
Rep. Sullivan has won 5 U.S. House elections (2002–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 13.5 to 53.6 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 Oklahoma’s 1st district done while Rep. Sullivan served?
2005 to 2012 in OK-1: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.6 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.3 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. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Oklahoma’s 1st district during Sullivan’s time representing it (2002 to 2013). 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. OK-1 was redrawn in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Sullivan’s term so far (2005 to 2012) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 15 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 15 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 15 | See the 15 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.