Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Ken Salazar
Ken Salazar was a Democratic U.S. senator from Colorado, first elected to Congress in 2005, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (109th–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
- S. 191 A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National…Jan 8, 2009 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 186 South Park National Heritage Area ActJan 8, 2009 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 185 Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area ActJan 8, 2009 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 184 Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2009Jan 8, 2009 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 183 Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area ActJan 8, 2009 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 188 (110th) A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.Became law
- S. 1445 (109th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Colorado Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, as the "William H. Emery Post Office".Became law
- S. 584 (109th) Betty Dick Residence Protection ActBecame law
- S.Res. 342 (110th) A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Hispanic Americans and their immense contributions to the Nation.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 682 (110th) A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Hispanic Americans and their immense contributions to the Nation.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 164 (110th) A resolution designating the week beginning April 22, 2007, as "Week of the Young Child".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 517 (110th) A resolution designating the week of April 13-19, 2008, as "Week of the Young Child".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 290 (109th) A resolution honoring the life and expressing the deepest condolences of Congress on the passing of Edward Roybal, former United States Congressman.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Salazar has won
Sen. Salazar has won 1 U.S. Senate election (2004). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.8 to 4.8 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 Colorado done while Sen. Salazar served?
2005 to 2008 in Colorado: typical household income was up 2% 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 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Colorado during Salazar’s time representing it (2005 to 2009). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Colorado’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 6 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 6 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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.