Former member of Congress · last served 117th Congress
Albio Sires
Albio Sires was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 2005, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–117th 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
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.Res. 1480 Promoting stronger economic relations between the United States and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.Nov 17, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- H.R. 8813 AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela ActSep 14, 2022 · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- H.R. 8711 United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022Aug 12, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
- H.Res. 998 Celebrating 200 years of United States diplomatic relations with Colombia.Mar 18, 2022 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 2946 RENACER ActNov 9, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1660 (115th) Global Health Innovation Act of 2017Became law
- H.R. 3539 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post…Became law
- H.R. 2467 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 69 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Frank J. Guarini Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 3307 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the "Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building".Became law
- H.Res. 1109 (110th) Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 546 (116th) Disapproving the Russian Federation's inclusion in future Group of Seven summits until it respects the territorial integrity of its neighbors and adheres to…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 754 (116th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 536 (114th) Supporting freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemning violations of press freedom and violence against journalists, bloggers, and…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Sires has won
Rep. Sires has won 8 U.S. House elections (2006–2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 49.5 to 59.4 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 New Jersey’s 8th district done while Rep. Sires served?
2013 to 2022 in NJ-8: typical household income was up 18% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 3.9 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 5.3 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 New Jersey’s 8th district during Sires’s time representing it (2013 to 2023). 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. NJ-8 was redrawn in 2012 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Sires’s term so far (2013 to 2022) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
117th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 9 | See the 9 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 117th 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.