Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Strom Thurmond
James Thurmond was a Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina, first elected to Congress in 1953, who sponsored 25 bills that became law (100th–107th 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. 14 A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend the farm reconstitution provision to the 2003 and 2004 crops.Nov 22, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- S.Res. 305 A resolution designating the week beginning September 15, 2002, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".Sep 12, 2002 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8580)
- S. 2898 A bill for the relief of Jaya Gulab Tolani and Hitesh Gulab Tolani.Sep 3, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8096)
- S. 2865 Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park Act of 2002Aug 1, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7935-7936)
- S.Res. 242 A resolution designating August 16, 2002, as "National Airborne Day".Jul 23, 2002 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7241)
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 22 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 21, 1987, and ending on September 27, 1987, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 59 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of May 1987 as "National Foster Care Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 75 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week of August 2, 1987, through August 8, 1987, as "National Podiatric Medicine Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 290 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 25, 1988 and ending on October 1, 1988, as " National Historically Black Colleges Week."Became law
- S.J.Res. 109 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 11, 1989, and ending on September 15, 1989, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 285 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 9, 1990, and ending on September 15, 1990, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 234 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week of April 17, 1988, as "Crime Victims Week".Became law
- S. 214 (103rd) A bill to authorize the construction of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces who served…Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Thurmond has won
Sen. Thurmond has won 4 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990, 1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.4 to 35.0 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 65 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 65 | 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 |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 107th 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.