Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress

Walter R. Tucker III

DEMOCRAT U.S. Representative · CaliforniaHouse 1993–1997 (CA-37)

Walter Tucker was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1993.

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6Bills & resolutions sponsored103rd–104th Congress (excludes amendments)

1Passed a chamberof 6 bills & resolutions sponsored

0Became law103rd–104th Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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.J.Res. 357 Designating the week beginning February 12, 1995, as "National Random Acts of Kindness Week".
May 4, 1994 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
H.R. 2905 Coastal Cities Clean Water Initiative of 1993
Mar 3, 1994 · See H.R.3948.
H.Res. 355 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of the United States should be encouraged to practice random acts of kindness.
Feb 23, 1994 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H564)
H.R. 3231 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities.
Oct 6, 1993 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 3092 To provide for the conveyance of real property located at the Naval Housing Cabrillo Site, Long Beach, California, to the California State University, Long…
Sep 20, 1993 · Executive Comment Requested from Navy.

Top bills sponsored

H.R. 2906 (103rd) Adopt-A-School Act of 1993
14 cosponsors

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Rep. Tucker has won

Rep. Tucker has won 2 U.S. House elections (1992–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 55.1 to 71.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 55.1 points1994, CA-37

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, California’s 37th districtWinners, most recent three: Laura Richardson (D) 2008–2010 → Karen Bass (D) 2012–2020 → Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) 2022–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.