Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Jim Turner
Jim Turner was a Democratic U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1997, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (105th–108th 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
- H.R. 5291 Winning the War on Terror Act of 2004Nov 5, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- H.R. 5130 Secure Borders ActNov 5, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- H.R. 4258 Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures ActSep 29, 2004 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7831-7832)
- H.R. 4830 Private Sector Preparedness Act of 2004Jul 15, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- H.R. 4550 Safe, Efficient, Coordinated, Unified, Revitalized, Enhanced Visa Waiver ActJun 28, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2458 (107th) E-Government Act of 2002Became law
- H.R. 4285 (106th) Texas National Forests Improvement Act of 2000Became law
- H.R. 2982 (107th) To authorize the establishment of a memorial to victims who died as a result of terrorist acts against the United States or its people, at home or abroad.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 911 (108th) To authorize the establishment of a memorial to victims who died as a result of terrorist acts against the United States or its people, at home or abroad.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4317 (108th) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in Lufkin, Texas, as the "Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 90 (107th) Designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3158 (108th) PREPARE Act150 cosponsors
- H.R. 4646 (105th) To provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.64 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Turner has won
Rep. Turner has won 4 U.S. House elections (1996–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.6 to 82.2 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
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 11 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 11 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| 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 108th 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.