Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson was a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 1994, who sponsored 5 bills that became law (103rd–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. 3067 A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to extend certain Government information security reform for one year, and for other purposes.Nov 14, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- S. 2530 A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged in official duties…Nov 12, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- S. 2925 A bill to provide that certain ceiling fans enter duty-free and without any quantitative limitations if the competitive need limitation had been waived with…Sep 12, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 2682 A bill to provide for reliquidation and payment of antidumping duties on certain entries of televisions.Jun 26, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 1811 Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2002May 16, 2002 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1707 (106th) A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to provide that certain designated Federal entities shall be establishments under such Act…Became law
- S. 2071 (105th) A bill to extend a quarterly financial report program administered by the Secretary of Commerce.Became law
- S. 2712 (106th) Reports Consolidation Act of 2000Became law
- S. 1931 (104th) An Act to provide that the United States Post Office and Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, Tennessee, shall be known and…Became law
- S. 1513 (106th) A bill for the relief of Jacqueline Salinas and her children Gabriela Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, and Omar Salinas.Became law
- S. 1516 (106th) A bill to amend title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Food…Passed a chamber
- S. 1097 (107th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains…Passed a chamber
- S. 1503 (106th) Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1999Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Thompson has won
Sen. Thompson has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 21.8 to 24.5 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 23 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 23 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| 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.