Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Lee Terry
Lee Terry was a Republican U.S. representative from Nebraska, first elected to Congress in 1999, who voted with most Republicans on 92% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–113th 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
- NayOn 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
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.Res. 769 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and other sectors of the United States economy should…Dec 19, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- H.R. 2866 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin ActDec 16, 2014 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.R. 5745 Recognizing Officers and Enlisted Men of the Korean Constabulary Act of 2014Dec 5, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- H.R. 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs ActNov 17, 2014 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
- H.R. 2052 Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013Sep 10, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3527 (113th) Poison Center Network ActBecame law
- H.R. 4615 (106th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3030 Meredith Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office".Became law
- H.R. 3 (113th) Northern Route Approval ActPassed a chamber
- H.Res. 1283 (110th) Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families following the tornado that hit Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1938 (112th) North American-Made Energy Security ActPassed a chamber
- H.Res. 856 (110th) Expresses heartfelt sympathy for the victims and families of the shootings in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, December 5, 2007.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 541 (110th) Recognizing the Marines of Company M (or "Mike Company") of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division on the occasion of their 25th Annual Reunion.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1279 (110th) Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Terry has won
Rep. Terry has won 8 U.S. House elections (1998–2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.6 to 34.8 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 Nebraska’s 2nd district done while Rep. Terry served?
2005 to 2011 in NE-2: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.1 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 Nebraska’s 2nd district during Terry’s time representing it (1999 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. NE-2 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 1999 to 2015.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th 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 sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 20 | See the 20 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th 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.