Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Jolene Unsoeld
Jolene Unsoeld was a Democratic U.S. representative from Washington, first elected to Congress in 1989, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (101st–103rd 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. 5241 To amend section 9147 of Public Law 102-396.Oct 20, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
- H.R. 546 To limit State taxation of certain pension income, and for other purposes.Oct 8, 1994 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- H.R. 4607 Vancouver National Heritage Area Partnership Act of 1994Oct 5, 1994 · For Further Action See H.R.5044.
- H.R. 3821 United States Passenger Vessel Development ActSep 22, 1994 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.4422.
- H.R. 4443 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for…Jul 28, 1994 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.4820.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 5144 (101st) To establish the Vancouver National Historical Reserve in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 2343 (103rd) Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act of 1993Became law
- H.R. 3787 (101st) Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 5809 (102nd) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate an interpretive center for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County…Became law
- H.Con.Res. 113 (102nd) To express the sense of the Congress that the President should seek an international moratorium on the use of large-scale driftnets called for in United…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5064 (101st) Drug Abuse Resistance Education Act of 1990Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4615 (102nd) To contribute to the conservation of the northern spotted owl and the protection of old growth resources through support for an experimental management…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3021 (101st) To extend the deadlines under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Washington.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Unsoeld has won
Rep. Unsoeld has won 3 U.S. House elections (1988–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.3 to 11.9 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
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 16 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 16 | 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 |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 103rd 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.