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Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress

Official portrait of Sen. George V. Voinovich

George V. Voinovich

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · OhioSenate 1999–2011

George Voinovich was a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio, first elected to Congress in 1999, who sponsored 13 bills that became law (106th–111th Congress).

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221Bills & resolutions sponsored106th–111th Congress (excludes amendments)
47Passed a chamberof 221 bills & resolutions sponsored
13Became law12 substantive + 1 ceremonial · 106th–111th 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

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Voinovich has won

Sen. Voinovich has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1998, 2004). Of the contested races, margins ran from 12.9 to 27.7 points.

010204060Margin of victory, points (axis starts at 0)1998, OH Senate: won by 12.9 points1998OH Senate2004, OH Senate: won by 27.7 points2004
Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed
Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed
Closest win: 12.9 points1998, OH Senate
Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)
Seat history, Ohio Senate (class 3)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: George Voinovich (R) 1998–2004 → Rob Portman (R) 2010–2016 → J.D. Vance (R) 2022. The seat is next on the ballot in 2028.

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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.

How has Ohio done while Sen. Voinovich served?

2005 to 2010 in Ohio: typical household income was down 7% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.8 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 4.1 points.

Typical household income · after inflationU.S. $72.4KOhio $65.2K
Ohio: $70.2K in 2005 → $65.2K in 2010
Ohio down 7%U.S. down 3%
Share of people below the poverty lineOhio 15.8%U.S. 15.3%
Ohio: 13.0% in 2005 → 15.8% in 2010
Ohio up 2.8 pointsU.S. up 2.0 points
Share of workers looking for a jobOhio 11.4%U.S. 10.8%
Ohio: 7.4% in 2005 → 11.4% in 2010
Ohio up 4.1 pointsU.S. up 3.9 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. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Ohio during Voinovich’s time representing it (1999 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Ohio begin in 2005, so 1999 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 61 bills sponsored.

RecordBillsSource
Bills sponsored61Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed6See the 6 →
With a committee report listed4See the 4 →
With a Congress.gov note1See the 1 →
Evidence
How counted
Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th 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.

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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.