Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress

David Vitter

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · LouisianaSenate 2005–2017 · House 1999–2005 (LA-1)

David Vitter was a Republican U.S. senator from Louisiana, first elected to Congress in 1999, who voted with most Republicans on 83% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 bills that became law (113th–114th Congress).

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225Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–114th Congress (excludes amendments)

2Passed a chamberof 204 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

2Became law2 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–114th Congress

39Broke with partyof 229 yes/no votes, 112th (17.0%)

22Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (8.8%)

—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.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 3024 Small Business Cyber Security Improvements Act of 2016
Dec 20, 2016 · By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report…
S. 2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act of 2016
Dec 20, 2016 · By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report…
S. 2838 Small Business Transforming America's Regions Act of 2016
Dec 20, 2016 · By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report…
S. 2139 Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015
Dec 20, 2016 · By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report…
S. 2138 Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015
Dec 20, 2016 · By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report…

Top bills sponsored

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

Elections Sen. Vitter has won

Sen. Vitter has won 2 U.S. House elections (2000–2002) and 2 U.S. Senate elections (2004, 2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 18.9 to 70.2 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won4 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 18.9 points2010, LA Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 4 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Louisiana’s 1st districtWinners, most recent three: David Vitter (R) 2000–2002 → Bobby Jindal (R) 2004–2006 → Steve Scalise (R) 2008–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, Louisiana Senate (class 3)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: John Breaux (D) 1986–1998 → David Vitter (R) 2004–2010 → John Kennedy (R) 2016–2022. 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 Louisiana done while Sen. Vitter served?

2005 to 2016 in Louisiana: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.0 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Louisiana: $59.3K in 2005 → $59.2K in 2016

Louisiana about the sameU.S. up 1%

Share of people below the poverty line

Louisiana: 19.8% in 2005 → 20.2% in 2016

Louisiana about the sameU.S. up 0.7 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Louisiana: 9.0% in 2005 → 7.0% in 2016

Louisiana down 2.0 pointsU.S. down 1.2 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 Louisiana during Vitter’s time representing it (2005 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Louisiana’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

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

114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 140 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	140	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	11	See the 11 →
With a committee report listed	12	See the 12 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 114th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.