Former member of Congress · last served 110th Congress
John Warner
John Warner was a Republican U.S. senator from Virginia, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 22 bills that became law (100th–110th 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. 3477 Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008Nov 19, 2008 · By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-525.
- S. 2403 An act to designate the United States courthouse located in the 700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the "Spottswood W. Robinson III and…Sep 18, 2008 · Became Public Law No: 110-320.
- S. 3266 Immediate Steps to Conserve Gasoline ActJul 15, 2008 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- S. 3147 A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the…Jun 18, 2008 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 570 Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2008Jun 16, 2008 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 781.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 229 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the day of April 1, 1988, as "Run to Daylight Day".Became law
- S. 565 (102nd) A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General Colin L. Powell, and to provide for the production of bronze…Became law
- S.J.Res. 352 (100th) A joint resolution designating September 24, 1989, as "United States Marshals Bicentennial Day".Became law
- S. 440 (104th) National Highway System Designation Act of 1995Became law
- S.J.Res. 13 (107th) Joint resolution conferring honorary citizenship of the United States posthumously on Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, also known as the Marquis de Lafayette.Became law
- S. 507 (106th) Water Resources Development Act of 1999Became law
- S. 640 (104th) Water Resources Development Act of 1996Became law
- S. 1859 (101st) A bill to restructure repayment terms and conditions for loans by the Secretary of the Interior to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts for the…Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Warner has won
Sen. Warner has won 5 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.4 to 72.8 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 Virginia done while Sen. Warner served?
2005 to 2008 in Virginia: typical household income was up 2% 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 0.3 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 Virginia during Warner’s time representing it (1979 to 2009). 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 Virginia begin in 2005, so 1979 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
110th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 21 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 21 | 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 | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 110th 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.