Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Rick White
Rick White was a Republican U.S. representative from Washington, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (104th–105th 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. 4294 To amend the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act to provide further for the acquisition and removal of the Elwha dam and acquisition of Glines…Jul 28, 1998 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.R. 1689 Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998Jul 22, 1998 · Laid on the table. See S. 1260 for further action. (consideration: CR H6121)
- H.R. 652 To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.Jul 14, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-190.
- H.R. 651 To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.Jul 14, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-189.
- H.R. 3582 Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998Mar 31, 1998 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1839 (105th) National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act of 1997Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3700 (104th) Internet Election Information Act of 1996Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2900 (104th) National Motor Vehicle Safety, Anti-Theft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1995167 cosponsors
- H.R. 1614 (105th) Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997116 cosponsors
- H.R. 3502 (105th) Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 199880 cosponsors
- H.Res. 478 (104th) To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide public access to committee documents over the Internet, and for other purposes.18 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. White has won
Rep. White has won 2 U.S. House elections (1994–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.3 to 7.5 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
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | 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 | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th 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.