Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson was a Democratic U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1973, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (100th–104th 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. 826 To extend the deadline for the completion of certain land exchanges involving the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas.Apr 25, 1996 · Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Hearings held.
- H.R. 685 F.B.I. Volunteer Act of 1995Mar 29, 1995 · Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
- H.R. 684 To prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood chips to any country that does not provide reciprocal access to its markets for finished wood products and…Feb 24, 1995 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
- H.R. 688 To extend Federal restrictions on the export of unprocessed timber to timber harvested in the State of Texas.Feb 3, 1995 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
- H.R. 689 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to take action to control the infestation of southern pine beetles currently ravaging wilderness areas in the State of…Jan 31, 1995 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 922 (101st) To designate the building located at 1515 Sam Houston Street in Liberty, Texas, as the "M.P. Daniel and Thomas F. Calhoon, Senior, Post Office Building".Became law
- H.R. 1473 (100th) A bill to designate the building which will house the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Lufkin, Texas, as the "Ward R. Burke Federal Court…Became law
- H.R. 923 (101st) To redesignate the Federal hydropower generating facilities located at Dam B on the Neches River at Town Bluff, Texas, as the "Robert Douglas Willis…Became law
- H.R. 919 (101st) Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1989Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2486 (100th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire certain private lands to be added to wilderness areas in the State of Texas.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1592 (102nd) Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1992Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1472 (100th) A bill to designate the post office building being constructed in West Liberty, Texas, as the "M. P. Daniel and Thomas F. Calhoon, Sr., Post Office Building".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3544 (100th) Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1988Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Wilson has won
Rep. Wilson has won 10 U.S. House elections (1976–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 11.1 to 90.1 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
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 8 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 8 | 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 | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 104th 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.