Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson was a Republican U.S. senator from California, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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.J.Res. 340 A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 11, 1990, as "National Disabled Veterans Week".Oct 1, 1990 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- S. 3003 A bill to provide for the establishment of the Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge in Sonoma County, California.Aug 4, 1990 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 2963 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an advanced water treatment research and demonstration project near Salton Sea, California.Aug 3, 1990 · Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- S.J.Res. 282 A joint resolution to designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the "Decade of the Child".Jul 10, 1990 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
- S. 2784 A bill to designate certain lands in Los Padres National Forest as wilderness, to designate Sespe Creek, the Sisquoc River, and the Big Sur River in the State…Jun 27, 1990 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 236 (101st) A joint resolution designating May 6 through 12, 1990, as "Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 217 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 4, 1990, and ending February 10, 1990, as "National Burn Awareness Week".Became law
- S.Con.Res. 39 (101st) A concurrent resolution to commend the group of aviators known as the "Flying Tigers" for nearly 50 years of service to the United States.Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 51 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the month of April 1989, as "National Cancer Awareness Month".Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 210 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 8, 1988, and ending February 14, 1988, as "National Burn Awareness Week".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 119 (101st) A resolution concerning the 1986 agreement between the United States and Japan regarding the Japanese semiconductor market.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 164 (100th) A resolution calling on the President to respond to the violations by Japan of the U. S.-Japan agreement on semiconducters.Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 268 (100th) A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Wilson has won
Sen. Wilson has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1982, 1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.8 to 8.8 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.