Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Dick Zimmer
Dick Zimmer was a Republican U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1991, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (102nd–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. 810 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study Act of 1995Sep 28, 1996 · Measure incorporated in H.R. 4236.
- H.R. 3456 Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996Sep 26, 1996 · Laid on the table. See S. 1675 for further action. (consideration: CR H11250)
- H.R. 3974 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to foreign governments that provide assistance to Cuba.Aug 2, 1996 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- H.R. 3781 To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to update its report on hate speech, especially as it relates to hate speech on the…Jul 16, 1996 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
- H.R. 2137 Megan's LawMay 17, 1996 · Became Public Law No: 104-145.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1604 (103rd) Wool and Mohair Federal Support Program Elimination and Deficit Reduction Act of 199349 cosponsors
- H.R. 441 (103rd) To terminate the Space Station Freedom program.48 cosponsors
- H.R. 3031 (103rd) To repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of business meals and entertainment made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.37 cosponsors
- H.R. 663 (104th) No Frills Prison Act34 cosponsors
- H.R. 3030 (103rd) To repeal the increase in the tax on transportation fuels made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.32 cosponsors
- H.R. 1235 (104th) To terminate the price support program for honey.25 cosponsors
- H.R. 439 (103rd) To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses.24 cosponsors
- H.R. 2010 (104th) Farm Freedom Act of 199518 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Zimmer has won
Rep. Zimmer has won 3 U.S. House elections (1990–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 33.0 to 38.0 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 38 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 38 | 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.