Members of Congress / John Porter
Biographical InformationPORTER, John Edward, a Representative from Illinois; born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., June 1, 1935; attended the public schools and graduated from Evanston Township High School, 1953; attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1953-1954; B.S. and B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1957; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1961; served in United States Army Reserves, 1958-1964; was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1961; honor law graduate attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1963; private practice, Evanston, Ill., 1963-1979; delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1996; member, Illinois general assembly, 1973-1979; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Abner J. Mikva, and reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 22, 1980-January 3, 2001); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000. (Source.) More coverage of John Porter on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 106th Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 10), Republican.
Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 603: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 602: H J RES 128: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 601: H J RES 127: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 600: H J RES 126: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 599: S 1761: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 598: S 3137: James Madison Commemoration Commission Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 597: H R 4986: Foreign Sales Corporation (Fcs) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 596: S 1972: Conveyance of Joe Rowell Park, Dolores, Colorado | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 595: S 2594: Carriage of Nonproject Water by the Mancos Project, Colorado | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 594: S 2796: Water Resources Development Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 593: On Approving the Journal | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 592: H J RES 123: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 591: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 590: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 589: H CON RES 397: Voicing Concern About Serious Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Most States of Central Asia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 588: On Hour of Meeting | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 587: H J RES 122: Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 586: On Approving the Journal | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 585: H J RES 121: Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 584: On Approving the Journal | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by John Porter
