The Ten Most Active Legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives
As of May 3, 2011, the following are the members of Congress in the House of Representatives who have introduced the most pieces of legislation:
1. Rep. Bob Filner of California’s 51st District
2. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas’ 18th District
3. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas’ 14th District
4. Rep. Don Young, representing Alaska at large
5. Rep. Barbara Lee of California’s 9th District
6. Rep. Peter King of New York’s 3rd District
7. Rep. Joe Baca of California’s 43rd District
8. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio’s 9th District
9. Rep. Jose Serrano of New York’s 16th District
10. Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida’s 6th District
The list is made up of 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans, showing no strong partisan inclination. The presence of 3 centrists, 4 liberals and 3 conservatives reveals no consistent ideological inclination among these most active legislators either. The one trait uniting all of these members of Congress is their status as long-term incumbents. Each of the legislators listed above has served multiple terms in the House before the current 112th Congress.
