2009-2010 conservation report card · report card measures the commitment of u.s. senators and...

Evaluating the 111th Congress

2009-2010

CONSERVATION REPORT CARD

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The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund’s 2009-2010 Conservation Report Card measures the

commitment of U.S. senators and representatives to wildlife and habitat conservation during the 111th Congress. It reviews six Senate votes and seven House votes on key conservation issues, providing a clear assessment of how well members of Congress are protecting wildlife and wild lands for future generations.

The 2009-2010 Conservation Report Card covers votes on important issues such as protecting polar bears, the world’s imperiled wild feline and canine species, and California sea otters; safeguarding wildlife and habitat in sensitive borderlands; addressing the impacts of climate change on wildlife; regulating greenhouse gas emissions; upholding the Endangered Species Act; and drilling for oil off our coasts.

Use this report card to examine what your elected representatives are doing to conserve our natural heritage for our children and grandchildren. A more detailed online version, updated after every key vote, is available at: www.defendersactionfund.org.

2 Conservation Report Card 2009-2010

1 Undermining the Endangered Species Act and Polar Bear Protections The Senate rejected an amendment that would have delayed the administrative reversal of Bush administration rule changes that weakened the Endangered Species Act and limited protections for the listed polar bear. (March 5, 2009, Roll Call No. 82)

2 Walling Off Sensitive Borderlands and Wildlife The Senate passed an amendment to the FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that would have required the building of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing and doubled the number of miles of wall along the Southwest border. (July 8, 2009, Roll Call No. 220)

3 Attacking the Endangered Species Act The Senate rejected a motion that would have prevented the implementation of two biological opinions protecting endangered and threatened salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, delta smelt and orcas in California under the Endangered Species Act. (September 22, 2009, Senate Roll Call No. 292)

4 Expanding Offshore Drilling The Senate rejected a motion to expedite drilling in long-protected waters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. (September 23, 2009, Senate Roll Call No. 293)

REPORT CARD LEGENDCode Value

+ Voted For Conservation- Voted Against ConservationP Voted PresentNV Did Not VoteNA Not In Office

100% Always Voted Pro-Conservation0% Never Voted Pro-Conservation

SENATEkey issues & votes

5 Harming Borderlands Wildlife by Requiring More Walls The Senate rejected a motion to suspend Senate procedures and permit consideration of a harmful 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act amendment that would require at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border. The fencing would replace the more wildlife-compatible vehicle barriers that now form about half of the existing border wall. (May 27, 2010, Roll Call No. 172)

6 Blocking EPA from Regulating Greenhouse Gas Pollution The Senate rejected a resolution that would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act to protect the nation from the dramatic impacts of climate change. (June 10, 2010, Roll Call No. 184)

NOTE: Senators who served a full term received “Incomplete” scores if they missed more than 25% of the key votes. Senators who served a partial term did not receive “Incomplete” scores unless they missed more than 25% of the key votes while they were in office.


SENATE key votes1 Undermining the Endangered Species Act and Polar Bear Protections2 Walling Off Sensitive Borderlands and Wildlife3 Attacking the Endangered Species Act4 Expanding Offshore Drilling5 Harming Borderlands Wildlife by Requiring More Walls6 Blocking EPA from Regulating Greenhouse Gas Pollution

1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE

ALABAMA

Richard C. Shelby R - - - - - - 0%

Jeff Sessions R NV - - - - - 0%

ALASKA

Lisa A. Murkowski R - + - - - - 17%

Mark Begich D - + + - + + 67%

ARIZONA

John McCain R - - - - - - 0%

Jon L. Kyl R - - - - - - 0%

ARKANSAS

Blanche Lincoln D - - NV + NV - 25%

Mark L. Pryor D + - + + + - 67%

CALIFORNIA

Dianne Feinstein D + - + + + + 83%

Barbara Boxer D + - + + + + 83%

COLORADO

Mark Udall D + + + + + + 100%

Michael Bennet D + + + + + + 100%

CONNECTICUT

Christopher J. Dodd D + + + + + + 100%

Joseph I. Lieberman I + + + + + + 100%

DELAWARE

Thomas R. Carper D + + + + + + 100%

Edward E. Kaufman D + + + + + + 100%

Christopher Coons D NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

FLORIDA

Bill Nelson D + - + + + + 83%

Mel Martinez R - + NA NA NA NA 50%

George LeMieux R NA NA - - - - 0%

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VOTE GUIDE

+ VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US P VOTED PRESENT

NV DID NOT VOTENA NOT IN OFFICE

100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE

GEORGIA

Saxby Chambliss R - - - - NV - 0%

Johnny Isakson R - - - - - - 0%

HAWAII

Daniel K. Inouye D + + + + + + 100%

Daniel K. Akaka D + + + + + + 100%

IDAHO

Michael D. Crapo R - - - - - - 0%

James E. Risch R - - - - - - 0%

ILLINOIS

Richard J. Durbin D + + + + + + 100%

Roland Burris D + + + + + + 100%

Mark Steven Kirk R NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

INDIANA

Richard G. Lugar R - + - - - - 17%

Evan Bayh D + - + + - - 50%

IOWA

Charles E. Grassley R - - - - - - 0%

Tom Harkin D + + + + + + 100%

KANSAS

Sam Brownback R - - - - - - 0%

Pat Roberts R - - - - - - 0%

KENTUCKY

Mitch McConnell R - - - - - - 0%

Jim Bunning R - - - - - - 0%

LOUISIANA

Mary L. Landrieu D NV - + + - - 40%

David Vitter R - - - - - - 0%



1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE

MAINE

Olympia J. Snowe R - - + - - - 17%

Susan M. Collins R - + + - - - 33%

MARYLAND

Barbara A. Mikulski D + + + + + + 100%

Benjamin L. Cardin D + + + + + + 100%

MASSACHUSETTS

John F. Kerry D + + + + + + 100%

Edward Kennedy D NV NV NA NA NA NA Incomplete

Paul G. Kirk D NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

Scott P. Brown R NA NA NA NA - - 0%

MICHIGAN

Carl Levin D + + + + + + 100%

Debbie Stabenow D + - + + + + 83%

MINNESOTA

Amy Klobuchar D + - + + + + 83%

Al Franken D NA + + + + + 100%

MISSISSIPPI

Thad Cochran R - + - - - - 17%

Roger F. Wicker R - - - - - - 0%

MISSOURI

Christopher S. Bond R - - - - - - 0%

Claire McCaskill D + - + + NV + 80%

MONTANA

Max Baucus D + - + + - + 67%

Jon Tester D + - + + - + 67%

NEBRASKA

E. Benjamin Nelson D - - + - - - 17%

Mike Johanns R NV - - - - - 0%


VOTE GUIDE




1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE

NEVADA

Harry Reid D + + + + + + 100%

John Ensign R - + - - - - 17%

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Judd Gregg R - - - - - - 0%

Jeanne Shaheen D + + + + + + 100%

NEW JERSEY

Frank Lautenberg D + + + + + + 100%

Robert Menendez D + + + + + + 100%

NEW MEXICO

Jeff Bingaman D + + + + + + 100%

Tom Udall D + + + + + + 100%

NEW YORK

Charles E. Schumer D + - + + + + 83%

Kirsten E. Gillibrand D + + + + + + 100%

NORTH CAROLINA

Richard Burr R - - - - - - 0%

Kay R. Hagan D + + + + + + 100%

NORTH DAKOTA

Kent Conrad D NV - + + + + 80%

Byron L. Dorgan D + - + + + + 83%

OHIO

George V. Voinovich R - + + - + - 50%

Sherrod Brown D + + + + + + 100%

OKLAHOMA

James M. Inhofe R - - - - - - 0%

Thomas A. Coburn R - - - - - - 0%



1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE

OREGON

Ron Wyden D + - + + + + 83%

Jeffrey Merkley D + - + + + + 83%

PENNSYLVANIA

Arlen Specter D - - + + + + 67%

Robert P. Casey D + + + + + + 100%

RHODE ISLAND

Jack Reed D + + + + + + 100%

Sheldon Whitehouse D + + + + + + 100%

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lindsey O. Graham R - - - - - - 0%

Jim DeMint R - - - - - - 0%

SOUTH DAKOTA

Tim P. Johnson D + + + + + + 100%

John Thune R - - - - - - 0%

TENNESSEE

Lamar Alexander R - - + - - - 17%

Bob Corker R - - - - - - 0%

TEXAS

Kay Bailey Hutchison R - - - - - - 0%

John Cornyn R - - - - - - 0%


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1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE

UTAH

Orrin G. Hatch R - - - - - - 0%

Robert F. Bennett R - - - - - - 0%

VERMONT

Patrick J. Leahy D + + + + + + 100%

Bernard Sanders I + + + + + + 100%

VIRGINIA

Jim Webb D + - + + + + 83%

Mark Warner D + + + + + + 100%

WASHINGTON

Patty Murray D + + + + + + 100%

Maria Cantwell D + + + + + + 100%

WEST VIRGINIA

John Rockefeller D + - + + - - 50%

Robert C. Byrd D + NV NV NV + + Incomplete

Carte Goodwin D NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

Joe Manchin D NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

WISCONSIN

Herbert H. Kohl D + + + + + + 100%

Russ Feingold D + + + + + + 100%

WYOMING

Michael B. Enzi R - - - - - - 0%

John A. Barrasso R - - - - - - 0%


1 Funding for Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation The House of Representatives passed a bill authorizing funding for conservation programs to protect some of the world’s most imperiled wild feline and canine species. (April 21, 2009, Roll Call No. 194)

2 Attacking the Endangered Species Act The House rejected an amendment that would have prevented implementation of a biological opinion protecting endangered and threatened salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and orcas in California under the Endangered Species Act. (June 18, 2009, Roll Call No. 366)

3 Restoring Funding for Lands and Wildlife The House passed a bill for 2010 fully funding the president’s unprecedented increase in spending to address climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems and giving important direction to land and wildlife programs. (June 26, 2009, Roll Call No. 475)

4 Curbing Greenhouse Gases and Safeguarding Wildlife from Climate Change The House passed a groundbreaking bill addressing climate change with a “cap-and-trade” plan for greenhouse gas emissions and provisions for planning and funding to help safeguard wildlife and natural resources threatened by climate change. (June 26, 2009, Roll Call No. 477)

HOUSEkey issues & votes

REPORT CARD LEGENDCode Value

+ Voted For Conservation NV Did Not Vote- Voted Against Conservation NA Not In OfficeI Ineligible 100% Always Voted Pro-ConservationP Voted Present 0% Never Voted Pro-ConservationS Speaker Did Not Vote

NOTE: Members who served a full term received “Incomplete” scores if they missed more than 25% of the key votes. Members who served a partial term did not receive “Incomplete” scores unless they missed more than 25% of the key votes while they were in office. Delegates representing U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, who can only cast some floor votes, received scores based on the key votes for which they were eligible and “Incomplete” if they missed more than 25% of those votes.

5 Funding for Sea Otter Research and Recovery The House passed a bill authorizing funding for federal recovery and research programs to benefit the threatened population of sea otters that lives off the coast of California. (July 28, 2009, Roll Call No. 651)

6 Preventing Ocean Acidification and Addressing Its Impacts The House rejected a resolution calling on the United States to adopt national policies to prevent the acidification of our oceans caused by increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide due to climate change and to improve research on ocean acidification and address its impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal economies. (June 9, 2010, Roll Call No. 341)

7 Reforming Oil and Gas Regulations to Prevent Catastrophic Spills and Funding Conservation The House passed a bill addressing the technical and regulatory failures that contributed to the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, fully funded the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and provided hundreds of millions of dollars for Gulf of Mexico restoration. (July 30, 2010, Roll Call No. 513)


HOUSE key votes1 Funding for Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation2 Attacking the Endangered Species Act3 Restoring Funding for Lands and Wildlife4 Curbing Greenhouse Gases and Safeguarding Wildlife from Climate Change5 Funding for Sea Otter Research and Recovery6 Preventing Ocean Acidification and Addressing Its Impacts7 Reforming Oil and Gas Regulations to Prevent Catastrophic Spills and Funding Conservation

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SCORE

ALABAMA

1 Jo Bonner R - - - - + - - 14%

2 Bobby Bright D - + - - NV + - 33%

3 Michael D. Rogers R - - - - - - - 0%

4 Robert B. Aderholt R - - - - + - - 14%

5 Parker Griffith R + - + - + - NV 50%

6 Spencer Bachus R NV - - - - - - 0%

7 Artur Genestre Davis D + + + - + + - 71%

ALASKA

1 Don Young R - - + - - - - 14%

AMERICAN SAMOA

1 Eni Faleomavaega D I + I I I I I 100%

ARIZONA

1 Ann Kirkpatrick D + + + - + + - 71%

2 Trent Franks R - - - - - - - 0%

3 John B. Shadegg R - - - - - - NV 0%

4 Ed Pastor D + + + + + + + 100%

5 Harry E. Mitchell D + + - - + + - 57%

6 Jeff Flake R - - NV NV - - - Incomplete

7 Raúl M. Grijalva D + + + + + - + 86%

8 Gabrielle Giffords D + + + + + + + 100%

ARKANSAS

1 Marion Berry D + + + - + + NV 83%

2 Vic Snyder D + + + + + + + 100%

3 John N. Boozman R - - - - - - - 0%

4 Mike Ross D + - + - + + - 57%

CALIFORNIA

1 Mike Thompson D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Wally Herger R - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

VOTE GUIDE


S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

+ VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US I INELIGIBLE

P VOTED PRESENTNV DID NOT VOTENA NOT IN OFFICE

key votes


3 Daniel E. Lungren R NV - - - + - - 17%

4 Tom McClintock R - - - - - - - 0%

5 Doris Okada Matsui D + + + + + + + 100%

6 Lynn C. Woolsey D + + + + + + + 100%

7 George Miller D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Nancy Pelosi D S S S + S S + 100%

9 Barbara Lee D + + + + + + + 100%

10 Ellen Tauscher D + NV + + NA NA NA 100%

10 John Garamendi D NA NA NA NA NA + + 100%

11 Jerry McNerney D + - + + + + + 86%

12 Jackie Speier D + + + + + + + 100%

13 Fortney Pete Stark D + + + - + + + 86%

14 Anna G. Eshoo D + + + + + + + 100%

15 Michael M. Honda D + + + + + + + 100%

16 Zoe Lofgren D + + + + + + + 100%

17 Sam Farr D + + + + + + + 100%

18 Dennis A. Cardoza D + - + + + + + 86%

19 George Radanovich R NV - - - - - NV Incomplete

20 Jim Costa D + - + - + + - 57%

21 Devin Nunes R + - - - - - NV 17%

22 Kevin McCarthy R - - - - + - NV 17%

23 Lois Capps D + + + + + + + 100%

24 Elton Gallegly R + - - - - - - 14%

25 Howard P. McKeon R + - - - + - NV 33%

26 David Dreier R - - - - - - - 0%

27 Brad Sherman D + + + + + + + 100%

28 Howard L. Berman D + + + + + + + 100%

29 Adam B. Schiff D + + + + + + + 100%

30 Henry A. Waxman D + + + + + NV + 100%

31 Xavier Becerra D + + + + + + + 100%

32 Judy Chu D NA NA NA NA + + + 100%

33 Diane E. Watson D + + + + + NV NV Incomplete

34 Lucille Roybal-Allard D + + + + + + + 100%

35 Maxine Waters D + + + + + NV + 100%

36 Jane Harman D + NV + + + NV + Incomplete

DISTRICT




37 Laura Richardson D + + + + + + + 100%

38 Grace F. Napolitano D + + + + + + + 100%

39 Linda T. Sánchez D + NV + + + + + 100%

40 Edward R. Royce R + - - - - - - 14%

41 Jerry Lewis R - - - - + - - 14%

42 Gary G. Miller R - - - - - NV P Incomplete

43 Joe Baca D + + + + + - + 86%

44 Ken Calvert R + - - - + NV - 33%

45 Mary Bono Mack R + - - + + + - 57%

46 Dana Rohrabacher R - - - - - - - 0%

47 Loretta Sanchez D + + + + + + + 100%

48 John Campbell R NV - - - + NV NV Incomplete

49 Darrell E. Issa R - NV - - - - - 0%

50 Brian P. Bilbray R + - - - + + - 43%

51 Bob Filner D + + + + + + + 100%

52 Duncan D. Hunter R - - - - - - - 0%

53 Susan A. Davis D + + + + + + + 100%

COLORADO

1 Diana DeGette D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Jared Polis D + + + + + + + 100%

3 John T. Salazar D + - + - + - - 43%

4 Betsy Markey D + + - + - + + 71%

5 Doug Lamborn R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Michael Coffman R - - - - - - - 0%

7 Ed Perlmutter D + + + + + + NV 100%

CONNECTICUT

1 John B. Larson D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Joseph Courtney D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Rosa L. DeLauro D + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT

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key votes


4 Jim Himes D + + + + + + NV 100%

5 Christopher S. Murphy D + + + + + + + 100%

DELAWARE

1 Michael N. Castle R + - - + + + - 57%

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

1 Eleanor Holmes Norton D I + I I I I I 100%

FLORIDA

1 Jefferson B. Miller R - - - - - - - 0%

2 Allen Boyd D + - + + + NV + 83%

3 Corrine Brown D NV + + + + + + 100%

4 Ander Crenshaw R NV - - - + + - 33%

5 Ginny Brown-Waite R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Cliff Stearns R - - - - - - - 0%

7 John L. Mica R + - - - - - - 14%

8 Alan Grayson D + + + + + + + 100%

9 Gus Michael Bilirakis R + - - - + - - 29%

10 C. W. Young R + - - - + - NV 33%

11 Katherine Castor D + + + + + + + 100%

12 Adam H. Putnam R - - - - + - - 14%

13 Vern Buchanan R + - - - + - - 29%

14 Connie Mack R + - - - - - - 14%

15 Bill Posey R - - - - + - - 14%

16 Tom Rooney R - - - - - - - 0%

17 Kendrick B. Meek D + + + + + + + 100%

18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R + - + - + + - 57%

19 Robert Wexler D + + + + + NA NA 100%

19 Ted Deutch D NA NA NA NA NA + + 100%

20 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D + + + + + + + 100%

21 Lincoln Diaz-Balart R + - - - + + - 43%

22 Ron Klein D + + + + + + + 100%

23 Alcee L. Hastings D + + NV NV + + + Incomplete

24 Suzanne M. Kosmas D + + + + + + + 100%

25 Mario Diaz-Balart R + - - - + + - 43%

DISTRICT




GEORGIA

1 Jack Kingston R - - - - - - - 0%

2 Sanford D. Bishop D + - + + + + + 86%

3 Lynn A. Westmoreland R - - - - - - - 0%

4 Henry C. Johnson D + - + + + + + 86%

5 John Lewis D + NV NV + + + + Incomplete

6 Tom Price R - - - - - - - 0%

7 John Linder R - - - - - - NV 0%

8 Jim Marshall D + - + - + + - 57%

9 Nathan Deal R - - - - - NA NA 0%

9 Tom Graves R NA NA NA NA NA NA - 0%

10 Paul Broun R NV - - - - - - 0%

11 J. Phillip Gingrey R - - - - - - - 0%

12 John Barrow D + + + - + + + 86%

13 David A. Scott D + - + + + + + 86%

GUAM

1 Madeleine Bordallo D I + I I I I I 100%

HAWAII

1 Neil Abercrombie D + + + + + NA NA 100%

1 Charles Djou R NA NA NA NA NA + - 50%

2 Mazie K. Hirono D + + + + + + + 100%

IDAHO

1 Walt Minnick D + - - - + + + 57%

2 Michael K. Simpson R - - - - + - - 14%

ILLINOIS

1 Bobby L. Rush D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Jesse L. Jackson D NV + + + + + + 100%

3 Daniel Lipinski D + + - + + + + 86%

4 Luis V. Gutierrez D + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT

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key votes


5 Michael Quigley D + + + + + + + 100%

6 Peter J. Roskam R + - - - - - - 14%

7 Danny K. Davis D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Melissa L. Bean D + + + + + + + 100%

9 Janice D. Schakowsky D + + + + + + + 100%

10 Mark Steven Kirk R + - + + NV + - 67%

11 Debbie Halvorson D + + + + + + - 86%

12 Jerry F. Costello D + + + - NV - + 67%

13 Judy Biggert R + - - - + + - 43%

14 Bill Foster D + - + - + + + 71%

15 Timothy V. Johnson R + + - - + + + 71%

16 Donald A. Manzullo R - - - - - - - 0%

17 Phil Hare D + + + + + + + 100%

18 Aaron Schock R + - - - - - - 14%

19 John Shimkus R - - - - - - - 0%

INDIANA

1 Peter J. Visclosky D + + + - + + + 86%

2 Joseph Donnelly D + + - - + + - 57%

3 Mark E. Souder R - - - - + NA NA 20%

3 Marlin A. Stutzman R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

4 Steve Buyer R - - - - - - NV 0%

5 Dan Burton R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Mike Pence R - - - - - - - 0%

7 Andre Carson D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Brad Ellsworth D + + + - + NV - 67%

9 Baron P. Hill D + - - + + + + 71%

IOWA

1 Bruce L. Braley D + + + + + + + 100%

2 David Loebsack D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Leonard L. Boswell D NV + + + + + + 100%

4 Tom Latham R - - - - + - - 14%

5 Steven A. King R - - - - - - - 0%

KANSAS

1 Jerry Moran R - - - - - - NV 0%

2 Lynn Jenkins R - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT




3 Dennis Moore D + - + + + + + 86%

4 Todd Tiahrt R - - - - - - NV 0%

KENTUCKY

1 Ed Whitfield R + - - - NV - - 17%

2 Steven Brett Guthrie R - - - - + - - 14%

3 John A. Yarmuth D + + + + + NV + 100%

4 Geoff Davis R - - - - - - NV 0%

5 Harold Rogers R + - - - - - - 14%

6 Albert Benjamin Chandler D + + + + + + + 100%

LOUISIANA

1 Steve J. Scalise R - - - - - - - 0%

2 Anh Cao R + - + - + - - 43%

3 Charles Melancon D + NV NV - + + + Incomplete

4 John Fleming R - - - - - - - 0%

5 Rodney Alexander R - - - - + + - 29%

6 Bill Cassidy R - - - - - + - 14%

7 Charles W. Boustany R + - - - + - - 29%

MAINE

1 Chellie Pingree D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Michael H Michaud D + + + + + + + 100%

MARYLAND

1 Frank M. Kratovil D + - - + + + + 71%

2 C.A. Ruppersberger D + - + + + + + 86%

3 John P. Sarbanes D + + + + + + + 100%

4 Donna Edwards D + + + + + + + 100%

5 Steny H. Hoyer D + - + + + + + 86%

6 Roscoe G. Bartlett R + - - - - - - 14%

7 Elijah E. Cummings D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Christopher Van Hollen D + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT

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key votes


MASSACHUSETTS

1 John W. Olver D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Richard E. Neal D NV + + + + + + 100%

3 James P. McGovern D + + + + + + + 100%

4 Barney Frank D + + + + + + + 100%

5 Niki Tsongas D + + + + + + + 100%

6 John F. Tierney D + + + + + + + 100%

7 Edward J. Markey D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Michael E. Capuano D + + + + + + + 100%

9 Stephen F. Lynch D + - + + + + + 86%

10 William D. Delahunt D + + + + + + NV 100%

MICHIGAN

1 Bart Stupak D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Peter Hoekstra R - - - - - NV NV Incomplete

3 Vernon J. Ehlers R + - + - + - + 57%

4 Dave Camp R + - - - + - - 29%

5 Dale E. Kildee D + + + + + + + 100%

6 Fred Upton R + - - - + - - 29%

7 Mark Schauer D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Mike Rogers R + - - - + - NV 33%

9 Gary Peters D + + + + + + + 100%

10 Candice S. Miller R + - + - + - - 43%

11 Thaddeus G. McCotter R + - - - + - - 29%

12 Sander M. Levin D + + + + + + + 100%

13 Carolyn C. Kilpatrick D + + + + + NV NV Incomplete

14 John Conyers D + + + + + + + 100%

15 John D. Dingell D + + + + + NV + 100%

MINNESOTA

1 Timothy J. Walz D + - + + + + + 86%

2 John Paul Kline R - - - - + - - 14%

3 Erik Paulsen R - - - - + - - 14%

4 Betty McCollum D + + + + + + + 100%

5 Keith M. Ellison D + NV + + + + + 100%

6 Michele Bachmann R - NV - - - - - 0%

7 Collin C. Peterson D + - + + + + - 71%

DISTRICT




8 James L. Oberstar D + + + + + + + 100%

MISSISSIPPI

1 Travis Childers D + - - - + + - 43%

2 Bennie G. Thompson D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Gregg Harper R - - - - - - - 0%

4 Gene Taylor D + - - - + - + 43%

MISSOURI

1 William Lacy Clay D + + + + + + + 100%

2 W. Todd Akin R - - - - - - NV 0%

3 Russ Carnahan D + + + + + + + 100%

4 Ike Skelton D + + + + + - - 71%

5 Emanuel Cleaver D + + + + + + + 100%

6 Sam Graves R - - - - - - - 0%

7 Roy Blunt R - - - - - - NV 0%

8 Jo Ann Emerson R - - - - + - - 14%

9 Blaine Luetkemeyer R - - - - - - - 0%

MONTANA

1 Dennis R. Rehberg R - - - - + - - 14%

NEBRASKA

1 Jeffrey Fortenberry R + - - - + + - 43%

2 Lee Terry R - - - - + - - 14%

3 Adrian M. Smith R - - - - - - - 0%

NEVADA

1 Shelley Berkley D + NV + + + NV + Incomplete

2 Dean Heller R - - + - + - - 29%

3 Dina Titus D + + + + + + - 86%

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 Carol Shea-Porter D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Paul W. Hodes D + + + + + + + 100%

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NEW JERSEY

1 Robert E. Andrews D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Frank A. LoBiondo R + + + + + - - 71%

3 John H. Adler D + - + + + + + 86%

4 Christopher H. Smith R + + + + + - - 71%

5 E. Scott Garrett R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Frank Pallone D + + + + + + + 100%

7 Leonard Lance R + - + + + - - 57%

8 Bill Pascrell D + + + + + + + 100%

9 Steven R. Rothman D + + + + + + + 100%

10 Donald M. Payne D + + + + + + + 100%

11 Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R NV - - - + - - 17%

12 Rush D. Holt D + + + + + + + 100%

13 Albio Sires D + - + + + + + 86%

NEW MEXICO

1 Martin T. Heinrich D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Harry Teague D + + + + - + - 71%

3 Ben Ray Luján D + + + + + + + 100%

NEW YORK

1 Timothy H. Bishop D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Steve Israel D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Peter T. King R + - - - + + - 43%

4 Carolyn McCarthy D + + + + NV + + 100%

5 Gary L. Ackerman D + + + + + + + 100%

6 Gregory W. Meeks D + + + + + + + 100%

7 Joseph Crowley D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Jerrold Nadler D + + + + + + + 100%

9 Anthony D. Weiner D NV NV + + + + + Incomplete

10 Edolphus Towns D + + + + + + + 100%

11 Yvette Diane Clarke D + + + + + + + 100%

12 Nydia M. Velázquez D + + + + + + + 100%

13 Michael McMahon D + + + + + + - 86%

14 Carolyn B. Maloney D + + + + + + + 100%

15 Charles B. Rangel D + + + + NV + + 100%

16 José E. Serrano D + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT




17 Eliot L. Engel D + + + + + + + 100%

18 Nita M. Lowey D + + + + + + + 100%

19 John J. Hall D + + + + + + + 100%

20 Scott Murphy D NA - + + + + + 83%

21 Paul Tonko D + + + + + + + 100%

22 Maurice D. Hinchey D + + + + + + + 100%

23 John McHugh R + - + + + NA NA 80%

23 Bill Owens D NA NA NA NA NA + + 100%

24 Michael A. Arcuri D + + + - + + + 86%

25 Dan Maffei D + + + + + + + 100%

26 Chris Lee R - - - - + + - 29%

27 Brian Higgins D + + + + + + + 100%

28 Louise McIntosh Slaughter D + + + + NV + + 100%

29 Eric Massa D + + + - + NA NA 80%

29 Tom Reed D NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete

NORTH CAROLINA

1 George K. Butterfield D NV + + + + + + 100%

2 Bob Etheridge D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Walter B. Jones R + - - - + + - 43%

4 David E. Price D + + + + + + + 100%

5 Virginia Foxx R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Howard Coble R - - - - - - - 0%

7 Mike McIntyre D + + + - + + + 86%

8 Larry Kissell D NV + + - + + + 83%

9 Sue Wilkins Myrick R - - - - - - - 0%

10 Patrick T. McHenry R - - - - - NV - 0%

11 Heath Shuler D NV + + + + + + 100%

12 Melvin L. Watt D + + + + + + + 100%

13 Brad Miller D + + + + + + + 100%

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NORTH DAKOTA

1 Earl Pomeroy D NV + + - + + - 67%

NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS

1 Gregorio Sablan I I + I I I I I 100%

OHIO

1 Steven L. Driehaus D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Jean Schmidt R + NV - - NV - - Incomplete

3 Michael R. Turner R + - + - + - - 43%

4 James D. Jordan R - - - - - - - 0%

5 Robert E. Latta R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Charles A. Wilson D + + + - + - - 57%

7 Steve Austria R - - - - + - - 14%

8 John A. Boehner R - - - - - - - 0%

9 Marcy Kaptur D + + + + + NV + 100%

10 Dennis J. Kucinich D + + + - + + + 86%

11 Marcia L. Fudge D + + + + + + + 100%

12 Patrick J. Tiberi R + - - - + - - 29%

13 Betty Sutton D + + + + + + + 100%

14 Steven C. LaTourette R - - + - + - - 29%

15 Mary Jo Kilroy D + + + + + + + 100%

16 John A. Boccieri D + + + + + + - 86%

17 Timothy J. Ryan D + + + + + + + 100%

18 Zachary T. Space D + + + + + - - 71%

OKLAHOMA

1 John A. Sullivan R - NV NV NV - - - Incomplete

2 Dan Boren D + - + - + + - 57%

3 Frank D. Lucas R - - - - + - - 14%

4 Tom Cole R - - + - + - - 29%

5 Mary Fallin R - - - - - - - 0%

OREGON

1 David Wu D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Greg Walden R - - + - - - - 14%

3 Earl Blumenauer D + + + + + + + 100%

4 Peter A. DeFazio D + + + - + + + 86%

5 Kurt Schrader D + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT




PENNSYLVANIA

1 Robert A. Brady D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Chaka Fattah D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Kathy Dahlkemper D + + + - + + + 86%

4 Jason Altmire D + - + - + - + 57%

5 Glenn Thompson R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Jim Gerlach R + - - - + - - 29%

7 Joseph A. Sestak D + + + + + + + 100%

8 Patrick J. Murphy D + + + + + - + 86%

9 William Shuster R - - - - - - - 0%

10 Christopher P. Carney D NV + + - + + NV Incomplete

11 Paul E. Kanjorski D + + + + NV - + 83%

12 John P. Murtha D NV + + + + NA NA 100%

12 Mark Critz D NA NA NA NA NA - + 50%

13 Allyson Y. Schwartz D + + + + + + + 100%

14 Michael F. Doyle D + + + + + + + 100%

15 Charles W. Dent R + - - - + - - 29%

16 Joseph R. Pitts R - - - - + - - 14%

17 Tim Holden D + + + - + - - 57%

18 Timothy F. Murphy R + - + - + - - 43%

19 Todd Russell Platts R + - - - + - - 29%

PUERTO RICO

1 Pedro Pierluisi D I + I I I I I 100%

RHODE ISLAND

1 Patrick J. Kennedy D NV NV NV + + NV + Incomplete

2 James R. Langevin D + + + + + + + 100%

SOUTH CAROLINA

1 Henry E. Brown R + - - - + - NV 33%

2 Addison Graves Wilson R - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

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key votes


3 J. Gresham Barrett R NV - - - - NV NV Incomplete

4 Bob Inglis R - - - - + NV - 17%

5 John M. Spratt D + + + + + + + 100%

6 James E. Clyburn D + + + + NV + + 100%

SOUTH DAKOTA

1 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D + - + - + - - 43%

TENNESSEE

1 David Roe R - - - - + - - 14%

2 John J. Duncan R - - - - - - - 0%

3 Zach Wamp R - - - - - - NV 0%

4 Lincoln Davis D + - + - + + - 57%

5 James Cooper D + - + + + + - 71%

6 Bart Gordon D + + + + + + + 100%

7 Marsha W. Blackburn R - - - - - - - 0%

8 John S. Tanner D + - - - + - - 29%

9 Stephen I. Cohen D + + + + + + + 100%

TEXAS

1 Louie Gohmert R - - - - - - - 0%

2 Ted Poe R - - - - - - - 0%

3 Sam Johnson R NV - - - - - NV Incomplete

4 Ralph M. Hall R - - - - - - - 0%

5 Thomas J. Hensarling R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Joe Barton R - - - - - NV - 0%

7 John Abney Culberson R - - - - - - - 0%

8 Kevin Brady R - - - - - - - 0%

9 Al Green D + + + + + + + 100%

10 Michael T. McCaul R + - - - + - - 29%

11 K. Michael Conaway R - - - - - - - 0%

12 Kay Granger R - - - - - - - 0%

13 Mac Thornberry R - - - - - - - 0%

14 Ron Paul R - - - - - - - 0%

15 Rubén Hinojosa D NV + + + + + - 83%

16 Silvestre Reyes D NV + + + + - NV Incomplete

17 Chet Edwards D + - + - + + - 57%

18 Sheila Jackson-Lee D + + + + + + - 86%

DISTRICT




19 Robert Neugebauer R - - - - - - - 0%

20 Charles A. Gonzalez D + + + + + + - 86%

21 Lamar S. Smith R - - - - + - - 14%

22 Pete Olson R - - - - - - - 0%

23 Ciro Rodriguez D + + + - + + - 71%

24 Kenny Marchant R - - - - - - - 0%

25 Lloyd Doggett D + + + + + + + 100%

26 Michael C. Burgess R - - - - - - - 0%

27 Solomon P. Ortiz D + + + - + - - 57%

28 Henry Cuellar D + + + + + + - 86%

29 Gene Green D + + + + + - - 71%

30 Eddie Bernice Johnson D + + + + + + + 100%

31 John R. Carter R - - - - - - - 0%

32 Pete Sessions R - - - - - - - 0%

UTAH

1 Robert W. Bishop R - - - - - - - 0%

2 Jim Matheson D + - - - + + - 43%

3 Jason Chaffetz R - - - - - - - 0%

VERMONT

1 Peter F. Welch D + + + + + + + 100%

VIRGIN ISLANDS

1 Donna Christensen D I + I I I I I 100%

VIRGINIA

1 Robert J. Wittman R - - - - + + - 29%

2 Glenn C. Nye D + - - - + + - 43%

3 Robert C. Scott D + + + + + + + 100%

4 James Randy Forbes R - - - - - - - 0%

5 Tom S. P. Perriello D + - - + + + - 57%

6 Bob Goodlatte R - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

VOTE GUIDE





key votes


7 Eric Cantor R - - - - - - - 0%

8 James P. Moran D NV + + + + + + 100%

9 Rick Boucher D + + + + + + - 86%

10 Frank R. Wolf R + - - - + - - 29%

11 Gerald E. Connolly D + + + + + + + 100%

WASHINGTON

1 Jay Inslee D + + + + + + + 100%

2 Rick Larsen D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Brian Baird D + - + + + + + 86%

4 Doc Hastings R - - - - - - - 0%

5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Norman D. Dicks D + + + + + + + 100%

7 Jim McDermott D + + + + + + + 100%

8 David G. Reichert R + - + + + + - 71%

9 Adam Smith D + + + + + + + 100%

WEST VIRGINIA

1 Alan B. Mollohan D + + + - + - + 71%

2 Shelley Moore Capito R + - - - + - - 29%

3 Nick J. Rahall D + + + - + - + 71%

WISCONSIN

1 Paul Ryan R - - - - - - - 0%

2 Tammy Baldwin D + + + + + + + 100%

3 Ron Kind D + + + + + + + 100%

4 Gwen Moore D + + + + + + + 100%

5 F. James Sensenbrenner R - - - - - - - 0%

6 Thomas E. Petri R + - - - - - - 14%

7 David R. Obey D + + + + + + NV 100%

8 Steven L. Kagen D + + + + + + + 100%

WYOMING

1 Cynthia M. Lummis R - - - - - - - 0%

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