Georgia conservation voters
2009-10 Legislative Scorecard
You care about Georgia’s environmental legacy.
Do your legislators? Did your legislators vote to: ‰ Protect Georgia’s rivers and streams? ‰ Promote clean energy and create jobs? ‰ Enhance transportation choices? ‰ Conserve our natural areas?
Find out. And then act! Tell your legislators you know the score. Your elected lawmakers are accountable to you. Did they vote responsibly to conserve Georgia’s natural resources for generations to come? Or did they bow to well-funded special interests? It’s not enough to know the score. You have a responsibility to tell your legislators how they measure up. Thank them for representing you or let them know you are disappointed in their votes. It’s easy: Visit www.gavoters.com/scorecard to find your legislators’ scores and tell your legislators what you think. And pass the word on to your friends.
Your voice matters.
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Tell Your Legislators You Know the Score Protecting the environment begins here at home in Georgia with the people we elect and the actions they take. This Scorecard is about evaluating the most important action our legislators take: voting. But it’s also about the action you take. It’s not enough just to know the score. You need to let your legislators know what you think:
‰ Are they responsible stewards of Georgia’s air, land and water? Or would they harm our natural resources for the benefit of a few?
‰ Do they promote family-friendly policies that provide great neighborhoods where our children can thrive, with air and water free from pollution?
‰ Do they care about and invest in the legacy we leave our children? Or do they make short-sighted decisions at the expense of future generations? We’re pleased to report that many members of the Georgia Legislature answered these questions responsibly. Unfortunately, not all legislators did. And in several cases, the Legislature took steps backward. It is critical that you thank your elected leaders for good votes or let them know you are disappointed in their choices. That is where Georgia Conservation Voters’ Scorecard comes in. It provides not only the overall scores of your elected leaders, but also how they voted on individual bills and important issues from clean water to transportation. How do we choose which scores to include? Experts from a wide range of Georgia conservation groups weigh in on what votes should be included in the Scorecard. Votes must represent a clear choice about whether to protect the environment.
WHAT’S INSIDE Priorities: Leading Georgia into a Sustainable Future.........2 Bill Summaries .............................4 Senate Scores...............................6 House of Representatives Scores.......................................8
Remember: Knowing the score is just the first step. In a democracy, we all have a responsibility to let our legislators know what we think and to share information, like the Scorecard, with our friends and neighbors. The future of our environment and our children depends on the actions our elected officials take here in Georgia and across the country. Georgia Conservation Voters provides the tools you need to help them promote a more responsible environmental legacy for Georgia’s families. Chris Osborne Executive Director Georgia Conservation Voters
Jill Johnson Political Director Georgia Conservation Voters www.gavoters.com/scorecard | 1
PRIORITIES SUMMARY
Leading Georgia into a Sustainable Future
One Step Forward, One Step Back 2009-10 marked the third legislative session in which Georgia Conservation Voters collaborated with more than a dozen of the state’s leading conservation groups to work on shared priorities under the Gold Dome. Prior to the start of each legislative session, groups agree on a list of top environmental priorities facing the General Assembly. This year, more than 20 leading conservation groups from around the state participated in identifying the Priorities.
Check out our quick review on how our 2009 and 2010 Priorities fared below: Legislators passed House Bill PARTIAL VICTORIES 552, which extends the moratorium on injecting chemicallytreated water into pristine underground drinking water supplies for many coastal plain residents for another five years. Senate Bills 229 and 486 were defeated. They threatened the independence of certain judges in analyzing environmental permit appeals. Unfortunately, House Bill 244 passed, which raids state loan funds for local water and sewer improvements.
Accept No Rollbacks
The Legislature passed Senate Bill 370, a landmark water conservation VICTORY bill. The bill restricts unnecessary daytime outdoor watering, requires efficient toilets and faucets in new buildings and directs property managers to install water meters in each unit of a multitenant building and bill based on individual water usage.
Apply Water Efficiency and Conservation First
After three years of close
Legislators did not pass Keep Highways Senate Bill 164, which allows Safe and Scenic the clear cutting of trees in SPLIT public rights of way for billboard companies. But neither did they pass Senate Bills 18 or 107, which ensure environmentally responsible siting of new billboards. Lawmakers failed to prepare for climate LOSS change by failing to support House Resolution 10, which called for the study of the best strategies for Georgia to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
Plan for Climate Action
Enhance Transportation calls, the Legislature and Transit Choices
passed House Bill 277, which allows voters to decide in 2012 by region whether to assess themselves a penny sales tax for transportation projects. The new tax, if approved, could only be spent on operations for new MARTA projects, not operations of the current system. And, for three years, the state lifts a restriction on how MARTA spends its money, freeing up capital reserves to be spent on operations.
SPLIT
Fairly Share Water No action was taken on
House Bill 1301 or Senate Bill 462, which expand public notice and stringently regulate the piping of water from one river basin to another, known as interbasin transfers.
LOSS
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by the numbers About the Scorecard: Since 2002, Georgia Conservation Voters has tallied the votes for you so you can learn how your legislators fare on important environmental issues. Scores are calculated by dividing the number of pro-conservation votes by the total votes scored. Absences reduce the total number of votes counted, but do not count as anti-conservation votes.
SENATE
HOUSE
2009-10 Average Senate Score – 62% 2007-08 Average Senate Score – 62% 2005-06 Average Senate Score – 64%
2009-10 Average House Score – 70% 2007-08 Average Senate Score – 63% 2005-06 Average Senate Score – 54%
Senators who scored 90% or higher David Adelman (D-Decatur) Robert Brown (D-Macon) Gloria Butler (D-Stone Mountain) Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) Seth Harp (R-Midland) Steve Henson (D-Tucker) Donzella James (D-College Park) Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) Ronald Ramsey, Sr. (D-Lithonia) Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta) Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna) Horacena Tate (D-Atlanta) Steve Thompson (D-Marietta)
Representatives who scored 90% or higher Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) Kathy Ashe (D-Atlanta) Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) Stephanie Benfield (D-Atlanta) Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta) Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City) Rick Crawford (D-Cedartown) Elly Dobbs (D-Atlanta) Pat Dooley (D-Atlanta) Karla Drenner (D-Atlanta) Bubber Epps (D-Dry Branch) Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone) Gloria Frazier (D-Hephzibah) Carol Fullerton (D-Albany) Pat Gardner (D-Atlanta) Mark Hatfield (R-Waycross) Keith Heard (D-Athens) Joe Heckstall (D-East Point) Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus) Sheila Jones (D-Smyrna) Margaret Kaiser (D-Atlanta) Randall Mangham (D-Decatur) Pedro Marin (D-Duluth) Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur) Tom McCall (R-Elberton) Doug McKillip (D-Athens) Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) Alicia Morgan (D-Austell) Howard Mosby (D-Atlanta) Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) DuBose Porter (D-Dublin) Earnest Smith (D-Augusta) Rashad Taylor (D-Atlanta) Rob Teilhet (D-Smyrna) Brian Thomas (D-Lilburn) Lee Thompson (D-Lawrenceville) “Coach” Williams (D-Avondale Estates) Don Wix (D-Mableton)
Senators whose score increased by 20% or more Robert Brown (D-Macon) Gloria Butler (D-Stone Mountain) Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick) Seth Harp (R-Midland) Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna) Steve Thompson (D-Marietta) Senators whose score decreased by 20% or more Greg Goggans (R-Douglas) Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) Bill Jackson (R-Augusta) Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) Senators who score lower than 40% John Bulloch (R-Ochlocknee) Greg Goggans (R-Douglas) Bill Heath (R-Bremen) Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) Jack Murphy (R-Cumming) Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville) Cecil Staton (R-Macon)
Representatives whose score increased by 20% or more Jill Chambers (R-Atlanta) Mike Cheokas (D-Americus) Jim Cole (R-Forsyth) Carl Epps (D-LaGrange) Hugh Floyd (D-Norcross) Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone) Pedro Marin (D-Duluth) Tom McCall (R-Elberton) Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) Jimmy Pruett (R-Eastman) Donna Sheldon (R-Dacula) Richard Smith (R-Columbus) Roger Williams (R-Dalton) Don Wix (D-Mableton) Representatives whose score decreased by 20% or more Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale) Burke Day (R-Tybee Island) Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs) Jay Shaw (D-Lakeland) Lynn Smith (R-Newnan) Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs) Representatives who scored lower than 40% Mark Burkhalter (R-Johns Creek) Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) Tom Graves (R-Ranger)
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Bill Summaries SV SB 120 would have helped transit in Metro Atlanta by 1 lifting state restrictions on how MARTA can spend money.
YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Senate 39-9 | DIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEE
SV 2
HV SB 164 threatened scenic roadways by allowing 2 billboard companies to clear cut trees on public
property along the sides of roads. NO is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Senate 41-7 | FAILED House 74-89
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HV SB 155 threatens clean water by removing 3 certain protective stream buffers. Amendment #1
would have reduced the number of streams affected. NO is the pro-conservation vote. FAILED Amendment #1 in Senate 23-29 PASSED Senate 35-17 | PASSED House 106-58 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
SV SB 229 would have unfairly tilted the balance of power 4 toward the state’s environmental agency and away from citizens and businesses who appeal environmental permit decisions. NO is the pro-conservation vote. FAILED Senate 26-25
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HV HB 552 protects clean drinking water for coastal 1 plain residents by renewing a moratorium on
injecting chemically-treated water into underground aquifers. YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED House 149-0 | PASSED Senate 48-0 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
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SV HB 529 originally threatened commonsense land 6 use principles by prohibiting local governments from regulating certain agricultural activities. Amendment #1 ensured that local governments would retain the ability to enforce rules regarding zoning or the land application of human waste. YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Amendment #1 in Senate 33-22 (3/30/09) SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
SV 7
HV HB 406 undermines existing water service 7 agreements between local governments, primarily
to allow the state to permit and fund a reservoir on a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. It passed in 2010. NO is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED House 131-33 (3/3/09) | FAILED Senate 28-26 (4/1/09) SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
SV SB 194 was originally intended to help the state enter 8 into multi-year contracts to save money and use less energy, but it was amended in conference with language that would aggravate water pollution by exempting state agencies from paying local stormwater pollution fees like citizens and businesses must pay where cities and counties that charge them. The version of the bill containing this language was defeated. The language was stripped and only the energy performance contract language ultimately passed. NO is the pro-conservation vote. FAILED Senate 19-34 (4/3/09) PASSED Senate 50-1 (4/29/10) | PASSED House 148-2 (4/29/10) SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
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HV SB 370 and HB 1094, the Governor’s identical 10 water conservation bills, comprehensively address
water efficiency and conservation by requiring water loss audits, restricting wasteful daytime outdoor watering, requiring high efficiency toilets and fixtures in new buildings and directing new multi-tenant residential and retail buildings to install water meters in each unit and charge based on usage. YES is the pro-conservation vote. SB 370 PASSED Senate 52-0 HB 1094 PASSED House 166-5 SB 370 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
SV SB 321 would have threatened years of investment in 10 public water infrastructure by allowing private companies to build and operate private reservoirs with public water supply. NO is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Senate 30-15 | DIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEE
SV SB 401 would have allowed the Governor to delay 11 implementation of a federal program to regulate greenhouse gases or motor vehicle fuel economy. NO is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Senate 33-16 | DIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEE
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HV SR 1231 helps save energy, water and money 12 by amending the state constitution, if approved
by voters, to allow the state to enter into energy performance contracts, a method of financing energy efficiency and water improvement projects at state buildings through the cost savings resulting from the improvements. YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Senate 47-3 | PASSED House 154-2 ON NOVEMBER 2010 BALLOT
SV 13
HV HB 244 allows the state to siphon money from 11 a state fund that provides water and sewer loans
to local governments to help plug the state budget shortfall. NO is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Senate 30-20 | PASSED House 94-60 (4/14/10) SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
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HV HB 207 helps protect river and stream beds 8 from damage caused by off-road vehicle riders.
HV HB 158 would have helped conserve water by requiring 4 new apartment and condo buildings to install water meters in each unit and charge tenants based on actual water usage. It ultimately passed as part of SB 370 in 2010. YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED House 109-53 | DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEE
HV HB 262 would have helped conserve water by guaran5 teeing homeowners the option to plant drought-tolerant landscaping even if their covenant specified planting specific types of trees, bushes or grasses. YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED House 157-1 | DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEE
HV SB 39 Amendment would have continued to harm 6 transit in Metro Atlanta by leaving unacceptable spending restrictions on MARTA. NO is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED Amendment in House 97-62 (3/3/09) DIED IN AGREES/DISAGREES
HV HB 1000 would have made it illegal to export, farm or 9 sell freshwater turtles. It ultimately passed when language was amended onto another bill. YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED House 156-1 | DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEE
How Bills Become Georgia’s Environmental Laws Why are there dates next to some of the votes? For many of the bills scored, there was more than one vote in a chamber because the bill’s contents changed. In those cases, the date indicates which vote is scored. Legislation needs support from a majority of the members in the chamber if it is to pass. That means 29 votes in the Senate and 91 votes in the House. Constitutional amendments require support from two-thirds of each chamber. Occasionally, the exact same bill is introduced in both chambers to increase the chance of passage.
YES is the pro-conservation vote. PASSED House 149-14 | PASSED Senate 45-1 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
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KEY
HB 406 Water
SB 194 Water
SB 370 Water
SB 321 Water
SB 401 Energy
SR 1231 Energy
HB 244 Budget
HB 207 Water
Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
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09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
05-06 GCV SCORE
David Adelman (D-Decatur)
90%
94%
100%
Don Balfour (R-Snellville)
42%
60%
58%
100%
75%
92%
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67%
Robert Brown (D-Macon)
Gail Buckner (D-Jonesboro)
86%
John Bulloch (R-Ochlocknee)
36%
53%
45%
92%
69%
86%
Gloria Butler (D-St. Mountain)
Jim Butterworth (R-Cornelia)
50%
Buddy Carter (R-Pooler)
46%
Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone)
50%
43%
54%
Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick)
79%
56%
58%
Bill Cowsert (R-Athens)
62%
63%
John Crosby (R-Tifton)
50%
Hardie Davis (D-Gracewood)
83% 46%
53%
57%
100%
100%
92%
A
Greg Goggans (R-Douglas)
38%
60%
50%
John Douglas (R-Social Circle) Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta)
Tim Golden (D-Valdosta)
78%
Johnny Grant (R-Milledgeville)
46%
71% 50%
69% 54%
Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton)
40%
64%
73%
Ed Harbison (D-Columbus)
69%
60%
79%
92%
67%
79%
Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville)
45%
50%
Bill Heath (R-Bremen)
29%
44%
54%
92%
75%
86%
Judson Hill (R-Marietta)
50%
40%
57%
Jack Hill (R-Reidsville)
46%
50%
55%
George Hooks (D-Americus)
69%
53%
50%
Ralph Hudgens (R-Hull)
46%
50%
58%
Bill Jackson (R-Appling)
36%
100%
Lester Jackson (D-Savannah)
79%
94%
Seth Harp (R-Midland)
Steve Henson (D-Tucker)
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86%
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Elected to office after start of 2009 session
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HB 552 Water
who scored 90% or higher Legislators Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more
SB 155 Water
Anti-Conservation Vote
SB 164 Transportation
A Absent or Excused
SB 120 Transportation
Pro-Conservation Vote
Amendment to HB 529 Land Use
GEORGIA SENATE VOTES SB 229 Permits & Regulations
2009-2010
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Left office before end of 2010 session
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Combined House/Senate score
KEY
SB 321 Water
SB 401 Energy
SR 1231 Energy
HB 244 Budget
HB 207 Water
05-06 GCV SCORE
SB 370 Water
100%
07-08 GCV SCORE
SB 194 Water
09-10 GCV SCORE
HB 406 Water
Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
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HB 552 Water
who scored 90% or higher Legislators Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more
SB 155 Water
Anti-Conservation Vote
SB 164 Transportation
A Absent or Excused
SB 120 Transportation
Pro-Conservation Vote
Amendment to HB 529 Land Use
GEORGIA SENATE VOTES SB 229 Permits & Regulations
2009-2010
Donzella James (D-College Park)
14%
54%
45%
A
93%
73%
83%
Dan Moody (R-Johns Creek)
71%
53%
64%
Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga)
38%
56%
46%
Jack Murphy (R-Cumming)
38%
47%
14%
Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta)
100%
92%
100%
Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville)
29%
47%
57%
J.B. Powell (D-Blythe)
60%
64%
46%
92%
80%
Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta)
100%
93%
86%
A
A
Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock)
43%
50%
62%
Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg)
46%
40%
54%
A
91%
92%
92%
Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur)
Ronald Ramsey, Sr. (D-Lithonia)
36%
56%
57%
91%
69%
82%
57%
63%
57%
92%
86%
92%
A
43%
53%
54%
91%
58%
54%
A
Curt Thompson (D-Norcross)
83%
91%
92%
Ross Tolleson (R-Perry)
36%
50%
64%
Renee Unterman (R-Buford)
36%
50%
69%
A
A
Dan Weber (R-Dunwoody)
50%
57%
55%
John Wiles (R-Kennesaw)
36%
50%
50%
Tommie Williams (R-Lyons)
42%
53%
62%
Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) David Shafer (R-Duluth)
43%
47%
62%
Freddie Sims (D-Dawson)
67%
75%
73%
Preston Smith (R-Rome)
75%
71%
50%
Cecil Staton (R-Macon) Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna)
Ed Tarver (D-Augusta) Horacena Tate (D-Atlanta)
Don Thomas (R-Atlanta) Steve Thompson (D-Marietta)
Elected to office after start of 2009 session
Left office before end of 2010 session
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2009-2010
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES
KEY
SB 155 Water
HB 262 Water
Amendment to SB 39 Transportation
HB 406 Water
HB 207 Water
HB 1094 Water
HB 244 Water
SR 1231 Energy
HV 1 SV 5
HV 2 SV 2
HV 3 SV 3
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HV 5
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HV 7 SV 7
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HV 9
HV 10 SV 9
HV 11 SV 13
HV 12 SV 12
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Legislators who scored 90% or higher Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale)
09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
05-06 GCV SCORE
50%
100%
100%
100%
82%
A
Rick Austin (R-Demorest)
67%
Glenn Baker (D-Jonesboro)
75%
Terry Barnard (R-Glennville)
58%
Paul Battles (R-Cartersville)
73%
Tim Bearden (R-Villa Rica)
50%
47%
53%
Sharon Beasley-Teague (D-Red Oak)
89%
82%
90%
A
Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta)
Stephen Allison (R-Blairsville)
58%
Amos Amerson (R-Dahlonega)
58%
Lee Anderson (R-Grovetown)
58%
Kathy Ashe (D-Atlanta)
100%
Simone Bell (D-Atlanta)
53%
53%
82%
100%
47%
27%
100%
100%
Tommy Benton (R-Jefferson)
67%
76%
60%
Ellis Black (D-Valdosta)
60%
41%
40%
92%
82%
93%
91%
80%
93%
67%
75%
80%
100%
94%
87%
A
Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta) Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta)
Bob Bryant (D-Garden City) Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City)
Mark Butler (R-Carrollton)
50%
50%
53%
Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock)
30%
29%
69%
A
Buddy Carter (R-Pooler)
46%
56%
33%
Mark Burkhalter (R-Johns Creek) Jon Burns (R-Newington)
Amy Carter (D-Valdosta)
38% 64%
73%
38% 59%
20% 33%
63%
David Casas (R-Lilburn)
50%
50%
46%
Jill Chambers (R-Atlanta)
82%
59%
64%
Mickey Channell (D-Greensboro)
55%
53%
36%
Mike Cheokas (D-Americus)
73%
53%
36%
Mike Coan (R-Lawrenceville)
60%
50%
17%
Jim Cole (R-Forsyth)
64%
41%
20%
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100% 100%
Stephanie Benfield (D-Atlanta)
HB 158 Water
SB 164 Transportation
Anti-Conservation Vote
HB 552 Water
HB 1000 Fish & Wildlife
Pro-Conservation Vote
Elected to office after start of 2009 session
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Combined House/Senate score
2009-2010
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES
KEY
SB 164 Transportation
SB 155 Water
HB 158 Water
HB 262 Water
Amendment to SB 39 Transportation
HB 406 Water
HB 207 Water
HB 1094 Water
HB 244 Water
SR 1231 Energy
Anti-Conservation Vote
HB 552 Water
HV 1 SV 5
HV 2 SV 2
HV 3 SV 3
HV 4
HV 5
HV 6
HV 7 SV 7
HV 8 SV 14
HV 9
HV 10 SV 9
HV 11 SV 13
HV 12 SV 12
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Legislators who scored 90% or higher Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
05-06 GCV SCORE
Brooks Coleman (R-Duluth)
64%
67%
46%
Doug Collins (R-Gainesville)
40%
35%
Toney Collins (D-Conyers)
80%
Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta)
67%
Clay Cox (R-Lilburn) Rick Crawford (D-Cedartown)
65%
45%
41%
100%
94%
Steve Davis (R-McDonough)
50%
53%
Hardie Davis (D-Gracewood)
83%
71%
Dee Dawkins-Haigler (D-Lithonia)
50%
75%
Katie Dempsey (R-Rome)
73%
76%
Tom Dickson (R-Cohutta)
70%
55%
20%
60% 33%
100%
Ron Dodson (D-Lake City)
50%
40%
67%
Winfred Dukes (D-Albany)
100%
87%
92%
A
80%
75%
85%
Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs)
38%
43%
20%
Terry England (R-Auburn)
58%
47%
27%
Carl Epps (D-LaGrange)
89%
69%
80%
Bubber Epps (D-Dry Branch)
Melvin Everson (R-Snellville) Hugh Floyd (D-Norcross) Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone)
Bobby Franklin (R-Marietta)
Carol Fullerton (D-Albany) Pat Gardner (D-Atlanta) Gloria Frazier (D-Hephzibah)
92% 56%
41%
33%
75%
40%
69%
A
100%
62%
80%
45%
47%
92%
86%
13%
92% 92%
88%
100%
Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell)
73%
69%
55%
Mike Glanton (D-Ellenwood)
75%
71%
Rich Golick (R-Smyrna)
78%
67%
Elected to office after start of 2009 session
A
92%
Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates)
A
A
67%
Matt Dollar (R-Marietta) Pat Dooley (D-Marietta)
20%
91%
Burke Day (R-Tybee Island)
Elly Dobbs (D-Atlanta)
80%
73%
HB 1000 Fish & Wildlife
Pro-Conservation Vote
A
Left office before end of 2010 session
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Combined House/Senate score
A
A
A
A
A
A
A A
A A
A
A
A A
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GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES
KEY
SB 164 Transportation
SB 155 Water
HB 158 Water
HB 262 Water
Amendment to SB 39 Transportation
HB 406 Water
HB 207 Water
HB 1094 Water
HB 244 Water
SR 1231 Energy
Anti-Conservation Vote
HB 552 Water
HV 1 SV 5
HV 2 SV 2
HV 3 SV 3
HV 4
HV 5
HV 6
HV 7 SV 7
HV 8 SV 14
HV 9
HV 10 SV 9
HV 11 SV 13
HV 12 SV 12
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A A A
A
A
A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A Absent or Excused
Legislators who scored 90% or higher Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
05-06 GCV SCORE
J. Craig Gordon (D-Savannah)
83%
75%
Tom Graves (R-Ranger)
25%
31%
13%
Gerald Greene (D-Cuthbert)
73%
65%
50%
Mark Hamilton (R-Cumming)
50%
47%
Bob Hanner (D-Parrott)
43%
46%
47%
Ben Harbin (R-Evans)
67%
59%
25%
Buddy Harden (R-Cordele)
67%
Michael Harden (R-Toccoa)
64%
Mark Hatfield (R-Waycross)
90%
88%
80%
A
100%
82%
73%
90%
73%
86%
Bill Hembree (R-Winston)
55%
50%
29%
Michele Henson (D-Stone Mountain)
89%
82%
93%
A
Cecily Hill (R-Kingsland)
45%
47%
20%
Calvin Hill (R-Canton)
56%
53%
67%
Keith Heard (D-Athens)
Joe Heckstall (D-East Point)
Doug Holt (R-Social Circle)
50%
47%
62%
Billy Horne (R-Newnan)
42%
41%
27%
Penny Houston (R-Nashville)
55%
65%
73%
Wayne Howard (D-Augusta)
82%
76%
79%
Sistie Hudson (D-Sparta)
70%
81%
69%
A
91%
88%
87%
Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville)
73%
Mike Jacobs (R-Atlanta)
75%
82%
100%
Lynmore James (D-Montezuma)
71%
69%
73%
A
Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus)
Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs)
45%
69%
Terry Johnson (D-Marietta)
80%
69%
Celeste Johnson (D-Jonesboro)
75%
76%
90%
Jan Jones (R-Alpharetta) Darryl Jordan (D-Riverdale)
Sheila Jones (D-Smyrna)
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69%
A
87%
93%
67%
57%
43%
A
78%
71%
100%
A
100%
82%
50%
53%
14%
HB 1000 Fish & Wildlife
Pro-Conservation Vote
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A A
A
A
A A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Left office before end of 2010 session
2009-2010
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES
KEY
SB 164 Transportation
SB 155 Water
HB 158 Water
HB 262 Water
Amendment to SB 39 Transportation
HB 406 Water
HB 207 Water
HB 1094 Water
HB 244 Water
SR 1231 Energy
Anti-Conservation Vote
HB 552 Water
HV 1 SV 5
HV 2 SV 2
HV 3 SV 3
HV 4
HV 5
HV 6
HV 7 SV 7
HV 8 SV 14
HV 9
HV 10 SV 9
HV 11 SV 13
HV 12 SV 12
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A
A
A
A
A
A Absent or Excused
Legislators who scored 90% or higher Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
Mike Keown (R-Coolidge)
09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
05-06 GCV SCORE
73%
59%
47%
Rusty Kidd (I-Milledgeville)
50%
David Knight (R-Griffin)
55%
44%
20%
Tom Knox (R-Cumming)
58%
59%
27%
Bob Lane (R-Statesboro)
58%
53%
33%
Roger Lane (R-Darien)
58%
53%
50%
Kevin Levitas (D-Atlanta)
67%
59%
Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta)
75%
82%
Ralph Long (D-Atlanta)
80%
Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville)
40%
David Lucas (D-Macon)
56%
44% 50%
67% 13% 82%
A
90%
47%
92%
100%
John Meadows (R-Calhoun)
67%
67%
50%
Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody)
58%
41%
57%
James Mills (R-Gainesville)
50%
31%
31%
100%
76%
89%
90%
92%
100%
A
58%
50%
14%
100%
75%
86%
John Lunsford (R-McDonough)
55%
64%
15%
Billy Maddox (R-Zebulon)
42%
58%
Gene Maddox (R-Cairo)
64%
47%
13%
90%
82%
100%
Randal Mangham (D-Decatur)
Judy Manning (R-Marietta)
58%
57%
27%
92%
63%
73%
Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta)
64%
60%
57%
Howard Maxwell (R-Dallas)
55%
50%
15%
Jeff May (R-Monroe)
40%
40%
14%
Pedro Marin (D-Duluth)
Tom McCall (R-Elberton) Doug McKillip (D-Athens) Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur)
Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) Alisha Morgan (D-Austell)
91%
Greg Morris (R-Vidalia) Howard Mosby (D-Atlanta)
14%
Quincy Murphy (D-Augusta)
82%
76%
71%
Jay Neal (R-LaFayette)
50%
36%
8%
Elected to office after start of 2009 session
HB 1000 Fish & Wildlife
Pro-Conservation Vote
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
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2009-2010
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES
KEY
SB 164 Transportation
SB 155 Water
HB 158 Water
HB 262 Water
Amendment to SB 39 Transportation
HB 406 Water
HB 207 Water
HB 1094 Water
HB 244 Water
SR 1231 Energy
Anti-Conservation Vote
HB 552 Water
HV 1 SV 5
HV 2 SV 2
HV 3 SV 3
HV 4
HV 5
HV 6
HV 7 SV 7
HV 8 SV 14
HV 9
HV 10 SV 9
HV 11 SV 13
HV 12 SV 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A Absent or Excused
Legislators who scored 90% or higher Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
Randy Nix (R-LaGrange)
73%
59%
Larry O'Neal (R-Bonaire)
64%
60%
33%
100%
100%
100%
A
50%
64%
62%
Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur)
Bobby Parham (D-Milledgeville)
05-06 GCV SCORE
Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro)
64%
65%
64%
Don Parsons (R-Marietta)
64%
53%
29%
Allen Peake (R-Macon)
55%
53%
91%
81%
DuBose Porter (D-Dublin)
Jay Powell (R-Camilla)
67%
Alan Powell (D-Hartwell)
70%
63%
Jimmy Pruett (R-Eastman)
67%
47%
Ann Purcell (R-Rincon)
75%
David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge)
57%
69%
80% 80%
33%
Matt Ramsey (R-Peachtree City)
56%
58%
Nikki Randall (D-Macon)
89%
81%
87%
Barbara Reece (D-Menlo)
83%
82%
64%
Bobby Reese (R-Sugar Hill)
43%
41%
21%
Tom Rice (R-Norcross)
50%
60%
A
A
46%
Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) Jay Roberts (R-Ocilla)
55%
47%
13%
Carl Rogers (R-Gainesville)
75%
50%
33%
Ed Rynders (R-Albany)
58%
53%
36%
Austin Scott (R-Tifton)
64%
47%
33%
A
Martin Scott (R-Rossville)
42%
31%
13%
Tony Sellier (R-Fort Valley)
75%
67%
Ed Setzler (R-Acworth)
50%
59%
30%
A
Jay Shaw (D-Lakeland)
44%
69%
64%
Donna Sheldon (R-Dacula)
70%
41%
Robbin Shipp (D-Atlanta)
88%
73%
Barbara Sims (R-Augusta)
55%
53%
Chuck Sims (R-Ambrose)
67%
50%
54%
A
92%
81%
100%
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29%
Elected to office after start of 2009 session
HB 1000 Fish & Wildlife
Pro-Conservation Vote
A
A
A
A
A
Left office before end of 2010 session
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Speaker of the House (typically does not vote on bills unless there is a tie)
2009-2010
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES
KEY
SB 164 Transportation
SB 155 Water
HB 158 Water
HB 262 Water
Amendment to SB 39 Transportation
HB 406 Water
HB 207 Water
HB 1094 Water
HB 244 Water
SR 1231 Energy
Anti-Conservation Vote
HB 552 Water
HV 1 SV 5
HV 2 SV 2
HV 3 SV 3
HV 4
HV 5
HV 6
HV 7 SV 7
HV 8 SV 14
HV 9
HV 10 SV 9
HV 11 SV 13
HV 12 SV 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A
A
A
A
A
A Absent or Excused
Legislators who scored 90% or higher Legislators whose score increased by 20% or more Legislators whose score decreased by 20% or more Legislators who scored lower than 40%
Bob Smith (R-Watkinsville)
Earnest Smith (D-Augusta)
09-10 GCV SCORE
07-08 GCV SCORE
05-06 GCV SCORE
55%
47%
14%
100%
Kip Smith (R-Columbus)
80%
Richard Smith (R-Columbus)
75%
47%
13%
Tommy Smith (R-Nicholls)
67%
65%
27%
Vance Smith (R-Columbus)
71%
56%
13%
Lynn Smith (R-Newnan)
60%
80%
20%
A
Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus)
78%
80%
73%
Mickey Stephens (D-Savannah)
83%
Ron Stephens (R-Savannah)
60%
60%
13%
Pam Stephenson (D-Decatur)
86%
73%
85%
A
Daniel Stout (R-Dallas)
75%
Willie Talton (R-Warner Robins)
Rob Teilhet (D-Smyrna) Brian Thomas (D-Lilburn)
58%
Rashad Taylor (D-Atlanta)
Lee Thompson (D-Lawrenceville)
53%
33%
100%
81%
100%
100%
77%
100%
100%
100%
Len Walker (R-Loganville)
58%
44%
69%
Tom Weldon (R-Ringgold)
60%
Joe Wilkinson (R-Sandy Springs)
73%
71%
64%
Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs)
55%
76%
57%
Al Williams (D-Midway)
70%
80%
80%
Mark Williams (R-Jesup)
58%
65%
Roger Williams (R-Dalton)
73%
53%
47%
92%
87%
93%
100%
71%
40%
64%
53%
33%
“Coach”Williams (D-Avondale Estates) Don Wix (D-Mableton)
John Yates (R-Griffin)
Elected to office after start of 2009 session
HB 1000 Fish & Wildlife
Pro-Conservation Vote
Left office before end of 2010 session
A
A
A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
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