Vermont Environmental Scorecard 2015 Interim Assessment Vermont Environmental Scorecard

Dear Vermonter, We have prepared this interim Scorecard to let you know how your state legislators voted on top environmental priorities in the 2015 legislative session. We will publish an Environmental Scorecard for the full 2015-2016 biennium next year, but wanted to give you a preliminary look at your legislators’ performance. The legislative process can be complicated, and our objective with the Scorecard is to distill the results so you, as a voter, can see which lawmakers are representing your values – and which are not. Vermont Conservation Voters Early in the session, Vermont Conservation Voters laid out the Environmental (VCV) is the non-partisan Common Agenda of legislative priorities: a list of top-tier goals we developed in collaboration with the state’s other leading environmental groups. The major political action arm of Vermont’s priorities this year included (1) cleaning up Lake Champlain and other waters across environmental community. the state, and (2) clean energy, particularly the establishment of a cutting-edge renewable energy standard, and creation of a Vermont Energy Independence Fund Since 1982, our mission has been to with resources generated by putting a price on carbon pollution. defend and strengthen the laws that Overall, the 2015 legislative session was a success for Vermont’s environment. safeguard our environment. We work Governor Peter Shumlin focused his inaugural address on clean energy and clean water, making clear these were also key administrative priorities. The legislature to elect environmentally responsible ultimately enacted a significant water quality bill and innovative renewable energy candidates. We then hold legislators standard legislation. They also improved the Current Use program, defended Act accountable for the decisions 250 from attack, and made progress on improving our election system by enacting same-day voter registration and campaign finance reform measures. they make affecting our air, water, Initial progress was made on other environmental bills in 2015, and we will communities, land, and wildlife. continue pushing them forward in the coming year, including: putting a price on carbon pollution; maintaining healthy, intact forests; banning plastic microbeads from personal care products; requiring inspection and registration of dams; and Staff ensuring the Toxic Free Families Act of 2014 works as intended to protect families from harmful chemicals in children’s products. Brian Shupe, Executive Director Lauren Hierl, Political Director Votes included in this Environmental Scorecard are those related to VCV’s Common Agenda priorities. The specific votes scored are those that were substantive (rather than procedural), and were the particular votes on the bill that Board of Directors had the greatest effect on the final outcome of the legislation. We count absences Kinny Perot, Chair as a negative vote because that’s the effect they have on the outcome of the vote. Warner Shedd, Vice Chair Charlotte Hanna, Secretary Please note that the Scorecard does have some limitations. For example, we can only score “roll call” votes where individual lawmakers go on record as voting yes or Peter Sterling, Treasurer no on a given bill. Many decisions – both good and bad for the environment – are Anthony Iarrapino made in committee before a bill ever reaches the floor. Sue Prent Thomas Slayton With this tool, we give you your lawmakers’ scores, but the rest is up to you. It’s crucial that your legislators hear from you with praise or disappointment Scott Skinner in their environmental record, so please take a moment to contact your Jacob Perkinson elected officials to share your views. You can find their contact information at Linda Gray vermontconservationvoters.org. Michael Fisher Thanks for all you do for a thriving Vermont,

Vermont Conservation Voters 9 Bailey Avenue Lauren Hierl Montpelier, VT 05602 802-224-9090 Political Director www. VermontConservationVoters.org

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House Bill Descriptions

H.40 – Renewable Energy Bill (3rd reading) chain. These microbeads can be replaced with safe, natural Pro-environment vote: YES alternatives. H.4 passed the House unanimously and should be taken up by the Senate in 2016. This bill established a cutting-edge renewable portfolio Status: Passed House 140-9; awaiting action in the Senate. standard that sets requirements for generating more of our energy from renewable sources, including community- H.35 – Amendment to Strip Funding scale renewables. It also created an innovative program, from Water Quality Bill known as the “transformation tier,” that requires utilities Pro-environment vote: NO to achieve reductions in energy use through efficiency measures and other programs to help Vermonters reduce This amendment to the Water Quality Bill removed their use of fossil fuels for transportation, heating, etc. language related to establishing new funding for water Status: Enacted; House vote 121-24. clean-up efforts – an increase to the property transfer tax – and instead attempted to dedicate money already H.40 – Amendment to Strip allocated to the Vermont Housing and Conservation “Transformation Tier” Board to water quality efforts. This amendment, had it Pro-environment vote: NO passed, simply moved around existing revenue and would have created a budget shortfall. This amendment would have removed the section of the Status: Amendment failed; House vote 40-100. renewable energy bill that created the innovative and money-saving “transformation tier” requiring utilities H.35 – Water Quality Bill (3rd reading) to achieve reductions in energy use through efficiency Pro-environment vote: YES measures and other programs to help Vermonters reduce fossil fuel use. This amendment was defeated in the House. This bill established new requirements for major sources Status: Amendment failed; House vote 42-99. of water pollution, including farms, roads, and parking lots. It also authorized new enforcement tools, created a H.4 – Ban on Microbeads (3rd reading) Clean Water Fund, and dedicated nearly $8 million per Pro-environment vote: YES year in new revenue to cleanup efforts. Though success of this legislation will be determined by how strongly the new This legislation banned plastic microbeads from personal regulations are implemented and enforced, the bill creates care products. These synthetic plastic beads are added an important opportunity to make meaningful progress to face washes, shampoos, soaps, and more, and pollute toward cleaning up Lake Champlain and other waters our waterways. They accumulate toxic chemicals, which across the state. are then ingested by fish and introduced into the food Status: Enacted; House vote 133-11.

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Vermont House of Representatives Scorecard

✔ Pro-environment vote ✕ Anti-environment vote A Absent (counts as a negative) P Presiding N Not in Office

Representative Town Party 2015 Score Lifetime Score (2001H.40 to - Renewable present)H.40 “Transformation- EnergyAmendment Bill H.4 to Tier”Strip- Ban on MicrobeadsH.35 -from Amendment WaterH.35- Quality to StripWaterQuality Bill Funding Bill

Ancel, Janet Calais D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Bancroft, Robert Westford R 60% 60% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Bartholomew, John Hartland D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Baser, Fred Bristol R 80% 80% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Batchelor, Lynn Derby Line R 60% 49% X ✔ ✔ X ✔ Beck, Scott St. Johnsbury R 60% 60% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Berry, Steven Manchester D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Beyor, Steve Highgate Springs R 60% 47% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Bissonnette, Clement Winooski D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Botzow, William Pownal D 100% 95% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Branagan, Carolyn Whitney Georgia R 100% 49% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Brennan, Patrick Colchester R 80% 26% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Briglin, Timothy Thetford D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Browning, Cynthia Arlington D 40% 65% X X ✔ X ✔ Burditt, Thomas West Rutland R 20% 22% X X ✔ A A Burke, Mollie S. Brattleboro P 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Buxton, Sarah Tunbridge D 80% 93% ✔ A ✔ ✔ ✔ Canfield, William Fair Haven R 80% 54% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Carr, Stephen Brandon D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Chesnut-Tangerman, Robin Middletown Springs P 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Christie, Kevin “Coach” Hartford D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Clarkson, Alison H. Woodstock D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cole, Joanna Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Condon, James Colchester D 100% 58% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Connor, Daniel Fairfield D 80% 74% ✔ ✔ A ✔ ✔ Conquest, Charles “Chip” Wells River D 80% 91% ✔ A ✔ ✔ ✔ Copeland-Hanzas, Sarah Bradford D 100% 89% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Corcoran, Timothy R. Bennington D 100% 81% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cupoli, Lawrence Rutland R 40% 45% X X ✔ X ✔ Dakin, Leigh Chester D 100% 94% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Dakin, Maureen Colchester D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Dame, Paul Essex Junction R 20% 20% X X ✔ X X Davis, Susan Hatch West Topsham P 80% 83% ✔ ✔ A ✔ ✔

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✔ Pro-environment vote ✕ Anti-environment vote A Absent (counts as a negative) P Presiding N Not in Office

Representative Town Party 2015 Score Lifetime Score (2001H.40 to - Renewablepresent)H.40 “Transformation- EnergyAmendment Bill H.4 to Tier”Strip- Ban on MicrobeadsH.35 -from Amendment WaterH.35- Quality to StripWaterQuality Bill Funding Bill

Deen, David L. Putney D 100% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ H.35- WaterQuality Bill Devereux, Dennis J. Belmont R 60% 44% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Dickinson, Eileen “Lynn” St. Albans Town R 20% 20% X X A X ✔ Donahue, Anne B. Northfield R 80% 62% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Donovan, Johannah Burlington D 80% 94% ✔ ✔ ✔ A ✔ Eastman, Alyson Orwell I 80% 80% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Ellis, Rebecca Waterbury D 100% 96% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Emmons, Alice M. Springfield D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Evans, Debbie Essex D 100% 88% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Fagan, Peter J. Rutland City R 100% 61% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Feltus, Martha Lyndonville R 100% 92% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Fields, Rachael Bennington D 60% 60% ✔ ✔ ✔ A A Fiske, Larry Enosburg Falls R 60% 60% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Forguites, Robert Springfield D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Frank, William Underhill D 60% 92% A A ✔ ✔ ✔ French, Patsy Randolph D 100% 96% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Gage, Douglas Rutland City R 80% 57% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Gamache, Marianna Swanton R 80% 80% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Gonzalez, Diana Winooski P 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Grad, Maxine Moretown D 100% 78% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Graham, Rodney Williamstown R 40% 40% X X ✔ X ✔ Greshin, Adam Warren I 100% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Haas, Sandy Rochester P 100% 97% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Head, Helen South Burlington D 100% 96% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hebert, Michael Vernon R 80% 66% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Helm, Robert Fair Haven R 80% 32% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Higley, Mark A. Lowell R 20% 35% X X ✔ X X Hooper, Mary S. Montpelier D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hubert, Ronald E. Milton R 20% 16% X X ✔ X X Huntley, Mark Cavendish D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Jerman, Timothy Essex Junction D 80% 93% ✔ ✔ A ✔ ✔ Jewett, Willem Ripton D 80% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A Johnson, Mitzi South Hero D 100% 92% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Juskiewicz, Bernard Cambridge R 100% 84% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Keenan, Kathleen C. St. Albans City D 100% 78% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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✔ Pro-environment vote ✕ Anti-environment vote A Absent (counts as a negative) P Presiding N Not in Office

Kitzmiller, Warren F. Montpelier D 80% 81% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A Klein, Anthony East Montpelier D 100% 91% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Komline, Patricia Dorset R 40% 48% X X ✔ A ✔ Krebs, Robert South Hero D 100% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Krowinski, Jill Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ LaClair, Robert Barre Town R 60% 60% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ LaLonde, Martin South Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Lanpher, Diane Vergennes D 80% 88% ✔ A ✔ ✔ ✔ Lawrence, Richard Lyndonville R 60% 36% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Lefebvre, Paul Island Pond R 60% 60% X X ✔ ✔ ✔ Lenes, Joan G. Shelburne D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Lewis, Patti Berlin R 40% 54% ✔ X ✔ X X Lippert, William J. Hinesburg D 80% 84% ✔ ✔ A ✔ ✔ Long, Emily Newfane D 80% 80% ✔ ✔ ✔ A ✔ Lucke, Gabrielle Hartford D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Macaig, Terence Williston D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Manwaring, Ann Wilmington D 100% 88% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Marcotte, Michael Newport R 60% 41% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Martel, Marcia Waterford R 40% 40% X X ✔ X ✔ Martin, Linda J. Wolcott D 80% 90% ✔ ✔ A ✔ ✔ Masland, James Thetford Center D 80% 97% ✔ ✔ A ✔ ✔ McCormack, Curt Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ McCoy, Patricia Poultney R 40% 40% X X ✔ A ✔ McCullough, James Williston D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ McFaun, Francis Barre Town R 80% 63% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Miller, Alice Shaftsbury D 100% 89% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Morris, Ruqaiyah Bennington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Morrissey, Mary A. Bennington R 40% 29% X X ✔ X ✔ Mrowicki, Michael Putney D 100% 97% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Murphy, Barbara Fairfax I 80% 80% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Myers, Linda K. Essex R 60% 45% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Nuovo, Betty A. Middlebury D 100% 99% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ O’Brien, Anne Theresa Richmond D 20% 67% A A ✔ A A O’Sullivan, Jean Burlington D 60% 74% ✔ A A ✔ ✔ Olsen, Oliver South Londonderry I 60% 60% A A ✔ ✔ ✔

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✔ Pro-environment vote ✕ Anti-environment vote A Absent (counts as a negative) P Presiding N Not in Office

H.35- WaterQuality Bill Representative Town Party 2015 Score Lifetime Score (2001H.40 -to Renewable present)H.40 “Transformation- EnergyAmendment Bill H.4 to Tier”Strip- Ban on MicrobeadsH.35 -from Amendment WaterH.35- Quality to StripWaterQuality Bill Funding Bill

Parent, Corey St. Albans City R 40% 40% X X ✔ X ✔ Partridge, Carolyn W. Windham D 100% 88% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Patt, Avram Worcester D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pearce, Albert Richford R 80% 52% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Pearson, Christopher Burlington P 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Poirier, Paul N. Barre City I 80% 81% ✔ ✔ ✔ A ✔ Potter, David North Clarendon D 100% 89% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pugh, Ann South Burlington D 100% 89% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Purvis, Joey Colchester R 60% 60% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Quimby, Constance Concord R 20% 35% A A ✔ X X Rachelson, Barbara Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Ram, Kesha K. Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Russell, Herbert Rutland City D 100% 94% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Ryerson, Marjorie Randolph D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Savage, Brian K. Swanton R 60% 33% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Scheuermann, Heidi E. Stowe R 80% 51% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Sharpe, David Bristol D 100% 96% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Shaw, Charles “Butch” Florence R 60% 55% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Shaw, Loren Derby R 40% 29% X X ✔ X ✔ Sheldon, Amy East Middlebury D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sibilia, Laura West Dover I 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Smith, Harvey New Haven R 40% 27% X X ✔ A ✔ Smith, Shapleigh Morrisville D N/A 79% P P P P P Stevens, Thomas Waterbury D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Strong, Vicki Irasburg R 20% 26% X X ✔ X X Stuart, Valerie Brattleboro D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sullivan, Mary Burlington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sweaney, Donna Windsor D 100% 99% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Tate, Job Mendon R 0% 0% X X A X X Terenzini, Thomas Rutland Town R 20% 27% X X ✔ X X Till, George Jericho D 100% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Toleno, Tristan Brattleboro D 100% 92% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Toll, Catherine “Kitty” Danville D 100% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Townsend, Maida South Burlington D 100% 92% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Trieber, Matthew Bellows Falls D 100% 90% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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✔ Pro-environment vote ✕ Anti-environment vote A Absent (counts as a negative) P Presiding N Not in Office

Representative Town Party 2015 Score Lifetime Score (2001H.40 -to Renewable present)H.40 “Transformation- EnergyAmendment Bill H.4 to Tier”Strip- Ban on MicrobeadsH.35 -from Amendment WaterH.35- Quality to StripWaterQuality Bill Funding Bill

Troiano, Joseph “Chip” East Hardwick D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Turner, Donald Milton R 20% 17% X X ✔ X X Van Wyck, Warren Ferrisburgh R 20% 10% X X ✔ X X Viens, Gary Newport R 20% 20% X X ✔ X X Walz, Tommy Barre City D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Webb, Kathryn Shelburne D 100% 96% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Willhoit, Janssen St. Johnsbury R 40% 40% X X ✔ X ✔ Woodward, Mark Johnson D 100% 81% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wright, Kurt Burlington R 100% 54% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yantachka, Michael Charlotte D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Young, Samuel Glover D 100% 81% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Zagar, Teo Barnard D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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Senate Bill Descriptions

H.40 – Renewable Energy Bill (3rd reading) H.35 – Water Quality Bill (3rd reading) Pro-environment vote: YES Pro-environment vote: YES H.35- WaterQuality Bill This bill established a cutting-edge renewable portfolio This bill established new requirements for major sources standard that sets requirements for generating more of of water pollution, including farms, roads, and parking our energy from renewable sources, including community- lots. It also authorized new enforcement tools, created a scale renewables. It also created an innovative program, Clean Water Fund, and dedicated nearly $8 million per known as the “transformation tier,” that requires utilities year in new revenue to cleanup efforts. Though success of to achieve reductions in energy use through efficiency this legislation will be determined by how strongly the new measures and other programs to help Vermonters reduce regulations are implemented and enforced, the bill creates their use of fossil fuels for transportation, heating, etc. an important opportunity to make meaningful progress Status: Enacted; Senate vote 22-6. toward cleaning up Lake Champlain and other waters across the state. H.40 – Amendment on Energy Siting Status: Enacted; Senate vote 27-2. Pro-environment vote: NO This amendment, related to siting renewable energy projects, would have made it much more difficult to move forward with developing well-sited solar and other renewable projects. It was offered in the final days of the legislative session without adequate vetting through the committee process. Instead, H.40 as enacted created a task force, environmental study, and more to examine potential ways to improve the siting process for solar projects. Status: Amendment failed; Senate vote 10-19.

S.R. 7 – Global Warming Resolution Pro-environment vote: YES This resolution acknowledged the threat posed by human- induced climate change, and Vermont’s commitment to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, including the need for Vermont to take steps now to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Status: Resolution passed; Senate vote 25-5.

S.139 – Amendment to Strip Toxic-Free Families Act Improvements Pro-environment vote: NO This amendment removed language from a public health bill that sought to make improvements to the process for assessing and regulating toxic chemicals in children’s products, as established in the 2014 Toxic-Free Families Act (Act 188). Status: Amendment passed; Senate vote 16-15.

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Vermont Senate Scorecard

✔ Pro-environment vote ✕ Anti-environment vote A Absent (counts as a negative) P Presiding N Not in Office

Senator District Party 2015 Score Lifetime Score (2001H.40 to- Renewable present)H.40 Energy - Amendment Bill S.R. on7Resolution - EnergyGlobal WarmingSitingS.139 Improvements- Toxic-Free FamiliesH.35 -Quality Water Act Bill

Ashe, Timothy Chittenden D/P 80% 90% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ X Ayer, Claire Addison D 80% 92% A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Balint, Rebecca Windham D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Baruth, Philip Chittenden D 100% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Benning, Joseph Caledonia R 20% 53% X X X X ✔ Bray, Christopher Addison D 80% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Campbell, John Windsor D 80% 91% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Campion, Brian Bennington D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Collamore, Brian Rutland R 20% 20% X X X X ✔ Cummings, Ann Washington D 100% 95% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Degree, Dustin Franklin R 40% 40% X X ✔ X ✔ Doyle, William Washington R 80% 76% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Flory, Margaret “Peg” Rutland R 20% 27% X X X X ✔ Kitchel, Jane Caledonia D 60% 69% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Lyons, Virginia “Ginny” Chittenden D 100% 99% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ MacDonald, Mark Orange D 80% 93% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ X Mazza, Richard Grand Isle D 80% 76% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ McAllister, Norman Franklin R 0% 19% A A X X A McCormack, Richard Windsor D 100% 98% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mullin, Kevin Rutland R 80% 53% ✔ X ✔ ✔ ✔ Nitka, Alice Windsor D 60% 71% ✔ X ✔ X ✔ Pollina, Anthony Washington P/D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Rodgers, John Essex-Orleans D 20% 40% X X X X ✔ Sears, Richard, Jr. Bennington D 80% 74% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Sirotkin, Michael Chittenden D 100% 100% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snelling, Diane Chittenden R 80% 86% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ Starr, Robert Essex-Orleans D 40% 41% X X ✔ X ✔ Westman, Richard Lamoille R 80% 51% ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔ White, Jeanette Windham D 100% 94% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Zuckerman, David Chittenden P/D 100% 91% ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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House Average Senate Average Environmental Scores Environmental Scores Environmental Laggards by Party: by Party: 2015 Environmental Scores of 20% or Less Republicans: 54% Republicans: 47% Independents: 83% Democrats: 83% House Senate Democrats: 94% Progressive/Democrats: 93% • Burditt, Thomas • Benning, Joseph Progressives: 97% • Dame, Paul • Collamore, Brian • Dickinson, Lynn • Flory, Peg • Higley, Mark A. • McAllister, Norman • Hubert, Ronald E. • Rodgers, John H.35 -Quality Water Bill • Quimby, Constance • Strong, Vicki Worth noting: Lt. Gov. • Tate, Job Phil Scott cast a rare tie- • Terenzini, Thomas breaking vote to remove • Turner, Donald language in a health • Van Wyck, Warren care bill that would have • Viens, Gary improved the process for regulating the use of toxic chemicals in children’s products.

Vermont Conservation Voters thanks those legislators with 100% Environmental Scores in 2015

House: • Corcoran, Timothy • Krebs, Robert • Sharpe, David Senate: • Ancel, Janet • Dakin, Leigh • Krowinski, Jill • Sheldon, Amy • Balint, Becca • Bartholomew, • Dakin, Maureen • LaLonde, Martin • Sibilia, Laura • Baruth, Philip John • Deen, David L. • Lenes, Joan G. • Stevens, Thomas • Campion, Brian • Berry, Steven • Ellis, Rebecca • Lucke, Gabrielle • Stuart, Valerie • Cummings, Ann • Bissonnette, • Emmons, Alice M. • Macaig, Terence • Sullivan, Mary • Lyons, Virginia Clement • Evans, Debbie • Manwaring, Ann • Sweaney, Donna “Ginny” • Botzow, William • Fagan, Peter J. • McCormack, Curt • Till, George • McCormack, • Branagan, Carolyn • Feltus, Martha • McCullough, James • Toleno, Tristan Richard Whitney • Forguites, Robert • Miller, Alice • Toll, Catherine • Pollina, Anthony • Briglin, Timothy • French, Patsy • Morris, Ruqaiyah “Kitty” • Sirotkin, Michael • Burke, Mollie S. • Gonzalez, Diana • Mrowicki, Michael • Townsend, Maida • White, Jeanette • Carr, Stephen • Grad, Maxine • Nuovo, Betty A. • Trieber, Matthew • Zuckerman, David • Chesnut- • Greshin, Adam • Partridge, Carolyn • Troiano, Joseph Tangerman, Robin • Haas, Sandy • Patt, Avram “Chip” • Christie, Kevin • Head, Helen • Pearson, Christopher • Walz, Tommy “Coach” • Hooper, Mary S. • Potter, David • Webb, Kathryn • Clarkson, Alison • Huntley, Mark • Pugh, Ann • Woodward, Mark • Cole, Joanna • Johnson, Mitzi • Rachelson, Barbara • Wright, Kurt • Condon, James • Juskiewicz, Bernard • Ram, Kesha K. • Yantachka, Michael • Copeland-Hanzas, • Keenan, Kathleen C. • Russell, Herbert • Young, Samuel Sarah • Klein, Anthony • Ryerson, Marjorie • Zagar, Teo

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Now that you know the score, take action!

1. Tell your legislators you know the score. One of the best ways to influence your elected officials is through regular communication with them. If your legislators scored well, thank them. If they scored poorly, let them know you are disappointed and that you value Vermont’s environment. You can find your legislators’ contact information on our website: vermontconservationvoters.org.

2. Get out and vote on Election Day. Make sure you head to the polls to vote for the candidates representing your values. In 2016, Presidential Primary & Town Meeting Day is March 1st, Primary Election Day is August 9th, and General Election Day is November 8th.

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