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State Legislative Scorecard 2012 Session Environment , a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization, monitors the voting records of North Carolina’s state legislators. Do your legislators support environmental protections? Their votes on key environmental issues are shown below.

SENATE

Lifetime SENATE VOTES Senator Dist. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Score 1. Protect Jordan Lake. Pro-environment vote: Yes. Senator Stein’s amendment to R Austin M. Allran 42 ------+ + 20% 46% H-953 removed a two-year delay on requirements that developers reduce their pollution into Jordan Lake. The amendment failed. R Tom M. Apodaca 48 ------E - - - 0% 41% 2. Delay Jordan Lake protections. Pro-environment: No. H-953 included a D Robert Atwater 18 + + + + + E + E E E 100% 85% provision that delayed for two years requirements that developers reduce their pollution into Jordan Lake. The bill passed and awaited the governor’s D Doug Berger 7 + + + + + + + + + + 100% 89% signature at press time. R Philip Edward Berger 26 - - - E ------0% 31% 3. Lift prohibitions on fracking. Pro-environment vote: No. S-820 lifted prohibitions on fracking and paved the way for the controversial form of gas R 33 + + - + - - - A + + 50% 56% drilling as early as 2014. The bill became law despite the governor’s veto. R 22 + ------+ + 30% 41% 4. Reduce industry influence on fracking commission.Pro-environment vote: Yes. D Daniel T. Blue Jr. 14 + + + + + + + + A A 80% 76% Senator Hunt’s amendment to S-820 reduced the influence of mining and gas interests on the fracking regulatory commission and increased that of local R Andrew C. Brock 34 ------0% 30% governments and conservation interests. The amendment failed.

R Harry Brown 6 ------+ - 10% 33% 5. Protect communities from fracking. Pro-environment vote: Yes. Sen. Stein’s amendment to S-820 extended studies on fracking’s potential impacts R Peter S. Brunstetter 31 ------A - + E 11% 37% without lifting prohibitions on vertical drilling or toxic chemical injection. The amendment failed. R Christopher Carney 41 ------+ + 20% 20% 6. Override governor’s fracking veto. Pro-environment vote: No. Gov. Perdue Daniel G. Clodfelter D 37 + - + + + E + E E E 83% 72% vetoed S-820, but both chambers overrode her action, and the bill became law. R 44 - - - + ------10% 5% 7. Ignore sea-level rise science. Pro-environment vote: No. H-819 prevented sea- D 38 - - + + + E - E E E 50% 64% level rise predictions above eight inches, even though scientists project rising seas of approximately three feet by century’s end. An amended version of the R Jim Davis 50 + - E - E - - - + + 38% 17% bill awaited the governor’s signature at press time.

R Don W. East 30 ------0% 32% 8. Weaken clean water protections. Pro-environment vote: No. S-229 created a laundry list of loopholes for developers from rules designed to protect the D 32 + - + + + E + E E E 83% 73% Neuse River, Jordan Lake, and other waters across the state. The bill passed and awaited the governor’s signature at press time. R Thom Goolsby 9 E E ------0% 0% 9. Erode Jordan Lake protections. Pro-environment vote: No. S-382 as passed D Malcolm Graham 40 E E + + + + + A + A 75% 77% by the House promoted the controversial 751 South development project in R 24 ------0% 0% Durham, and delayed by two years requirements that developers reduce their pollution into Jordan Lake. The bill was twice brought up for a vote, but failed R 43 ------+ - 10% 5% both times.

R Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. 36 + + - + - - - - - E 33% 52% 10. Erode Jordan Lake protections. Pro-environment vote: No. S-382 as passed by the House promoted the controversial 751 South development project in R 47 ------0% 0% Durham, and delayed by two years requirements that developers reduce their pollution into Jordan Lake. The bill was twice brought up for a vote, but failed R 15 + + + + - + - - + + 70% 62% both times. R Brent Jackson 10 + ------+ + 30% 15% HOUSE VOTES (ON REVERSE) D S. 3 E E - + + E - E E E ~ 71% 1. Protect communities from fracking. Pro-environment vote: Yes. Rep. Harrison’s D Edward W. Jones 4 E E + + + + + E E E 100% 73% amendment to S-820 extended studies on fracking’s potential impacts and how to regulate it without lifting prohibitions on vertical drilling or toxic D Eleanor Kinnaird 23 + + + + + + + + + + 100% 96% chemical injection. The amendment failed. D Eric Mansfield 21 + - + + + E - E E E 67% 63% 2. Adequately fund fracking study. Pro-environment vote: Yes. Rep. Floyd’s D Floyd B. McKissick Jr. 20 + + + + + + + - + + 90% 84% amendment to S-820 funded seven new environmental positions to study fracking’s potential impacts and how to regulate it. The amendment failed. R Wesley Alan Meredith 19 + ------+ + 30% 25% 3. Lift prohibitions on fracking. Pro-environment vote: No. S-820 lifted D Martin L. Nesbitt Jr. 49 E E + + + + + + + + 100% 80% prohibitions on fracking and paved the way for the controversial form of gas drilling as early as 2014. The bill became law despite the governor’s veto. R 11 ------0% 0% 4. Don’t say “sustainable.” Pro-environment vote: No. Rep. Bradley’s amendment to R Louis Pate Jr. 5 ------+ + 20% 10% S-491 eliminated the word “sustainable” from a food advisory council charged with promoting local, sustainable foods in schools and food stamp programs. R Jean R. Preston 2 - - E E E - - - + - 14% 42% The amendment failed. D William R. Purcell 25 + + + + + + + + + + 100% 80% 5. Delay Jordan Lake protections. Pro-environment vote: No. Representative R 8 ------0% 10% Blust’s amendment to S-382 delayed for two years requirements that developers reduce their pollution into Jordan Lake. The amendment passed. D Gladys Robinson 28 - - + + + E - E E E 50% 56% 6. Protect Jordan Lake from 751 South. Pro-environment vote: Yes. Rep. Luebke’s R David Rouzer 12 E E ------0% 17% amendment to S-382 removed requirements that the City of Durham provide water to a controversial development near Jordan Lake. The amendment R Bob Rucho 39 ------+ 10% 35% failed. R 45 ------0% 0% 7. Erode Jordan Lake protections. Pro-environment vote: No. S-382 promoted the controversial 751 South development project in Durham, and delayed by two D Joshua H. Stein 16 + + + + + + E + + + 100% 86% years requirements that developers reduce their pollution into Jordan Lake. R Richard Y. Stevens 17 + + + + - + - - + + 70% 61% The bill passed the House.

R Jerry W. Tillman 29 ------0% 36% 8. Weaken clean water protections. Pro-environment vote: No. S-229 created a laundry list of loopholes for developers from rules designed to protect the R Tommy Tucker 35 ------+ - 10% 10% Neuse River, Jordan Lake, and other waters across the state. The bill passed and awaited the governor’s signature at press time. D 27 - - + + + + + - + + 70% 74% 9. Override governor’s fracking veto. Pro-environment vote: No. Gov. Perdue D Michael P. Walters 13 - - - - - E - E E E 0% 22% vetoed S-820, the fracking bill, but the House gained enough votes to override when one member accidentally pressed the wrong button. The bill became law. R Wes Wesmoreland 46 E E ------+ - 13% 13% 10. Clinch accidental fracking vote. Pro-environment vote: No. Rep. Stam’s D 1 + - + + + + - - + + 70% 65% “clincher” motion made it impossible to correct the accidental fracking vote. The motion passed and the bill became law. KEY: 11. Ignore sea-level rise science. Pro-environment vote: No. H-819 prevented for + = pro-environment vote four years any state action to address rising sea levels. The bill passed and A = did not cast a vote awaited the governor’s signature at press time. - = anti-environment vote E = excused absence 12. Delay Jordan Lake protections. Pro environment: No. H-953 included a ~ = present or in office for less than provision that delayed for two years requirements that developers reduce half of votes their pollution into Jordan Lake. The bill passed and awaited the governor’s signature at press time. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Lifetime Lifetime

REP. Dist. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Score Score REP. Dist. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Score Score

D Alma Adams 58 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 90% D Patsy Keever 115 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100%

D 107 - + - + + + + + - - + + 67% 87% R Ric Killian 105 ------0% 19%

D Martha Alexander 106 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100% R James Langdon 28 - - - + ------8% 29%

R 40 ------0% 30% R Stephen LaRoque 10 ------0% 0%

D Larry Bell 21 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 75% R David Lewis 53 ------0% 40%

R 86 - - - - + + + - - - - + 33% 27% D Marvin Lucas 42 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 81%

R 62 + ------8% 36% D Paul Luebke 30 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100%

R James Boles 52 ------0% 11% D 34 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 99%

D Alice Bordsen 63 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 91% R Daniel McComas 19 + + - A - - - E - - + - 27% 51%

R Glen Bradley 49 ------A - - A + 8% 9% R Darrell McCormick 92 ------0% 11%

D Marcus Brandon 60 + A + + + + - + + + + + 83% 86% R Pat McElraft 13 E E E ------0% 41%

R William Brawley 103 - - - + ------8% 5% R William McGee 75 - - - + ------8% 39%

D 22 A A A + ------8% 55% R Chuck McGrady 117 + + + + + + + + + - + + 92% 86%

R Larry Brown 73 - - - + ------8% 38% D Frank McGuirt 69 A A A + + + + + + + + + 75% 76%

R Rayne Brown 81 ------0% 0% D Marian McLawhorn 9 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 84%

R Harold Brubaker 78 ------0% 37% D Henry Michaux 31 + + A + + + + + + + + + 92% 79%

D Angela Bryant 7 + + + + + - + + + + + + 92% 92% R Paul Mills 95 ------0% 14%

R 67 ------0% 19% D 5 E E E + + + + + + + + + 100% 87%

D 102 + + + + + + + - - + + + 83% 81% R 116 ------0% 0%

R George Cleveland 14 ------0% 25% D Rodney Moore 99 + + - + + + A - - - + + 58% 76%

R Jeff Collins 25 ------0% 0% R Tim Moore 111 ------A - - 0% 29%

R Bill Cook 6 ------0% 0% R 41 - - - E + - + + - - E + 40% 21%

D 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 95% D Bill Owens 1 + - + + + + + + + + - - 75% 58%

D James Crawford 32 + + + + + + + + + + - - 83% 60% D Diane Parfitt 44 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100%

R William Current 109 - - - E ------0% 44% D 72 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 84%

R Leo Daughtry 26 ------0% 35% D Garland Pierce 48 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 82%

R 4 - - - + ------8% 5% R 82 ------0% 0%

R 80 ------0% 33% R G.L. Pridgen 46 ------0% 0%

R 36 - - - - + ------8% 41% R Shirley Randleman 94 ------0% 16%

D Beverly Earle 101 + + + + + + + + + + A + 92% 74% D 118 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 88%

R 61 ------0% 0% D Deborah Ross 38 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 97%

D 50 + + + - + + + + + + + + 92% 75% R Efton Sager 11 - - - + ------8% 16%

D Jean Farmer-Butterfield 24 A A A + + + + + + + + + 75% 86% R 97 ------0% 0%

D Susan Fisher 114 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 96% R Ruth Samuelson 104 A - - + - + + - - - - - 25% 52%

D 43 + A + + + + + + + + + + 92% 92% R Norman Sanderson 3 ------0% 0%

R 74 A A - A ------0% 31% R Mitchell Setzer 89 ------A - - - - 0% 32%

R Phillip Frye 84 ------0% 25% R 15 ------0% 0%

D 33 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100% D Timothy Spear 2 + + + + + + + E + + - - 82% 64%

R Mitch Gillespie 85 ------0% 28% R 37 - - - + ------8% 42%

D 45 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 93% R Edgar Starnes 87 ------0% 37%

D 66 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 95% R Fred Steen 76 ------0% 32%

D Charles Graham 47 + + + + + + - + + + - + 83% 91% R Sarah Stevens 90 ------0% 16%

D Joe Hackney 54 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100% R Mike Stone 51 ------0% 0% R 112 - - - + ------8% 5% R 98 A A A A A A A A - - A - * 39% D Phillip Haire 119 + + + + + + + - + + + + 92% 87% D Joe Tolson 23 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 80%

D Larry Hall 29 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 98% R 108 - - - + ------8% 5%

D 18 E E E + + + + + - + + + 89% 95% D William Wainwright 12 + + E + + + + E + + E E 100% 73%

D 57 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100% R 113 ------0% 0%

R 110 ------0% 0% D Edith Warren 8 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 82%

D Dewey Hill 20 A A A - - + + E - - E - 20% 55% R Harry Warren 77 ------0% 0%

R Mark Hilton 96 - - - - E E E E - - - - 0% 28% D 35 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100%

R Mark Hollo 88 - - - + ------8% 5% R Thomas West 120 ------0% 24%

R Bryan Holloway 91 + + + - - - - - + - - - 33% 26% D Winkie Wilkins 55 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 75%

R Craig Horn 68 - - - + ------8% 5% D Larry Womble 71 E E E E E E E E E E + E ~ 84%

R Julia Howard 79 E E ------0% 43% D Michael Wray 27 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 76%

R Patricia Hurley 70 ------0% 33%

R 17 ------0% 18% KEY: + = pro-environment vote E= excused absence R Dan Ingle 64 ------0% 16% - = anti-environment vote A= did not cast a vote D Verla Insko 56 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 100% ~ = present for less than half of votes * = House Speaker traditionally D Darren Jackson 39 + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 94% votes only in the event of a tie.

D 59 + + + + - + - + + + + + 83% 82%

R Linda Johnson 83 ------0% 47%

I(R) 65 - - - + ------8% 5% Environment North Carolina 112 South Blount Street, Suite 102 • Raleigh, NC 27601 R Jonathon Jordan 93 + ------8% 5% (919) 833-0015 phone • (919) 839-0767 fax R Carolyn Justice 16 ------0% 63% [email protected] www.EnvironmentNorthCarolina.org