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Oregon Legislative Scorecard Environment Oregon STATE SENATE 2019 Legislative Scorecard Environment Oregon is a nonpartisan organization BILLS (SEE SUMMARY FOR DESCRIPTION) that combines independent research, practical 2019 Senator Score ideas and tough-minded advocacy to overcome District Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 the opposition of powerful special interests and Herman Baertschiger 2 R N N N N N N Y N E 13% win real results for Oregon’s environment. We have Cliff Bentz 30 R N N N N N N Y N N 11% compiled this legislative scorecard as a tool to educate Oregonians about the voting records of Lee Beyer 6 D N N Y Y N Y Y Y Y 67% their elected officials. Brian Boquist 12 R E N N N N N E N E 0% Ginny Burdick 18 D N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 89% Votes in this Scorecard Peter Courtney 11 D N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 89% Of the hundreds of bills voted on by the 80th Michael Dembrow 23 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Legislative Assembly, we identified a few key votes Shemia Fagan 24 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% that will have the greatest impact on Oregon’s environment and public health. Short descriptions Lew Frederick 22 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% of each bill can be found below, and more details are Sara Gelser 8 D Y Y Y Y Y E Y Y Y 100% available on our website. Fred Girod 9 R E N N Y N A A N A 20% www.EnvironmentOregon.org Jeff Golden 3 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Bill Hansell 29 R N N N Y N N Y N N 22% Not sure who represents you? Go to: Mark Hass 14 D N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 78% https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/ FindYourLegislator/leg-districts.html Dallas Heard 1 R N N N Y N N Y N Y 33% to learn the names of your representative and senator. Betsy Johnson 16 D N Y N Y N N Y N Y 44% Tim Knopp 27 R N N N Y Y N Y N Y 44% Cover photo: David Grant via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 Dennis Linthicum 28 R E N N N N A A N A 0% James Manning 7 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Scorecard Key Laurie Monnes Anderson 25 D N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y 78% (Y) Vote for the environment (E) Excused from vote Alan Olsen 20 R N N N N E N Y N N 13% (N) Vote against the environment (A) Absent Floyd Prozanski 4 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% Chuck Riley 15 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% Arnie Roblan 5 D N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y 78% Environment Oregon Elizabeth Steiner Hayward 17 D N Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y 88% 1536 SE 11th Avenue, Suite B • Portland, OR 97214 Kathleen Taylor 21 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% 2019 Phone (503) 231-1986 Kim Thatcher 13 R N N N N N N Y N N 11% Oregon Legislative [email protected] Chuck Thomsen 26 R N N N Y N N Y N N 22% www.EnvironmentOregon.org Rob Wagner 19 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Scorecard Jackie Winters 10 R OREGON STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2019 Legislative Scorecard BILLS (SEE SUMMARY FOR DESCRIPTION) 2019 BILLS (SEE SUMMARY FOR DESCRIPTION) 2019 House Member Score House Member Score District Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 District Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bill Summaries Teresa Alonso Leon 22 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Mike McLane 55 R N N N E E Y Y Y Y 44% 1. The Oregon Climate Action Program (HB 2020): Did not pass Pro-environment vote: Yay on bill (House), Nay on vote to refer back to committee (Senate) Jeff Barker 28 D Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N 78% Mark Meek 40 D Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y 89% HB 2020 (Power, Dembrow) would have established a carbon pricing system to set a limit on Oregon’s global warming pollution, make the biggest polluters pay for their pollution Greg Barreto 58 R N N N N N N N E Y 13% Tiffiny Mitchell 32 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% and invest in programs that further reduce this pollution. The bill passed the House but died in the Senate. Denyc Boles 19 R N Y N E E N Y N Y 43% Nancy Nathanson 13 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% Daniel Bonham 59 R N N N N N N Y N Y 22% Mike Nearman 23 R N N N N N N N N Y 11% 2. Statewide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags (HB 2509): Passed Pro-environment vote: Yay Shelley Boshart Davis 15 R N N N N Y Y Y N N 33% Courtney Neron 26 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% HB 2509 (Sollman, Piluso, Gorsek) restricts the use of single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and restaurants across the state, and imposes a five-cent fee on paper bags and David Brock Smith 1 R N Y N Y E Y Y N Y 63% Ron Noble 24 R N N N Y N N N N Y 22% reusable plastic bags. Janelle Bynum 51 D Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y 89% Rob Nosse 42 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% 3. Statewide ban on single-use polystyrene foam (HB 2883): Did not pass Brian Clem 21 D Y Y Y Y Y E E Y Y 100% Carla Piluso 50 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Pro-environment vote: Yay HB 2883 (Schouten, Sollman, McLain) would restrict the use of polystyrene foam takeout Margaret Doherty 35 D Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N 78% Bill Post 25 R N N N N N N Y N Y 22% containers and cups across the state, except in some cases. The bill passed the House but died in the Senate. Christine Drazan 39 R N N N Y Y N Y N N 33% Karin Power 41 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% 4. No drilling off our coast (SB 256): Passed Paul Evans 20 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E 100% Rachel Prusak 37 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Pro-environment vote: Yay Julie Fahey 14 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Dan Rayfield 16 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% SB 256 (Roblan, Gomberg, Brock Smith) makes permanent a moratorium on nearshore oil drilling and establishes new restrictions that prevent companies that drill in federal waters Lynn Findley 60 R N N N Y E Y Y N N 38% Jeff Reardon 48 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% from bringing their extracted goods onshore in Oregon. David Gomberg 10 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Werner Reschke 56 R N N N N N N N N Y 11% 5. No fracking in Oregon (HB 2623): Passed Pro-environment vote: Yay Chris Gorsek 49 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% Andrea Salinas 38 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% HB 2623 (Fahey, Manning, Helm) establishes a five-year moratorium on fracking, an Mitch Greenlick 33 D Y Y Y E Y Y Y Y Y 100% Tawna Sanchez 43 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% environmentally dangerous process to extract natural gas. Cedric Hayden 7 R N N N Y Y N Y N N 33% Sheri Schouten 27 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% 6. Clean air, clean transportation (HB 2007): Passed Pro-environment vote: Yay Ken Helm 34 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Greg Smith 57 R N N N Y N N Y N N 22% HB 2007 (Kotek, Power, Nosse, Dembrow, Frederick, Taylor) requires truck owners in the Portland Metro area to replace older diesel engines with newer models by 2025, reducing Cheri Helt 54 R N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y 78% Barbara Smith Warner 45 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% toxic air pollution. Diego Hernandez 47 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Janeen Sollman 30 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% 7. Solar for all (HB 2618): Passed Paul Holvey 8 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 89% Sherrie Sprenger 17 R N N N N E N N N N 0% Pro-environment vote: Yay HB 2618 (Helm, Brock Smith, Roblan, Prozanski) establishes a new solar rebate program for Alissa Keny Guyer 46 D Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Duane Stark 4 R N N N N N N Y N Y 22% residential and some nonresidential rooftop solar, including paired solar and storage projects.
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