New member

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OVERVIEW

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2018 New Member Guide summarizes the backgrounds and environmental positions of newly elected federal candidates who were endorsed and/or financially supported by LCV Action Fund and/or state LCV partners. As in past election cycles, LCV Action Fund supported federal candidates who demonstrated a commitment to leading on climate change, promoting clean energy, fighting for the health of our communities, and protecting our air, water, land and wildlife. We are thrilled to have helped elect so many environmental champions to the U.S. House and Senate and to have helped flip control of the House to a pro-environment majority. It is worth noting that there are other pro- environment new members of Congress who are not included in this document for various reasons, and we look forward to working with them as well.

In the 2018 election cycle, LCV Action Fund endorsed candidates in 25 U.S. Senate races and 126 U.S. House races, supporting candidates who better reflect the diversity of our country, particularly more women, LGBTQ people and people of color. This is reflected in this historically diverse Congress, whose incoming class includes a number of Members of Congress who are “firsts” for their respective communities. For a complete list of LCV Action Fund endorsements, including those of incumbents who were re-elected, please visit: lcv.org/endorsements.

The 2018 New Member Guide includes 4 new members of the U.S. Senate and 53 new members of the U.S. House (and 4 races that are too close to call). LCV is committed to continue working with both new and returning members of Congress to protect the environment and public health.

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U.S. SENATE

Doug Jones (D-AL)...... 6 Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)...... 8 (D-NV)...... 7 Tina Smith (D-MN)...... 9

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Colin Allred (D-TX-32)...... 12 (D-NJ-07)...... 39 (D-IA-03)...... 13 Joe Morelle (D-NY-25)...... 40 (D-IL-06)...... 14 (D-CO-02)...... 41 (D-CA-39)...... 15 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)..42 (D-MN-02)...... 16 (D-MN-05)...... 43 (D-CO-06)...... 17 Chris Pappas (D-NH-01)...... 44 (D-KS-03)...... 18 (D-MN-03)...... 45 (D-PA-04)...... 19 (D-CA-45)...... 46 Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19)...... 20 (D-MA-07)...... 47 (D-TX-16)...... 21 Max Rose (D-NY-11)...... 48 Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01)...... 22 (D-CA-48)...... 49 Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL-04)...... 23 (D-PA-05)...... 50 (D-TX-29)...... 24 (D-WA-08)...... 51 (D-ME-02)...... 25 Donna Shalala (D-FL-27)...... 52 (D-CA-34)...... 26 (D-NJ-11)...... 53 Deb Haaland (D-NM-01)...... 27 (D-MI-08)...... 54 (D-CA-10)...... 28 (D-VA-07)...... 55 (D-CT-05)...... 29 (D-AZ-09)...... 56 (D-CA-25)...... 30 (D-MI-11)...... 57 (D-NV-04)...... 31 (D-MI-13)...... 58 (D-PA-06)...... 32 Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-02)...... 59 (D-NJ-03)...... 33 (D-MA-03)...... 60 (D-NV-03)...... 34 (D-MD-06)...... 61 (D-MI-09)...... 35 (D-IL-14)...... 62 (D-CA-49)...... 36 (D-VA-10)...... 63 (D-VA-02)...... 37 (D-PA-07)...... 64 Lucy McBath (D-GA-06)...... 38 TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Carolyn Bordeaux (D-GA-07)...... 66 Ben McAdams (D-UT-04)...... 68 Anthony Brindisi (D-NY-22)...... 67 Nate McMurray (D-NY-27)...... 69 U.S. SENATE DOUG JONES (D-AL)

Doug Jones has been a staunch defender of public lands and environmental protection, and will continue to push for a transition to a clean energy economy in Alabama. IN HIS OWN WORDS: Jones began his life of public service volunteering with campus affairs at the University of Alabama The consequences and working on a statewide campaign to modernize of our unchecked use Alabama’s court system. He later served as the United of fossil fuels for our States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama planet and our health beginning in 1997, successfully prosecuting two of have been clear for the four men responsible for the 16th street church decades. Period. Clean bombings. Along with taking on the Ku Klux Klan, air and clean water are he prosecuted terrorists like Eric Rudolph, and many not controversial. They others who sought to use fear, hatred, and violence to are essential to our inhibit the rights of others. Senator Jones became the health, our prosperity, first Democratic senator elected from the state in 25 and our quality of life. years in 2017. We should be encour- aging investment in As a Senator, Jones will fight to defend Alabama’s renewable energy and natural treasures for outdoor recreation, hunters conservation as ways and fishers and tourism, and understands the to create new jobs and vital role environmental priorities have positive make ourselves energy economic impacts. He will continue to protect our independent. water, air and public lands, and has cosponsored a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Doug Jones for Senate Conservation Fund.

Jones returns to the U.S. Senate after winning a special election last December to replace Senator , who was confirmed as Attorney General. Sessions earned a 6% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

6 JACKY ROSEN (D-NV)

Jacky Rosen has been a determined advocate for clean energy and environmental protection as a U.S. Representative from .

In Congress, she has fought against reopening Yucca IN HER OWN WORDS: Mountain for dumping nuclear waste, recognizing the risks it poses to Nevadans’ health and safety. She has led on When I served as legislation to help women and girls succeed in computing president of my syna- and STEM fields, and has cosponsored a variety of gogue, I saw firsthand pro-environmental bills such as reauthorizing the Land the incredible impact and Water Conservation Fund, promoting energy that solar power can efficiency, and supporting scientific integrity in federal have in our communi- agency decision-making. Previously, she worked as a ties to create good-pay- computer programmer and software developer for various ing jobs, cut costs and prominent southern Nevada companies. As the former protect our environ- president of Congregation Ner Tamid, the state’s largest ment. I was raised to synagogue, she worked closely with other community believe it’s our responsi- leaders, non-profits and partner organizations to address bility to leave the world issues facing the community and led the construction of a better place, and one of the largest solar arrays in Henderson. that’s why I’m fighting to invest in renew- As a Senator, she will advocate for clean air and clean able energy research, water, public access to public lands and meaningful highlight the urgent climate action and is committed to making Nevada a national security threat leader in solar and other forms of renewable energy. As a of climate change, and representative, she earned a 97% lifetime score on LCV’s protect amazing places National Environmental Scorecard. like Gold Butte and Basin and Range for She joins the U.S. Senate after defeating Senator Dean future generations. Heller, who was named to LCV’s Senate Dirty Dozen and earned an 11% lifetime score on LCV’s National LCVAF Press Release Environmental Scorecard.

7 KYRSTEN SINEMA (D-AZ)

Kyrsten Sinema has been a long-time supporter of environmental protections and clean energy in Arizona, since serving as a U.S. Representative. IN HER OWN WORDS: In Congress, Sinema has sponsored many energy conservation and environmental bills, including We know Ari- incentives for clean energy development. She opposed zona’s parks are vital to the Keystone XL pipeline and voted in favor of limits our economic success on methane pollution. Sinema has also voted against and support jobs and additional oil drilling and efforts to roll back carbon vibrant communities pollution reductions from new and existing power across the state. In the plants, and she has voted in favor of clean energy Senate, I will continue initiatives and for wildlife conservation. working to protect our parks and public lands, As a Senator, she will continue to advocate for promote our outdoor public lands, promote Arizona’s outdoor economy, economy, and ensure and fight to protect clean air and clean water. As a every Arizona family representative, Sinema earned a 78% lifetime score, has clean air to breathe on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard and is the and clean water to first openly bisexual person to be elected to the U.S. drink. Senate. LCVAF Press Release Sinema joins the U.S. Senate after defeating Representative Martha McSally, who earned a spot on LCV’s Senate Dirty Dozen with a lifetime score of 6% on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. She fills the seat of retiring Senator Jeff Flake, who earned a 8% lifetime score.

8 TINA SMITH (D-MN)

Senator Tina Smith has an impressive track record of fighting for environmental progress in Minnesota, where she previously served as Lieutenant Governor. IN HER OWN WORDS: As Lieutenant Governor, Smith championed clean energy, leading the effort to raise the state’s I am commit- Renewable Energy Standard from 25 percent by ted to protecting and 2025 to 50 percent by 2030. As a member of the preserving our nation’s Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, land, water and air Smith has continued her environmental leadership so future generations by supporting climate action and protections for can continue to build our air, water, and lands. Smith has spoken out toward a clean energy against the Trump administration’s decisions to roll future. I have long back the Clean Power Plan and pull out of the Paris fought to preserve Min- Climate Agreement. She is also a sponsor of the nesota’s way of life— ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018 to protect our public our lakes, rivers and lands, and supports the Rural Energy for America forests—while work- Program (REAP), which helps agricultural producers ing with clean energy and rural small businesses with energy efficiency businesses to grow jobs, improvements. and I look forward to continuing that work In the Senate, she will continue fighting against the in the Senate. Trump Administration’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement and the Clean Power Plan and LCVAF Press Release champion legislation that protects clean air and public lands.

Smith returns to the U.S. Senate after having been appointed to fill the seat vacated by Senator Al Franken, who earned a 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (D-TX-32)

Colin Allred is a proven champion for voting rights and the environment and was born and raised in Texas.

Allred is a civil rights attorney and former IN HIS OWN WORDS: professional athlete who served as a Special Assistant at the Department of Housing and Urban Texas is a state Development’s Office of General Counsel during the rich with natural Obama Administration. More recently, he worked at resources and breath- the law firm of Perkins Coie as a voting rights litigator taking scenic views. and counsel to national and state political candidates But with this richness and advocacy organizations. comes a responsibility to be good stewards As a representative, Allred will work to reduce carbon of the land we have pollution by helping Texas meet its tremendous clean been blessed with. We energy potential and supporting investments in the need to elect leaders renewable energy and public transportation sectors. who understand the economic and envi- Allred joins the U.S. House after defeating ronmental impacts of Representative , who earned a 2% responsible energy poli- lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental cies that not only put Scorecard. Texans to work, but conserve the natural beauty of our great state.

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12 CINDY AXNE (D-IA-03)

Cindy Axne is a leader for our environment who has a proven track record of creating good-paying clean energy jobs in Iowa, where she was raised. IN HER OWN WORDS: Axne worked for former Iowa Governor Chet Culver’s Agenda for Energy Efficiency and Clean Environment, Our farmers here from 2005 to 2014, and helped to make Iowa the in Iowa are already second state in the nation in wind energy production. starting to see the Previously, she ran a small digital design business with devastating and very her husband. real effects of climate change with increased As a representative, Axne will focus on bringing more drought and floods. clean energy jobs to Iowa and improving soil and In Congress I will be a water quality across the state. staunch advocate for our environment, and Axne joins the U.S. House after defeating will fight for policies Representative David Young, who earned a 3% that protect our food lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental supplies and the liveli- Scorecard. hoods of hard-working Iowans all across the state.

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13 SEAN CASTEN (D-IL-06)

Sean Casten has dedicated his career to clean energy in the state of .

Casten is a biochemical engineer who has spent his career at the helm of multiple companies that IN HIS OWN WORDS: have been committed to energy efficiency and that have created hundreds of jobs in clean energy. He I have dedicated co-founded Recycled Energy Development, in my career to fighting 2007, an organization that focuses on profitably climate change and, reducing carbon emissions and founded an advocacy more specifically, to organization that represented more than fifty clean building projects that energy businesses. reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I would As a representative, he is committed to championing continue this focus, output-based pollution standards, passing a national were I to be elected Fossil Energy Reduction Standard, and advocating for to Congress. Climate the development of clean energy sources. change is the existen- tial threat of our time Casten joins the U.S. House after defeating and we need more Representative Peter Roskam, who earned a 7% representatives who are lifetime score, on LCV’s National Environmental willing to make it a top Scorecard. priority.

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14 GIL CISNEROS (D-CA-39)

Gil Cisneros is an advocate for communities and the environment in , where he serves as Secretary of the Latino Donor Collaborative. IN HIS OWN WORDS: Cisneros is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served as an officer and was awarded the Navy We have made Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement great progress in fight- Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Armed ing climate change, but Forces Expeditionary Medal. He is an advocate for that progress is under who co-founded a foundation that is attack by the President committed to public schools and providing access and his administra- to college education for veterans and served on the tion. In Congress, I advisory board for Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher will protect California’s Initiative. He is an outspoken critic against the Trump coastline from offshore Administration’s decision to withdraw the United drilling and will hold States from the Paris Climate Agreement. the Trump administra- tion accountable when As a representative, Cisneros will work to combat it tries to undermine climate change and advocate for clean energy. He will environmental and fight to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and to public land protec- reduce carbon emissions. He will also be a champion tions. We must work for public lands. to preserve and protect a clean future for our Cisneros joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring children and grandchil- Representative Ed Royce, who earned a 11% lifetime dren. score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. LCVAF Press Release

15 ANGIE CRAIG (D-MN-02)

Angie Craig is committed to public health and has advocated for clean air and clean water in Minnesota.

Craig has spent much of her career in public health, IN HER OWN WORDS: and has risen to the executive level at two healthcare companies, including Fortune 500, St. Paul-based St. Climate change Jude Medical. She is a member of the Democratic- is a threat to our Farm-Labor Caucus and has advocated for clean water environment and the and clean air initiatives and is committed to growing health and safety of all the renewable energy sector through investment in Americans. But it also wind, solar and energy efficiency. She has served on presents us with a great the Inver Hills Community College Foundation Board opportunity to create and, previously, she worked as a newspaper reporter. economic growth through smart public As a representative, Craig will advocate for reducing policies. We must carbon emissions and help to address climate change. continue to encourage She will fight to protect Minnesota’s clean water growth in the renew- and is committed to growing the renewable energy able energy sector, and sector through investment in wind, solar and energy become a world leader efficiency. She is the first openly LGBTQ member of in innovation. Congress from Minnesota. Angie Craig for Congress Craig joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Jason Lewis, who was named to LCV’s House Dirty Dozen list and earned a 0% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

16 JASON CROW (D-CO-06)

Jason Crow is committed to advocating for environmental protections.

Crow, a veteran of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, completed three combat tours in IN HIS OWN WORDS: and and earned a Bronze Star. He has worked on a number of veterans’ issues, including Every Coloradan campaigning for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has an obligation to and working on veterans’ issues for Senator Mark preserve our state’s Udall and Governor John Hickenlooper. incredible natural environment for the As a representative, Crow is committed to fighting for next generation, and policies that will build a clean energy economy. He that’s a responsibility I will advocate for the United States to rejoin the Paris take seriously. I’ll fight Climate Agreement, to implement the Clean Power every day to ensure my Plan, and to invest in clean energy technology. He kids—and every child will also fight to transition to 100% clean energy by in —have 2050 and to pass policies that protect clean air, clean access to the same water, and public lands. natural environment that makes me proud Crow joins the U.S. House after defeating to call our state home. Representative Mike Coffman, who was named to LCV’s House Dirty Dozen and earned a 5% lifetime LCVAF Press Release score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

17 SHARICE DAVIDS (D-KS-03)

Sharice Davids is committed to expanding wind power to generate clean energy and new jobs in Kansas, where she is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. IN HER OWN WORDS: Davids is an attorney who has worked with Native American tribes on economic development. She was Protecting our a White House Fellow during the Obama-Trump environment and transition. Previously, she was a professional mixed natural resources is martial arts fighter. necessary for both our planet and our As a representative, Davids will focus on investment economy. In Kan- in clean energy infrastructure and protecting our air sas, we are uniquely and water. She will support tax policies that promote positioned to capitalize clean energy and will fight against efforts to weaken on renewable energy the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. She is the one of to create good-paying the first Native American women elected to Congress jobs while growing our and is the first openly LGBTQ member to represent clean energy economy. Kansas. LCVAF Press Release Davids joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Kevin Yoder, who was named to LCV’s House Dirty Dozen and earned a 3% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

18 MADELEINE DEAN (D-PA-04)

Madeleine Dean has been a champion for Pennsylvania’s environment in the General Assembly, where she has advocated for policies that address climate change and protect public lands. IN HER OWN WORDS:

Dean served as Abington Township Commissioner Lawmakers have for Ward 7 before being elected to the Pennsylvania a responsibility to General Assembly in 2012. In the state House, Dean protect and preserve has been a champion for environmental issues, our environment, our earning an 100% lifetime score on Conservation air, water, and land for Voters of Pennsylvania’s Legislative Scorecard. She ourselves and for the sponsored legislation in 2017 to put a severance generations to come. tax on natural gas extraction and has voted in favor I am eager to work of implementing the Clean Power Plan, protecting towards better stan- parks from drilling, and regulations on oil and gas dards that protect what extraction. we have, and fight for a cleaner tomorrow. In Congress, she will focus on smart solutions to address climate change and growing Pennsylvania’s LCAV Press Release clean energy economy. She will support rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and advocate for clean energy and increased funding for the EPA.

Dean joins the U.S. House to represent the newly- redrawn 4th district.

19 ANTONIO DELGADO (D-NY-19)

Antonio Delgado is an advocate for environmental justice in Upstate New York, where he was born and raised.

Delgado, who earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford IN HIS OWN WORDS: and attended , is an entrepreneur who founded Statik Entertainment, an organization The impact of that seeks to empower youth to political activism climate change on our through media, creative writing and other outlets. environment is undeni- Later, he went on to work as a Litigation Associate in able. It is imperative the law offices of Brian D. Witzer and as counsel for that we work together Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. to mitigate the factors causing extreme and As a representative, Delgado will fight to protect often unpredictable Upstate New York’s immense natural resources and weather conditions. waterways. He is a champion for clean water and will advocate for the creation of clean energy jobs and a Delgado for Congress transition to a green economy.

Delgado joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative John Faso, who earned a lifetime score of 34% on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

20 VERONICA ESCOBAR (D-TX-16)

Veronica Escobar has a proven track record of standing up for environmental justice in Texas, where she previously served as an El Paso County Commissioner and Judge. IN HER OWN WORDS: As a public servant, Escobar worked to protect the environment and address environmental injustices. Our district in She opposed a smelter plant in one of El Paso’s Latino West Texas is home to communities, as well as the Sierra Blanca nuclear a diverse and beautiful waste site. In 2007, she founded an ecotourism ecosystem. If elected to commission that promoted the outdoor recreation Congress, I will work industry. She also helped to create a foundation to to ensure these Texas build a riverside trail across the entire county and has gems, such as Castner been an advocate for preserving the Castner Range Range, stay protected and creating a national monument. and preserved for future generations, and As a representative, she will continue to support fight for environmental initiatives that protect natural resources and public justice for all commu- lands. She is one of the first Latinas elected to nities. represent Texas in Congress. LCVAF Press Release Escobar joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of Representative Beto O’Rourke, who earned a 95% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard and ran to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.

21 ABBY FINKENAUER (D-IA-01)

Abby Finkenauer is an important voice in a new generation of environmental leaders, who has been a champion for renewable energy and climate action in the Iowa House of Representatives. IN HER OWN WORDS:

As a state Representative, she sponsored a bill to In Congress I will include Iowa in the U.S. Climate Alliance. She always be a voice for helped lead efforts against the restructuring of the common sense poli- Iowa Energy Center, a renewable energy research cies that protect our center. Previously, she worked for the Community air and water, fight Foundation of Greater Dubuque and served on the climate change, and board of Greater Dubuque Development Corporation. create good-paying In 2017, she received the Democratic Activist clean energy jobs for Women’s Network’s “Rising Star Award.” Eastern Iowa.

As a representative, Finkenauer will continue her fight LCVAF Press Release to address climate change and protect Iowans’ air and water. She also will fight to create jobs in Clean Energy, for Eastern Iowa.

Finkenauer joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Rod Blum, who was named to LCV’s House Dirty Dozen and earned a 2% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

22 JESUS “CHUY” GARCIA (D-IL-04)

Jesus Garcia is a progressive voice on environmental issues and has led a lifetime of public service in Illinois.

Garcia, who immigrated with his family from IN HIS OWN WORDS: when he was ten, has served as a Chicago Alderman, an Illinois State Senator, a Cook County Climate Change Commissioner, and Deputy Water Commissioner in is a real phenomenon Chicago. He supports governmental funding for clean that has been exacer- energy sources and cares deeply about pollution’s bated and accelerated impact on public health and particularly lead by human activities poisoning in public water systems. including our uncon- trolled emissions of Garcia joins the U.S. House to replace retiring vast quantities of Representative Luis Gutierrez, who earned a 91% carbon dioxide and lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental other global warm- Scorecard. ing chemicals into the atmosphere. We can minimize further dam- age to the environment by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases as was proposed in the Obama Clean Energy plan and with support for alternative energy sources, more efficient houses and cars, etc.

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23 SYLVIA GARCIA (D-TX-29)

Sylvia Garcia is a tireless advocate for clean air, open spaces, and clean water in Texas where she served as Harris County Commissioner and Texas State Senator. IN HER OWN WORDS: As County Commissioner, Garcia helped to make progress on cleaning up Superfund sites and the San I have always Jacinto River. She also advocated for funding from fought for better air chemical plants and industry to improve pollution quality, green spaces monitoring in Houston. During the 2017 session, she and clean water. I am led the fight to halt construction of Trump’s border ready to take that fight wall by introducing a bill to prevent state contracts to Washington. with companies hired to complete the construction. Additionally, she has worked to fight for the removal LCVAF Press Release of the lead pipes that provide contaminated drinking water to Texas schools. She received a 100% grade on the most recent Texas LCV Scorecard.

In Congress, Garcia will continue to be a leader on environmental justice and work to advance the fight against pollution. She is one of the first Latinas elected to represent Texas in Congress.

Garcia joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative Gene Green, who earned a 66% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

24 JARED GOLDEN (D-ME-02)

Jared Golden has a proven record of standing up for clean air and water and environmental protection.

Golden is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps IN HIS OWN WORDS: who has served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was elected to the House of Representatives For generations, in 2014, and rose to the position of Assistant Majority Maine’s clean air, Leader. Golden has been a strong environmental ally water, forests, wild- in the Maine House of Representatives, sponsoring life, and abundant legislation to incentivize homeowners and landlords natural resources have to address issues of lead pollution and earning perfect been essential to our scores on the Maine Conservation Voters’ Scorecard economy and our way in both 2015 and 2016. of life. Global climate change is real, and As a representative, Golden he will prioritize fighting policy-makers need climate change, fully funding the EPA, and rejoining to start listening to the Paris Climate Agreement. He will advocate for experts in the fields creating jobs in clean energy and reducing greenhouse of science. I believe gas emissions. we have a duty to all Mainers to prevent the Golden joins the U.S. House after defeating economic and envi- Representative , who earned a 17% ronmental devastation lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental that climate change Scorecard. will bring to our state.

Jared Golden for Congress

25 JIMMY GOMEZ (D-CA-34)

Jimmy Gomez has been a longtime advocate for environmental justice in California where he has served both as an Assembly member and as the U.S. Representative for the 34th district. IN HIS OWN WORDS: While serving on the California General Assembly, Gomez helped to usher a number of bills that [I] will continue to promote clean energy, extend greenhouse gas fight for environmen- emissions targets, and promote a more equitable tal justice, preserving distribution of the funds generated by California’s our natural resources, cap-and-trade program. As the representative for reducing our reliance California’s 34th district, he has been vocal in his on fossil fuels, invest- opposition of the Trump Administration’s efforts to ing in mass transit, reduce national monuments in Utah. He has also smart development been a strong advocate for restoration efforts of the and will make fighting River. Gomez has received numerous the effects of climate awards, including the Green Leadership award from change a priority – Green California and the Smith-Weiss Environmental this includes fighting Champion award from the Los Angeles League of Obama Administra- Conservation Voters. tion policy rollbacks by climate change deniers In Congress, Gomez will continue to fight to preserve from the Trump our natural resources, ease our reliance on fossil fuels, Administration and and invest in public transportation. holding them respon- sible. Gomez returns to the U.S. House, after winning a special election last April to replace Representative Jimmy Gomez for Congress Xavier Becerra, who was confirmed as Attorney General of California. Becerra earned a 91% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

26 DEB HAALAND (D-NM-01)

Deb Haaland has a proven record of advocating for natural resources in New Mexico, where she is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna. IN HER OWN WORDS: Haaland has been an activist and leader in both the tribal community and in the Democratic Party For me, the her entire life. She previously served as chair of the fight for our planet is New Mexico Democratic Party, and has worked as a personal. My parents tribal administrator and administered a local service instilled respect and provider for adults with developmental disabilities. reverence of the land and water into my sib- As a representative, Haaland will be a leader for lings and I from a very environmental justice and will fight for clean energy young age. If elected to and to protect New Mexico’s freshwater resources and Congress, I will work public lands. She will work to reduce pollution and to address the press- advocate for funding for the EPA. She is one of the ing challenges facing first Native American women to serve in Congress. our environment and communities because Haaland joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of of climate change. I Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham, who earned will fight for a swift a 91% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental transition to 100% Scorecard and has been elected Governor of New renewable energy, be Mexico. fierce on the front lines to keep public lands in public hands, and to continually pressure the EPA Administra- tor to do his job and protect our land, water and air.

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27 JOSH HARDER (D-CA-10)

Josh Harder is a strong advocate for clean air and water and addressing climate change.

Harder has devoted his career to advocating for better lives and economic growth—he has worked for the IN HIS OWN WORDS: Gates Foundation, and other nonprofits, in addition to organizing farmers in Kenya and Uganda. Previously, Water has been he worked to grow small businesses and create jobs the critical issue for with Bessamer Venture Partners and taught business agriculture in the classes at Modesto Junior College. Valley since my great- great-grandfather In Congress, Harder will invest in water efficiency, began farming in expand water storage so that the Central Valley Manteca more than is better equipped for droughts, and advocate for 170 years ago, and we inland desalination plants, in order to increase water will never solve our production. problems by shipping it to Southern California. Harder joins the U.S. House after defeating For too long, politicians Representative Jeff Denham, who earned an 6% have haggled over our lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental water crisis instead of Scorecard. working to solve it. I’ll work with Republicans and Democrats alike to find solutions to secure our water supply for future generations.

Josh Harder for Congress

28 JAHANA HAYES (D-CT-05)

Jahana Hayes is a tireless advocate for public health and committed to fighting for environmental justice. IN HER OWN WORDS: Hayes is a tireless advocate for her community. She previously served as the Talent and Professional Connecticut’s Development Supervisor for Waterbury Public 5th District is home Schools, and won the 2016 National Teacher of the to stunning natural Year award. beauty and abundant natural resources. It’s As a representative, Hayes will fight to protect her also home to sig- district’s extensive waterways, which provide immense nificant environmental value for the communities of Connecticut. She will challenges. I am ready work to address challenges that threaten lakes and to build on critical rivers, like algae bloom and invasive species. As an work with policies advocate for clean air and clean water, she will fight that will preserve and for the funds to clean up brownfields. She is the improve our environ- first black woman to be elected to Congress from ment. Connecticut.

Hayes joins the U. S. House to fill the seat of retiring LCVAF Press Release Representative , who received a 99% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

29 KATIE HILL (D-CA-25)

Katie Hill is an ardent leader for clean air and clean water and a social justice advocate in California.

Previously, Hill served as Executive Director of IN HER OWN WORDS: People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), a non-profit committed to developing affordable and supportive Protecting the places for people to live. During her tenure, she grew planet is not just an the organization into the largest non-profit provider environmental issue, but of homes for the homeless in the state of California, a human health issue. operating with yearly operations of over $50 million. Our families and com- She also helped to champion and pass historic ballot munities need clean air, initiatives Measure H and Prop HHH in order to help water and a non-toxic alleviate homelessness in Los Angeles County. food supply so we can flourish for generations In Congress, Hill will focus on the transition to 100% to come. In 2015, the clean energy and addressing the climate crisis. She Department of Defense will advocate to shut down the Aliso Canyon Oil Field informed Congress the and work to end the creation of new power plants. implications of climate She is the first openly LGBTQ woman to represent change included aggra- California in Congress. vating global issues, such as poverty, social ten- Hill joins the U.S. House after defeating sions and food shortages. Representative Steve Knight, who earned a 3% lifetime These are all threats score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. to vital human health and sustainability that we must take seriously, and should inspire us to do whatever it takes to reverse the damage done to our environment.

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30 STEVEN HORSFORD (D-NV-04)

Steven Horsford is a tireless champion for environmental justice and previously served as the congressional representative from Nevada’s 4th district. IN HIS OWN WORDS: As Nevada Senate Majority Leader, Horsford authored the Clean Energy Jobs Initiative, which funded jobs in We must stop clean energy and energy efficiency. He also helped to and pass a bill that will increase Nevada’s renewable energy Cresent Hardy from standards to 25% by 2025. In Congress, Horsford rolling back protec- advocated for clean energy tax incentives and served tions on the air we as a member of the Committee on Natural Resources, breathe and the water where he introduced and cosponsored several bills we drink, taking us to expand public land designations and create jobs in backwards on climate Nevada. He helped secure the 48,000-acres Wovoka change, and selling out Wilderness Area designation, establish the Tule our parks and public Spring National Monument, and build support for lands to the highest protections for Gold Butte. bidder. Hardy’s extreme record of voting against As a representative, Horsford will advocate for clean clean energy, funding energy and environmental protections and continue for parks, and public to be a leader in preserving our public lands. health protections does not represent our val- Horsford returns to the U.S. House to fill the seat of ues or best interests. retiring Representative , who earned a 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental LCVAF Press Release Scorecard.

31 CHRISSY HOULAHAN (D-PA-06)

Chrissy Houlahan has demonstrated a commitment to environmental protections and sustainability throughout her career.

As former engineer and the COO of a non-profit that IN HER OWN WORDS: advocates for B Corporations, she has a fundamental understanding of the importance of building As one of the corporations and an economy that is committed to original team that sustainability and to protecting our environment. created B Corporations Previously, she served as President for a nonprofit (Benefit Corporations), in Philadelphia that promoted early childhood I know the importance literacy across the country. She has also worked as a of building businesses, chemistry teacher. She is an outspoken opponent of a supportive govern- the Trump Administration’s denials of climate change, ment and a larger and its decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate economy that honors Agreement. our environment and that encourages As a representative, Houlahan will continue to sustainable practices. advocate for environmental protections and fight In Congress, I will be a again climate change. champion for our envi- ronment and will work Houlan joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring to combat the threat of Representative Ryan Costello, who earned a 31% climate change and the lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental assault on truth and Scorecard. data.

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32 ANDY KIM (D-NJ-03)

Andy Kim is a dedicated public servant who supports American leadership to combat climate change and will fight for clean air, clean water and public health. IN HIS OWN WORDS: Andy Kim was born and raised in South Jersey and graduated from the University of Chicago with a As a former degree in political science. After college, Kim was a national security Rhodes Scholar and Truman Scholar and received official, I know climate a master’s degree and doctorate in International change is not just an Relations from Oxford University. After completing important environ- his education, Kim worked for the Senate Foreign mental issue, but also Relations Committee and the Africa Bureau at the an important national United States Agency for International Development security issue. Congress (USAID). He then worked as a strategic adviser for needs to find biparti- General David Petraeus in Afghanistan. Most recently san solutions to this he advised President Obama on ISIS and he served pressing issue. Clean for two years as the Director for Iraq on President energy production isn’t Obama’s National Security Council. just about our environ- ment, it’s also about As a representative, Kim will prioritize responding employing South Jersey to climate change as a national security crisis and and the Jersey shore stopping offshore drilling in New Jersey. He will work with good, high-paying to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and protect jobs. In Congress, I will against efforts to gut the EPA. work to bring those jobs here so we can Kim joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of work on these urgent Representative Tom MacArthur, who earned a 14% environmental issues lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental together. Scorecard. LCVAF Press Release

33 SUSIE LEE (D-NV-03)

Susie Lee has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to protecting her community and the environment and has worked to protect natural resources and public lands. IN HER OWN WORDS: Lee began her career at an environmental consulting firm, where she worked on water management After I graduated policy, toxic release monitoring, Clean Air Act from college, my first compliance, and holding corporations accountable job was as an envi- for environmental damages. She has been an advocate ronmental consultant, for preserving our country’s vast natural resources handling water man- and public lands. Lee has worked to protect the Basin agement, air quality, and Range National Monument and other natural and other environmen- treasures in Nevada, like the Red Rock Canyon tal issues. I have also National Conservation Area. She is as a lifetime been a strong advocate member of the Protectors of Tule Springs. for conservation here in Nevada, and have a As a representative, she will work to combat climate deep appreciation for change, conserve our natural resources, and hold the value of Nevada’s polluters accountable. She will advocate for clean natural resources and energy and fight to hold the Trump Administration public lands. accountable for its rollbacks to environmental protections. Susie Lee for Congress

Lee joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of Representative Jacky Rosen, who earned a 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard and has been elected to represent Nevada in the U.S. Senate.

34 ANDY LEVIN (D-MI-09)

Andy Levin is a lifelong environmental activist, who has a proven track record of promoting clean energy.

Levin has advocated for the environment throughout IN HIS OWN WORDS: his career. He founded Lean & Green Michigan, an energy finance marketplace that helps businesses and Above all, we nonprofits to finance clean energy throughout the must address climate state. He also served as Deputy Director and Acting change with tremen- Director of the Michigan Department of Energy, dous urgency. Saving Labor & Economic Growth from 2007 to 2011. our planet and our Previously, Levin worked as a union organizer and people from global workers’ rights advocate, and has also joined efforts warming is a moral to prevent drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife imperative, but it’s also Refuge. an economic oppor- tunity. I created Lean As a representative, he will continue to fight for our & Green Michigan to environment by advocating for the preservation of help businesses and natural resources and the urgent need to address nonprofits retrofit their climate change, as well as to work to make Michigan a buildings for energy leader in clean energy technology. efficiency, water effi- ciency and renewable Levin joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring energy like solar. Representative Sander Levin, who earned a 91% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Andy Levin for US Congress Scorecard.

35 MIKE LEVIN (D-CA-49)

Mike Levin is a lifelong champion of environmental progress and has worked for more than a decade for sustainable energy.

Levin previously served as executive director of the IN HIS OWN WORDS: Orange County Democratic Party before working at the clean energy companies Better Energy Systems For the last and Ener-Core. Levin co-founded Sustain OC, decade, I have been a nonprofit that supports the renewable energy involved in the clean technology industry in Orange County. He has also energy industry as an served on the board of directors of the Center for attorney and non- Sustainable Energy and the California Hydrogen profit founder and Business Council. He most recently served as the director, and I will Director of Government Affairs at FuelCell Energy. be a champion in Washington on issues As a representative, Levin will bring his extensive of sustainability and experience in the clean energy industry to Congress climate change and and be a champion on the issues of sustainability and their impact on our climate change. He will advocate to explore a carbon economy, health, and tax, cap-and-trade policies, and long-term solutions to security. I want to put remove nuclear waste from the coast. He will support our district at the fore- clean energy and a transition away from fossil fuels. front of clean energy He will also fight to end subsidies to oil companies economic growth. and hold the Trump Administration accountable for its rollbacks of environmental protections. Mike Levin Campaign Website

Levin joins the U.S. House after defeating who earned a spot on LCV’s House Dirty Dozen. He fills the seat of retiring Representative , who earned a 4% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

36 ELAINE LURIA (D-VA-02)

Elaine Luria is a strong defender of clean water, clean air, and public lands.

Luria is a Navy veteran that served as a Surface Warfare Officer and nuclear engineer for twenty years, IN HER OWN WORDS: deploying six times, and conducting operations in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. More recently, As a Navy veteran Luria began a small business in Hampton Roads that and small business created jobs in her community and donated more owner, I know first- than $50,000 to charity. hand how important it is to our regional As a representative, Luria will fight back against the economy and our Trump Administration’s attempts to bring offshore military readiness to drilling to Virginia and will work to restore the prevent offshore drill- health of the Chesapeake Bay. She will be a champion ing off Virginia’s coasts. for clean energy technology and work towards environmental protections. LCVAF Press Release

Luria joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Scott Taylor, who earned a 6% lifetime score, on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

37 LUCY MCBATH (D-GA-06)

Lucy McBath is committed to growing the clean energy economy in Georgia, where she created the Champion In The Making Legacy Foundation, which provides resources for graduating high school students. IN HER OWN WORDS:

McBath has served as the national spokesperson I have a deep and Faith and Outreach leader for both Everytown respect and apprecia- for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun tion for our environ- Sense in America, where she advocated for gun safety ment. Some of my and the health and safety of children and families, fondest memories following the tragic death of her son, who was shot growing up come from and killed at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. taking long walks She has been an outspoken critic of the Trump through nature with Administration’s environmental rollbacks and called my father. In Georgia, for the resignation of former EPA Administrator Scott it is imperative that we Pruitt. fight hard for conserva- tion from the beautiful As a representative, she will fight for clean air and Blue Ridge Mountains clean water for all communities, support growing to the Savannah River. Georgia’s clean energy economy, and addressing the I plan to do all that climate crisis. She will oppose offshore drilling in I can to build a new public waters and stand up to attacks on science. clean energy infra- structure and preserve McBath joins the U.S. House after defeating our public spaces. Representative Karen Handel, who earned a lifetime score of 0% on LCV’s National Environmental LCVAF Press Release Scorecard.

38 TOM MALINOWSKI (D-NJ-07)

Tom Malinowski has dedicated his career to human rights, including the right to breathe clean air and drink clean water.

Malinowski worked as a speechwriter for Secretaries IN HIS OWN WORDS: of State Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright, in the Clinton administration, and later served as a I strongly believe Senior Director on the National Security Council. that we must preserve From 2011 to 2013, Malinowski was the Washington the natural and wild Director for Human Rights Watch. Most recently, as places of our state and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human of our country, and Rights, and Labor, he worked to protect the rights of that protecting the women and the LGBTQ community, among other environment is as vital issues. He has opposed the PennEast and Pilgrim to our economy as it pipelines and has spoken against offshore drilling, is to the health of our especially off New Jersey’s coast. kids. As a Congress- man, I will oppose As a representative, Malinowski will continue to pipelines and offshore stand up for human rights by fighting for those oil rigs that threaten most exposed to the harmful effects of pollution and New Jersey’s environ- defending clean air and water protections for all. He ment and delay our will continue to be a leader in opposing fossil fuel path to a clean energy subsidies, advocating for a clean energy economy, and future. supporting funding for the EPA. LCVAF Press Release Malinowski joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Leonard Lance, who earned a 23% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

39 JOE MORELLE (D-NY-25)

Joe Morelle has a proven track record of protecting clean air, clean water, and open spaces.

Morelle has been a vocal opponent of the Trump IN HIS OWN WORDS: Administration’s rollbacks of environmental protections. As a member of the state assembly, That is why in he has voted in favor of initiatives that will ensure Congress I will work environmental protections for future generations, tirelessly to advance including the Climate and Community Protection Act laws that protect clean and bills that ban offshore drilling and fracking. water and preserve our open spaces. I will fight As a representative, he will be a strong ally for climate to reduce carbon pol- action, advocate for the United States to rejoin the lution, support efforts Paris Climate Agreement. Morelle will also fight to to increase reliance significantly reduce national carbon emissions and on clean, renewable protect clean energy incentive programs. energies, and ensure that climate solutions Morelle joins the U.S. House to fill the vacant seat of do not disproportion- Representative Louise Slaughter, who passed away ately impact American in March. Slaughter earned a 91% lifetime score on workers and vulnerable LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. communities.

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40 JOE NEGUSE (D-CO-02)

Joe Neguse has devoted his career to advancing the environmental movement in Colorado, where he co-founded New Era Colorado, a non-profit agency dedicated to climate and clean energy issues. IN HIS OWN WORDS:

With New Era Colorado, Neguse worked to engage Our climate is at young people in efforts to fight climate change and to grave risk, and a new promote clean energy in the state. His work helped to generation of lead- address issues such as energy efficiency standards for ers must tackle this rental units and a municipal clean energy utility in the problem head on. That city of Boulder. In 2008, he was elected to serve a six means taking bold year term as a member of the ’s action on renewable Board of Regents, the second African American and clean energy and to serve on the board. Most recently, he served as protecting the incred- Executive Director of the Colorado Department of ible public lands in Regulatory Agencies. the 2nd Congressional District and beyond. As a representative, Neguse will prioritize fighting for environment protections, including repealing the LCVAF Press Release “Halliburton-loophole,” which enables the fracking industry, and advocating for renewable energy in the United States. He is the first African-American to represent Colorado in Congress.

Neguse joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of Representative , who earned a 92% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard and has been elected Governor of Colorado.

41 ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-NY-14)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is committed to climate justice and building a renewable energy economy.

Ocasio-Cortez, who was an organizer for Bernie IN HER OWN WORDS: Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, has spent time as an activist in both Flint, Michigan and in North Climate change Dakota protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. is the single biggest Previously, she worked as an Educational Director national security threat for high-school students and served in Senator Ted for the United States Kennedy’s immigration office. She was the first and the single biggest woman of color ever to run in New York’s fourteenth threat to worldwide district. industrialized civiliza- tion, and the effects of As a representative, Ocasio-Cortez will be an warming can be hard environmental champion. She has made climate to predict and self- action and environmental justice centerpieces of reinforcing. We need her campaign for Congress and is committed to to avoid a worldwide implementing a 21st century to spur refugee crisis by wag- economic recovery and accelerate our transition to a ing a war for climate clean energy economy—she believes the United States justice through the can be carbon-free and utilize 100% renewable energy mobilization of our by 2035. population and our government. Ocasio-Cortez joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Joe Crowley in the primary election. LCVAF Proposal Crowley earned a lifetime score of 94% on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

42 ILHAN OMAR (D-MN-05)

Ilhan Omar is an advocate for environmental justice in Minnesota.

Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, where she became the first Somali- IN HER OWN WORDS: American, Muslim legislator in the United States. She has also worked as a community educator at the We need bold University of Minnesota and served as a senior Policy action, and a trans- Aide for a Minneapolis City Council Member. She formation of our is a former advisory board member for Minnesota political and economic Council on American Islamic relations. systems to combat climate change. Those As a representative, Omar will fight to transition who have been and to 100% renewable energy by 2035 and promote a will most impacted by green energy economy. She will advocate to reinstate climate change must the Clean Power Plan, stand up against fossil fuel be centered in our subsidies and support zero-waste communities. She is policies: communities the first Somali-American woman and one of the first of color and Indigenous Muslim women to be elected to Congress. populations, along with workers who would Omar joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of be out of employment Representative Keith Ellison, who earned a lifetime from a divestment from score of 94% on LCV’s National Environmental the fossil fuel industry. Scorecard and has been elected Attorney General of Minnesota. Ilhan for Congress

43 CHRIS PAPPAS (D-NH-01)

Chris Pappas is an proven advocate for clean energy in New Hampshire, where he is a small-business owner who has served both as a State Representative and on the Executive Council. IN HIS OWN WORDS: As a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, Pappas worked to secure investments in New Hamp- clean energy across the state, supporting projects that shire’s way of life and involved solar, wind, and geothermal, among other economy is rooted in alternative energy sources. He is an outspoken critic our coastline, lakes, of the Trump Administration’s decisions to leave the mountains, forests, and Paris Climate Agreement and end the Clean Power natural surroundings. Plan. We should all work to leave our environment As a representative, Pappas will work to hold the better than we found Trump Administration accountable and advocate for it; that means pro- environmental preservation and renewable energy moting clean energy, sources. He is the first openly LGBTQ member of supporting environ- Congress from New Hampshire. mental protection, and confronting the Pappas joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring existential threat Representative Carol Shea-Porter, who earned a of climate change 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental head-on. Scorecard. Chris Pappas Congress

44 DEAN PHILLIPS (D-MN-03)

Dean Phillips is an advocate for clean air and clean energy.

Phillips is a lifelong entrepreneur who has previously worked at start-up company that produced cycling IN HIS OWN WORDS: apparel and equipment and at Talenti Gelato, which he helped build into the largest gelato brand in the Protecting our country. He has also served as CEO of his family’s clean air and water— business, Phillips Distilling Company. and taking meaning- ful action on climate As a representative, Phillips will protect the Boundary change—will be among Waters Canoe Area, as well as other public lands and my top priorities if national monuments. He will work to fight against elected. invasive species that threaten our waterways and to oppose the rollbacks of environmental protections by LCVAF Press Release the Trump Administration.

Phillips joins after defeating Representative Erik Paulsen, who earned a 16% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

45 KATIE PORTER (D-CA-45)

Katie Porter has a track record of holding powerful corporations accountable and is a leader for environmental protection for California. IN HER OWN WORDS: In her work as a consumer protection attorney, Porter stood up to Wall Street banks to protect Our community consumers. She advocated against abusive credit card values the environ- fees and, in 2012, was appointed by then California ment and deserves a Attorney General to serve as the state’s champion for our air, independent monitor of banks in a nationwide $25 water, and beaches, not billion mortgage settlement. Previously, she taught at another vote for big oil. the University of California-Irvine’s law school. LCVAF Press Release As a representative, Porter will champion clean air, clean water, and oppose offshore drilling. She will be a leader in investing in clean energy.

Porter joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Mimi Walters, who earned a 4% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

46 AYANNA PRESSLEY (D-MA-07)

Ayanna Pressley is a tireless advocate for healthy communities, equity and environmental justice in , where she served for eight years on the Boston City Council. IN HER OWN WORDS:

During her time on the Council, Pressley advocated Low-income for the creation of the Committee on Healthy Women, communities and com- Families, and Communities. She fought to enact munities of color bear policies that combated poverty, supported families, a disproportionate bur- and sought to address structural inequalities faced by den of the hazards cre- women. Previously, she served as a Senior Aide for ated by air and water both Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II and Senator pollution, lack of access . In 2016, Pressley appeared on a list of “14 to open space, and Young Democrats to Watch,” by . extreme weather. The 7th District needs lead- As a representative, Pressley will be a champion ership in Washington for low-income communities and those who are that will not only resist disproportionately affected by climate change and efforts to undermine pollution. She will advocate for the Clean Power existing environmental Plan to be reinstated and fight to empower the EPA. protections, but who She will also work towards building a clean energy will work proactively to economy in our country and defend access to public address environmental green spaces. She is the first black woman to represent challenges, prepare for Massachusetts in Congress. the impacts of climate change, and expand Pressley joins the U.S. House after defeating access to clean air, Representative in the primary election. clean water, and green Capuano earned a lifetime score of 96% on LCV’s space. National Environmental Scorecard. Ayanna Pressley for Congress

47 MAX ROSE (D-NY-11)

Max Rose is U.S Army veteran dedicated to working to combat climate change in New York.

Rose is a former combat veteran who served in IN HIS OWN WORDS: Afghanistan and was awarded a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantry Badge, and currently Staten Island serves in the National Guard. He has also served has been the victim of as the Director of Public Engagement and Special polluters and climate Assistant to the late Brooklyn District Attorney, Ken change throughout its Thompson. Most recently, Rose served as the Chief of modern history. My Staff for Brightpoint Health, a healthcare organization district has unusually that empowers communities in New York. high rates of asthma, breast cancer, and As a representative, he will advocate to rejoin the Paris autism and it is impos- Climate Agreement and work to fight against climate sible not to acknowl- change. edge environmental factors as a cause. To Rose joins the U.S. House after defeating anyone who denies Representative Dan Donovan, who earned a lifetime the reality of climate score of 17% on LCV’s National Environmental change, I ask them to Scorecard. come and tour the East Shore of Staten Island where evidence of Hur- ricane Sandy’s destruc- tion still stands.

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48 HARLEY ROUDA (D-CA-48)

Harley Rouda is committed to clean energy and public lands.

Rouda is an attorney and entrepreneur who grew his family’s real estate business into one of the largest IN HIS OWN WORDS: firms in the country. Previously he worked with an app that helped its users to resell unused items and The 48th Congres- reduce landfill. He also worked with a company that sional District is one of created portable water filters. He has been outspoken the most remarkable in his criticism against the Trump Administration’s places to live in the denials of climate change. world. However, as Republican leaders in As a representative, Rouda is committed to opposing Washington continue offshore drilling and to promoting clean energy to deny the threat of technology. man-made climate change, the pristine Rouda joins the U.S. House after defeating natural beauty which Representative Dana Rohrabacher, who was named to makes our home dis- LCV’s House Dirty Dozen and earned a 10% lifetime trict so special is under score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. attack. I will work to protect California’s most precious asset, our beautiful coast- lines, from offshore drilling. We need to focus on consistently choosing clean energy over the fossil fuels of the past.

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49 MARY GAY SCANLON (D-PA-05)

Mary Gay Scanlon is dedicated to building a sustainable future.

Scanlon previously served as a judicial clerk for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a co-chair of IN HER OWN WORDS: the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Children at Risk. From 2007 to 2015 she served on Our greatest the Wallingford Swarthmore School Board, where she obligation is to leave worked on school sustainability efforts. the world better for our children, and the As a representative, Scanlon will focus on making the generations that follow. U.S. a leader in climate action, protecting the air we No child deserves to breathe and the water we drink, eliminating subsidies live in a world without for Big Oil, and building a clean energy economy. breathable air, drink- She will also advocate for rejoining the Paris Climate able water, and green Agreement. spaces to play in. We need to move forward, Scanlon joins the U.S. House to represent the newly- not back — and that drawn 5th district. starts by making a commitment to address the issues plaguing our environment; issues that have been ignored for far too long.

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50 KIM SCHRIER (D-WA-08)

Dr. Kim Schrier is committed to protecting access to public lands in Washington, where she has been a doctor for the past sixteen years. IN HER OWN WORDS: As a pediatrician, Schrier understands how crucial clean air and water are for the health of children, Combating families and her community. She was an outspoken climate change is the critic of the first Trumpcare bill, and in 2013, was greatest issue of our voted Best Pediatrician by parents in the greater time. In Congress I Seattle area. will...protect our envi- ronment and create As a Representative, Schrier will champion policies a better world for my to help grow a clean energy economy and work to patients and children protect clean air, clean water, and public lands. She is like them across the committed to ending fossil fuel subsidies and focusing country. This includes resources on communities most affected by climate ensuring they have change. clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, Shrier joins the U.S House to fill the seat of retiring and full access to our Representative Dave Reichert, who earned a 36% treasured public lands. lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. LCVAF Press Release

51 DONNA SHALALA (D-FL-27)

Donna Shalala has a proven track record of advocating for public health and environmental protections in Florida.

Shalala served as the assistant secretary for policy IN HER OWN WORDS: development and research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during Climate change the Carter administration and went on to serve as and sea level rise are U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) two of the biggest in the Clinton administration. She has served as the planetary challenges President of Hunter College of the City University we face, especially in of New York, the Chancellor of the University South Florida, where of -Madison, and the President of the our coastlines and University of Miami. Shalala is one of the founders natural treasures like of EMILY’s List and received the Presidential Medal the Everglades face of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from environmental crises President George W. Bush in 2008. like never before.

In Congress, she will focus on strengthening LCVAF Press Release environmental policies to protect public health and addressing climate change and sea level rise. She will advocate for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and for investing in clean energy infrastructure.

Shalala joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who earned a 33% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

52 MIKIE SHERRILL (D-NJ-11)

Mikie Sherrill is committed to policies that will keep families safe and healthy.

Sherrill is a U.S. Navy veteran who spent nearly ten years on active duty. As a Sea King Helicopter IN HER OWN WORDS: pilot, she flew missions in the Middle East and Europe. She later became an attorney who Our community joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office as an Outreach deserves to know that and Reentry Coordinator and an Assistant U.S. they have a leader in Attorney, prosecuting federal cases and advising law Congress focused on enforcement. She has been an outspoken critic of the protecting our environ- Trump Administration’s rollbacks of environmental ment and growing our protections that threaten clean air, clear water, and clean energy economy. public lands. New Jersey has produced some of the In Congress, Sherrill will prioritize growing New greatest scientists and Jersey’s clean energy economy and advocate for innovative technolo- policies to address climate change and protect clean gies in our history, and air and water for New Jersey families. She will oppose we can continue that offshore drilling and fight to build a clean energy legacy by focusing on economy. investments in clean energy technology. Sherrill joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, who earned a LCVAF Press Release 31% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

53 ELISSA SLOTKIN (D-MI-08)

Elissa Slotkin, a third-generation Michigander who has spent her career in national service, is a proven advocate for clean air and water. IN HER OWN WORDS: In response to 9/11, Slotkin joined the Central Intelligence Agency, serving three tours as a Middle I have spent my East analyst in Baghdad. She served under both career in national Republican and Democratic administrations at the security, and my view White House, in both the Office of the Director for is that a threat to National Intelligence and as a senior leader at the our environment is a Pentagon. Slotkin led the development of the first threat to our security. Arctic strategy for the Department of Defense and Whether it’s protect- helped to administer the first survey of how climate ing our Great Lakes change is impacting U.S. military bases. and the businesses that depend on them, As a representative, Slotkin will be a champion for or ensuring access to protecting clean water in Michigan, investing in a clean air and drinking clean energy economy and opposing drilling in the water, in Michigan we Great Lakes. She will be a leader in fighting climate not only cherish our change and continue advocating for the safety of her environment, but we community. depend on it to keep our families healthy, Slotkin joins the U.S. House after defeating and our economy Representative Mike Bishop, who earned a 5% lifetime strong. score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. LCVAF Press Release

54 ABIGAIL SPANBERGER (D-VA-07)

Abigail Spanberger is an advocate for clean energy and environmental protection.

Spanberger began her career as a federal law enforcement officer with the U.S. Postal Inspection IN HER OWN WORDS: Service and later joined the CIA as an Operations Officer. In 2014, she left the CIA and moved back Climate change to Virginia where she worked to help colleges and presents an ever- universities create diverse student bodies, increase growing threat to our graduation rates, and break down financial barriers to economy, our national higher education. security, and our way of life, and we’re long As a representative, Spanberger will stand up to past due for a repre- attacks against science and be a strong voice for sentative who not only climate action in Congress, as well as advocate for acknowledges this fact growing a clean energy economy and protecting clean but is committed to air, clean water, and public lands. addressing it. I will be that representative. Spanberger joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Dave Brat, who earned a 1% lifetime LCVAF Press Release score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

55 GREG STANTON (D-AZ-09)

Greg Stanton is a dedicated public servant and proven leader on environmental issues.

As of Phoenix, he passed a climate action plan that will enable the city to become carbon-neutral, by IN HIS OWN WORDS: 2050. He also undertook a range of environmentally- As Mayor of friendly initiatives, like changing more than 10,000 Phoenix, I’ve worked city streetlights to LEDs and expanding Phoenix’s to build a sustainable solar energy capacity. Last year, when the Trump economy by incentiviz- Administration announced that it would withdraw ing green jobs, defend- the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, ing our environment, Stanton was one of the first in the country to and supporting a clean announce that his city would remain committed to energy future. achieving the agreement’s goals, in order to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. LCVAF Press Release In Congress, Stanton will continue to fight for the clean energy economy and support renewable energy sources. He also hopes to promote wind energy resources to boost renewable energy production and to create jobs.

Stanton joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of Representative Kyrsten Sinema, who earned a 78% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard and ran to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate.

56 HALEY STEVENS (D-MI-11)

Haley Stevens is a strong supporter of clean air and safe drinking water for all.

Stevens has dedicated her career to saving and grow- ing jobs in Michigan. During the , IN HER OWN WORDS: Haley served in the U.S. Treasury Department as the Chief of Staff for the Auto Task Force, the team As Chief of Staff responsible for returning the auto industry to finan- on the Auto Rescue, I cial stability and saving 211,000 jobs in Michigan. saw firsthand how we During her tenure, she worked on behalf of policies can save Michigan jobs that helped to reduce carbon emissions and to support while protecting our clean energy. Most recently, she led a national work- environment. I believe force development program and created the country’s we can continue to first online training course for digital manufactur- create good-paying jobs ing. Earlier in her career, Haley played a key role in right here in America setting up two federal offices critical in creating new while growing our Michigan jobs: The Office of Recovery for Automotive clean energy economy. Communities and Workers, and the White House Of- fice for Manufacturing Policy. LCVAF Press Release

As a representative, Stevens will focus on protect- ing Michigan’s clean air, water and lands, and work to grow the clean energy economy. She will be an advocate for the EPA and fight for policies that help to address climate change.

Stevens joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative David Trott, who earned a 4% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

57 RASHIDA TLAIB (D-MI-13)

Rashida Tlaib is a proven and passionate advocate for clean air and clean water for all, and served three terms as the state representative for one of Michigan’s most polluted zipcodes. IN HER OWN WORDS:

As a representative in the Michigan House, Tlaib I have always fought against pollution in Detroit by opposing fought for my commu- corporate polluters. She successfully advocated against nity’s right to clean air the Koch Brothers for the removal of petcoke from and water. Residents Detroit’s riverfront and has held trucking companies should have the right accountable for air pollution in neighborhood streets. to live their daily lives She was the first Muslim American woman to serve in without risking their the Michigan Legislature. health. I will continue to fight for a better In Congress, she will continue to advocate for her quality of life for my community and for environmental justice, by holding community once in polluters accountable and fighting against the Trump office. Administration’s cuts to EPA funding. She is one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress. LCVAF Press Release

Tlaib joins the U.S. House to fill the seat vacated by Representative John Conyers, who resigned from the House in December 2017. Conyers earned an 82% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

58 XOCHITL TORRES SMALL (D-NM-02)

Xochitl Torres Small is an attorney who is committed to environmental justice in New Mexico, where she was raised.

Torres Small worked as a field representative in IN HER OWN WORDS: Senator Tom Udall’s southern New Mexico regional office and helped to organize New Mexico’s first In New Mexico, statewide water conference to plan for future water our shared lands are needs. She later clerked for a federal judge and most part of what makes this recently, joined the law firm of Kemp Smith where she place home and defines specialized in water rights issues. who we are. In Con- gress, I will continue As a representative, Torres Small will prioritize water to fight to protect our conservation and efforts to combat climate change. public lands and our She will also be a champion for a clean energy way of life. economy. LCVAF Press Release Torres Small joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative Steve Pearce, who earned an 4% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

59 LORI TRAHAN (D-MA-03)

Lori Trahan is a dedicated public servant and business leader who believes clean air and clean water are fundamental human rights.

Born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Trahan is IN HER OWN WORDS: a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Business School who has extensive experience in We have a respon- both the public and private sectors, which has given sibility to protect the her a clear-eyed understanding of the severity of the planet our children challenges we face. Trahan was a senior executive at will inherit. I will ChoiceStream, a marketing and advertising agency, hold those who sully before becoming CEO of the Concire Institute, a the environment and leadership development organization. Before that, she pollute the biosphere served as the Deputy Treasurer of the Commonwealth responsible for their of Massachusetts and Chief of Staff to former U.S. actions, and fight to Representative Marty Meehan. preserve our greatest natural resource. As a representative, Trahan will push to expand access to cost-saving renewable energy for low- Trahan for Congress income households, defend clean air and clean water protections, and support the United States resuming its role as a climate leader. She will work towards comprehensive climate change policies that do not leave any demographic—including communities of color who are disproportionately saddled with high levels of pollution and former mining communities— behind.

Trahan joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative , who earned a lifetime score of 95% on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

60 DAVID TRONE (D-MD-06)

David Trone is a champion of environmental issues in Maryland, where he is a lifelong resident.

Trone believes that protecting our environment IN HIS OWN WORDS: is crucial for the future of the United States. He has been an outspoken opponent of the Trump The Chesapeake Administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Bay is a vital natural Agreement and a strong advocate of environmental resource not only to preservation. Previously, he served as the president of Marylanders but to all Total Wine & More, a retail chain that he co-founded Americans and the fed- with his brother. eral government must play a role in its preser- In Congress, Trone will be a leader for climate action vation. Protecting our by prioritizing initiatives like reinstating the Clean environment is crucial. Power Plan and championing funding for the EPA. Climate change is real He will also work to make federal buildings energy and it’s a serious threat efficient, to keep standards for fuel efficiency in place, to our economy and and to increase accessibility to renewable energy our way of life. sources. David Trone for Congress Trone joins the U.S. House to fill the seat of retiring Representative John Delaney, who received a 94% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

61 LAUREN UNDERWOOD (D-IL-14)

Lauren Underwood is an environmental champion who has dedicated her career to protecting the health and wellbeing of communities most vulnerable to climate change. IN HER OWN WORDS: Underwood is a registered nurse who was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Senior Advisor in Given the current the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services trajectory, climate (HHS). She helped communities across the country change presents both prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters, an existential threat to bioterror threats and public health emergencies, and life on earth and also helped implement the . More one of our most press- recently, she worked with a Medicaid plan in Chicago ing national security and as an instructor for nurse practitioners through issues. The impact of Georgetown University’s online master’s program. climate refugees, fights for basic resources like As a representative, Underwood will advocate for the food and water caused expansion of clean energy projects and the growth of by these events, and Illinois’ clean energy economy. She will fight for a fully increased numbers of funded EPA and support the enforcement of standards public health emergen- associated with the Clear Air and Clean Water Acts. cies and disasters, will pose real, destabilizing Underwood joins the U.S. House after defeating challenges—and we Representative Randy Hultgren, who earned a have a responsibility to lifetime score of 5% on LCV’s National Environmental act in an effort to curb Scorecard. these threats.

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62 JENNIFER WEXTON (D-VA-10)

Jennifer Wexton has a proven record of promoting commonsense clean energy legislation and holding polluters accountable in Virginia. IN HER OWN WORDS: Wexton was elected to the Virginia Senate in 2014, where she was an environmental champion, Fighting to protect sponsoring a strong community solar bill and has our environment has consistently voting in favor of clean energy and energy been a priority for me efficiency initiatives and to protect Virginia’s land in the State Senate... and waters. Previously, she served as an Assistant With Donald Trump in Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County and the White House and has served as a member of the Loudoun Community Scott Pruitt as the head Services Board. She has received the “Environmental of the EPA, it’s more Freedom” Award from Virginia and the important than ever to “Legislative Hero” Award from Virginia LCV. elect members of Con- gress who will protect In Congress, Wexton will continue to advocate for our planet for this and clean water, clean air, and public lands. She will future generations. work to combat climate change, oppose drilling off of the Virginia Coast, and support the Paris Climate LCVAF Press Release Agreement.

Wexton joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Barbara Comstock, who was named to LCV’s House Dirty Dozen and earned a 5% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

63 SUSAN WILD (D-PA-07)

Susan Wild is a passionate advocate for environmental protection in Pennsylvania, where she is a respected community leader.

Wild previously served as the first female Solicitor for IN HER OWN WORDS: the City of Allentown and has served on the boards of directors for numerous civic organizations including Protection of the Second Harvest Food Bank and the Program for the environment has Women & Families. She was was recognized, in 2017, always been a passion by Governor Tom Wolf, for her contributions to the for me. I believe that state of Pennsylvania, and for her leadership. She is an economic growth can outspoken critic of the Trump Administration’s attacks be completely compat- on climate change and rollbacks of environmental ible with clean water protections. and air. We have a unique opportunity As a representative, Wild will advocate for the to bring sustainable, United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement good-paying jobs to the and fight to protects our public lands and national Lehigh Valley. What monuments. She will work to promote renewable our community needs energy technology and vote to oppose fracking on right now is a biparti- public lands. san advocate in Wash- ington who can see Wild joins the U.S. House to represent the newly- beyond the rhetoric of drawn 7th district. our current adminis- tration to the economic and quality of life ben- efits that accompany good environmental practices.

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64 TOO CLOSE TO CALL CAROLYN BORDEAUX (D-GA-07)

Carolyn Bourdeaux will be a strong ally in the fight against climate change in Congress and is committed to protecting clean air and clean water in Georgia. IN HER OWN WORDS: Bordeaux, who holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern I am deeply con- California and a PhD in public administration from cerned about climate Syracuse University, previously worked as a professor change, clean air, and at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of clean water...We must Public Policy in 2003. Later, she served as the Director leave a healthy envi- of Georgia’s Senate Budget and Evaluation Office. She ronment for our kids, also founded the Center for State and Local Finance. their kids and future generations. As a representative, she will focus on investments in clean energy technology and next generation LCVAF Press Release infrastructure, will advocate for the United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and continue to be a leader fighting against climate change.

Bordeaux joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Rob Woodall, who earned a lifetime score of 4% on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

66 ANTHONY BRINDISI (D-NY-22)

Anthony Brindisi has a proven record of protecting clean air and water in New York, where he was born and raised.

Brindisi was first elected to the New York State IN HIS OWN WORDS: Assembly in 2011 and has been a strong advocate for the environment in Albany. He sponsored legislation To me, protecting banning toxic chemicals in upholstered furniture the environment means and has been a supporter of clean energy and clean protecting people’s water legislation, including a major investment in livelihoods, health, drinking water infrastructure. He also served on the and future. In Upstate Utica School Board, where he led a major school New York, sustainabil- modernization project. ity and clean natural resources are essential As a representative, Brindisi will continue to fight to continue our long for clean air and water and work to bring renewable tradition of agricul- energy jobs to his district. He will be a leader in ture. In the Assembly, addressing climate change. I took bold steps to push for more alterna- Brindisi joins the U.S. House after defeating tive energy and protect Representative , who earned an 6% New York’s air and lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental water. Scorecard. LCVAF Press Release

67 BEN MCADAMS (D-UT-04)

Ben McAdams is committed to clean air and clean water in Utah, where he served both in the State Senate and as the twice-elected mayor of Salt Lake County. IN HIS OWN WORDS: As mayor of Salt Lake County, McAdams worked with stakeholders to protect drinking water quality, Utahns value the supported the construction of energy efficient beauty and open spaces buildings, and worked on infrastructure and public of our state. They also transit plans designed to reduce carbon pollution. He know that we cannot has been strongly supportive of Utah’s multi-billion take our environment dollar outdoor economy and was instrumental in the for granted and that development of the Mountain Accord, which brought we have to work in a together many different parties to manage the future bipartisan fashion to of the Wasatch Mountain Range. ensure that what we enjoy now is available As a representative, McAdams will defend Utah’s to future generations. treasured public lands, advocate for clean air and water protections, and support solutions to address LCVAF Press Release climate change. He will fight to expand renewable energy resources and support new technologies.

McAdams joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Mia Love, who earned a lifetime score of 2% on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

68 NATE MCMURRAY (D-NY-27)

Nate McMurray is a champion for clean water and public lands.

McMurray is an attorney and an expert on Asian business and cultural affairs. He was elected to IN HIS OWN WORDS: serve as Grand Island Town Supervisor in 2016 and previously served as the Vice President of As Town Supervi- Development for Delaware North, a Buffalo sor of Grand Island, I hospitality company. have made it a point to be a leader on As a representative, McMurray will fight to protect issues concerning our clean air, clean water and the Great Lakes, and will environment. I know advocate for transitioning to a green energy economy. that protecting and honoring our environ- McMurray joins the U.S. House after defeating ment are some of the Representative Chris Collins, who earned a lifetime most critical issues of score of 3% on LCV’s National Environmental our time. Scorecard. LCV Questionnaire

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