West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) 2015 Recorded Votes - State Senate
ISSUE #1 - SB 12 Description: Lengthened the time in which employers are required to pay outstanding wages to separated employees and reduced the financial liability on employers that do not meet the timeline. Voting Body: 34-member Senate The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 394 – SEQ. NO. 0032 - March 13, 2015- 7:28PM YEAS: 25 - NAYS: 9 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #2 - SB 14 Description: Creation of a second, unequal school system that would allow for-profit, out-of-state corporations pull taxpayer resources from current classrooms for a few select students and threaten teachers’ rights. Voting Body: 34-member Senate The Vote: Final Passage - RCS # 239 – SEQ. NO. 0025 - March 2, 2015- 6:51PM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #3 - SB 357 Description: A rollback of mine safety regulations to benefit big corporations Voting Body: 34-memberSenate The Vote: Final Passage -- Senate concurred in House amendment. RCS # 215 – SEQ. NO. 0001 - March 2, 2015- 11:27AM YEAS: 24 - NAYS: 10 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #4 - SB 361 Description: Legislation to repeal the state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects, opening the door for out-of-state contractors to bring outside and illegal workers into West Virginia at taxpayer expense. Voting Body: 34-member Senate The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 241 – SEQ. NO. 0001 March 03, 2015- 4:27PM YEAS: 23 - NAYS: 11 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #5 - SB 361 Description: Initially an attempt to eliminate prevailing wage altogether, the final version requires reworking, and likely scaling back, prevailing wage for public construction projects that are $500,000 or more. For public construction projects under $500,000, the prevailing wage has been abolished, opening the door for out-of-state contractors to bring outside and illegal workers into West Virginia at taxpayer expense. Voting Body: 10-member Joint Committee on Government & Finance The Vote: Motion by Senator Kessler to extend the deadline for calculating new wage rates to September 30. YEAS: 3 - NAYS: 7 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER- June 08, 2015- 3:00PM
ISSUE #6 - SB 409 Description: Prohibits government entities from requiring contractors to enter into Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), a tool that private industry uses to ensure safe, high-quality projects. Voting Body: 34-member Senate The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 174 – SEQ. NO. 0009 - February 27, 2015- 12:46PM YEAS: 21 - NAYS: 12 - NOT VOTING: 1 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE endorsed in the most recent election.
Accumulative DISTRICT - SENATOR - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE 201 5 TOTAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 R W A R W A SD 1 - Ryan Ferns (R) Ohio W W W W - W 0 5 0 9 10 0 SD 1 - Jack Yost (D) Brooke R R R R - R 5 0 0 26 0 2
SD 2 - Jeff Kessler (D) Marshall R R R R R R 6 0 0 29 4 0 SD 2 - Kent Leonhardt (R) Monongalia W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0
SD 3 - Donna Boley (R) Pleasants W W W W - W 0 5 0 16 48 0 SD 3 - David Nohe (R) Wood W W W W - W 0 5 0 1 8 0
SD 4 - Mitch Carmichael (R) Jackson W W W W W W 0 6 0 9 34 4 SD 4 - Mike Hall (R) Putnam W W W W - W 0 5 0 12 42 1
SD 5 - Mike Woelfel (D) Cabell W R W R - R 3 2 0 3 2 0 SD 5 - Robert H. Plymale (D) Wayne W R W W - R 2 3 0 21 22 0
SD 6 - Mark Maynard (D) Wayne W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0 SD 6 - Bill Cole (R) Mercer W W W W W W 0 6 0 0 7 0
SD 7 - Ron Stollings (D) Boone W R W W - W 1 4 0 6 7 0 SD 7 - Art Kirkendoll (D) Logan W R W R - W 2 3 0 2 4 0
SD 8 - Chris Walters (R) Kanawha W W W W - W 0 5 0 1 5 0 SD 8 - Ed Gaunch (R) Kanawha W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0
SD 9 - Daniel Hall (D) Wyoming W W W W - W 0 5 0 14 7 0 SD 9 - Jeff Mullins (R) Raleigh W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0
SD 10 - Ronald Miller (D) Greenbrier R R R R - R 5 0 0 8 1 0 SD 10 - William Laird (D) Fayette R R R R - R 5 0 0 20 3 0
Accumulative TOTAL
Accumulative 2015 TOTAL
DISTRICT - SENATOR - COUNTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 R W A R W A SD 11 - Robert Karnes (R) Upshur W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0 SD 11 - Greg Boso (R) Nicholas W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0
SD 12 - Mike Romano (D) Harrison R R R R - R 5 0 0 5 0 0 SD 12 - Douglas Facemire (D) Braxton R R R R - R 5 0 0 9 3 0
SD 13 - Robert Beach (D) Monongalia R R R R - R 5 0 0 27 16 0 SD 13 - Roman Prezioso (D) Marion W R R W - A 2 2 1 39 20 4
SD 14 - Bob Williams (D) Taylor W R W W - W 1 4 0 5 5 0 SD 14 - Dave Sypolt (R) Preston W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 13 0
SD 15 - Craig Blair (R) Berkeley W W W W - W 0 5 0 7 27 0 SD 15 - Charles Trump (D) Morgan W W W W W W 0 6 0 11 41 0
SD 16 - John Unger (D) Berkeley R R R R - R 5 0 0 25 3 2 SD 16 - Herb Snyder (D) Jefferson R R R R - R 5 0 0 19 7 1
SD 17 - Corey Palumbo (D) Kanawha W R W W - R 2 3 0 16 13 0 SD 17 - TomTakubo (R) Kanawha W W W W - W 0 5 0 0 5 0
West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE)
2015 Recorded Votes - House of Delegates
ISSUE #1 - HB 2011 Description: Provides increased legal protection to employers that knowingly endanger their workers by failing to perform inspections, ignoring safety regulation violations or allowing other unsafe conditions -- in other words, rewards wilful corporate negligence. This bill makes dangerous work environments even more dangerous. The Vote: Final Passage – Senate Amended HB- RCS# 578 - March 14, 2015- 3:30PM YEAS: 63 - NAYS: 33 - NOT VOTING: 4 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #2 - SB 12 Description: Lengthened the time in which employers are required to pay outstanding wages to separated employees and reduced the financial liability on employers that do not meet the timeline. Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 506 - March 13, 2015- 12:29PM YEAS: 68 - NAYS: 31 - NOT VOTING: 1 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #3- SB 14 Description: Creation of a second, unequal school system that would pull taxpayer resources from current classrooms for a few select students and threaten teachers’ rights. Voting Body: 25-member House Education Committee The Vote: Committee Passage YEAS: 15 - NAYS: 6 - NOT VOTING: 4 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #4 - SB 357 Description: A rollback of mine safety regulations to benefit big corporations Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 283 - March 03, 2015- 11:29AM YEAS: 72 - NAYS: 27 - NOT VOTING: 1 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #5 - SB 357 Description: A rollback of mine safety regulations to benefit big corporations. Voting Body: 25-member House Judiciary Committee - The Vote: After countless hours of deliberation -- during which legislators who were deeply concerned about endangering miners unsuccessfully attempted several times to revive the safety requirements that the legislation rolls back -- the committee voted to report the Un-safety bill to the full House of Delegates. AYES: 16 - NAYS: 8 - NOT VOTING: 1 / AYE VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER - February 24, 2015
ISSUE #6 - SB 357 Description: An unsuccessful attempt to amend the legislation that rolls back mine safety regulations by adding back to the state code language intended to protect miners from ventilation dangers related to smoke and fire in instances of moving equipment. Voting Body: 25-member House Judiciary Committee The Vote: Adoption of the amendment AYES: 7 - NAYS: 17 - NOT VOTING: 1 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER - February 24, 2015
ISSUE #7 - SB 357 Description: A rollback in state mine safety laws. Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates The Vote: An amendment to include an “economic impact study” in the bill. Even though the new Republican leadership touted “economic impact studies” for numerous issues at the beginning of the session, this amendment was voted down. It’s important to note that by the end of the session, the Republican leadership only called for one legislative issue to undergo an “economic impact study” -- so-called “Right to Work.” RCS# 217 – February 26, 2015- 7:19PM / YEAS: 34- NAYS: 61 - NOT VOTING: 5 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #8 - SB 361 Description: Initially an attempt to eliminate prevailing wage altogether, the final version requires reworking, and likely scaling back, prevailing wage for public construction projects that are $500,000 or more. For public construction projects under $500,000, the prevailing wage has been abolished, opening the door for out-of-state contractors to bring outside and illegal workers into West Virginia at taxpayer expense. Voting Body: 100-member House The Vote: Passage - RCS# 237 – February 28, 2015- 5:26PM YEAS: 56 - NAYS: 39 - NOT VOTING: 5 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #9 - SB 361 Description: Initially an attempt to eliminate prevailing wage altogether, the final version requires reworking, and likely scaling back, prevailing wage for public construction projects that are $500,000 or more. For public construction projects under $500,000, the prevailing wage has been abolished, opening the door for out-of-state contractors to bring outside and illegal workers into West Virginia at taxpayer expense. Voting Body: 10-member Joint Committee on Government & Finance The Vote: Motion by Senator Kessler to extend the deadline for calculating new wage rates to September 30. YEAS: 3 - NAYS: 7 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER - June 08, 2015- 3:00PM
ISSUE #10 - SB 409 Description: Prohibits government entities from requiring contractors to enter into Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), a tool that private industry uses to ensure safe, high-quality projects. Voting Body: 100-member House The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 471 - March 12, 2015- 4:04PM YEAS: 62 - NAYS: 36 - NOT VOTING: 2 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #11- SB 529 Description: Creates a new retirement tier, with much lower benefit levels, for all public employees hired after July 1, 2015. Also, veterans who served our country during times of conflict and are hired as state employees will now have to pay for their military service credit, a benefit that previously was at no cost to them. Voting Body: 100-member House The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 643 - March 18, 2015- 3:28PM YEAS: 55 - NAYS: 38 - NOT VOTING: 7 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
ISSUE #12 - SB 578 Description: Relates to workers affected by all occupational diseases, including but not limited to black lung and asbestosis, by potentially eliminating an opportunity to receive additional benefits for a worsening or advancement of the disease. Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates The Vote: Final Passage - RCS# 427 - March 10, 2015- 3:20PM YEAS: 58 - NAYS: 39 - NOT VOTING: 2 – EXCUSED: 1 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER
(D): Democrat, (R): Republican – – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained
Name in Bold: COPE endorsed in the most recent election.
2015 Accumulative DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY Issues TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R W A R W A HD 1 - Pat McGeehan (R) Hancock W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 1 13 3 HD 1 - Mark Zatezalo (R) Hancock A W - W - - W W - W W W 0 7 1 0 7 1
HD 2 - Ryan Weld (R) Brooke W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 0 10 0
HD 3 - Shawn Fluharty (D) Ohio R R - R R R R R - R R R 10 0 0 10 0 0 HD 3 - Erikka Storch (R) Ohio R W - W - - W R - R W R 4 4 0 13 8 0
HD 4 - Michael Ferro (D) Marshall R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 30 0 0 HD 4 - David Evans (R) Marshall W W W W - - W W - W W W 0 9 0 4 13 0
HD 5 - Dave Pethtel (D) Wetzel R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 61 17 0
HD 6 - Roger Romine (R) Tyler W W W W - - W W - W W W 0 9 0 20 36 1
HD 7 - “Woody” Ireland (R) Ritchie W W - W W W A W - W W W 0 9 1 10 24 3
HD 8 - Bill Anderson (R) Wood W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 32 50 0
HD 9 - Anna Border-Sheppard (R) Wood W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 5 14 0
HD 10 - Frank Deem (R) Wood W W - W W W A W - A A W 0 7 3 50 92 4 HD 10 - John Kelly (R) Wood W W A W - - W R - W W W 1 7 1 1 7 1 HD 10 - Mike Azinger (R) Wood W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 0 10 0
HD 11 - Bob Ashley (R) Roane W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 33 70 1
HD 12 - Steve Westfall (R) Jackson W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 6 10 0
HD 13 - Michael Ihle (R) Jackson W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 0 8 0 HD 13 - Scott Cadle (R) Mason W W - W - - W W - W R W 1 7 0 6 10 0 201 5 Accumulative TOTAL
DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R W A R W A HD 14 - Jim Butler (R) Mason W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 5 11 0
HD 15 - Geoff Foster (R) Putnam W W - W W W W W - W W A 0 9 1 0 9 1
HD 16 - Sean Hornbuckle (D) Cabell R R R R - - R A - R R R 8 0 1 8 0 1 HD 16 - Carol Miller (R) Cabell W W - W - - W W - W A W 0 7 1 17 16 1 HD 16 - Jim Morgan (D) Cabell R R - R - - A R - R R R 7 0 1 48 20 2
HD 17 - Doug Reynolds (D) Wayne R R R W - - R A - R R R 7 1 1 33 1 2 HD 17 - Matthew Rohrbach (R) Cabell W W R W - - W W - W W R 2 7 0 2 7 0
HD 18 - Kelli Sobonya (R) Cabell W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 19 31 0
HD 19 - Don Perdue (D) Wayne R R R R - - R R - R R R 9 0 0 54 2 4 HD 19 - Ken Hicks (D) Wayne R R - R R R R R - R A R 9 0 1 9 0 1
HD 20 - Justin Marcum (D) Mingo R W - W - - R R - R R R 6 2 0 16 2 1
HD 21 - Harry Keith White (D) Mingo R R - W - - A R - R R R 6 1 1 54 14 1
HD 22 - Michael Moffatt (R) Putnam W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 0 8 0 HD 22 - Jeff Eldridge (D) Lincoln R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 34 0 1
HD 23 - Joshua Nelson (R) Boone W W - W - - W W - W R W 1 7 0 3 8 5
HD 24 - Rupert Phillips (D) Logan W W - W - - W W - R R R 3 5 0 14 6 0 HD 24 - Ralph Rodighiero (D) Logan R R A W - - R R - R R R 7 1 1 28 1 1
HD 25 - Linda G. Phillips (D) Wyoming R R - W - - A R - R A R 5 1 2 26 2 3
HD 26 - Clif Moore (D) McDowell R R - R R R R R - R A R 9 0 1 35 0 6
HD 27 - Marty Gearheart (R) Mercer W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 2 18 0 HD 27 - John Shott (R) Mercer W W - W W W W W W W W W 0 11 0 9 19 0 HD 27 - Joe Ellington (R) Mercer W W W W - - W A - W A W 0 7 2 3 16 2
201 5 Accumulative TOTAL
DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R W A R W A
HD 28 - Roy Cooper (R) Summers W W W W - - W W - W W A 0 8 1 3 13 1 HD 28 - John O’Neal (R) Raleigh W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 5 17 0
HD 29 - Ricky Moye (D) Raleigh R R R W - - R R - R R R 8 1 0 36 2 0
HD 30 - Mick Bates (D) Raleigh A W - W - - R R - R R R 5 2 1 5 2 1
HD 31 - Lynne Arvon (R) Raleigh W W - W - - W W - A W W 0 7 1 3 12 1
HD 32 - Tom Fast (R) Fayette W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 0 10 0 HD 32 - David Perry (D) Fayette R R R R - - R R - R R R 9 0 0 43 12 1 HD 32 - Kayla Kessinger (R) Fayette W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 0 8 0
HD 33 - Roger Hanshaw (R) Clay A W - A W W W R - W W W 1 7 2 1 7 2
HD 34 - Brent Boggs (D) Braxton R W - R - - R R R R R R 8 1 0 60 9 1
HD 35 - Andrew Byrd (D) Kanawha R R - W R W R R - R R R 8 2 0 8 2 0 HD 35 - Eric Nelson (R) Kanawha W W - W - - W W W W W W 0 9 0 7 15 0 HD 35 - Chris Stansbury (R) Kanawha W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 0 8 0 HD 35 - John McCuskey (R) Kanawha W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 3 15 0
HD 36 - Nancy Guthrie (D) Kanawha R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 35 0 0 HD 36 - Larry Rowe (D) Kanawha R R - R R R R R - R R R 10 0 0 27 2 1 HD 36 - Brad White (R) Kanawha W W - W W W W A - W W R 1 8 1 1 8 1
HD 37 - Mike Pushkin (D) Kanawha R R A R - - R R - R R R 8 0 1 8 0 1
HD 38 - Patrick Lane (R) Kanawha W W - W W W R R - W W W 2 8 0 16 24 1
HD 39 - Ron Walters (R) Kanawha W A - W - - W W - W W E 0 6 1 20 53 3 - A 1 - E
HD 40 - Tim Armstead (R) Kanawha W W - W - - W W W W W W 0 9 0 14 47 0
Accumulative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 201 5 TOTAL DISTRICT – DELEGATE – COUNTY
R W A R W A HD 41 - Jordan Hill (R) Nicholas W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 0 8 0
HD 42 - Ray Canterbury (R) Greenbrier W W - W - - R R - R W W 3 5 0 36 19 1 HD 42 - “Boogie” Ambler (R) Greenbrier W W W W - - W W - W R W 1 8 0 8 9 0
HD 43 - Denise Campbell (D) Randolph W W A R - - R R - W R R 5 3 1 17 4 1 HD 43 - Bill Hartman (D) Randolph W W - W - - W R - W R W 2 6 0 26 24 0
HD 44 - Dana Lynch (D) Webster R R - R A A R R - R R R 8 0 2 17 0 2
HD 45 - Bill Hamilton (R) Upshur R W - R - - R R - W W R 5 3 0 40 9 0
HD 46 - Margaret D. Smith (D) Lewis R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 29 0 1
HD 47 - Danny Wagner (R) Barbour W R W W - - W W - W W W 1 8 0 1 8 0
HD 48 - Terry Waxman (R) Harrison W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 0 10 0 HD 48 - Tim Miley (D) Harrison R R - R - - R R R R R R 9 0 0 37 0 0 HD 48 - Patsy Trecost (D) Harrison R R W R - - R R - R R R 8 1 0 8 1 0 HD 48 - Danny Hamrick (R) Harrison W W W W - - W W - W W W 0 9 0 5 12 0
HD 49 - Amy Summers (R) Taylor W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 0 10 0
HD 50 - Mike Caputo (D) Marion R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 68 0 0 HD 50 - Linda Longstreth (D) Marion R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 37 0 2 HD 50 - Tim Manchin (D) Marion R R - R R R R R - R R R 10 0 0 43 0 1
HD 51 - Barbara Fleischauer (D) Mon. R R - R R R R R - R R R 10 0 0 75 5 1 HD 51 - Brian Kurcaba (R) Mon. W W W W - - W A - W W W 0 8 1 0 8 1 HD 51 - Joe Statler (R) Monongalia W W W W - - W W - W W W 0 9 0 0 9 0 HD 51 - Amanda Pasdon (R) Monongalia W W W W - - W W - W W W 0 9 0 8 14 0 HD 51 - Cindy Frich (R) Monongalia W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 12 17 0
HD 52 - Larry Williams (D) Preston R W - R - - R R - R R R 7 1 0 50 31 0 201 5 Accumulative TOTAL DISTRICT – DELEGATE – COUNTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R W A R W A HD 53 - Randy Smith (R) Preston W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 3 13 0
HD 54 - Allen Evans (R) Grant W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 31 49 0
HD 55 - Isaac Sponaugle (D) Pendleton R R - R - - R R - R R R 8 0 0 16 0 0
HD 56 - Gary Howell (R) Mineral W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 2 19 1
HD 57 - Ruth Rowan (R) Hampshire W W W W - - W W - W W W 0 9 0 20 20 0
HD 58 - Daryl Cowles (R) Morgan W W - W - - W W W W W W 0 9 0 5 30 0
HD 59 - Saira Blair (R) Berkeley W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 0 8 0
HD 60 - Larry Flaircloth (R) Berkeley W W - W - - W W - W W W 0 8 0 3 13 0
HD 61 - Walter Duke (R) Berkeley W W W W - - W W - W R W 1 8 0 25 17 0
HD 62 - John Overington (R) Berkeley W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 15 93 0
HD 63 - “Mike” Folk (R) Berkeley W W - W W W W W - W W W 0 10 0 3 15 0
HD 64 - Eric Householder (R) Berkeley W W - W - - W W - W A W 0 7 1 1 20 1
HD 65 - Jill Upson (R) Jefferson W R W W - - W W - W R W 2 7 0 2 7 0
HD 66 - Paul Espinosa (R) Jefferson W W W W - - W - - W W W 0 8 0 3 13 0
HD 67 - Stephen Skinner (D) Jefferson A R - R R R R - - R R R 8 0 1 16 0 1
ONE VOICE, ONE AGENDA, ONE MOVEMENT!
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