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WV Senate 2008 Recorded Votes WV Senate 2008 Recorded Votes ISSUE #1, SB 166: Relating to providing whistle blower protection for reporting unsafe mine conditions. Committee on the Judiciary, February 22, 2008 10:00 AM Committee Vote: 6 yeas – 8 nays – 3 absent Yea vote is Right. ISSUE #2, SB 680: Relating to concurring with a House of Delegates’ amendment regarding Senator Caruth’s previous amendment to speed up the reduction of corporate net tax from 8.75% to 6.5% so that it occurred by 2012 rather than 2015. Concur & Pass Vote March 8, 2008 2:53 PM: 24 yeas – 9 nays – 1 absent Yea vote is Right. (D): Democrat, (R): Republican --- R: Right, W: Wrong, A: Absent, E: Excused, a: abstained Name in Bold: COPE endorsed in the most recent election – Union member supported by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and appointed by the Governor. DISTRICT – SENATOR - COUNTY ISSUE 2008 TOTAL 1 2 R W A R W A 1. Edwin J. Bowman (D) Hancock - R 1 - - 16 12 E-1 Andy McKenzie (R) Ohio A R 1 - 1 16 6 1 2. Larry Edgell (D) Wetzel - R 1 - - 14 3 0 Jeffrey Kessler (D) Marshall R R 2 - - 19 3 0 3. Donna Boley (R) Pleasants - W - 1 - 15 36 0 J. Frank Deem (R) Wood W W - 2 - 50 84 1 4. Karen Facemyer (R) Jackson - R 1 - - 15 24 0 Mike Hall (R) Putnam W W - 2 - 12 32 1 5. Evan Jenkins (D) Cabell R R 2 - - 18 15 0 Robert H. Plymale (D) Wayne - R 1 - - 17 13 0 6. H. Truman Chafin (D) Mingo R R 2 - - 47 26 1 John Pat Fanning (D) McDowell - R 1 - - 39 24 3 7. Ron Stollings (D) Boone W R 1 1 - 1 1 0 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) Logan - R 1 - - 36 69 0 8. Victor Sprouse (R) Kanawha - W - 1 - 8 25 0 Erik Wells (D) Kanawha W R 1 1 - 1 1 0 9. Billy Wayne Bailey, Jr. (D) Wyoming - R 1 - - 22 10 1 Mike Green (D) Raleigh A R 1 - 1 1 0 1 10. Donald L. Caruth (R) Mercer W W - 2 - 3 14 0 Jesse Guills (R) Greenbrier - W - 1 - 1 8 0 11. Shirley Love (D) Fayette - R 1 - - 18 11 0 C. Randy White (D) Webster R R 2 - - 24 4 1 12. Joe Minard (D) Harrison W R 1 1 - 29 23 1 William R. Sharpe, Jr. (D) Lewis - A - - 1 50 51 5 13. Michael A. Oliverio (D) Monongalia A R 1 - 1 21 11 1 Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (D) Marion - R 1 - - 34 16 1 14. Jon Blair Hunter (D) Monongalia R R 2 - - 22 1 0 Dave Sypolt (R) Preston - W - 1 - 0 1 0 15. Clark Barnes (R) Randolph W W - 2 - 3 3 0 Walt Helmick (D) Pocahontas - R 1 - - 19 22 0 16. John Unger (D) Berkeley - R 1 - - 12 3 2 John Yoder (R) Jefferson W W - 2 - 3 11 0 17. Dan Foster (D) Kanawha R R 2 - - 12 6 0 Brooks McCabe (D) Kanawha - R 1 - - 12 4 1 WV House of Delegates 2008 Recorded Votes ISSUE #1, HB 4132: Relating to prohibiting employers from mandated captive meetings with their employees on political or religious matters and providing civil remedy for violations. Passage Vote: 63 yeas – 33 nays – 3 absent Yea vote is Right. ISSUE #2, HB 4520: Relating to health care being provided on projects covered under current prevailing wage legislation. The Health & Human Resources Committee voted February 18th on a motion to table the bill. Committee Vote: 10 yeas – 13 nays – 2 absent Nay vote is Right. ISSUE #3, HB 4637: Relating to the deployment of broadband to the remaining unserved areas of the state. Passage – Senate Amended HB Vote: 94 yeas – 3 nays – 3 absent Yea vote is Right. ISSUE #4, SB 571: Relating to certain firefighters’ workers’ compensation benefits. Adoption-Conference Report Vote: 52 yeas – 45 nays – 3 absent Yea vote is Right. (D): Democrat, (R): Republican --- R: Right, W: Wrong, A: Absent, E: Excused, a: abstained Name in Bold: COPE endorsed in the most recent election – Union member supported by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and appointed by the Governor. DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY ISSUE 2008 TOTAL 1 2 3 4 R W A R W A 1. Joe DeLong (D) Hancock R - R R 3 0 0 21 3 1 Randy Swartzmiller (D) Hancock R - R R 3 0 0 11 14 0 2. Timothy R. Ennis (D) Brooke R - R W 2 1 0 20 27 1 Jack Yost (D) Brooke R - R R 3 0 0 18 0 0 3. Tal Hutchins (D) Ohio R - R W 2 1 0 22 6 0 Orphy Klempa (D) Ohio R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 4. Kenneth Tucker (D) Marshall R - R R 3 0 0 29 7 0 Scott G. Varner (D) Marshall R - R W 2 1 0 29 22 0 5. Dave Pethtel (D) Wetzel R - R W 2 1 0 31 17 0 6. W. Roger Romine (R) Tyler W - R W 1 2 0 10 15 0 7. Lynwood “Woody” Ireland (R) Ritchie W - R W 1 2 0 3 2 0 8. E. W. Anderson, Jr. (R) Wood W - R W 1 2 0 20 32 0 9. Larry Border (R) Wood W W R W 1 3 0 15 40 1 10. Tom Azinger (R) Wood W - R W 1 2 0 12 35 0 John Ellem (R) Wood R - R W 2 1 0 17 8 0 Dan Poling (D) Wood-Appointed R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 11. Bob Ashley (R) Roane W W R W 1 3 0 22 51 1 12. Mitch Carmichael (R) Jackson W - W W 0 3 0 8 14 3 13. Dale Martin (D) Putnam R - R R 3 0 0 22 2 0 Brady Paxton (D) Putnam R - R R 3 0 0 26 4 0 (D): Democrat, (R): Republican --- R: Right, W: Wrong, A: Absent, E: Excused, a: abstained Name in Bold: COPE endorsed in the most recent election – Union member supported by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and appointed by the Governor. DISTRICT – DELEGATE - COUNTY ISSUE 2008 TOTAL 1 2 3 4 R W A R W A 14. Troy Andes (R) Putnam W - W W 0 3 0 1 4 0 Pattie Eagloski Schoen (R) Putnam W - R W 1 2 0 7 10 1 15. Kevin Craig (D) Cabell W - R R 2 1 0 9 16 1 Carol Miller (R) Cabell W - R R 2 1 0 3 2 0 James H. Morgan (D) Cabell R - R R 3 0 0 18 20 1 16. Doug Reynolds (D) Wayne R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 Kelli Sobonya (R) Cabell W - R R 2 1 0 7 11 0 Dale Stephens (D) Cabell R - R R 3 0 0 13 0 0 17. Don Perdue (D) Wayne R R R R 4 0 0 23 2 4 Richard Thompson (D) Wayne R - R R 3 0 0 31 0 0 18. Larry W. Barker (D) Boone R - R R 3 0 0 7 0 0 19. Jeff Eldridge (D) Logan R R R R 4 0 0 8 0 1 Ted Ellis (D) Logan R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 Lidella Hrutkay (D) Logan R - R R 3 0 0 21 4 0 Ralph Rodighiero (D) Logan R R R R 4 0 0 7 0 0 20. Steven Kominar (D) Mingo W - R W 1 2 0 24 25 0 21. Harry Keith White (D) Mingo R - R R 3 0 0 26 13 0 22. Richard Browning (D) Wyoming W - R W 1 2 0 36 17 1 Mike Burdiss (D) Wyoming R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 23. Clifton Moore (D) McDowell A A R R 2 0 2 7 0 2 24. Eustace Frederick (D) Mercer A - R W 1 1 1 12 30 7 25. Marshall Long (D) Mercer R W R W 2 2 0 6 14 1 Thomas “Mike” Porter (R) Mercer W - R W 1 2 0 5 2 0 26. Gerald Crosier (D) Monroe R - R W 2 1 0 8 11 0 27. Melvin Kessler (D) Raleigh R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 Virginia Mahan (D) Summers R - A A 1 0 2 29 8 2 Ricky Moye (D) Raleigh R R R R 4 0 0 7 0 0 Linda Sumner (R) Raleigh W W R W 1 3 0 6 15 0 Louis Gall (D) Raleigh-Appointed R - R R 3 0 0 3 0 0 28. Thomas Campbell (D) Greenbrier R W R W 2 2 0 15 21 3 Ray Canterbury (R) Greenbrier R R R W 3 1 0 17 10 0 29. David Perry (D) Fayette R - R W 2 1 0 12 12 1 John Pino (D) Fayette W W R W 1 3 0 27 39 0 Margaret Anne Staggers (D) Fayette R R R W 3 1 0 6 1 0 30. Dave Higgins (D) Kanawha-Appointed W - R R 2 1 0 2 1 0 Bonnie Brown (D) Kanawha R - R R 3 0 0 44 6 0 Nancy Peoples Guthrie (D) Kanawha R - R R 3 0 0 5 0 0 Barbara Hatfield (D) Kanawha R R R R 4 0 0 37 9 5 Corey L. Palumbo (D) Kanawha W - R R 2 1 0 10 9 0 Sharon Spencer (D) Kanawha R A R R 3 0 1 53 13 4 Danny Wells (D) Kanawha R - R R 3 0 0 7 0 0 31.
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