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Are your elected officials representing your environmental values? The scores are in, go to our website to find out how your legislators are Annapolis measuring up.
June 2013 Staff www.mdlcv.org/scorecards How did your Board of Directors Karla Raettig, Executive Anthony Caligiuri, Director legislators score? Chair Jen Brock-Cancellieri, Chuck Porcari, Deputy Director Political Chair Karen Doory, Did they fight to protect Marcia Verploegen Lewis, Development Director Secretary Brent Bolin, Choose Clean Maryland’s air, land, Jennifer Bevan-Dangel Water Maryland Director George Chmael Dannielle Lipinski, water, and people? Jay Falstad Field Coordinator Bob Gallagher Rev. Meredith Moise, Clean Energy Organizer Peter Hamm Alicia Luckhardt, Denise Ryan Administrative Assistant Anthony Gray, Legislative Intern Bowie Michael Busby, Legislative Annapolis Catoctin Mountains, Frederick County Intern www.mdlcv.org/scorecards www.mdlcv.org/scorecards
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South River, Annapolis South River, District
37A Rudolph C. Cane, D 37B Adelaide C. Eckardt, R 37B R Riccio, Haddaway- Jeannie 38A Charles J. Otto, R 38B D Norman H. Conway, 38B Michael A. McDermott, R 39 29% 71% 39 25% D 43% Charles Barkley, 39 81% Kirill Reznik, D 37% 40 Shane Robinson, D 40 75% 25% D Jr., Frank M. Conaway, 14% 40 65% Barbara Robinson, D 23% 15% 41 D Shawn Z. Tarrant, 41 D Carter, Jill P. 86% 41 Oaks, D Nathaniel T. 50% 42 89% 100% Samuel I. Rosenberg, D 100% 79% 42 Susan L. M. Aumann, R 96% 95% 75% 42 William J. Frank, R 43 75% D 92% Lafferty, Stephen W. 43 Curt Anderson, D 89% 43 75% 75% Maggie McIntosh, D 50% 44 25% 82% D Mary L. Washington, 86% 44 81% Keith E. Haynes, D 44% 44 86% D J. Mitchell, Jr., Keiffer 50% 45 Melvin L. Stukes, D 93% 45 39% Branch, D Talmadge 100% 45 75% 83% Cheryl D. Glenn, D 100% 46 D 85% Nina R. Harper, 86% 75% 46 D Luke Clippinger, 75% 46 92% Peter A. Hammen, D 47 92% Brian K. McHale, D 80% 47 80% D Jolene Ivey, 88% 47 Doyle L. Niemann, D 81% 86% Michael G. Summers, D 80% 86% 75% 75% 80% 92% 83% 71% 100% 76% 80% 93% 80% 88% 89%
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19% 13% 41%
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2013
Name, Party Name, District
28 28 D Peter Murphy, 29A Wilson, D C. T. D Jr., Wood, John F. 29B D John L. Bohanan, Jr., 29C Anthony J. O’Donnell, R 30 30 Michael E. Busch, D 30 Ron George, R 100% 31 Herb McMillan, R 50% 75% 31 91% R Jr., Don H. Dwyer, 20% 75% 31 36% 65% Nicholaus R. Kipke, R 20% 32 82% Steven R. Schuh, R 32 75% Pamela Beidle, D 32 Mary Ann E. Love, D 81% 33A Theodore Sophocleus, D R McConkey, Tony 40% 33A 43% 0% 50% R Cathy Vitale, 33B 44% 41% Robert A. Costa, R 34A 52% 43% Glen Glass, R 34A 75% Mary-Dulany James, D 34B 71% 73% 86% David D. Rudolph, D 35A 82% 76% 87% Norman, R Wayne 35A 25% R Donna Stifler, 35B 30% Susan K. McComas, R 36 50% 60% 50% 36 R Jr., Stephen S. Hershey, 63% 38% 36 78% Jay A. Jacobs, R 71% R 0% Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., 70% 14% 25% 29% 28% 33% 31% 20% 31% 0% 14% 15%
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14%
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2013 Name, Party Name,
Youghiogheny River, Garrett County Garrett River, Youghiogheny District
19 20 D Kramer, Benjamin F. 20 Sheila E. Hixson, D 20 D Hucker, Tom 21 D Heather R. Mizeur, 21 Ben Barnes, D 100% 21 Barbara Frush, D 22 88% Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, D 22 Gaines, D P. Tawanna 80% 22 D Anne Healey, 100% 23A 88% D Washington, Alonzo T. 100% 100% 98% Hubbard, D James W. 23A 99% D 93% Geraldine Valentino-Smith, 23B 100% D Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., 24 86% 75% 24 92% Carolyn J. B. Howard, D 80% 90% 75% 92% 24 Darren M. Swain, D 80% 92% 25 75% D Michael L. Vaughn, 86% 25 D Aisha N. Braveboy, 96% 86% 90% 25 Dereck E. Davis, D 100% 89% 26 Melony G. Griffith, D 90% 26 D Turner, Veronica 100% 26 D Kriselda Valderrama, 57% 100% 27A D Jay Walker, D Jr., 57% James E. Proctor, 27A 83% D Jr., Vallario, Joseph F. 27B 75% 80% 75% R Mark N. Fisher, 28 75% 81% 92% Sally Jameson, D 75% 86% 92% 67% 75% 83% 100% 63% 83% 0% 71% 64%
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2013
Name, Party Name, District 1A 1A R. Beitzel, R Wendell 1B 1C D Kevin Kelly, R 2A LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., Andrew A. Serafini, R 2B 2C Neil Parrott, R Donoghue, D 3A John P. 50% Galen R. Clagett, D 3A 42% Patrick N. Hogan, R 3B 50% 4A Michael J. Hough, R 20% 50% 24% Kathy Afzali, R 4A 21% Kelly Schulz, R 4B 100% 39% 5A Donald B. Elliott, R 55% R Justin Ready, 5A 71% 0% 43% Nancy R. Stocksdale, R 5B 88% 25% 6 Kach, R Wade 37% 6 15% Joseph J. Minnick, D 6 D 20% John A. Olszewski, Jr., 7 50% D Jr., Michael H. Weir, 31% 0% 7 25% Rick Impallaria, R 27% 7 25% 22% Pat McDonough, R 8 Kathy Szeliga, R 27% 71% 8 33% Joseph C. Boteler III, R 50% 8 88% Eric M. Bromwell, D 71% 50% 9A 59% R Jr., E. Cluster, John W. 64% Gail H. Bates, R 9A R E. Miller, Warren 9B 17% 33% 10 Krebs, R Susan W. 18% 10 0% 28% D Emmett C. Burns, Jr., 25% 10 25% Adrienne A. Jones, D 50% 11 15% Shirley Nathan- Pulliam, D 21% 75% 11 Jon S. Cardin, D 11 Dan K. Morhaim, D 0% 0% 12A 67% Dana Stein, D D 100% 25% Sr., Steven J. DeBoy, 12A 75% D 75% James E. Malone, Jr., 12B 91% 34% Elizabeth Bobo, D 13 93% 13 Guy Guzzone, D 13 100% 100% Shane E. Pendergrass, D 75% 14 D 96% Frank S. Turner, 97% 86% 14 84% D Anne R. Kaiser, 14 77% 86% Eric G. Luedtke, D 15 100% D Craig J. Zucker, 91% 75% 15 98% Kathleen M. Dumais, D 15 93% Brian J. Feldman, D 75% 16 D Aruna Miller, 93% 80% 16 C. William Frick, D 16 80% 94% D Ariana B. Kelly, 100% 80% 17 91% Susan C. Lee, D 17 75% 91% 88% Barve, D Kumar P. 17 92% Jim Gilchrist, D 86% 18 Luiz R. S. Simmons, D 83% 18 100% D Jr., 100% Alfred C. Carr, 18 Ana Sol Gutierrez, D 100% 88% 95% 19 D Waldstreicher, Jeff 100% 19 100% Sam Arora, D 80% Bonnie Cullison, D 100% 94% 85% 95% 86% 100% 100% 90% 93% 100% 98% 95% 100% 100% 100% 100%
The House
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Name, Party Name, District 1 2 George C. Edwards, R 3 Christopher B. Shank, R 4 D Ronald N. Young, 5 R David R. Brinkley, 6 R Joseph M. Getty, 7 D Norman R. Stone Jr., 17% 8 J.B. Jennings, R. 0% 9 30% D Katherine Klausmeier, 10 71% Allan H. Kittleman, R 11 D Delores G. Kelley, 81% 12 0% Bobby A. Zirkin, D 40% 13 D 0% Edward J. Kasemeyer, 14 66% 50% D James N. Robey, 15 D Karen S. Montgomery, 60% 14% 16 33% Rob Garagiola, D 17 40% 17% Brian E. Frosh, D 14% 50% 18 Jennie M. Forehand, D 81% 60% 19 64% 100% D Richard S. Madaleno Jr., 20 83% Manno, D Roger P. 95% 67% 21 Jamie Raskin, D 22 70% Jim Rosapepe, D 100% 23 67% 80% D Paul G. Pinksy, 100% 24 92% Douglas J. Peters, D 80% 81% 25 99% Joanne C. Benson, D 26 100% Ulysses Currie, D 27 100% C. Anthony Muse, D 28 D 100% Jr. Mike Miller, Thomas V. 100% 29 Thomas M. Middleton, D 98% 60% 100% 30 97% Dyson, D Roy P. 83% 31 71% 99% John C. Astle, D 60% 32 Simonaire, R Bryan W. 84% 70% 33 60% D 67% James E. DeGrange Sr., 67% 34 R Edward R. Reilly, 65% 77% 65% 35 Nancy Jacobs, R 36 Barry Glassman, R 37 E. J. Pipkin, R 29% 33% 29% 38 Colburn, R Richard F. 67% 33% 52% 51% 39 D James N. Mathias Jr., 64% 40 Nancy J. King, D 29% 41 Catherine E. Pugh, D 17% 42 Lisa A. Gladden, D 17% 0% 43 James Brochin, D 44 45% 50% 0% D Joan Carter Conway, 45 L. Jones-Rodwell, D Verna 73% 0% 46 Nathaniel J. McFadden, D 67% 47 100% Bill Ferguson, D 77% 83% R. Ramirez, D Victor 40% 57% 67% 100% 88% 67% 92% 85% 88% 75% 83% 86% 94% 90% The Senate s? Baltimore Finish the job of restoring the Finish the Chesapeake Bay and our waterways? job new create and economy energy clean a in Invest with fairness and all sources pollution from Curb transparency? healthier Clean up our communities to ensure families?
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