116 TH C ONGRESS , 1 ST SESSION CONSERVATION REPORT CARD 2019
116t h C o n g r e s s , 1s t s e s s i o n
CONSERVATION REPORT CARD
2019
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Defenders of Wildlife’s 2019 Conservation Report Card measures the commitment of U.S. senators and representatives to wildlife
and habitat conservation during the 2019 session of the 116th Congress. It tells you at a glance if your elected representatives are preserving America’s natural heritage for our children and grandchildren.
This report card reviews six Senate votes and nine House votes with serious implications for wildlife, habitat and the environment, including a House amendment that would have effectively blocked the development of new conservation measures for the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale and a Senate amendment that would have replaced the proposed permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund with a short-term one. The Senate confirmed administration nominees with ties to anti-wildlife interests to top posts at the Department of the Interior: Secretary David Bernhardt, Assistant Secretary Susan Combs and Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith. On the positive side, the House passed an Interior Appropriations bill significant funding increases for the Endangered Species Act and other crucial wildlife programs and a bill to restore protections against oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
For more detailed vote descriptions and electronic versions of this and previous report cards, visit www.defenders.org/conservation-report-card.
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SENATEkey issues & votes
1 Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund The Senate tabled an amendment that would have reduced permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund to five years. (February 7, 2019, Roll Call No. 19)
2 Undermining the Antiquities Act The Senate tabled an amendment that would have prohibited the president from designating national monuments in Utah. (February 7, 2019, Roll Call No. 20)
3 Confirming Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator The Senate confirmed Deputy EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal-industry lobbyist, as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (February 28, 2019, Roll Call No. 33)
4 Confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary The Senate confirmed David Bernhardt, a former lobbyist for extractive industries and developers, as secretary of the Department of the Interior. (April 11, 2019, Roll Call No. 77)
5 Confirming Susan Combs as an Assistant Interior Secretary The Senate confirmed Susan Combs, a former Texas state comptroller and outspoken critic of the Endangered Species Act, as the Interior Department’s assistant secretary for policy, management and budget. (June 5, 2019, Roll Call No. 141)
6 Confirming Aurelia Skipwith as Fish and Wildlife Service Director The Senate confirmed Aurelia Skipwith, a nominee with ties to interests opposing endangered species protection, as director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (December 12, 2019, Roll Call No. 395)
NOTE: Legislators who served a full term received “Incomplete” scores if they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes. Legislators who served a partial term did not receive “Incomplete” scores unless they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes while they were in office.
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SENATE
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+ VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE
1 Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
2 Undermining the Antiquities Act
3 Confirming Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator 4 Confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
5 Confirming Susan Combs as an Assistant Interior Secretary
6 Confirming Aurelia Skipwith as Fish and Wildlife Service Director
1 Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
2 Undermining the Antiquities Act
3 Confirming Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator 4 Confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
5 Confirming Susan Combs as an Assistant Interior Secretary
6 Confirming Aurelia Skipwith as Fish and Wildlife Service Director
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE
ALABAMA
Doug Jones D + + + + - - 67%
Richard C. Shelby R + + - - - NV 40%
ALASKA
Lisa A. Murkowski R + + - - - - 33%
Daniel Sullivan R + - - - - - 17%
ARIZONA
Kyrsten Sinema D + + NV - - - 40%
Martha McSally R - - - - - - 0%
ARKANSAS
John N. Boozman R + - - - - - 17%
Tom Cotton R - - - - - - 0%
CALIFORNIA
Dianne Feinstein D + + + + + + 100%
Kamala D. Harris D + + + NV + + 100%
COLORADO
Michael Bennet D + + + + + + 100%
Cory Gardner R + + - - - - 33%
CONNECTICUT
Richard Blumenthal D + + + + + + 100%
Christopher S. Murphy D + + + + - + 83%
DELAWARE
Thomas R. Carper D + + + + + + 100%
Christopher Coons D + + + + + + 100%
FLORIDA
Marco Rubio R - - - - - - 0%
Rick Scott R - - - - - - 0%
GEORGIA
Johnny Isakson R + + - - - NV 40%
David Perdue R - - - NV - - 0%
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE
HAWAII
Mazie K. Hirono D + + + + + + 100%
Brian Schatz D + + + + + + 100%
IDAHO
Michael D. Crapo R - - - - - - 0%
James E. Risch R - - - - - - 0%
ILLINOIS
Tammy Duckworth D + + + + + NV 100%
Richard J. Durbin D + + + + + + 100%
INDIANA
Mike Braun R - - - - - - 0%
Todd Young R + + - - - - 33%
IOWA
Joni Ernst R + - - - - - 17%
Charles E. Grassley R - - - - - - 0%
KANSAS
Jerry Moran R + - - - NV - 20%
Pat Roberts R + + - - - - 33%
KENTUCKY
Mitch McConnell R - - - - - - 0%
Rand Paul R - - - - - NV 0%
LOUISIANA
Bill Cassidy R NV - - - - - 0%
John Kennedy R - - - - - - 0%
MAINE
Susan M. Collins R + + + - - - 50%
Angus King I + + + - - + 67%
MARYLAND
Benjamin L. Cardin D + + + + + + 100%
Christopher Van Hollen D + + + + + + 100%
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SENATE
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es 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
+ VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE
1 Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
2 Undermining the Antiquities Act
3 Confirming Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator 4 Confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
5 Confirming Susan Combs as an Assistant Interior Secretary
6 Confirming Aurelia Skipwith as Fish and Wildlife Service Director
1 Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
2 Undermining the Antiquities Act
3 Confirming Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator 4 Confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
5 Confirming Susan Combs as an Assistant Interior Secretary
6 Confirming Aurelia Skipwith as Fish and Wildlife Service Director
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE
MASSACHUSETTS
Edward J. Markey D + + + + NV + 100%
Elizabeth Warren D + + + + NV NV Incomplete*
MICHIGAN
Gary Peters D + + + + + + 100%
Debbie Stabenow D + NV + + + + 100%
MINNESOTA
Amy Klobuchar D + NV + + + NV Incomplete*
Tina Smith D + + + + + + 100%
MISSISSIPPI
Cindy Hyde-Smith R + + - - - - 33%
Roger F. Wicker R - - - - - - 0%
MISSOURI
Roy Blunt R + - - - - - 17%
Josh Hawley R - - - - - - 0%
MONTANA
Steve Daines R + + - - - - 33%
Jon Tester D + + + + + + 100%
NEBRASKA
Deb Fischer R - - - - - - 0%
Ben Sasse R - NV - - - - 0%
NEVADA
Catherine Cortez Masto D + + + + + + 100%
Jacklyn Rosen D + + + + + + 100%
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Maggie Hassan D + + + + + + 100%
Jeanne Shaheen D + + + + + + 100%
NEW JERSEY
Cory A. Booker D NV + + NV NV NV Incomplete*
Robert Menendez D + + + + + + 100%
NEW MEXICO
Martin T. Heinrich D + + + - + + 83%
Tom Udall D + + + + + + 100%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast. *Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE
NEW YORK
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D + NV + + NV + Incomplete*
Charles E. Schumer D + + + + + + 100%
NORTH CAROLINA
Richard Burr R + + - - - NV 40%
Thom Tillis R + + - - - - 33%
NORTH DAKOTA
Kevin Cramer R - - - - - - 0%
John Hoeven R - NV - - - - 0%
OHIO
Sherrod Brown D + + + + + + 100%
Rob Portman R + + - - - - 33%
OKLAHOMA
James M. Inhofe R - - - - - - 0%
James Lankford R - - - - - - 0%
OREGON
Jeffrey Merkley D + + + + + + 100%
Ron Wyden D + + + + + + 100%
PENNSYLVANIA
Robert P. Casey D + + + + + + 100%
Pat Toomey R - - - - - - 0%
RHODE ISLAND
Jack Reed D + + + + + + 100%
Sheldon Whitehouse D - + + + + + 83%
SOUTH CAROLINA
Lindsey O. Graham R + + - - - - 33%
Tim Scott R - - - - - - 0%
SOUTH DAKOTA
Mike Rounds R + + - - - - 33%
John Thune R + - - - - - 17%
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SENATE
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+ VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE
1 Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
2 Undermining the Antiquities Act
3 Confirming Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator 4 Confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
5 Confirming Susan Combs as an Assistant Interior Secretary
6 Confirming Aurelia Skipwith as Fish and Wildlife Service Director
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCORE
TENNESSEE
Lamar Alexander R + + - - NV - 40%
Marsha W. Blackburn R + - - - - - 17%
TEXAS
John Cornyn R - NV - - - - 0%
Ted Cruz R - NV - - - - 0%
UTAH
Michael Lee R - - - - - - 0%
Mitt Romney R - - - - - - 0%
VERMONT
Patrick J. Leahy D + + + + + + 100%
Bernard Sanders I + + + + NV NV Incomplete*
VIRGINIA
Tim Kaine D + + + + + + 100%
Mark Warner D + + + + + + 100%
WASHINGTON
Maria Cantwell D + + + + - + 83%
Patty Murray D + + + + + + 100%
WEST VIRGINIA
Shelley Moore Capito R + + - - - - 33%
Joe Manchin D + + + - - - 50%
WISCONSIN
Tammy Baldwin D + + + + + + 100%
Ron Johnson R - - - - - - 0%
WYOMING
John A. Barrasso R - - - - - - 0%
Michael B. Enzi R - - - - - - 0%
HOUSEkey issues & votes
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding The House passed a short-term funding bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, closed due to a government shutdown, without additional funding for the expansion of a proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The wall would damage sensitive lands and wildlife habitat. (January 3, 2019, Roll Call No. 9)
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement The House passed a bill that would have required the president to adhere to and update the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. (May 2, 2019, Roll Call No. 184)
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales The House rejected an amendment that would have prohibited the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from using a science-based, stakeholder-driven decision support tool for conservation and protection of the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale. The amendment would have effectively blocked vital new right whale protections under development by NMFS. (June 20, 2019, Roll Call No. 372)
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
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7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts The House passed a bill prohibiting the Interior Department from conducting oil and gas leasing in the outer continental shelf off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, preventing activities that could threaten marine wildlife. (September 11, 2019, Roll Call No. 525)
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The House passed legislation to stop the government from opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Big Oil by repealing the controversial arctic lease sale provision of the 2017 tax bill. (September 12, 2019, Roll Call No. 530)
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections The House rejected an amendment that would have gutted key provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to fast-track seismic airgun blasting and other industrial activities in the ocean that harm marine mammals. It would also have created dangerous loopholes in Endangered Species Act protections for marine mammals. (December 10, 2019, Roll Call No. 666)
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest The House passed an amendment to protect the Tongass National Forest by blocking multi-million-dollar tax subsidies for expensive and destructive road building in this forest with 17 million acres of prime fish and wildlife habitat. (June 20, 2019, Roll Call No. 382)
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders The House passed an FY 2020 Interior appropriations bill that provided significant funding increases for the Endangered Species Act and other crucial wildlife programs, held the Trump administration accountable for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and eliminated a rider blocking protections for the imperiled greater sage-grouse. (June 25, 2019, Roll Call No. 408)
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast The House passed a bill permanently extending a moratorium on oil and gas leasing off the Florida Gulf Coast to reduce threats to marine wildlife. (September 11, 2019, Roll Call No. 521)
HOUSEkey issues & votes
NOTE: Legislators who served a full term received “Incomplete” scores if they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes. Legislators who served a partial term did not receive “Incomplete” scores unless they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes while they were in office.
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
ALABAMA
1 Bradley Byrne R - - - - - - - - - 0%
2 Martha Roby R - - - - - - - - - 0%
3 Michael D. Rogers R - - - - - - - - - 0%
4 Robert B. Aderholt R - - - - - - - - NV 0%
5 Mo Brooks R - - + - - - - - - 11%
6 Gary J. Palmer R - - - - - - - - - 0%
7 Terri A. Sewell D + + + + + + + + + 100%
ALASKA
1 Don Young R - - - - - - - - - 0%
ARIZONA
1 Tom O’Halleran D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Ann Kirkpatrick D + + NV NV + + + + + 100%
3 Raúl M. Grijalva D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Paul A. Gosar R - - - - - - - - - 0%
5 Andy Biggs R - - - - - - - - - 0%
6 David Schweikert R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 Ruben Gallego D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Debbie Lesko R - - - - - - - - - 0%
9 Greg Stanton D + + + + + + + + + 100%
ARKANSAS
1 Rick Crawford R - NV + - - - - - - 13%
2 J. French Hill R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Steve Womack R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 Bruce Westerman R - - - - - - - - - 0%
CALIFORNIA
1 Doug LaMalfa R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Jared Huffman D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 John Garamendi D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Tom McClintock R - - - - - - - - - 0%
DISTRICT
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
5 Mike Thompson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Doris Okada Matsui D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Ami Bera D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Paul Cook R - - - - - - - - - 0%
9 Jerry McNerney D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Josh Harder D + + + + + + + + + 100%
11 Mark DeSaulnier D + + + + + + + + + 100%
12 Nancy Pelosi D S + S S S S S S S Incomplete*
13 Barbara Lee D + + + + + + + + + 100%
14 Jackie Speier D + + + + + + + + + 100%
15 Eric Swalwell D + + NV NV NV + + + + Incomplete*
16 Jim Costa D + + + - + + + - + 78%
17 Ro Khanna D + + + + + + + + + 100%
18 Anna G. Eshoo D + + + + + + + + + 100%
19 Zoe Lofgren D + + + + + + + + + 100%
20 Jimmy Panetta D + + + + + + + + + 100%
21 TJ Cox D + + + + + + + + + 100%
22 Devin Nunes R - - - - - - - - - 0%
23 Kevin McCarthy R - - - - - - - - - 0%
24 Salud O. Carbajal D + + + + + + + + + 100%
25 Katie Hill D + + + + + + + + NA 100%
26 Julia Brownley D + + + + + + + + + 100%
27 Judy Chu D + + + + + + + + + 100%
28 Adam B. Schiff D + + + + + + + + + 100%
29 Tony Cárdenas D + + + + + + + + + 100%
30 Brad Sherman D + + + + + + + + + 100%
31 Pete Aguilar D + + + + + + + + + 100%
32 Grace F. Napolitano D + + + + + + + + + 100%
33 Ted Lieu D + + + + + + + + NV 100%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
DISTRICT
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
34 Jimmy Gomez D + + + + + + + + + 100%
35 Norma J. Torres D + + + + + + + + + 100%
36 Raul Ruiz D + + + + + + + + + 100%
37 Karen Bass D + + + + + + + + + 100%
38 Linda T. Sánchez D + + + + + + + + + 100%
39 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D + + + + + + + + + 100%
40 Lucille Roybal-Allard D + + + + + + + + + 100%
41 Mark Takano D + + + + + + + + + 100%
42 Ken Calvert R - - - - - - - - - 0%
43 Maxine Waters D + + + + + + + + + 100%
44 Nanette Diaz Barragán D + + + + + + + + + 100%
45 Katie Porter D + + + + + + + + + 100%
46 J. Luis Correa D + + + + + + + NA + 100%
47 Alan S. Lowenthal D + + + + + + + + + 100%
48 Harley Rouda D + NA + + + + + + + 100%
49 Mike Levin D + + + + + + + + + 100%
50 Duncan D. Hunter R - - + - - - - - NV 13%
51 Juan Vargas D + NA + + + + + + + 100%
52 Scott H. Peters D + + + + + + + + + 100%
53 Susan A. Davis D + + + + + + + + + 100%
COLORADO
1 Diana DeGette D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Joseph Neguse D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Scott R. Tipton R - - - - - - - - - 0%
4 Ken Buck R - - - - - - - - - 0%
5 Doug Lamborn R - - + - - - - - - 11%
6 Jason Crow D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Ed Perlmutter D + + + + + + + + + 100%
DISTRICT
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
CONNECTICUT
1 John B. Larson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Joseph Courtney D + + - + + + + + + 89%
3 Rosa L. DeLauro D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 James A. Himes D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Jahana Hayes D + + + + + + + + + 100%
DELAWARE
1 Lisa Blunt Rochester D + + + + + + + + + 100%
FLORIDA
1 Matt Gaetz R - - - - - + + - + 33%
2 Neal Dunn R - - - - - + - - - 11%
3 Ted S. Yoho R - - + - - - - NA - 13%
4 John H. Rutherford R - - + - - + + - + 44%
5 Al Lawson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Michael Waltz R - - + - - + + - + 44%
7 Stephanie N. Murphy D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Bill Posey R - - + - - + - - + 33%
9 Darren Soto D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Val Butler Demings D + + + + + + + + + 100%
11 Daniel Webster R - - + - - + - - - 22%
12 Gus Michael Bilirakis R - - + - - + - - + 33%
13 Charles Crist D + + + + + + + + + 100%
14 Katherine Castor D + + + + + + + + + 100%
15 Ross Spano R - - + - - + - - - 22%
16 Vern Buchanan R - + + - - + + - + 56%
17 W. Gregory Steube R - - - - - + - - - 11%
18 Brian J. Mast R - - + - - + + - + 44%
19 Francis Rooney R - NV + + NV + + + NV Incomplete*
20 Alcee L. Hastings D + NV NV NV + + + + + Incomplete*
21 Lois Frankel D + + + + + + + + + 100%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
DISTRICT
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
22 Theodore Deutch D + + + + + + + + + 100%
23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D + + + + + + + + NV 100%
24 Frederica S. Wilson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
25 Mario Diaz-Balart R - - + - - + - - + 33%
26 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D + + + + + + + + + 100%
27 Donna E. Shalala D + + + + + + + + + 100%
GEORGIA
1 Earl Carter R - - + - - - - - + 22%
2 Sanford D. Bishop D + + + - + + + + + 89%
3 A. Drew Ferguson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 Henry C. Johnson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 John Lewis D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Lucy McBath D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Rob Woodall R - - + - - - - - - 11%
8 Austin Scott R - - + - - - - - - 11%
9 Doug Collins R - - + - - - - - - 11%
10 Jody B. Hice R - - - - - - - - - 0%
11 Barry Loudermilk R - NV + - - - - - - 13%
12 Rick W. Allen R - - + - - - - - - 11%
13 David A. Scott D + + + + + + + + + 100%
14 Tom Graves R - - + - - - - - + 22%
HAWAII
1 Edward Case D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Tulsi Gabbard D + + + + NV + + NV NV Incomplete*
IDAHO
1 Russ Fulcher R - - - - - - - - + 11%
2 Michael K. Simpson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
ILLINOIS
1 Bobby L. Rush D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Robin L. Kelly D + + + + + + + + + 100%
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
3 Daniel Lipinski D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Jesús G. García D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Michael Quigley D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Sean Casten D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Danny K. Davis D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Raja Krishnamoorthi D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Janice D. Schakowsky D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Bradley Scott Schneider D + + + + + + + + + 100%
11 Bill Foster D + + + + + + + + + 100%
12 Mike Bost R - - - - - - - - - 0%
13 Rodney Davis R - - + - - - - - - 11%
14 Lauren Underwood D + + + + + + + + + 100%
15 John Shimkus R - - + - - - - - - 11%
16 Adam Kinzinger R - - + - - - - - - 11%
17 Cheri Bustos D + + + + + + + + + 100%
18 Darin LaHood R - - + - - - - - - 11%
INDIANA
1 Peter J. Visclosky D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Jackie Walorski R - - - - - - - - - 0%
3 Jim Banks R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 James R. Baird R - - - - - - - NV - 0%
5 Susan W. Brooks R - - + - - - - - + 22%
6 Greg Pence R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 André Carson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Larry Bucshon R - - + - - - - - - 11%
9 Trey Hollingsworth R - - + - - + + - - 33%
IOWA
1 Abby Finkenauer D + + - + + + + + + 89%
2 David Loebsack D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Cynthia Axne D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Steven A. King R - - + - - - - - - 11%
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
KANSAS
1 Roger W. Marshall R - - + - - - - - + 22%
2 Steven C. Watkins R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Sharice Davids D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Ron Estes R - - + - - - - - - 11%
KENTUCKY
1 James Comer R - - - + - - - - - 11%
2 Steven Brett Guthrie R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 John A. Yarmuth D + + - + + + + + + 89%
4 Thomas Massie R - - - - - - - - - 0%
5 Harold Rogers R - - - - - - - - - 0%
6 Garland Barr R - - + - - - - - - 11%
LOUISIANA
1 Steve J. Scalise R - - - - - - - - - 0%
2 Cedric L. Richmond D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Clay Higgins R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 Mike Johnson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
5 Ralph Lee Abraham R - NV - - NV NV NV NV - Incomplete*
6 Garret Graves R - - + - - - - - - 11%
MAINE
1 Chellie Pingree D + + - + + + + + + 89%
2 Jared Golden D + + - + + + + + + 89%
MARYLAND
1 Andrew P. Harris R - - - - - - - - - 0%
2 C.A. Ruppersberger D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 John P. Sarbanes D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Anthony G. Brown D + + - + + + + + + 89%
5 Steny H. Hoyer D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 David J. Trone D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Elijah E. Cummings D + + + + + + + + NA 100%
8 Jamin B. Raskin D + + + + + + + + + 100%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
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es P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US
0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
MASSACHUSETTS
1 Richard E. Neal D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 James P. McGovern D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Lori Trahan D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Joseph Kennedy D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Katherine Clark D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Seth Moulton D + + + + NV + + + + 100%
7 Ayanna Pressley D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Stephen F. Lynch D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Bill Keating D + + + + + + + + + 100%
MICHIGAN
1 Jack Bergman R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Bill Huizenga R/ I - - - - - - - NV - 0%
3 Justin Amash I - - + + - - - - + 33%
4 John Moolenaar R - - + - - - - - - 11%
5 Daniel Kildee D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Fred Upton R - - + + - - - - + 33%
7 Tim Walberg R - - + - - - - - - 11%
8 Elissa Slotkin D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Andy Levin D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Paul Mitchell R - - - - - - - - - 0%
11 Haley M. Stevens D + + - + + + + + + 89%
12 Debbie Dingell D + + + + + + + + + 100%
13 Rashida Tlaib D + + + + + + + + + 100%
14 Brenda Lawrence D + + + + + NV NV + + 100%
MINNESOTA
1 Jim Hagedorn R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Angela Craig D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Dean Phillips D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Betty McCollum D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Ilhan Omar D + + + + + + + + + 100%
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
6 Tom Emmer R - - NV NV - - - - - 0%
7 Collin C. Peterson D + + + + + - - - + 67%
8 Peter Stauber R - - - - - - - - - 0%
MISSISSIPPI
1 Trent Kelly R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Bennie G. Thompson D + NV + + + + + + + 100%
3 Michael Guest R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 Steven Palazzo R - - + - - - - - - 11%
MISSOURI
1 William Lacy Clay D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Ann Wagner R - - - + - - - - - 11%
3 Blaine Luetkemeyer R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 Vicky Hartzler R - - + - - - - - - 11%
5 Emanuel Cleaver D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Sam Graves R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 Billy Long R - - + - - - - - - 11%
8 Jason Smith R - - - - - - - - - 0%
MONTANA
1 Greg Gianforte R - - - - - - - - - 0%
NEBRASKA
1 Jeffrey Fortenberry R - - + - - - - - + 22%
2 Donald Bacon R - - + - - - - - + 22%
3 Adrian M. Smith R - - - - - - NV - - 0%
NEVADA
1 Dina Titus D + NV + + + + + + + 100%
2 Mark E. Amodei R - - - - - - - - - 0%
3 Suzanne Lee D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Steven Horsford D + + + + + + + + + 100%
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 Christopher Pappas D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Ann M. Kuster D + + + + + + + + + 100%
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
NEW JERSEY
1 Donald W. Norcross D + + - + + + + + + 89%
2 Jefferson Van Drew D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Andy Kim D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Christopher H. Smith R + - + + - + + + + 78%
5 Joshua Gottheimer D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Frank Pallone D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Tom Malinowski D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Albio Sires D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Bill Pascrell D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Donald M. Payne D + + + + + + + + + 100%
11 Mikie Sherrill D + + + + + + + + + 100%
12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D + + + + + + + + + 100%
NEW MEXICO
1 Debra A. Haaland D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Xochitl Torres Small D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Ben Ray Luján D + + + + + + + + + 100%
NEW YORK
1 Lee M. Zeldin R - - - + - - + - - 22%
2 Peter T. King R - - + - - + + - + 44%
3 Thomas Suozzi D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Kathleen M. Rice D + + + + + + + NV + 100%
5 Gregory W. Meeks D + + + + NV + + + + 100%
6 Grace Meng D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Nydia M. Velázquez D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Hakeem Jeffries D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Yvette Diane Clarke D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Jerrold Nadler D + + + + + + + + + 100%
11 Max Rose D + + - + + + + + + 89%
12 Carolyn B. Maloney D + + + + + + + + + 100%
13 Adriano Espaillat D + + + + + + + + + 100%
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D + + + + + + + + + 100%
15 José E. Serrano D + + + + + + + + NV 100%
16 Eliot L. Engel D + + + + + + + + + 100%
17 Nita M. Lowey D + + + + + + + + + 100%
18 Sean Patrick Maloney D + + + + + + + + + 100%
19 Antonio Delgado D + + + + + + + + + 100%
20 Paul Tonko D + + + + + + + + + 100%
21 Elise Stefanik R + + - - - + - + + 56%
22 Anthony Brindisi D + + + + + + + + + 100%
23 Tom Reed R - - + + - - - - - 22%
24 John Katko R + - + - - + - - + 44%
25 Joseph D. Morelle D + + + + + + + + + 100%
26 Brian Higgins D + + + + + + + + + 100%
27 Chris Collins R - - + - - - - NV - 14%
NORTH CAROLINA
1 George K. Butterfield D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 George Holding R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Gregory Murphy R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA + Incomplete*
4 David E. Price D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Virginia Foxx R - - + - - - - - - 11%
6 Mark Walker R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 David Rouzer R - - + - - - - - - 11%
8 Richard Hudson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
9 Dan Bishop R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA - Incomplete*
10 Patrick T. McHenry R - - + - - + - - - 22%
11 Mark Meadows R - - - - - - - - - 0%
12 Alma S. Adams D + NV + + + + + + + 100%
13 Theodore Budd R - - + - - - - - - 11%
NORTH DAKOTA
1 Kelly Armstrong R - - + - - - - - - 11%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
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es P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US
0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
OHIO
1 Steven Chabot R - - + + - - - - - 22%
2 Brad R. Wenstrup R - - - - - - - - - 0%
3 Joyce Beatty D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 James D. Jordan R - - - - - - - - - 0%
5 Robert E. Latta R - - + - - - - - - 11%
6 Bill Johnson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 Bob Gibbs R - - + - - - - - - 11%
8 Warren Davidson R - - - - - - - - - 0%
9 Marcy Kaptur D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Michael R. Turner R - - NV - - - - - + 13%
11 Marcia L. Fudge D + NV + + + + + + + 100%
12 Troy Balderson R - - - - - - - - - 0%
13 Timothy J. Ryan D + + NV NV NV + + + + Incomplete*
14 David P. Joyce R - - + - - - - - + 22%
15 Steve Stivers R - - + - - - - - - 11%
16 Anthony Gonzalez R - - + - - - - - - 11%
OKLAHOMA
1 Kevin Hern R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Markwayne Mullin R - - - - - - - - - 0%
3 Frank D. Lucas R - - + - NV - - - - 13%
4 Tom Cole R - - + - - - - - - 11%
5 Kendra S. Horn D + + - + + + + + + 89%
OREGON
1 Suzanne Bonamici D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Greg Walden R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Earl Blumenauer D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Peter A. DeFazio D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Kurt Schrader D + + + - + + + + + 89%
PENNSYLVANIA
1 Brian K. Fitzpatrick R + + + + - + + + + 89%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
2 Brendan F. Boyle D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Dwight Evans D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Madeleine Dean D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 Mary Gay Scanlon D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 Christina Houlahan D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Susan Wild D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Matthew Cartwright D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Daniel Meuser R - - - - - - - - NV 0%
10 Scott Perry R - - - - - - - - NV 0%
11 Lloyd K. Smucker R NV - - - - - - - NV 0%
12 Fred Keller R NA NA - - - - - - NV Incomplete*
13 John Joyce R - - - - - - - - NV 0%
14 Guy Reschenthaler R - - - - - - - - - 0%
15 Glenn Thompson R - - - - - - - - NV 0%
16 Mike Kelly R - - - - - - - - NV 0%
17 Conor Lamb D + + - + + + + + + 89%
18 Michael F. Doyle D + + + + + + + + + 100%
RHODE ISLAND
1 David Cicilline D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 James R. Langevin D + + + + + + + + + 100%
SOUTH CAROLINA
1 Joe Cunningham D + + + - + + + + + 89%
2 Addison Graves Wilson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Jeff Duncan R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 William R. Timmons R - - - + - - - - + 22%
5 Ralph Norman R - - + - - - - - + 22%
6 James E. Clyburn D + + + + NV NV NV NV + Incomplete*
7 Tom Rice R - - + - - - - - - 11%
SOUTH DAKOTA
1 Dustin Johnson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
TENNESSEE
1 Phil Roe R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Tim Burchett R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Chuck Fleischmann R - - + - - - - - - 11%
4 Scott DesJarlais R - - - - - - - - - 0%
5 James Cooper D + + + + + + + + + 100%
6 John W. Rose R - - - - - - - - - 0%
7 Mark E. Green R - - - - - - - - - 0%
8 David Kustoff R - - + - - - - - - 11%
9 Stephen I. Cohen D + + + + + + + + + 100%
TEXAS
1 Louie Gohmert R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Dan Crenshaw R - - + - - - - - - 11%
3 Van Taylor R - - - - - - - - - 0%
4 John Ratcliffe R - - + - - - - - - 11%
5 Lance Gooden R - - + - - - - - NV 13%
6 Ron Wright R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 Lizzie Fletcher D + + + + + - - - + 67%
8 Kevin Brady R - - + - - - - - - 11%
9 Al Green D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Michael T. McCaul R - - + - - - - - + 22%
11 K. Michael Conaway R - - - - - - - - - 0%
12 Kay Granger R - - + - - - - - - 11%
13 Mac Thornberry R - - - - NV - - - - 0%
14 Randy Weber R - - + - - - - - - 11%
15 Vicente González D + + + + + + - NV + 88%
16 Veronica Escobar D + + + + + + + + + 100%
17 Bill Flores R - - + - - - - - - 11%
18 Sheila Jackson Lee D + + + + + + + + + 100%
19 Jodey Arrington R - - + - - - - - - 11%
20 Joaquín Castro D + + + + + + + NV + 100%
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
21 Chip Roy R - - - - - - - - - 0%
22 Pete Olson R - - + - - - - - - 11%
23 Will Hurd R + - + - - - - - - 22%
24 Kenny Marchant R - - + - - - - NV - 13%
25 Roger Williams R - - - - - - - - - 0%
26 Michael C. Burgess R - - + - - - - - - 11%
27 Michael Cloud R - - - - - - - - - 0%
28 Henry Cuellar D + + + + + - - - + 67%
29 Sylvia Garcia D + + + + + - - + + 78%
30 Eddie Bernice Johnson D + + + + + + + + + 100%
31 John R. Carter R - - + - - - - - - 11%
32 Colin Z. Allred D + + + + + + + + + 100%
33 Marc A. Veasey D + + + + + + + + + 100%
34 Filemon Vela D + + - + + - + - + 67%
35 Lloyd Doggett D + + + + + + + + + 100%
36 Brian Babin R - - + - - - - - - 11%
UTAH
1 Robert W. Bishop R - - NV - - - - - - 0%
2 Chris Stewart R - - - - - - - - - 0%
3 John R. Curtis R - - - - - - - - - 0%
4 Ben McAdams D + + + + - + + + + 89%
VERMONT
1 Peter F. Welch D + + + + + + + + + 100%
VIRGINIA
1 Robert J. Wittman R - - - - - - - - - 0%
2 Elaine Luria D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Robert C. Scott D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 A. Donald McEachin D + + + + + NV NV NV + Incomplete*
5 Denver Riggleman R - - + + - - - - - 22%
6 Benjamin L. Cline R - - - - - - - - - 0%
*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.
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0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION
1 Opposing Damaging Border Wall Funding
2 Blocking Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement
3 Blocking Conservation Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales
4 Protecting the Tongass—America’s Rainforest
5 Funding Wildlife Protections and Rejecting Harmful Riders
6 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off Florida’s Gulf Coast
7 Prohibiting Oil and Gas Leasing off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
8 Restoring Protections Against Oil Development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
9 Eviscerating Key Marine Mammal Protections
DISTRICTDISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCORE
7 Abigail Davis Spanberger D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Donald Beyer D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 H. Morgan Griffith R - - + - - - - - - 11%
10 Jennifer T. Wexton D + + + + + + + + + 100%
11 Gerald E. Connolly D + + + + + + + + + 100%
WASHINGTON
1 Suzan K. DelBene D + + + + + + + + + 100%
2 Rick Larsen D + + - + + + + + + 89%
3 Jaime Herrera Beutler R - - NV NV - + + - - 29%
4 Dan Newhouse R - - + - - - - - - 11%
5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R - - + - - - - - - 11%
6 Derek C. Kilmer D + + + + + + + + + 100%
7 Pramila Jayapal D + + + + + + + + + 100%
8 Kim Schrier D + + + + + + + + + 100%
9 Adam Smith D + + + + + + + + + 100%
10 Denny Heck D + + + + + + + + + 100%
WEST VIRGINIA
1 David B. McKinley R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Alexander X. Mooney R - - - + - - - - - 11%
3 Carol D. Miller R - - + - - - - - - 11%
WISCONSIN
1 Bryan Steil R - - + - - - - - - 11%
2 Mark Pocan D + + + + + + + + + 100%
3 Ron Kind D + + + + + + + + + 100%
4 Gwen Moore D + + + + + + + + + 100%
5 F. James Sensenbrenner R - - - - - - - - - 0%
6 Glenn Grothman R - - + - - - - - - 11%
7 Sean P. Duffy R - - + - - - - - NA 0%
8 Mike Gallagher R - - + - - + - - - 22%
WYOMING
1 Liz Cheney R - - + - NV - - - - 13%
DISTRICT
NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE/NOAA
CONSERVATION REPORT CARD
Defenders of Wildlife1130 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.682.9400
defenders.org
2019