Maine People's Alliance - 123rd Senate Scorecard

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Legislative Scorecard

MPA Rating for 123rd Legislature: 1st Session—SENATE

Session Highlights | House Scorecard

			123rd 1st	122nd	121st	120th	LD 431	LD 936	LD 1658	LD 1810	LD 1851
Dist #	Member	Party	Key
6	PHILIP L BARTLETT, II of Cumberland	D	80%	100%	\	\	+	+	+	-	+
19	PAULA I BENOIT of Sagadahoc	R	80%	\	\	\	-	+	+	+	+
1	PETER B BOWMAN of York	D	100%	\	\	\	+	+	+	+	+
9	JOSEPH C BRANNIGAN of Cumberland	D	100%	88%*	93%*	85%*	+	+	+	+	+
7	LYNN BROMLEY of Cumberland**	D	80%	80%	100%	95%	+	+	+	-	+
14	BRUCE S BRYANT of Oxford	D	100%	93%	100%	90%*	+	+	+	+	+
3	JONATHAN T E COURTNEY of York	R	40%	13%	0%*	\	-	+	-	-	+
28	DENNIS S DAMON of Hancock	D	80%	93%	100%	\	+	-	+	+	+
12	BILL DIAMOND of Cumberland	D	80%	80%	\	\	+	+	+	-	+
20	DANA L DOW of Lincoln	R	80%	27%	\	\	-	+	+	+	+
10	BETH EDMONDS of Cumberland**	D	100%	100%	100%	95%	+	+	+	+	+
18	WALTER R GOOLEY of Franklin	R	40%	\	\	17%*	-	-	+	-	+
13	DAVID R HASTINGS of Oxford	R	20%	13%	\	\	-	-	X	-	+
5	BARRY J HOBBINS of York	D	100%	87%	\	\	+	+	+	+	+
25	LISA T MARRACHÉ of Kennebec	D	100%	75%*	61%*	60%*	+	+	+	+	+
35	JOHN L MARTIN of Aroostook**	D	100%	93%	95%	85%	+	+	+	+	+
21	EARLE L McCORMICK of Kennebec	R	40%	13%*	13%*	\	-	-	+	-	+
26	PETER MILLS of Somerset	R	60%	13%	53%*	20%	-	-	+	+	+
24	ELIZABETH H MITCHELL of Kennebec	D	100%	100%	\	\	+	+	+	+	+
2	RICHARD A NASS of York	R	20%	7%	7%	23%*	-	-	-	-	+
17	JOHN M NUTTING of Androscoggin	D	100%	73%	\	\	+	+	+	+	+
32	JOSEPH C PERRY of Penobscot	D	100%	87%	61%*	90%*	+	+	+	+	+
33	DEBRA D PLOWMAN of Penobscot	R	60%	20%	\	\	-	+	+	-	+
29	KEVIN L RAYE of Washington	R	60%	27%	\	\	-	+	+	-	+
31	RICHARD W ROSEN of Hancock	R	20%	20%	23%*	13%*	-	-	-	-	+
16	MARGARET ROTUNDO of Androscoggin**	D	100%	100%	93%	85%	+	+	+	+	+
22	CHRISTINE R SAVAGE of Knox**	R	40%	7%	7%	0%	-	-	+	-	+
30	ELIZABETH M SCHNEIDER of Penobscot	D	100%	80%	\	\	+	+	+	+	+
34	ROGER L SHERMAN of Aroostook	R	40%	0%*	8%*	25%*	-	+	-	-	+
27	DOUGLAS M SMITH of Piscataquis	R	20%	\	\	\	-	-	-	-	+
15	LOIS A SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin	R	60%	7%	0%*	21%*	-	+	+	-	+
8	ETHAN STRIMLING of Cumberland	D	100%	100%	100%	\	+	+	+	+	+
4	NANCY B SULLIVAN of York	D	100%	93%	72%*	73%*	+	+	+	+	+
11	KARL W TURNER of Cumberland**	R	40%	33%	26%	10%	-	-	+	-	+
23	CAROL WESTON of Waldo	R	60%	7%	7%	13%*	-	+	+	-	+

KEY
+ indicates a correct vote, in agreement with MPA's position;
- indicates an incorrect vote, not in agreement with MPA's position;
X indicates the legislator was absent for the vote. Absent votes are scored as wrong because the legislator, by his or her absence, did not support MPA's position;
E indicates the legislator was excused from the vote due to conflict of interest, written medical excuse, or was away on official legislative business. Excused absences do not count against a legislator;
* Votes cast in previous House term;
** Term limited;
\ indicates the legislator did not hold office at the time.

LD 431 – An Act to Enable the Dirigo Health Program to be Self-Administered (Roll Call 148)
This bill allows Dirigo Health to provide DirigoChoice health coverage through a self-administered plan if, after evaluating bids for coverage from other providers, the board finds it favorable to do so. MPA supported this bill because we believe the best way to strengthen DirigoChoice, and protect the health coverage it offers thousands of Mainers who wouldn't otherwise have it, is to uncouple it from the profit motive and high administrative costs of Anthem, the current private provider. MPA supported the bill, which passed 18 to 17. back to top

LD 936 – An Act to Protect the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund (Roll Call 168)
This bill makes it more difficult for revenues set aside for the Housing Opportunities for Maine (HOME) Fund, the state's affordable housing trust fund, to be used for things other than affordable housing initiatives. MPA supported the bill, which passed 25 to 10. back to top

LD 1658 – An Act To Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Toxic Chemicals Released into the Home (Roll Call 88)
This bill phases out the widely used toxic brominated flame retardant, known as “Deca”, by January 2008. It prohibits any new uses of Deca in mattresses and home furniture, and phases out Deca in electronics (primarily the plastic casings of televisions). MPA supported the bill, which passed its first Senate vote 29 to 5 with 1 absent. It was subsequently enacted in both the House and Senate. back to top

LD 1810 – An Act To Enact the Informed Growth Act (Roll Call 178)
This bill provides Maine communities with much needed information to assess the impacts of proposed large-scale retail developments on their towns, taxes and local economies. It establishes a transparent and uniform process for evaluating these impacts. The legislation requires independent comprehensive impact studies for big box stores over 75,000 square feet. These studies must assess such factors as the projected impacts on existing businesses, jobs, wages, vacancy rates, and municipal services. In addition, permit approval requires that the local permitting authority find that the project will not have an undue adverse impact on the local economy. MPA supported the bill, which passed 18 to 17. back to top

LD 1851 – An Act To Establish the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act of 2007 (Roll Call 108)
This bill addresses global warming by having Maine join the 10-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the nation's first cap-and-trade program designed to reduce power plant pollution by 10% over the next decade. MPA supported the bill, which passed 35 to 0. back to top

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