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(Senator S. Nathan-Pulliam, Delegate A. Healey) – Anti–environment vote
1 George C. Edwards (R) 20% 38% – – + – – 1A Wendell R. Beitzel (R) 33% 47% – – + – + – 19 Marice Morales (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
SB 386/HB 830 clarifies that State agencies may not use neo- Assembly voted to override the veto, putting Maryland on track a Unexcused absence (counts as negative)
2 Andrew A. Serafini (R) 0% 26% e – – – – 1B Jason C. Buckel (R) 17% 17% – – + – – – 20 Sheila E. Hixson (D) 100% 93% + + + + + +
nicotinoid pesticides on designated pollinator habitat areas, to regain its position as a leader in renewable energy policy, e Excused absence 1C Mike McKay (R) 17% 27% – – – – + – 20 David Moon (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
3 Ronald N. Young (D) 100% 89% 2/2 + + + + +
unless the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene however the vote fell on strict party-line votes. We are disap- 4 Michael J. Hough (R) 20% 16% – – + – – * Excused absence from committee vote 2A Neil Parrott (R) 33% 17% – – + – + – 20 Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
determines that there is a public health emergency requiring pointed that clean air, clean energy, and good-paying clean jobs 5 Justin Ready (R) 20% 20% – – + – – 2A William J. Wivell (R) 25% 30% 1/2 – – – + – – 21 Ben Barnes (D) 100% 95% + + + + + +
became a partisan issue, especially given the cooperation in so 6 Johnny Ray Salling (R) 14% 32% 1/2 – – – – – 2B Brett Wilson (R) 17% 17% – – + – – – 21 Barbara Frush (D) 100% 91% 2/2 + + + + + +
extraordinary action. Neonicotinoid pesticides have been linked
7 J.B. Jennings (R) 0% 23% – – – – – 3A Carol L. Krimm (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 21 Joseline A. Pena–Melnyk (D) 100% 97% + + + + + +
to colony collapse in bee populations. The bill passed with strong, many other areas.
8 Katherine Klausmeier (D) 100% 76% + + + + + 3A Karen Lewis Young (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 22 Tawanna P. Gaines (D) 100% 95% + + + + + +
bipartisan support and, despite resistance from his agencies, 9 Gail H. Bates (R) 0% 13% 0/1* – – – – – 3B William Folden (R) 0% 19% 0/2 – – – – – – 22 Anne Healey (D) 100% 94% 2/2 + + + + + +
Keep Antibiotics Effective Act of 2017
Governor Hogan signed the bill into law. 10 Delores G. Kelley (D) 100% 77% + + + + + 4 Kathy Afzali (R) 17% 26% – – – – + – 22 Alonzo T. Washington (D) 100% 96% + + + + + +
(Senator P. Pinsky, Delegate S. Robinson) 4 Barrie S. Ciliberti (R) 17% 36% – – + – – – 23A Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D) 100% 96% + + e + e +
11 Bobby A. Zirkin (D) 100% 85% + + + + +
SB 422/HB 602 made Maryland the second state in the country 12 Edward J. Kasemeyer (D) 100% 76% + + + + + 4 David E. Vogt, III (R) 50% 45% – – + – + + 23B Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (D) 100% 90% 2/2 + + + + + +
to ban the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture. Its 13 Guy Guzzone (D) 100% 96% + + + + + 5 Susan W. Krebs (R) 33% 36% – – + – – + 23B Joseph F. Vallario, Jr. (D) 100% 89% + + + + + +
passage reflects the efforts of advocates and legislators to find 14 Craig J. Zucker (D) 100% 96% 2/2 + + + + + 5 April Rose (R) 33% 22% – – + – – + 24 Erek L. Barron (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
15 Brian J. Feldman (D) 100% 89% + + + + + 5 Haven Shoemaker (R) 33% 33% – – + – – + 24 Carolyn J.B. Howard (D) 100% 95% + + + + + +
common ground on a policy that has, in previous years, been
16 Susan C. Lee (D) 100% 98% + + + + + 6 Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (R) 17% 22% – – + – – – 24 Jazz Lewis (D) 100% 100% + + + + +
highly contentious. Beyond the environmental concerns of the 6 Robert B. Long (R) 33% 22% – – + – + – 25 Angela Angel (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
17 Cheryl C. Kagan (D) 100% 100% 2/2 + + + + +
effects of marine life and the Chesapeake Bay, this bill is critical 18 Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. (D) 100% 93% + + + + + 6 Ric Metzgar (R) 17% 17% – – + – – – 25 Darryl Barnes (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
in stemming the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have 19 Roger Manno (D) 100% 100% + + + + + 7 Rick Impallaria (R) 29% 17% 1/1 – – + – – – 25 Dereck E. Davis (D) 100% 95% 0/0* + + + + + +
led to a public health crisis in hospitals and communities around 20 William C. Smith, Jr. (D) 100% 100% + + + + + 7 Pat McDonough (R) 17% 23% – – + – – – 26 Tony Knotts (D) 100% 89% 2/2 + + + + + +
21 Jim Rosapepe (D) 100% 98% + + + + + 7 Kathy Szeliga (R) 33% 21% – – + – + – 26 Kriselda Valderrama (D) 100% 92% 1/1 + + + + + +
the country.
22 Paul G. Pinsky (D) 100% 99% 2/2 + + + + + 8 Eric M. Bromwell (D) 100% 77% + + + + + + 26 Jay Walker (D) 100% 89% + + + e + + Pretty Boy Reservoir, Parkton
23 Douglass J.J. Peters (D) 100% 87% + + + + + 8 Joe Cluster (R) 50% 50% – – + – + + 27A Susie Proctor (D) 100% 88% + + + + + +
Energy Efficiency Programs—Calculation of Program
24 Joanne C. Benson (D) 100% 90% + + + + + 8 Christian Miele (R) 67% 81% – – + + + + 27B Michael A. Jackson (D) 100% 92% + e + + + +
(Senator T. Middleton, Delegate S. Jameson) 9A Trent Kittleman (R) 17% 17% – – + – – – 27C Mark N. Fisher (R) 0% 9% 0/1 – – e – e –
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SB 184/HB 514 put into code the EmPOWER program - a rty Sco
26 C. Anthony Muse (D) 100% 69% + e + + + 9A Warren E. Miller (R) 0% 8% 0/1 – – – – – – 28 Sally Jameson (D) 100% 73% 1/1 + + + + + +
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successful program established by regulation that encourages 27 Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D) 100% 81% + + + + + 9B Robert L. Flanagan (R) 63% 60% 1/2 – + + + – + 28 Edith J. Patterson (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + Di s Na 20 Life Com SB 9 HB SB 4 H SB H
energy efficiency. In previous years, this program had broad 28 Thomas M. Middleton (D) 100% 77% + + + + + 10 Benjamin Brooks (D) 100% 100% 1/1 + + + + + + 28 C.T. Wilson (D) 100% 83% 1/1 + + + + + + 38B Carl Anderton, Jr. (R) 50% 50% 2/2 – – + + – –
29 Steve Waugh (R) 29% 42% 2/2 – – – – – 10 Jay Jalisi (D) 71% 85% 0/1* + – + + + + 29A Matthew Morgan (R) 17% 17% – – + – a – 38C Mary Beth Carozza (R) 17% 44% – – + – – –
bipartisan support, making the largely partisan divisions on this
30 John C. Astle (D) 100% 77% + + + + + 10 Adrienne A. Jones (D) 100% 94% + + + + + + 29B Deborah C. Rey (R) 17% 17% – – + – – – 39 Charles Barkley (D) 100% 87% 1/1 + + + + + +
Fracking Ban legislation a surprising and disappointing development. Encour- 11 Shelly Hettleman (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 29C Jerry Clark (R) 25% 25% 1/2 – – + – – – 39 Kirill Reznik (D) 100% 98% + + + + + +
31 Bryan W. Simonaire (R) 71% 44% 2/2 – – + + +
(Senator B. Zirkin, Delegate D. Fraser-Hidalgo) aging and rewarding energy efficiency is an important step in 32 James DeGrange, Sr. (D) 100% 64% + + + e + 11 Dan K. Morhaim (D) 100% 98% + + + + + + 30A Michael E. Busch (D) 100% 94% + + + + + + 39 Shane Robinson (D) 100% 98% 2/2 + + + + + +
SB 740/HB 1325 banned the process of hydraulic fracturing reducing the State’s reliance on fossil fuels and supporting a 33 Edward R. Reilly (R) 40% 33% – – + – + 11 Dana Stein (D) 100% 92% 2/2 + + + + + + 30A Herb McMillan (R) 71% 55% 1/1* – – + + + + 40 Frank M. Conaway, Jr. (D) 100% 87% + + + + + +
(or “fracking”) in Maryland, decisively concluding a debate sustainable energy future. 34 Robert Cassilly (R) 40% 40% – – + – + 12 Eric Ebersole (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 30B Seth A. Howard (R) 29% 26% 0/1 – – + – + – 40 Antonio L. Hayes (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
35 Wayne Norman (R) 25% 26% – – + – e 12 Terri L. Hill (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 31A Ned Carey (D) 86% 82% 1/1 – + + + + + 40 Nick Mosby (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
that has raged throughout the state for the past decade. The bill
Sustainable Oyster Harvesting 36 Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (R) 0% 26% – – – – – 12 Clarence K. Lam (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 31B Nicholaus R. Kipke (R ) 50% 46% – – + – + + 41 Bilal Ali (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
passed with strong, bipartisan vote. Governor Hogan signed the 37 Adelaide C. Eckardt (R) 0% 41% – – – – – 13 Vanessa E. Atterbeary (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 31B Meagan C. Simonaire (R) 50% 50% – – + – + + 41 Angela C. Gibson (D) 100% 100% + + + + +
(Delegate J. Gilchrist)
bill into law on April 4. The successful passage of this bill made 38 James N. Mathias, Jr. (D) 80% 74% + + + – + 13 Shane E. Pendergrass (D) 100% 94% + + + + e + 32 Pamela Beidle (D) 100% 89% 2/2 e + + + + + 41 Samuel I Rosenberg (D) 100% 93% + + + + + +
HB 924 protects the boundaries of oyster sanctuaries until the
Maryland the first state in the nation with gas deposits to enact a 39 Nancy J. King (D) 100% 88% + + + + + 13 Frank S. Turner (D) 100% 94% + + + + + + 32 Mark S. Chang (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 42A Stephen W. Lafferty (D) 100% 95% 2/2 + + + + + +
completion of a report, commissioned by the General Assembly 40 Barbara Robinson (D) 100% 94% 2/2 + + + + + 14 Anne R. Kaiser (D) 100% 93% + + + + + + 32 Theodore Sophocleus (D) 100% 94% + + + + + + 42B Susan L.M. Aumann (R) 71% 41% 0/1 – + + + + +
ban on a process that threatens the health and safety of Mary-
in 2016, examining the health and resiliency of the oyster popu- 41 Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) 100% 87% + + + + + 14 Eric G. Luedtke (D) 100% 94% + + + + + + 33 Michael E. Malone (R) 33% 33% – – + – + – 42B Chris West (R) 83% 86% – + + + + +
landers and our natural resources. 43 Curt Anderson (D) 100% 94% + + + + + +
lation to determine sustainable levels of harvesting. The Sustain- 42 James Brochin (D) 100% 91% + + + + + 14 Pam Queen (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 33 Tony McConkey (R) 33% 28% – – + – + –
43 Joan Carter Conway (D) 100% 89% 2/2 + + + + + 15 Kathleen M. Dumais (D) 100% 95% + + + + + + 33 Sid Saab (R) 33% 22% – – + – + – 43 Maggie McIntosh (D) 100% 90% + + + + + +
Clean Energy Jobs Act—Veto Override able Oyster Population and Fisheries Act of 2016 was passed
44 Shirley Nathan–Pulliam (D) 100% 93% 2/2 + + + + + 15 David Fraser–Hidalgo (D) 100% 100% 2/2 + + + + + + 34A Glen Glass (R) 33% 15% – – + – + – 43 Mary L. Washington (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
(Senator C. Pugh, Delegate B. Frick) with near unanimous support, however the 2017 legislation was 15 Aruna Miller (D) 100% 94% + + + + + + 34A Mary Ann Lisanti (D) 100% 100% 1/1 + + + + + + 44A Keith E. Haynes (D) 100% 94% + + + + + +
45 Nathaniel J. McFadden (D) 100% 79% + + + + +
SB 921–16/HB 1106–16 increased the amount of energy deemed necessary after the Hogan Administration took steps to Rocky Point Park, Essex 16 C. William Frick (D) 100% 97% 1/1 + + + + + + 34B Susan K. McComas (R) 33% 27% – – + – + – 44B Charles E. Sydnor, III (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
46 Bill Ferguson (D) 100% 96% + + + + +
Maryland derives from renewable sources (Renewable Portfolio open up sections of protected oyster sanctuaries to harvesting 47 Victor R. Ramirez (D) 100% 98% + + + + + 16 Ariana B. Kelly (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 35A Kevin B. Hornberger (R) 50% 56% – + + – + – 44B Pat Young (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +
Standard) to 25% by the year 2020. The bill was passed in 2016 before the report could be completed in 2018. 16 Marc Korman (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 35B Teresa E. Reilly (R) 33% 47% – – + – + – 45 Talmadge Branch (D) 100% 90% 1/1 + + + + + +
Thanks to our photographers: Ben Alexandro (Annapolis), Katherine Jeffreys (Essex and Parkton), Aurora Przybylo (Annapolis), Matt Roth for LCV (Washington, 17 Kumar P. Barve (D) 100% 91% 2/2 + + + + + + 35B Andrew Cassilly (R) 75% 58% 2/2 – + + + + – 45 Cheryl D. Glenn (D) 100% 87% 1/1 + + + + + +
DC), and Johana Vicente (Hyattsville). Scorecard design by Julie Burris. 17 Jim Gilchrist (D) 100% 93% 2/2 + + + + + + 36 Steven J. Arentz (R) 0% 6% 0/1 – – – e – – 45 Cory V. McCray (D) 100% 94% 2/2 + + + + + +
17 Andrew Platt (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 36 Jefferson L. Ghrist (R) 17% 21% – – + – – – 46 Luke Clippinger (D) 100% 96% 0/0* + + + + + +
18 Alfred C. Carr, Jr. (D) 100% 97% 2/2 + + + + + + 36 Jay A. Jacobs (R) 25% 26% 1/2 – – + – – – 46 Robbyn Lewis (D) 100% 100% 2/2 + + + + + +
You can find your legislators’ environmental scores for the 2017 Maryland General Assembly in these tables.
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19 Bonnie Cullison (D) 100% 100% + + + + + + 37B Johnny Mautz (R) 50% 25% 1/1 – + + e – –
19 Benjamin F. Kramer (D) 100% 93% 1/1 + + + + + + 38A Charles J. Otto (R) 25% 20% 1/2 – – + – – – 47B Carlo Sanchez (D) 100% 100% + + + + + +