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2015/2016 Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard
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Our Process Organizations educate elected officials about legislation, providing resources and information about how to vote to protect the environment. This includes: Direct Advocacy with legislators and staff Online Advocacy from our organizations & our members Position Papers explaining the legislation in question Constituent Communication – email, phone calls, etc. Outreach to other environmental organizations
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House Votes Scored REGULATORY INTERFERENCE (House Bill 965—Vitali Amendment A 2556) 10/19/2015 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”. REGULATORY INTERFERENCE (House Bill 965—Final Passage) 10/20/2015 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”. BACKDOOR ATTACK ON OIL AND GAS SAFEGUARDS (Fiscal Code) (House Bill 1327—Concurrence in Senate amendments) 1/12/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”. PRIVATIZATION OF STATE PARKS (House Bill 2013—Vitali motion to recommit the bill to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee) 6/27/2016 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”. PRIVATIZATION OF STATE PARKS (House Bill 2013—Final Passage) 6/28/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”. REGULATORY INTERFERENCE (Senate Bill 562—Vitali Amendment A 2096) 6/7/2016 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”.
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House Votes Scored ENSURING REPRESENTATION ON DRILLING ADVISORY COUNCIL (Senate Bill 279—Vitali Amendment A 8194) 6/14/2016 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”. BLOCKING OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS (Senate Bill 279—Vitali Amendment A 8193) 6/14/2016 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”. BLOCKING OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS (Senate Bill 279—Final Passage) 6/15/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”. DELAYING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (Senate Bill 1195—Vitali Amendment A 8303) 6/14/2016 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”. DELAYING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (Senate Bill 1195—Final Passage) 6/15/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”.
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House Environmental Champions – 90%+ Leslie Acosta (D-197) Philadelphia Kevin Boyle (D-172) Philadelphia Matt Bradford (D-70) Montgomery Tim Briggs (D-149) Montgomery Donna Bullock (D-195) Philadelphia Thomas Caltagirone (D-127) Berks Mike Carroll (D-118) Lackawanna/Luzerne Mark Cohen (D-202) Philadelphia Scott Conklin (D-77) Centre Mary-Jo Daley (D-148) Montgomery Margo Davidson (D-164) Delaware Tina Davis (D-141) Bucks County Michael Driscoll (D-173) Philadelphia Madeleine Dean (D-153) Montgomery Pamela DeLissio (D-194) Philadelphia/Montgomery Dan Frankel (D-23) Allegheny Robert Freeman (D-136) Northampton Ed Gainey (D-24) Allegheny John Galloway (D-140) Bucks Patrick Harkins (D-1) Erie Patty Kim (D-103) Dauphin Stephen Kinsey (D-201) Philadelphia Thaddeus Kirkland (D-159) Delaware Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D-161) Delaware Stephen McCarter (D-154) Montgomery Joanna McClinton (D-191) Philadelphia Dan Miller (D-42) Allegheny Gerald Mullery (D-119) Luzerne Michael O’Brien (D-175) Philadelphia Steve Samuelson (D-135) Northampton Steven Santarsiero (D-31) Bucks Mike Schlossberg (D-132) Lehigh Kevin Schreiber (D-95) York Mike Sturla (D-96) York Greg Vitali (D-166) Delaware Rosita Youngblood (D-198) Philadelphia
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Senate Votes Scored BACKDOOR ATTACK ON OIL AND GAS SAFEGUARDS (House Bill 1327—Concurrence in House amendments to Senate amendments) 3/16/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”. CONFIRMATION OF JOHN QUIGLEY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 6/3/2015 The Pro-Environment vote is “Yes”. BLOCKING OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS (Senate Bill 279—concurrence in House amendments) 6/15/2016 The Pro-Environment vote is “No”. DELAYING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (Senate Bill 1195—Senate concurrence in House amendments) 6/15/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”. DELAYING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (Senate Bill 1195—Final Passage reconsidered) 6/8/2016 The Pro-Environment Vote is “No”.
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House Low Scores – 0% William Adolph (R-165) Delaware County Kerry Benninghoff (R-171) Center County Stephen Bloom (R-199) Cumberland Martin Causer (R-67), Cameron, McKean, Potter Jim Christiana (R-15) Beaver, Washington Bryan Cutler (R-100), Lancaster Cris Dush (R-66), Indiana, Jefferson Brian Ellis (R-11), Butler Eli Evankovich (R-54), Allegheny, Westmoreland Garth Everett (R-84), Lycoming, Union Mindy Fee (R-37), Lancaster Matt Gabler (R-75), Clearfield, Elk Mauree Gingrich (R-101), Lebanon Robert Godshall (R-53), Montgomery Seth Grove (R-196), York Adam Harris (R-82), Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin Doyle Heffley (R-122), Carbon Tim Hennessey (R-26), Chester David Hickernell (R-98), Dauphin, Lancaster Kristin Hill (R-93), York Rich Irvin (R-81), Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Warren Kampf (R-157), Chester, Montgomery Robert Kauffman (R-89), Franklin Kate Klunk (R-169), York John Lawrence (R-13), Chester, Lancaster John Maher (R-40), Allegheny, Washington Sandra Major (R-111), Susquehanna, Wayne Ron Marsico (R-105), Dauphin Steven Mentzer (R-97), Lancaster Daryl Metcalfe (R-12), Butler Dan Moul (R-91) Adams Mark Mustio (R-44), Allegheny Ted Nesbit (R-8), Butler, Mercer Donna Oberlander (R-63), Armstrong, Clarion, Forest Jason Ortitay (R-46), Washington, Allegheny John Payne (R-106), Dauphin Kathy Rapp (R-65), Crawford, Forest, Warren Dave Reed (R-62), Indiana Mike Regan (R-92), Cumberland, York Brad Roae (R-6), Erie, Crawford Tommy Sankey (R-73), Cambria, Clearfield Stan Saylor (R-94), York Curtis Sonney (R-4), Erie, Todd Stephens (R-151), Montgomery Will Tallman (R-193), Adams, Cumberland Mike Tobash (R-125), Schuylkill, Dauphin Tarah Toohil (R-116), Luzerne Jesse Topper (R-78), Bedford, Franklin, Fulton Mike Turzai (R-28), Allegheny Mike Vereb (R-150), Montgomery Judy Ward (R-80), Blair Ryan Warner (R-52), Fayette, Westmoreland Parke Wentling (R-17), Crawford, Erie, Lawrence
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Senate Environmental Champions – 90%+ Andrew Dinniman (D-19) Chester Art Haywood (D-4) Philadelphia, Montgomery Vincent Hughes (D-7) Philadelphia, Montgomery Shirley Kitchen (D-3) Philadelphia Judith Schwank (D-11) Berks Rob Teplitz (D-15) Dauphin, Perry Sean Wiley (D-49) Erie
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Senate Low Scores – 0% Ryan Aument (R-36) Lancaster Camera Bartolotta (R-46) Beaver, Greene, Washington Michele Brooks (R-50) Crawford, Erie, Mercer Scott Hutchinson (R-21) Butler, Clarion, Forest, Venango, Warren Guy Reschenthaler (R-37) Allegheny, Washington
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Averages State House: Democrats- 72% Republicans- 9% Entire State House- 35% State Senate: Democrats- 66% Republicans- 20% Entire State Senate- 38%
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Average Scores by Region D – 67% R – 1% Total – 26% D – 82% R – 6% Total – 21% D – 67% R – 15% Total – 33% D – 82% R – 16% Total – 47% D – 70% R – 7% Total – 11% D – 51% R – 9% Total – 30%
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House Champions by County Allegheny Dan Frankel (D-23) Ed Gainey (D-24) Dan Miller (D-42) Berks Thomas Caltagirone (D-127) Bucks Tina Davis (D-141) John Galloway (D-140) Steven Santarsiero (D-31) Centre: Scott Conklin (D-77) Dauphin: Patty Kim (D-103) Delaware: Margo Davidson (D-164) Thaddeus Kirkland (D-159) Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D-161) Joanna McClinton (D-191) Greg Vitali (D-166) Erie: Patrick Harkins (D-1) Lackawanna: Mike Carroll (D-118) Lancaster: Mike Sturla (D-96) Lehigh: Mike Schlossberg (D-132) Luzerne: Gerald Mullery (D-119) Montgomery: Kevin Boyle (D-172) Matthew Bradford (D-70) Tim Briggs (D-149) Mary Jo Daley (D-148) Madeleine Dean (D – 153) Pam Delissio (D-194) Stephen McCarter (D-154) Northampton: Stephen Samuelson (D-135) Philadelphia: Donna Bullock (D-195) Stephen Kinsey (D-201) Michael O’Brien (D-175) Rosita Youngblood (D-198) Leslie Acosta (D-197) Mark Cohen (D-202) Michael Driscoll (D-173) York: Kevin Schreiber (D-95)
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Senate Champions by County Berks Judith Schwank (D-11) Chester Andrew Dinniman (D-19) Dauphin: Rob Teplitz (D-15) Erie: Sean Wiley (D-49) Montgomery: Art Haywood (D-4) Vincent Hughes (D-7) Philadelphia: Shirley Kitchen (D-3)
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