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Submitted by Michigan LCV on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:14pm

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Congress LCV Scorecard Michigan
The National League of Conservation Voters released their 2011 Scorecard on Tuesday, allowing voters nation-wide to check in on how the 112th Congress is dealing with crucial environmental issues. Here at the Michigan office, we’ve pulled out the data from your representatives so you can see whether or not your environmental concerns are being addressed by your elected officials. [Article continued below].

 
Representative
Seat
2011 Score
111th Congress
Lifetime Score
Levin, C. (D)
Senate
91
100
80
Stabenow (D)
Senate
91
100
85
Benishek (R)
1st District
3
N/A
3
Huizenga (R)
2nd District
9
N/A
9
Amash (R)
3rd District
9
N/A
9
Camp (R)
4th District
11
13
10
Kildee (D)
5th District
94
100
88
Upton (R)
6th District
17
21
36
Walberg (R)
7th District
6
N/A
4
Rogers, Mike (R)
8th District
14
21
10
Peters (D)
9th District
74
100
85
Miller, C. (R)
10th District
17
29
18
McCotter (R)
11th District
11
25
14
Levin, S. (D)
12th District
97
100
88
Clarke, H. (D)
13th District
100
N/A
100
Conyers (D)
14th District
97
96
78
Dingell (D)
15th District
89
92
74

We think a shout-out is due to these Michigan representatives for hearing the voices of their constituents and casting their votes in favor of the environment more than 90% of the time: Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow,Dale Kildee, Sandy Levin, Hansen Clarke, John Conyers, and John Dingell. (We also recommend thanking Gary Peters; his missed votes in this Scorecard were due to a family emergency). If one of these is your representatives, click their name to send a thank-you! Not sure who your representative is? Click here to find out!

Unfortunately, an astonishing number of our representatives actually voted against bills protecting the environment more than 80% of the time. If you are being represented by Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga,Justin Amash, Dave Camp, Fred Upton, Mike Rogers, Candice Miller, or Thaddeus McCotter, click on their name to remind them that they are in office to serve the citizens of their state, not Big Oil and other special interest groups.

Remember that every one of these representatives is elected by you, the Michigan public, and so the power and responsibility to protect our environment is in your hands when you enter the voting booth. Check out the scorecard, and keep it in mind when November elections come around!

Click here for full LCV Scorecard as a PDF

 Posted by Mary Gallagher, Michigan LCV Intern