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1 2015/2016 Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard

2 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

3 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”.

4 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”.

5 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

6 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”.

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 Averages State House: Democrats- 72% Republicans- 9% Entire State House- 35% State Senate: Democrats- 66% Republicans- 20% Entire State Senate- 38%

11 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%

12 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)

13 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)

14 For more details… Visit us at conservationpa.org/2016scorecard.


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