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2015 MIRS News Michigan Legislator Rankings - Senate

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100%Legislator.
Ideal Senate Vote >		anySelected
Child Support
N
Straight Ticket
Y
Vote By Mail
N
Early Warning
Y
Private Adoptions
Y
Private Prisons
Y
Auto Insurance Rate Cut
N
Agricultural permit
Y
Robo-Call Disclosure
N
Increase Groundwater Fees
N
Pre-Pay Taxes
Y
pyramid
Y
Road Commissions
Y
New MSF Program
Y
State Super PACs
Y
Collective bargaining
N
Franchisee Employees
Y
Jail Guards Carrying Guns
Y
Teacher shortage
Y
Car Registration Fee Hike
N
Homestead Tax Credit
Y
Phone-in
Y
A Nuclear Iran
Y
UI Benefits Hike
N
Balanced Budget
Y
DHHS Police Powers
Y
Kill Film Credits
Y
Death Star
Y
Founding Documents
Y
No Horsing Around
Y
No Welfare For Truant Kids
Y
Registration fees
N
Student Growth Amendment
N
Prevailing Wage
Y
Lift Operator Restrictions
Y
Eviction Notices By Email
Y
More Pre-School Money
N
BB Guns
Y
Auto No Fault Reforms
Y
Buena Vista Debt
N
Marijuana Use
Y
Gun Board
Y
Gray Wolf Management
Y
Judges Raise
N
Extending QAAP
N
No Reason Absentee
Y
Flint Water
N
Gas Tax Hike
N
Using GF To Fill In SAF
N
92%Pavlov, Phil  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔
90%Hune, Joe  (term)R ✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔
88%Colbeck, Patrick  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔
88%Proos, John  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔
84%Brandenburg, Jack  (term)R ×✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔
84%Hildenbrand, Dave  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔×✔✔
84%Marleau, Jim  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔××✔
83%Booher, Darwin  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔X×✔××✔
82%Meekhof, Arlan  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔
82%Robertson, David  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔××✔
82%Stamas, Jim  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔
78%Emmons, Judy  (term)R ×✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔×✔
78%Knollenberg, Marty  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔××✔××✔
78%Kowall, Mike  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔××✔××✔
78%Schmidt, Wayne  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔×××××✔
78%Schuitmaker, Tonya  (term)R ✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔✔×✔
78%Shirkey, Mike  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔
76%Hansen, Goeff  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔X✔X✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔X×✔
76%Green, Michael  (term)R ✔X✔✔✔✔×✔X××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔X✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔××X×✔×
76%Horn, Kenneth  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔
76%MacGregor, Peter  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔×××××✔
70%Casperson, Tom  (term)R ×✔X✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×✔X✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×××✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔
69%Jones, Rick  (term)R ×✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔×××
67%O'Brien, Margaret  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×××✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔
67%Zorn, Dale W.  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×××✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔×××××✔
64%Nofs, Mike  (term)R ×✔X✔✔✔×✔×××✔✔✔✔XXX✔×✔✔✔✔X✔✔×✔✔✔×××✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔×××
51%Rocca, Tory  (term)R ×××××××××✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔××✔×
36%Smith, Virgil  (term)D ×××××××××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔××××××✔××XXXX×✔✔×✔××××✔×××
23%Bieda, Steve  (term)D ×××××××××✔✔××✔×××✔✔✔×✔×X×✔×××××✔××××××××✔×××××X✔×
20%Knezek, David  (term)D ×××××××××××✔×✔×××✔×✔×✔×××××××××✔×××××✔××✔✔×××××✔×
20%Ananich, Jim  (term)D ×××X×××××✔✔✔×✔×××××✔××××××X××××✔×××××✔×X✔××X×××✔×
17%Johnson, Bert  (term)D ×××××X×××✔×✔✔✔××××✔✔××X××××××××✔×××××××××××××××✔×
15%Hood, Morris, III  (term)D ×××××××××✔××X✔×××××✔×✔×××××××××✔××××××××X××✔×××✔×
15%Hopgood, Hoon-Yung  (term)D ×××××××××✔××✔✔×××××✔×××X×××××××✔××××××××✔×××××X✔×
13%Young, Coleman, II  (term)D ×××××××××✔××X✔×××××✔×✔×××××××××✔×××××××××X×××××✔×
12%Hertel, Curtis, Jr.  (term)D ×××××××××××✔×✔×××××✔×××××✔××××××××××××××✔××××××✔×
12%Warren, Rebekah  (term)D ×××××××××✔××✔✔×××××✔×××××××××××✔×××××××××××××××✔×
10%Gregory, Vincent  (term)D ××××××××××××✔✔×××××✔×××××××××××××××××X××✔××××××✔×

Legend:  ✔ Correct,  × Incorrect,  F Chamber failed to hold vote,  E Excused,  X Not Voting,  ? Ideal Vote not set,  – No vote in this chamber

 

Column Descriptions

Senate Bill 518: Child Support

   • Senate Roll Call 636 on December 16, 2015.

Senate Bill 13: Straight Ticket

   • Senate Roll Call 647 on December 16, 2015.

Senate Bill 13: Vote By Mail

   • Senate Roll Call 523 on November 10, 2015.

House Bill 4325: Early Warning

   • Senate Roll Call 332 on June 18, 2015.

House Bill 4188: Private Adoptions

   • Senate Roll Call 281 on June 10, 2015.

House Bill 4467: Private Prisons

   • Senate Roll Call 250 on May 27, 2015.

Senate Bill 248: Auto Insurance Rate Cut

   • Senate Roll Call 90 on April 16, 2015.

House Bill 4604: Agricultural permit

   • Senate Roll Call 632 on December 16, 2015.

Senate Bill 571: Robo-Call Disclosure

   • Senate Roll Call 652 on December 16, 2015.

Senate Bill 552: Increase Groundwater Fees

   • Senate Roll Call 589 on December 15, 2015.

House Bill 4462: Pre-Pay Taxes

   • Senate Roll Call 618 on December 15, 2015.

Senate Bill 616: pyramid

   • Senate Roll Call 627 on December 15, 2015.

House Bill 4212: Road Commissions

   • Senate Roll Call 573 on December 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 200: New MSF Program

   • Senate Roll Call 576 on December 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 638: State Super PACs

   • Senate Roll Call 561 on December 9, 2015.

Senate Bill 280: Collective bargaining

   • Senate Roll Call 505 on November 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 492: Franchisee Employees

   • Senate Roll Call 510 on November 10, 2015.

House Bill 4159: Jail Guards Carrying Guns

   • Senate Roll Call 514 on November 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 491: Teacher shortage

   • Senate Roll Call 490 on November 5, 2015.

House Bill 4736: Car Registration Fee Hike

   • Senate Roll Call 475 on November 3, 2015.

House Bill 4370: Homestead Tax Credit

   • Senate Roll Call 478 on November 3, 2015.

House Bill 4182: Phone-in

   • Senate Roll Call 462 on October 22, 2015.

Senate Resolution 104: A Nuclear Iran

   • Senate Roll Call 433 on October 14, 2015.

Senate Bill 500: UI Benefits Hike

   • Senate Roll Call 391 on October 1, 2015.

Senate Bill 306: Balanced Budget

   • Senate Roll Call 370 on September 17, 2015.

Senate Bill 384: DHHS Police Powers

   • Senate Roll Call 354 on September 10, 2015.

House Bill 4122: Kill Film Credits

   • Senate Roll Call 304 on June 18, 2015.

House Bill 4052: Death Star

   • Senate Roll Call 296 on June 17, 2015.

Senate Bill 209: Founding Documents

   • Senate Roll Call 285 on June 11, 2015.

House Bill 4175: No Horsing Around

   • Senate Roll Call 219 on May 26, 2015.

House Bill 4041: No Welfare For Truant Kids

   • Senate Roll Call 222 on May 26, 2015.

House Bill 4383: Registration fees

   • Senate Roll Call 229 on May 26, 2015.

Senate Bill 103: Student Growth Amendment

   • Senate Roll Call 207 on May 20, 2015.

Senate Bill 1: Prevailing Wage

   • Senate Roll Call 170 on May 14, 2015.

House Bill 4162: Lift Operator Restrictions

   • Senate Roll Call 168 on May 13, 2015.

House Bill 4038: Eviction Notices By Email

   • Senate Roll Call 161 on May 12, 2015.

Senate Bill 133: More Pre-School Money

   • Senate Roll Call 133 on May 5, 2015.

House Bill 4151: BB Guns

   • Senate Roll Call 111 on April 29, 2015.

Senate Bill 248: Auto No Fault Reforms

   • Senate Roll Call 101 on April 16, 2015.

Senate Bill 173: Buena Vista Debt

   • Senate Roll Call 64 on March 25, 2015.

Senate Bill 72: Marijuana Use

   • Senate Roll Call 41 on March 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 34: Gun Board

   • Senate Roll Call 35 on February 26, 2015.

Senate Resolution 7: Gray Wolf Management

   • Senate Roll Call 8 on February 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 56: Judges Raise

   • Senate Roll Call 74 on March 26, 2015.

House Bill 4447: Extending QAAP

   • Senate Roll Call 272 on June 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 13: No Reason Absentee

   • Senate Roll Call 643 on December 16, 2015.

House Bill 4102: Flint Water

   • Senate Roll Call 394 on October 1, 2015.

House Bill 4738: Gas Tax Hike

   • Senate Roll Call 476 on November 3, 2015.

Senate Bill 233: Using GF To Fill In SAF

   • Senate Roll Call 82 on April 16, 2015.

 

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