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MIRS News Senate Scorecard for 2016

Created by MIRS News

These are the most conservative, liberal senators of 2016

DISCLAIMER: This report was prepared by a user of the www.michiganvotes.org site. The www.michiganvotes.org site is not responsible for the scores, nor the preferred vote.

         

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Israel boycott
Y N ?
Y
Sidewalk Trip-Ups
Y N ?
Y
Selling aborted fetuses
Y N ?
Y
Mushroom regulations
Y N ?
Y
Animal shelter background checks
Y N ?
N
TIF On Steroids
Y N ?
N
Handyman bill
Y N ?
Y
Wolfhunting
Y N ?
Y
P3 bill
Y N ?
N
Uber
Y N ?
Y
Private Zoos breeding
Y N ?
Y
Underground fuel tank tax
Y N ?
N
Energy bill
Y N ?
N
Veterans bill
Y N ?
Y
Sinking fund amendment
Y N ?
N
Medical Malpractice
Y N ?
Y
3rd Grade Reading
Y N ?
Y
Medical Marijuana
Y N ?
N
Overdosing drug users
Y N ?
N
Telecommunications
Y N ?
Y
Auto Insurance Tax Credit
Y N ?
N
Unemployment Benefits
Y N ?
N
Detroit Public Schools
Y N ?
Y
Striking Teachers
Y N ?
Y
Abortion Coercion
Y N ?
Y
Driveway entrances
Y N ?
Y
Plastic grocery bags
Y N ?
Y
More horse racing dates
Y N ?
N
Emergency Manager repeal
Y N ?
N
Gas Stations Selling Beer and Wine
Y N ?
N
Petition Circulators
Y N ?
Y
Complete Streets Gone
Y N ?
Y
Register of Deeds fee
Y N ?
N
Franchisee Employees
Y N ?
Y
Marijuana Testing
Y N ?
Y
Repairing with factory auto parts
Y N ?
N
Workers' Comp Board
Y N ?
Y
Bio-Based
Y N ?
N
Seclusion and Restraint
Y N ?
N
Medical Marijuana On Public Property
Y N ?
Y
CPL Photo license
Y N ?
Y
Schools renting billboards
Y N ?
Y
Water liens
Y N ?
Y
Special Ed hiring
Y N ?
Y
African American
Y N ?
N
89%Colbeck, Patrick  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
81%Emmons, Judy  (term)R ✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔X×✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔X××✔✔✔✔✔×
79%Green, Michael  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔XXXX✔X✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔X✔×✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
78%Hune, Joe  (term)R ✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
78%Shirkey, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
74%Marleau, Jim  (term)R ✔✔✔✔×X✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔X✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
73%Brandenburg, Jack  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
73%Pavlov, Phil  (term)R ✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
71%Nofs, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Booher, Darwin  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔××✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Casperson, Tom  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Hildenbrand, Dave  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Horn, Kenneth  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Jones, Rick  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%MacGregor, Peter  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Proos, John  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
69%Robertson, David  (term)R ✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔
69%Stamas, Jim  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
68%Meekhof, Arlan  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×X✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
67%Knollenberg, Marty  (term)R ✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
64%Hansen, Goeff  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔××××✔××✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
64%Kowall, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔×××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
64%O'Brien, Margaret  (term)R ✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔×✔✔×
64%Schuitmaker, Tonya  (term)R ✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔×✔✔×
64%Zorn, Dale W.  (term)R ✔×✔✔××✔✔××✔✔×××✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔×✔✔×
62%Schmidt, Wayne  (term)R ✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔×
45%Rocca, Tory  (term)R ✔××××✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔×××✔×✔×××××✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔××X×✔✔×✔××
20%Conyers, Ian  (term)D ✔✔×××××××✔××–×–––––––––––––––––––––––×××✔×××–
16%Knezek, David  (term)D ✔××××××××✔××××××✔×××××××××✔××××××××××××✔✔✔×××
14%Smith, Virgil  (term)D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––×××××✔–––––––––×
14%Johnson, Bert  (term)D ✔✔×××××××X××××XXX×××X××✔××××X×X×××××X×××✔✔××X
13%Bieda, Steve  (term)D ✔×××××××✔✔×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××✔✔×✔××
11%Hertel, Curtis, Jr.  (term)D ✔××××××××✔×××××××××××××××××××X×××××××××✔✔✔×××
9%Ananich, Jim  (term)D ✔××××××××✔×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××✔✔××××
9%Gregory, Vincent  (term)D ✔××××××××✔×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××✔✔××××
9%Hopgood, Hoon-Yung  (term)D ×××××××××✔×××××××××××××××××××××✔×××××××✔✔××××
5%Young, Coleman, II  (term)D ××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××✔✔××X
4%Hood, Morris, III  (term)D XXXXX×XXXXXX✔X×××××××××××××××××××××××XXXXXXX×
0%Warren, Rebekah  (term)D ×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××

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

House Bill 5821: Israel boycott

   • Senate Roll Call 775 on Dec. 13, 2016.

House Bill 4686: Sidewalk Trip-Ups

   • Senate Roll Call 779 on Dec. 15, 2015.

Senate Bill 564: Selling aborted fetuses

   • Senate Roll Call 806 on Dec. 14, 2016.

House Bill 5532: Mushroom regulations

   • Senate Roll Call 818 on Jun. 1, 2016.

House Bill 4355: Animal shelter background checks

   • Senate Roll Call 824 on Feb. 10, 2016.

Senate Bill 1154: TIF On Steroids

   • Senate Roll Call 639 on Oct. 20, 2016.

Senate Bill 1012: Handyman bill

   • Senate Roll Call 716 on Jun. 1, 2016.

Senate Bill 1187: Wolfhunting

   • Senate Roll Call 720 on Dec. 1, 2016.

Senate Bill 627: P3 bill

   • Senate Roll Call 648 on Dec. 1, 2016.

House Bill 4637: Uber

   • Senate Roll Call 668 on Jun. 18, 2015.

Senate Bill 658: Private Zoos breeding

   • Senate Roll Call 675 on Dec. 10, 2015.

Senate Bill 1053: Underground fuel tank tax

   • Senate Roll Call 645 on Sep. 7, 2016.

Senate Bill 437: Energy bill

   • Senate Roll Call 629 on Jul. 1, 2015.

Senate Bill 1097: Veterans bill

   • Senate Roll Call 656 on Sep. 21, 2016.

Senate Bill 1046: Sinking fund amendment

   • Senate Roll Call 582 on Oct. 20, 2016.

Senate Bill 1104: Medical Malpractice

   • Senate Roll Call 588 on Sep. 21, 2016.

House Bill 4822: 3rd Grade Reading

   • Senate Roll Call 533 on Sep. 21, 2016.

House Bill 4209: Medical Marijuana

   • Senate Roll Call 496 on Oct. 8, 2015.

House Bill 5649: Overdosing drug users

   • Senate Roll Call 508 on May. 31, 2016.

Senate Bill 399: Telecommunications

   • Senate Roll Call 450 on Jun. 16, 2015.

House Bill 5457: Auto Insurance Tax Credit

   • Senate Roll Call 382 on Jun. 7, 2016.

Senate Bill 1008: Unemployment Benefits

   • Senate Roll Call 385 on Jun. 8, 2016.

House Bill 5384: Detroit Public Schools

   • Senate Roll Call 428 on Jun. 8, 2016.

House Bill 5387: Striking Teachers

   • Senate Roll Call 429 on Jun. 8, 2016.

House Bill 4787: Abortion Coercion

   • Senate Roll Call 329 on Apr. 12, 2016.

Senate Bill 707: Driveway entrances

   • Senate Roll Call 318 on Jan. 14, 2016.

Senate Bill 853: Plastic grocery bags

   • Senate Roll Call 255 on Mar. 15, 2016.

Senate Bill 504: More horse racing dates

   • Senate Roll Call 260 on Sep. 24, 2015.

Senate Bill 767: Emergency Manager repeal

   • Senate Roll Call 221 on Apr. 28, 2016.

House Bill 4895: Gas Stations Selling Beer and Wine

   • Senate Roll Call 149 on Mar. 22, 2016.

Senate Bill 776: Petition Circulators

   • Senate Roll Call 97 on Feb. 10, 2016.

House Bill 4458: Complete Streets Gone

   • Senate Roll Call 80 on Jun. 3, 2015.

Senate Bill 601: Register of Deeds fee

   • Senate Roll Call 52 on Nov. 4, 2015.

House Bill 5072: Franchisee Employees

   • Senate Roll Call 47 on Jan. 13, 2016.

Senate Bill 434: Marijuana Testing

   • Senate Roll Call 6 on Jul. 1, 2015.

House Bill 4344: Repairing with factory auto parts

   • Senate Roll Call 291 on Feb. 11, 2016.

Senate Bill 316: Workers' Comp Board

   • Senate Roll Call 531 on May. 7, 2015.

House Bill 4850: Bio-Based

   • Senate Roll Call 697 on May. 18, 2016.

House Bill 5409: Seclusion and Restraint

   • Senate Roll Call 790 on Dec. 8, 2016.

Senate Bill 72: Medical Marijuana On Public Property

   • Senate Roll Call 804 on Dec. 14, 2016.

House Bill 5250: CPL Photo license

   • Senate Roll Call 811 on Mar. 10, 2016.

Senate Bill 953: Schools renting billboards

   • Senate Roll Call 851 on Dec. 15, 2016.

House Bill 5113: Water liens

   • Senate Roll Call 761 on May. 25, 2016.

House Bill 5796: Special Ed hiring

   • Senate Roll Call 762 on Dec. 6, 2016.

Senate Bill 90: African American

   • Senate Roll Call 1 on Feb. 10, 2015.

 

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