The Patrick Henry Democratic Club

Easy Senate Score Chart

Key to Chart:  (range is +550 to -550).     Barbara Boxer has the highest score (+152.5). 
Mark Dayton and Frank Lautenberg and Edward Kennedy are tied for 2rd place (+132.5) .
*NOTE: CORZINE RAN A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR.  AS A RESULT HE MISSED ALL BUT ONE OF THE VOTES ON THE LATEST TWO CHARTS.   HAD HE BEEN PRESENT AND VOTED, HIS SCORE COULD BE AS MUCH AS 260 POINTS HIGHER.  BEFORE HE STARTED MISSING VOTES, HE HAD ONE OF THE HIGHER SCORES.

Home Run (H Run):  This Senator took a stand for the American people. +10 points

AWOL: This Senator was AWOL when the American people needed him/her to take a stand.  – 7.5 points

Strike: This Senator voted or agreed to an outcome harmful to the American people, freedom and/or democracy. -10 points

Total:  The accumulated points to date on major votes/consents.

Other score charts:   (01/06/05 - 04/21/05B)   (04/28/05 - 06/09/05B)   (06/14/05 - 07/01/05)   (07/14/05 - 07/29/05B)
(09/13/05 - 10/07/05)  (10/27/05A-11/15/05A)  (2006 Chart)

Votes/ Consents counted this page:

11/15/05B:  Roll call 326 was the vote on the Defense Authorization Act (S1042) which overall does a lot more harm in keeping the war and the war profiteering alive, restricting the right of habeas corpus and encouraging terrorism.  It also wastes money on war and takes it from needed programs to benefit others and gives it to those who waste the money and make it disappear.

11/17/05A:  This was the Kennedy Amendment to the Tax Relief for the Rich Act (RC 338).  This amendment would have helped to eliminate child poverty.

11/17/05B:  This was the Durbin Amendment to the Tax Relief for the Rich Act (RC337).  Durbin's amendment would have used a little of the money the bill gave to the wealthiest Americans and used it to provide health insurance to 9 million kids who don't have it.

11/18/05: This was the Steal from the Poor and Middle Class and Give Their Money To the Rich Act (AKA) the Tax Relief for the Rich Act.

12/16/05:  This was the cloture motion on the extension and expansion of the USA-PATRIOT Attack on Freedom in America.  Russ Feingold successfully led a filibuster of this bill.

12/19/05:  This was the vote on the Motion to Proceed to the Conference Report to Accompany HR 1815 (the disastrous Defense Authorization Act) which places Halliburton above life.

12/21/05:  This was the Cloture motion on the Defense Appropriations Act, which further encourages wars and killing for profit.

NAME

PRIOR SCORE 11/15/05B 11/17/05A 11/17/05B 11/18/05 12/16/05 12/19/05 12/21/05 TOTAL SCORE

Akaka (D-HI)

 +82.5 STRIKE
 H RUN
 H RUN
 H RUN H RUN
 STRIKE
 STRIKE +92.5

Alexander (R- TN)

-422.5
 AWOL
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -490

Allard (R-CO)

 -475
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -545

Allen (R-VA

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -527.5

Baucus (D-MT)

 -135
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -165

Bayh (D-IN)

 +7.5
 STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -2.5

Bennett (R-UT)

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -527.5

Biden (D-DE)

 +27.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN AWOL
 STRIKE -5

Bingaman (D-NM)

 -137.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -127.5

Bond (R-MO)

 -480
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -550

Boxer (D-CA)

 +142.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +152.5

Brownback (R-KS)

 -460
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -530

Bunning (R-KY)

 -452.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -527.5

Burns (R-MT),

 -427.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -497.5

Burr (R-NC)

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE AWOL
 STRIKE -525

Byrd (D-WV)

 -115
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -105

Cantwell (D-WA)

 -20
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -50

Carper (D-DE)

 -180
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -210

Chafee (R-RI)

 -317.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE AWOL
 -385

Chambliss (R-GA)

 -440
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -540

Clinton (D-NY)

 +45
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +35

Coburn (R-OK)

 -445
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -515

Cochran (R-MS)

 -470
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -540

Coleman (R-MN)

 -415
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -485

Collins (R-ME)

 -340
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -410

Conrad (D-ND)

 -235
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -225

Cornyn (R-TX)

 -477.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -547.5

Corzine (D-NJ)

 (+27.5)*
 AWOL
 AWOL
 AWOL
 AWOL
 H RUN AWOL
 AWOL
 (-27.5)*

Craig (R-ID)

 -405
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -455

Crapo (R-ID)

 -420
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -490

Dayton (D-MN)

 +122.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +112.5

DeMint (R-SC)

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE AWOL
 -525

DeWine (R-OH)

 -420
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -490

Dodd (D-CT)

 -15
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN AWOL
 AWOL
 AWOL
 -17.5

Dole (R-NC)

 -460
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -530

Domenici (R-NM)

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -527.5

Dorgan (D-ND)

 -17.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -7.5

Durbin (D-IL)

 +80
 STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +70

Ensign (R-NV)

 -437.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -507.5

Enzi (R-WY)

 -397.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -467.5

Feingold (D-WI)

 +62.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +72.5

Feinstein (D-CA)

 -95
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -105

Frist (R-TN)

 -437.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -487.5

Graham (R-SC),

 -400
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -470

Grassley (R-IA),

 -440
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -510

Gregg (R-NH)

 -392.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE AWOL
 -460

Hagel (R-NE)

 -437.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -487.5

Harkin (D-IA)

 +60
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE AWOL
 +72.5

Hatch (R-UT),

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -527.5

Hutchison (R-TX),

 -475.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -547.5

Inhofe (R-OK)

 -457.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -527.5

Inouye (D-HI)

 -102.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -92.5

Isakson (R-GA)

 -460
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -530

Jeffords(I-VT)

 -107.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -97.5

Johnson (D-SD)

 -117.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -147.5

Kennedy (D-MA)

 +122.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +132.5

Kerry (D-MA)

 +85
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +95

Kohl (D-WI)

 -135
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -125

Kyl (R-AZ)

 -417.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -487.5

Landrieu (D-LA)

 -177.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -187.5

Lautenberg (D-NJ)

 +122.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +132.5

Leahy (D-VT)

 +2.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +12.5

Levin (D-MI)

 +2.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +12.5

Lieberman (D-CT)

 -265
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -255

Lincoln (D-AR)

 -177.5
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -207.5

Lott (R-MS)

 -435
 STRIKE AWOL
 AWOL
 AWOL STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -497.5

Lugar (R-IN)

 -435
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -505

Martinez (R-FL)

 -415
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -485

McCain (R-AZ)

 -332.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE AWOL
 AWOL
 -397.5

McConnell (R-KY)

 -460
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -530

Mikulski (D-MD)

 +65
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +75

Murkowski (R-AK)

 -447.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -497.5

Murray (D-WA)

 -17.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -7.5

Nelson (D-FL)

 -200
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -210

Nelson (D-NE)

 -400
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -470

Obama (D-IL)

 +2.5
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +12.5

Pryor (D-AR)

 -280
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -310

Reed (D-RI)

 +100
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +110

Reid (D-NV)

 +20
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +30

Roberts (R-KS)

 -447.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -517.5

Rockefeller(D-WV)

 -67.7
 STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -57.7

Salazar (D-CO)

 -140
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -170

Santorum (R-PA)

 -452.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE