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Michigan Tea Party Scorecard - 2013 Q1 Q2 only

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This is the scorecard for the first and second quarters of 2013. We did not publish a Q1 scorecard due to the very low number of scored votes. See the 2013 YTD scorecard for cumulative scores. The Michigan Tea Party Scorecard is published quarterly, and scores votes deemed to be on core tea party issues - fiscal responsibility, limited government, and private sector job creation. Most straight party line votes are excluded, as are "messy" bills with conflicting content. For more information see www.watchingmichigan.com. The scorecard is a public service of Independents for Responsible Government www.I4RG.com. NOTE: the vote on expanding Medicaid is intentionally included twice to give it the extra importance that it has with conservative citizens.

WARNING: This scorecard contains duplicates roll call votes. Look for 'WARNING' in the legend.

DISCLAIMER: Scorecards are user-created and do not represent the views of Michigan Votes or the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
The user/creator is responsible for the scores and the preferred votes.

         
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100%Legislator.
Ideal Senate Vote >		anySelected
SB 123 - Expand convention facility authorities
N
SB 78 - Restrict "biological diversity" state land
Y
SB 257 - Expand Business Improvement Zones
N
SB 92 -License pharmacy assistants
N
SB 38 - Wage garnishment for blight violations
N
SB 218 -Extend water resource authorities
N
SB 182 - K12 budget amendment
N
SB 347 - Expand MSHDA subsidies
N
SB 345 - State housing subsidy debt
N
SB 173 - Ban local mandates on private employers
Y
HB 4664 - Prison worker pension double dipping
N
HB 4669 - Increase ORV tax
N
HB 4668 - Increase hunting & fishing fees
N
HB 4665 - Extend and fill tipping fee increase
N
SB 175 - Undo National Guard pension reform
N
HB 4813 - Procedure to dissolve failed schools
Y
SB 284 - Homeheating welfare program
N
SB 271 - Revise developer subsidy regime
N
SB 272 - Developer "port facility" subsidies
N		–––––
58%Brandenburg, Jack  (term)R ×✔×××××✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔–––––
53%Hune, Joe  (term)R ×✔××××✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔××–––––
42%Schuitmaker, Tonya  (term)R ×✔××××✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×××–––––
41%Caswell, Bruce  (term)R ×✔✔××XX××✔✔✔×××✔×✔×–––––
37%Hildenbrand, Dave  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×✔✔✔×✔×××–––––
32%Colbeck, Patrick  (term)R ×✔✔✔××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
32%Pavlov, Phil  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×✔✔××✔×××–––––
32%Proos, John  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×✔✔××✔×××–––––
32%Robertson, David  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔××✔✔×✔×××–––––
32%Rocca, Tory  (term)R ×✔××××××××✔✔✔✔××✔××–––––
32%Young, Coleman, II  (term)D ××××✔✔××××✔✔✔✔×××××–––––
29%Whitmer, Gretchen  (term)D X×××X✔××××✔✔✔✔×××××–––––
28%Johnson, Bert  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔✔✔X××××–––––
26%Anderson, Glenn  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔✔✔×××××–––––
26%Emmons, Judy  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔✔××××✔×××–––––
26%Hunter, Tupac  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔✔✔×××××–––––
26%Nofs, Mike  (term)R ×✔××××××✔✔✔××××✔×××–––––
22%Pappageorge, John  (term)R ×✔×X××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
22%Smith, Virgil  (term)D X××××✔××××✔✔×✔×××××–––––
21%Bieda, Steve  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔×✔×××××–––––
21%Booher, Darwin  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Green, Michael  (term)R ×✔×××××××✔×××××✔✔××–––––
21%Gregory, Vincent  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔×✔×××××–––––
21%Hood, Morris, III  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔×✔×××××–––––
21%Hopgood, Hoon-Yung  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔×✔✔×××××–––––
21%Jansen, Mark  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Kowall, Mike  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Meekhof, Arlan  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Moolenaar, John  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Richardville, Randy  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Walker, Howard  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××✔×××–––––
21%Warren, Rebekah  (term)D ×××××✔××××✔✔×✔×××××–––––
17%Ananich, Jim  (term)D –––––––×××✔××✔×××××–––––
16%Casperson, Tom  (term)R ×✔×××××××✔✔××××××××–––––
16%Jones, Rick  (term)R ×✔×××××××✔✔××××××××–––––
16%Kahn, Roger  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××××××–––––
16%Marleau, Jim  (term)R ×✔××××✔××✔×××××××××–––––
11%Hansen, Goeff  (term)R ×✔×××××××✔×××××××××–––––
100%Legislator.
Ideal House Vote >		anySelected
SB 123 - Expand convention facility authorities
N
HB 4369 - “Education achievement authority”
Y
HB 4139 - Eliminate "peace bonds"
Y
SB 218 -Extend water resource authorities
N
HB 4681 - Repeal Auctioneer licensing
Y
HB 4664 - Prison worker pension double dipping
N
HB 4669 - Increase ORV tax
N
HB 4668 - Increase hunting & fishing fees
N
HB 4665 - Extend and fill tipping fee increase
N
SB 175 - Undo National Guard pension reform
N
HB 4714 - Accept ACA Medicaid Expansion
N
HB 4714 - ACA Medicaid expansion - weighted
N
HB 4813 - Procedure to dissolve failed schools
Y
SB 284 - Homeheating welfare program
N		––––––––––
64%Dianda, Scott  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔––––––––––
64%Goike, Ken  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××××✔✔✔✔✔––––––––––
64%McMillin, Tom  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔××××✔✔✔✔×––––––––––
64%Geiss, Douglas  (term)D ✔×××✔✔✔✔✔✔XX×X––––––––––
57%Franz, Ray  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
57%Genetski, Robert  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
57%Hooker, Thomas  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
57%Howrylak, Martin  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔×✔––––––––––
57%Irwin, Jeff  (term)D ✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔××××––––––––––
57%Kelly, Tim  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
57%Leonard, Tom  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
57%Lund, Pete  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
57%McCann, Sean  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×××✔––––––––––
57%Somerville, Patrick  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
54%Farrington, Jeff  (term)R ×✔✔×X✔×××✔✔✔✔×––––––––––
50%Cotter, Kevin  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
50%Jenkins, Nancy  (term)R ×✔✔×✔✔××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
50%MacGregor, Peter  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
50%Nesbitt, Aric  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××✔×✔✔✔×––––––––––
50%Robinson, Rose Mary  (term)D ✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔××××––––––––––
50%Segal, Kate  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔××××––––––––––
46%Haugh, Harold  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔X××××––––––––––
46%Hobbs, Rudy  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔X××××––––––––––
46%MacMaster, Greg  (term)R ✔✔✔X✔×××××××✔✔––––––––––
46%Nathan, David  (term)D ✔×××✔✔✔✔✔X××××––––––––––
43%Abed, Theresa  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔××××✔––––––––––
43%Brinks, Winnie  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔××××✔––––––––––
43%Bumstead, Jon  (term)R ××✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔––––––––––
43%Cochran, Tom  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔××××✔––––––––––
43%Daley, Kevin  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Driskell, Gretchen  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔××××✔––––––––––
43%Graves, Joseph  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Greimel, Tim  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
43%Heise, Kurt  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Johnson, Joel  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Kurtz, Kenneth  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Lamonte, Collene  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔××××✔––––––––––
43%Lauwers, Dan  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Lipton, Ellen  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
43%McBroom, Ed  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Muxlow, Paul  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Outman, Rick  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Potvin, Phil  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Rendon, Bruce  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Stanley, Woodrow  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
43%Switalski, Jon  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
43%VerHeulen, Rob  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
43%Victory, Roger  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
36%Haines, Gail  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××XX✔X––––––––––
36%Banks, Brian  (term)D ×××✔×✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Brunner, Charles  (term)D ××××✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Cavanagh, Phil  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Darany, George T.  (term)D ××××✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Dillon, Brandon  (term)D ××✔××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Kandrevas, Andrew  (term)D ××✔×✔✔××✔✔××××––––––––––
36%Kesto, Klint  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
36%Kowall, Eileen  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
36%LaFontaine, Andrea  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔✔––––––––––
36%Lane, Marilyn  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔✔××××××––––––––––
36%Pettalia, Peter  (term)R ××✔×✔×××××✔✔✔×––––––––––
36%Rogers, Bill  (term)R ×✔✔×✔××××✔××✔×––––––––––
36%Shirkey, Mike  (term)R ×✔✔✔✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
36%Smiley, Charles  (term)D ××××✔✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Talabi, Alberta Tinsley  (term)D ×××✔×✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
36%Townsend, Jim  (term)D ××✔×✔✔✔×✔×××××––––––––––
36%Yanez, Henry  (term)D ×××××✔✔✔✔××××✔––––––––––
36%Zemke, Adam  (term)D ×××✔×✔✔×✔✔××××––––––––––
31%Stallworth, Thomas, III  (term)D ××××X✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
29%Barnett, Vicki  (term)D ×××××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
29%Bolger, James "Jase"  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Brown, Terry  (term)D ××✔×✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
29%Clemente, Paul D.  (term)D ××××✔✔××✔✔××××––––––––––
29%Crawford, Hugh  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Denby, Cindy  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Durhal, Fred, III  (term)D ×××××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
29%Forlini, Anthony  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Foster, Frank  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Haveman, Joseph  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Jacobsen, Bradford  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Kivela, John  (term)D ××✔×✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
29%Kosowski, Robert  (term)D ××✔×✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
29%LaVoy, Bill  (term)D ××✔××✔××✔✔××××––––––––––
29%Lori, Matt  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Lyons, Lisa  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%McCready, Michael  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Oakes, Stacy Erwin  (term)D ××✔×✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
29%O'Brien, Margaret  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Pagel, David  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Poleski, Earl  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Price, Amanda  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Pscholka, Al  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Roberts, Sarah  (term)D ×××××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
29%Rutledge, David E.  (term)D ××××✔✔✔×✔×××××––––––––––
29%Schor, Andy  (term)D ××✔×✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
29%Singh, Sam  (term)D ×××××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
29%Slavens, Dian  (term)D ××✔××✔✔×✔×××××––––––––––
29%Stamas, Jim  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Tlaib, Rashida  (term)D ×××××✔✔✔✔×××××––––––––––
29%Walsh, John  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Yonker, Ken  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
29%Zorn, Dale W.  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××✔×––––––––––
27%Olumba, John  (term)D ×✔✔XX××××X××✔×––––––––––
23%Hovey-Wright, Marcia  (term)D ××××X✔✔××✔××××––––––––––
21%Callton, Mike  (term)R ×✔✔×✔×××××××××––––––––––
21%Faris, Pam  (term)D ××××✔✔✔×××××××––––––––––
21%Knezek, David  (term)D ××××✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
21%Santana, Harvey  (term)D ××××✔✔××✔×××××––––––––––
21%Schmidt, Wayne  (term)R ×✔✔×××××××××✔×––––––––––
25%Ananich, Jim  (term)D ××✔×––––––––––––––––––––
14%Glardon, Ben  (term)R ××✔×××××××××✔×––––––––––

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 123: SB 123 - Expand convention facility authorities
Allows borrowing and spending more to develop a "sports facility" in Grand Rapids - borrowing and spending for corporate welfare
   • House Roll Call 89 on April 23, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call on April 17, 2013.

Senate Bill 78: SB 78 - Restrict "biological diversity" state land
Prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from designating an area of land specifically for the purpose of achieving “biological diversity," no longer require the DNR to manage forests in a manner that promotes "restoration"
   • Senate Roll Call 37 on March 5, 2013.

House Bill 4369: HB 4369 - “Education achievement authority”
Codify in statute the powers and structure of a state “education achievement authority” (already created by means of an administrative “interlocal agreement”), which is an office in the Department of Education tasked with managing, overseeing or contracting-out the operations of public schools deemed to have failed academically.
   • House Roll Call 66 on March 21, 2013.

Senate Bill 257: SB 257 - Expand Business Improvement Zones
Strengthen powers of business improvement zones by making them easier to create, harder to dissolve. These entities can impose taxes to pay for projects they deem beneficial to property owners.
   • Senate Roll Call 74 on April 11, 2013.

Senate Bill 92: SB 92 -License pharmacy assistants
Impose licensing and regulation on pharmacy assistants with fees, continuing education requirements, test-taking mandates etc
   • Senate Roll Call 70 on April 9, 2013.

House Bill 4139: HB 4139 - Eliminate "peace bonds"
Repeal section of criminal law authorizing judges to order a "peace bond" when an individual has threatened an offense. Concerns are that they have been used to abridge free speech.
   • House Roll Call 75 on April 11, 2013.

Senate Bill 38: SB 38 - Wage garnishment for blight violations
Allow a local government to garnish the wages of a property owner who has failed to pay fines imposed by “administrative hearing bureaus”
   • Senate Roll Call 83 on April 18, 2013.

Senate Bill 218: SB 218 -Extend water resource authorities
Eliminate the sunset on local water improvement resource authorities which levy taxes and divert other tax revenue to cover debt service
   • House Roll Call 84 on April 18, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 113 on April 25, 2013.

Senate Bill 182: SB 182 - K12 budget amendment
Amendment to support dedicating School Aid Funds (SAF) to K-12 although constitution explicitly authorizes using SAF for higher education
   • Senate Roll Call 103 on April 24, 2013.

Senate Bill 347: SB 347 - Expand MSHDA subsidies
Empower Michigan State Housing Development Authority(MSHDA) to use money in reserve funds to buy ownership interest in companies and non-profits who acquire ownership interests in multifamily housing projects
   • Senate Roll Call 179 on May 16, 2013.

Senate Bill 345: SB 345 - State housing subsidy debt
Repeal requirement that MSHDA must scale back its debt from $4.2B authorizes in 2012 to $3.4B by Nov 1 2014. Net effect is to increase borrowing for taxpayer backed mortgage loan guarantees, subsidies, etc
   • Senate Roll Call 177 on May 16, 2013.

House Bill 4681: HB 4681 - Repeal Auctioneer licensing
Repeal law that imposes licensure mandate on auctioneers
   • House Roll Call 180 on May 29, 2013.

Senate Bill 173: SB 173 - Ban local mandates on private employers
Preempt local governments from adopting ordinances or policies that require private sector employers to provide employee leave that is not required under state or federal law.
   • Senate Roll Call 232 on June 5, 2013.

House Bill 4664: HB 4664 - Prison worker pension double dipping
Repeal sunset of 2012 law that “temporarily” allowed retired prison employees to simultaneously collect pension benefits and a paycheck, starting as young as age 51 in some cases.
   • House Roll Call 197 on June 5, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 284 on June 18, 2013.

House Bill 4669: HB 4669 - Increase ORV tax
Increase annual Off Road Vehicle (ORV)license tax from $16.25 to $26.25 for a license that does not authorize operation on state ORV trails, and $36.25 for one that does. This is one of several fee increases, which is another form of tax increase.
   • House Roll Call 200 on June 5, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 285 on June 18, 2013.

House Bill 4668: HB 4668 - Increase hunting & fishing fees
To revise the structure of hunting and fishing license fees in a manner that would increase license fees for most sportsmen. The House Fiscal Agency reports this would extract an additional $19.7 million annually from sportsmen.
   • House Roll Call 199 on June 5, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 307 on June 19, 2013.

House Bill 4665: HB 4665 - Extend and fill tipping fee increase
Extend until Sept. 30, 2015 a “temporary” increase from 7 cents to 12 cents on the per-cubic yard state “tipping fee” tax imposed on dumping in landfills, which was authorized by a 2011 law.
   • House Roll Call 198 on June 5, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 278 on June 18, 2013.

Senate Bill 175: SB 175 - Undo National Guard pension reform
Reverse a 2010 reform that eliminated "defined benefit" pensions for future Michigan National Guard commanders and their assistants, and instead provided 401k benefits. Restores generous state pensions of $78,000 to $133,000.
   • House Roll Call 205 on June 6, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 235 on June 11, 2013.

House Bill 4714: HB 4714 - Accept ACA Medicaid Expansion
Expand Medicaid eligibility to families and individuals up to 138 percent of poverty level as desired by the Affordable Care Act, contingent on some state conditions. This is a critical step in implementing ObamaCare and is strongly opposed by tea party groups.
   • House Roll Call 241 on June 13, 2013.

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View Bill: HB 4714 - ACA Medicaid expansion - weighted
Intentionally included twice to reflect the importance of this bill, and the very strong opposition by tea party groups.

House Bill 4813: HB 4813 - Procedure to dissolve failed schools
Establish criteria and procedures for dissolving a school district that has become so fiscally unviable that it can no longer educate students, and for attaching the failed district’s territory to one or more nearby school districts
   • House Roll Call 256 on June 20, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 316 on June 19, 2013.

Senate Bill 284: SB 284 - Homeheating welfare program
Create a state fund to receive and redistribute up to $60 million annually from customer surcharges on electricity bills to low income households as home heating subsidies. Another new tax.
   • House Roll Call 234 on June 13, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 276 on June 18, 2013.

Senate Bill 271: SB 271 - Revise developer subsidy regime
Increase the maximum "community revitalization" subsidy to any one developer from $1M to $2.5M. Also eliminate some restrictions oh how funds can be spent and make reporting less transparent.
   • Senate Roll Call 266 on June 13, 2013.

Senate Bill 272: SB 272 - Developer "port facility" subsidies
Expand the mission of the Michigan Strategic Fund to include providing undefined subsidies for corporations, developers and other entities involved in port facilities
   • Senate Roll Call 267 on June 13, 2013.

 

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