2008-2011 House Scorecards

2008 – 2011 Louisiana House Scorecards

The following table lists the scored right to life votes in the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 2008-2011 Legislative Term. Below the table and to the right you will find the scorecard key and the list of scored votes (listed as 1-13 in the table).

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Name  Dist.  Party  1  2  3  4  5  6 7   8  9  10  11  12  13 %
Neil Abramson 98 D  + + + + + A A A A A A A A 100%*
John Anders 21 D + + + + A + A + + + A + – 90%
James Armes III 30 D  + – + + + A A A A A A A A 80%*
Jeffery Arnold 102 D + + + + + + + + – + A + + 92%
Elton Aubert 58 D + + + + A A A A – + A + A 86%
Bobby Badon 39 D  + + + A + + + + + + + + + 100%
Austin Badon 100 D  + + + + + – – – – + + + – 62%
Damon Baldone 53 D  + + + + + A A A A + + A + 100%
Taylor Barras 48 R + + + A + + + + + + + + + 100%
Regina Barrow 29 D + + A + + + – – + + + + A 82%
Robert Billiot 83 D + + + + + + + + + + + + A 100%
Wesley Bishop 101 D N N N N N N N N N N N + – 50%
Jared Brossett 97 D + + – + + – – – – + A + – 50%
Richie Burford 7 R  + + + + + +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  100%
Henry Burns 9 R  + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Timothy Burns 89 R + + + A + A A + A + + + + 100%
Roy Burrell 2 D  + + + + + – – – – A + + – 58%
Thomas Carmod 6 R + + + + + + + + + + + A + 100%
Stephen Carter 68 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Simone Champagne 49 R + + + + A + + + + + + + + 100%
Billy Chandler 22 R + + A + + + A + + + A + + 100%
Charles Chaney 19 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Patrick Connick 84 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Patrick Cortez 43 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
George Cromer 90 R + + + A A + + + + A + + A 100%
Michael Danahay 33 D + + + A + + + + + + + + + 100%
Herbert Dixon 26 D + – + + + – – – – + + A – 50%
Jean Doerge 10 D + + + + + + + + + + A + + 100%
Gordon Dove, Sr. 52 R A A + + + A A A A A A + A 100%*
Hollis Downs 12 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
John Bel Edwards 72 D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Noble Ellington 20 R + + + A + A A A A + + + + 100%
James Fannin 13 D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Franklin Foil 70 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
A. B. Franklin 34 D + + + + + A A – – + A + – 70%
Richard Gallot, Jr. 11 D + – + + A – – – – + + A – 45%
Brett Geymann 35 R + + + + A + + + + + + + + 100%
Jerry Gisclair 54 D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Hunter Greene 66 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Elbert Guillory 40 D + + + + + N N N N N N N N 100%
Mickey Guillory 41 D + + + + + + + A + + + + + 100%
John Guinn 37 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Rickey Hardy 44 D + – + + A – – – – A + + – 45%
Joe Harrison 51 R A + + + + A A A A + + + + 100%
Lowell C. Hazel 27 R + + + + + + + + + + A + + 100%
Reed Henderson 103 D + A + A + + – + + + + + + 91%
Cameron Henry 82 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Robert Hensgens 47 R  N N N N N N N N N N N N A DNV
Dorothy Hill 32 D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Walker Hines 95 R  + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Frank Hoffmann 15 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Dalton Honore 63 D  N N N N N N N N N N + + – 67%
Frank Howard 24 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Nita Rusich Hutter 104 R + + + + + + + A A + A + + 100%
Michael Jackson 61 D + + + + + – + – – + A A – 64%
Girod Jackson III 87 D + + – + + – – – – + A + – 50%
Robert Johnson 28 D + + + + + A A A A + + + + 100%
Rosalind Jones 17 D + A – + A – – – – A A + – 33%
Sam Jones 50 D + A + A + + A + + + + + + 100%
Kay Katz 16 R + + + + + + + + + A + + + 100%
Charles Kleckley 36 R + + + + + + + A + + + + + 100%
John LaBruzzo 81 R + + + A + A A A A + + + + 100%
Juan LaFonta 96 D  + + + – + – – – – A – A – 36%
Eddie Lambert 59 R + + A A + + + + + + + + + 100%
Nancy Landry 31 R + + + + + + + + – + + + + 92%
Bernard LeBas 38 D + + + A + + + + + A + + + 100%
Walt Leger, III 91 D + – – + + + – – – + + + – 54%
Tony Ligi, Jr. 79 R  + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Samuel Little 14 R  + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Joseph Lopinto 80 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Nick Lorusso 94 R N N N N N + + + + + + + + 100%
Thomas McVea 62 R + + + + + + + + + + A + + 100%
Fred Mills 46 R + + + + + + + + – + + N N 92%
Nickie Monica 57 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Jack Montoucet 42 D + + + + A + – A + + A + + 90%
Helena Moreno 93 D N N N N N N N N N N + + – 67%
James Morris 1 R  + + + + A + + + + + + + + 100%
Barbara Norton 3 D + – – + + A A A A + + + – 67%
Rickey Nowlin 23 R + + + + + + + + A + + + + 100%
Kevin Pearson 76 R + + + + A + + + + A + + + 100%
Jonathan Perry 47 R + + + + + + + + + A + N N 100%
Karen Peterson 93 D  + – – – + N N N N N N N N 40%
Erich Ponti 69 R  + + + + + + + + + + A + + 100%
J. Rogers Pope 71 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Stephen Pugh 73 R + + + + + + + + + + + + A 100%
Jerome Richard 55 I + + + + + + + + + + A + + 100%
Clifton Richardson 65 R  + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Cedric Richmond 101 D + – + + + – – – – + A N N 50%
Harold Ritchie 75 D  + + + + + + + + + + A + A 100%
Joel Robideaux 45 R + + + + + + + + – + + + + 92%
Christopher Roy 25 D + + + + + + A + A A + + A 100%
John Schroder 77 R + + + A A + + + + + + + + 100%
Scott Simon 74 R + + + + + + + + + + + A + 100%
Mert Smiley, Jr. 88 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Jane H. Smith 8 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Gary Smith, Jr. 56 D + + + + + A A A A + + + + 100%
Patricia Smith 67 D + + – – + – – – – + + + – 46%
Karen St. Germain 60 D + A + + + + – A A + + + A 89%
Charmaine Marchand 99 D + + – + + – – + – A + + – 58%
Kirk Talbot 78 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Ricky Templet 85 R + + + + + + + + + A + + + 100%
Major Thibaut 18 D N N + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Ledricka Thierry 40 D N N N N N + – A A + + + – 83%
Jim Tucker 86 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Wayne Waddell 5 R + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Bodi White, Jr. 64 R  + + A A + + + + + + + + + 100%
Patrick Williams 4 D + + + + + + + – – + + + A 83%
Thomas Willmott 92 R + + + + + + + + + + A + + 100%
Ernest Wooton 105 I + + + A + A A A A + + + + 100%

Scorecard Key

Scored Votes 

  1. Cord Blood Banking Program (2008)
    • HB 861; Authored by Representative Hines
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Program within the Dept. of Health and Hospitals.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor.
  2. Human Cloning Funding Ban (2009)

    • HB 370; Authored by Representative Henry
    • Vote on Final Passage: LARTL Supported
    • Prohibits state and federal funding of human cloning in the state of Louisiana.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor.
  3. Health Care Rights of Conscience Protection (2009) (Vote on Concurrence)

    • HB 517; Authored by Representative LeBas
    • Vote on Concurrence; LARTL Supported
    • Protects certain health care rights of conscience for all health care professionals in the public and private sectors by granting the right to object from certain services.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor.
  4. Choose Life License Plate Restructuring (Final Passage)
    • SB 289: Authored by Senator Appel
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Improves the Louisiana Choose License Plate program.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor
  5. Human-Animal Hybrid Ban (Final Passage)
    • SB 115; Authored by Senator Martiny
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Bans the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor.
  6. National Abortion Insurance Opt-Out (2010)
    • HB 1247; Authored by Rep. Hoffman
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Opts Louisiana out of the abortion aspects of health care insurance reform
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor; Supported by LARTL
  7. National Abortion Insurance Opt-Out (2010)(Amendment #87A)
    • If passed, amendment #87A would have allowed government-funded abortions on unborn babies younger than 24 weeks after conception
    • LARTL Opposed the Amendment; Amendment Failed
  8. National Abortion Insurance Opt-Out (2010)(Amendment #88)
    • Amendment would have inserted broad exception for psychological health of the mother
    • LARTL Opposed the Amendment; Amendment Failed
  9. National Abortion Insurance Opt-Out (2010) (Amendment #89)
    • Amendment would have allowed government funded abortions for babies conceived through rape or incest
    • LARTL Opposed the Amendment; Amendment Failed
  10. Emergency Abortion Closure Ability HB 1370 (2010)
    • Authored by Rep. Fred Mills
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Provides the Deparment of Health and Hospitals the ability to immediately revoke an abortion facility’s license in grave cicumstances
    • LARTL Supported; Passed and Signed by Governor
  11. Ultrasound Before Abortion Act (2010)
    • SB 528; Authored by Senator Broome
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Provides women in an abortion facility the opportunity to see the image of their unborn child.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor
  12. Signs of Hope Act (2011)
    • HB 636: Authored by Representative Hoffman
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Requires posting of signage in abortion facility, creates state pregnancy help website, and more.
    • Passed and Signed by the Governor
  13. Defund Planned Parenthood Resolution (2011)
    • HCR 54; Authored by Representative Hoffman
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
    • Urged Congress to Defund Planned Parenthood
    • LARTL Supported; Passed the House, but died in the Senate
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