LABOR VOTING RECORD SENATE 2007

123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE

NOTE: The chart below covers ten key votes of importance to working families in Maine cast by Maine senators at the 2007 session of the Maine Senate. It gives the name, party affiliation, home town and Legislative District of each of the members of the Maine Senate. The names are arranged alphabetically.

An "R" indicates a "right" vote and a "W" indicates a "wrong" vote from the standpoint of labor. The number at the top of the column indicates the measure that was voted on. The columns, to the far right, indicate the percentage of "right" votes cast during the 2007 session.  The percentage is based on total votes actually cast. If the senator is absent or excused there is an "X".  The material "Labor Vote Information" below provides a brief description of the measure vote on, the Legislative Document (LD) number, the roll call number in the Senate (SRC) or in the House (HRC). If you want more information on the particular piece of legislation click here Keeping Track of "Your Bill" and on the Maine legislative search page type in the LD number of the bill.

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State Senate and House Members 2007
The link below will take you to the letters of the alphabet. You click on the first letter of the name of your TOWN and a list of all Maine towns starting with that letter will appear. After the name of your town you will find the names of  both the Maine Senator and Maine Representative who represent your town. Click on either name and a picture and full information about that member of the Legislature will appear.
http://janus.state.me.us/house/townlist.htm

NAME CHANGES 2007
During 2007 Rep.Abbie Holman died and was replaced by Rep. Dean Jones who also died and late in the year was replaced by his wife Rep. Pat Jones. Since the first two representatives each voted only twice on our selected labor votes, they have not been included at all in the 2007 House Labor Vote table. The votes of Pat Jones will show up in the 2008 House Labor Vote table. There were four other deaths or resignations of Representatives in 2007. Replacements were elected in November 2008. This creates a difference of five names between the 2007 and 2008 House Labor vote tables.

NOTE: the policy we have followed over the years is to calculate percentages based on the number of votes actually cast. Accordingly, if a legislator casts two "right" votes and is absent on the other eight votes he/she is still listed as having a 100% "right" voting record. If he/she cast one "right" and one "wrong" vote and was absent on the other eight votes he/she would be listed as having a 50% "right" voting record.

First Regular Session 2007

Senate Votes

1. LD 1915 An Act to Protect Fair Share Workers from Termination. House Roll Call #156 on Enactment June 18, 2007. Senate Roll Call #172 on Enactment, June 18, 2007.

Enacted and signed by the Governor.

2. Joint Resolution to the President and Congress to Repeal the ID Act of 2005. House Roll Call #4 on Adoption January 25, 2007. Senate Roll Call #17 on Adoption January 25, 2007. Adopted by the Legislature.

3. LD 419 An Act to Restrict the Use of Credit Scoring for Insurance Purposes. House Roll Call #35 on Accept the Majority Ought to Pass Report as Amended April 25, 2007. Senate Roll Call #196 on Enactment in Concurrence June 20, 2007. Failed of Enactment (Dead)

4. LD 123 An Act to Establish a Labor Center within the University of Maine System. House Roll Call #68 on Adoption of Committee Amendment "A" (H-142) on May 15, 2007. Senate Roll Call #87 on Accept Majority Ought to Pass Report as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" on May 24, 2007. Passed and Signed by the Governor.

5. LD 805 an Act to Authorize Commercial Track and Slot Machines in Washington County. House Roll Call #33 on Enactment April 24, 2007. Senate Roll Call #44 on Passage to Be Engrossed as Amended on April 11, 2007. Enacted by the Legislature. Vetoed by the Governor April 26, 2007.

6. LD 1810 An Act to Enact the Informed Growth Act. House Roll Call #165 on Enactment on June 18, 2007. Senate Roll Call #178 on Enactment in Concurrence on June 19, 2007. Enacted and Signed by the Governor.

7. LD 431 An Act to Enable the Dirigo Health Program to Be Self-Administered. House Roll Call #167 on Enactment on June 18, 2007. Senate Roll Call #81 on Accept the Majority Ought to Pass Report as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" on May 24, 2007. Enacted and Signed by the Governor.

8. LD 203 An Act Concerning Student Voter Registration. Senate Roll Call #128 on Acceptance of the Committee Majority Ought Not to Pass Report on June 11, 2007. Ought Not to Pass Report Accepted (Dead).

9. LD 814 An Act to Incorporate Binding Arbitration for Monetary Issues in Collective Bargaining for All State, County and Municipal Employees..  Senate Roll Call #146 on Recede from Failing to Pass to be Engrossed as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" on June 14, 2007. Failure to Pass to be Engrossed. (Dead)

10. On Overriding the Committee Recommendation that the Senate Confirm the Nomination of Mary Anne Turowski to the Dirigo Health Board of Directors. Senate Roll Call #243 on Overriding (i.e. overturning or reversing) on September 20, 2007. Senate Fails to Override. Nomination is confirmed.

MAINE SENATE 2007 ROLL CALL LABOR VOTES