2008-2011 Senate Scorecards

2008 – 2011 Senate Scorecards

The following table lists the scored right to life votes in the Louisiana Senate 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 1-11 in the table).

See House 2008-2011 Scorecard.

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Senator Name Dist. P  1 2 3 
 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  %
Robert Adley 36 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
John Alario 8 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Jody Amedee 18 R A + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Conrad Appel 9 R N N + + + + + + + + + 100%
Sharon Broome 15 D + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Norby Chabert 20 R N N N N N N + + + + + 100%
Joel T. Chaisson, II 19 D + + A A + + A A A  – A 80%*
Sherri Cheek 38 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Dan Claitor 16 R  N N – + A + + + + + + 88%
A.G. Crowe 1 R A + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Jack Donahue 11 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Yvonne Dorsey 14 D + + + A + + – + – –  – 60%
Ann Duplessis 2 D + + – + A + + + + + N 89%
Reggie Dupre, Jr. 20 D + + + + + + N N N N N 100%
Dale Erdey 13 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Butch Gautreaux 21 D + + + + A + A + + – + 89%
Nick Gautreaux 26 D + + + + + + A + + + N 100%
Cheryl Gray 5 D + + + + + + N N N N N 100%
Troy Hebert 22 I + + + + + + + + + + N 100%
Elbert Guilory (see note below) 24 D N N A A + + + + + A + 100%
David Heitmeier 7 D + + + + + + + A + – + 90%
Lydia Jackson 39 D + A – – A + A A – – – 29%
Robert Kostelka 35 R + + + + + + + + + – + 91%
Eric LaFleur 28 D + + A A + + A A + + + 100%
Gerald Long 31 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Robert Marionneaux 17 D + + – A A + A A A A A 75%*
Daniel Martiny 10 R A + A + + + + + + + + 100%
Joe McPherson 29 D + + – A + A + + + + + 89%
Michael Michot 23 R + A + + + + A + + + + 100%
Fred Mills (see note below) 22 R N N N N N N N N N N + 92%
Jean-Paul “JP” Morrell 3 D N N – – + + A + + – + 63%
Dan “Blade” Morrish 25 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Willie Mount 27 D + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Edwin Murray 4 D + + – + + + – + – – – 55%
Ben Nevers 12 D + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Jonathan Perry (see note below) 26 R N N N N N N N N N N + 100%
Karen Peterson (see note below) 5 D N N N N N N + – + – – 40%*
Julie Quinn 6 R + + + + A + + + + + + 100%
Neil Riser 32 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
B.L. “Buddy” Shaw 37 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
John R. Smith 30 R A + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Francis Thompson 34 D + + + + + + + A + + + 100%
Michael Walsworth 33 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100%
Cynthia Willard-Lewis 2 D N N N N N N N N N N – 0%

For Elbert Guillory, Fred Mills, Jonathan Perry, and Karen Peterson, they split their time in the 2008-2011 Term between the House and then the Senate.  See the House Scorecard.  Their combined voting records are as follows:

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) (Amendment #3877)

    • HB 517; Authored by Representative LeBas
    • Vote on Amendment #3877; 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. Health Care Rights of Conscience Protection (2009)

    • HB 517; Authored by Representative LeBas
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported; Amendment placed the bill into its final posture
    • 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.
  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. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Ultrasound Before Abortion Act (2010)
    • SB 528; Authored by Senator Broome
    • Vote on Final Passage; LARTL Supported
  10. Amendment #3423 to SB 528 (2010)
  11. 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
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