This scorecard includes votes for all members of the General Assembly for the 2007 legislative session and covers a range of conservation issues. The votes that constitute this scorecard are on bills, amendments, and committee votes representing priorities of the state’s environmental community.

The scorecard is intended to fairly and accurately reflect who is voting pro-environment and who is not. These particular votes, chosen by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters’ Board of Directors in conjunction with the staff of Environment Maryland, offered legislators clear choices on a range of conservation issues.

The selected votes distinguish those legislators who may simply call themselves conservationists from those who vote for strong environmental and voter protection and who do so when it really counts.

It is important to recognize that this scorecard is just one test of a legislator’s environmental record and reflects only one component of a legislator’s overall environmental commitment.

We encourage you to use this scorecard, share it with others, and join us in making environmental protection a top priority in Maryland.