2011 Idaho House Conservative Scorecard

Name

Dist

Rating

2010

Career

Eric Anderson-R

81%

70%

78%

George Eskridge-R

56%

67%

Shannon McMillan-R

100%

N/A

100%

Dick Harwood-R

94%

100%

96%

Vito Barbieri-R

94%

N/A

94%

Phil Hart-R

93%

100%

93%

Marge Chadderdon-R

88%

92%

89%

Kathleen Sims-R

88%

N/a

87%

Bob Nonini-R

94%

91%

96%

Frank Henderson-R

94%

83%

89%

Tom Trail-R

19%

50%

31%

Shirley Ringo-D

Jeff Nessett-R

63%

N/A

63%

John Rusche-D

Ken Roberts-R

94%

77%

89%

Paul Shepherd-R

100%

90%

96%

Lawrence Denny-R

94%

91%

94%

Judy Boyle-R

100%

98%

Pat Takasugi-R

10A

94%

75%

85%

Darrell Bolz-R

10B

63%

83%

73%

Steven Thayn-R

11A

94%

92%

89%

Carlos Bilbao-R

11B

73%

83%

81%

Robert Schaefer-R

12A

88%

92%

91%

Gary Collins-R

12B

81%

82%

85%

Brent Crane-R

13A

94%

83%

89%

Christy Perry-R

13B

81%

N/A

81%

Mike Moyle-R

14A

75%

83%

85%

Reed DeMordaunt-R

14B

93%

N/A

93%

Lynn Luker-R

15A

69%

91%

77%

Max Black-R

15B

75%

83%

73%

Grant Burgoyne-D

16A

17%

Elfreda Higgins-D

16B

25%

19%

Bill Killen-D

17A

25%

11%

Sue Chew-D

17B

28%

15%

Julie Ellsworth-R

18A

73%

N/A

73%

Phyllis King-D

18B

13%

17%

16%

Cherie Buckner-Webb-D

19A

N/A

Brian Cronin-D

19B

17%

Joe Palmer-R

20A

100%

98%

Marv Hagedorn-R

20B

94%

83%

95%

John Vander Woude-R

21A

94%

N/A

97%

Clifford Bayer-R

21B

100%

96%

Rich Wills-R

22A

63%

79%

74%

Pete Nielsen-R

22B

88%

92%

91%

Jim Patrick-R

23A

88%

82%

78%

Steve Hartgen-R

23B

94%

92%

93%

Leon Smith-R

24A

31%

70%

58%

Sharon Block-R

24B

81%

83%

82%

Wendy Jaquet-D

25A

17%

Donna Pence-D

25B

17%

Bert Stevenson-R

26A

75%

83%

78%

Maxine Bell-R

26B

63%

83%

77%

Scott Bedke-R

27A

94%

83%

89%

Fred Wood-R

27B

80%

83%

76%

Dennis Lake-R

28A

80%

84%

Jim Marriott-R

28B

94%

100%

96%

Ken Andrus-R

29A

81%

83%

85%

Jim Guthrie-R

29B

81%

N/A

81%

Roy Lacey-D

30A

13%

N/A

13%

Elaine Smith-D

30B

17%

Mark Gibbs-R

31A

87%

67%

76%

Thomas Loertscher-R

31B

69%

91%

87%

Janice McGeachin-R

32A

69%

92%

85%

Eric Simpson-R

32B

94%

91%

95%

Jeff Thompson-R

33A

94%

82%

90%

Linden Bateman-R

33B

87%

N/A

87%

Mack Shirley-R

34A

88%

90%

89%

Dell Raybould-R

34B

88%

87%

Jo An Wood-R

35A

87%

92%

91%

Lenore Barrett-R

35B

94%

100%

93%

Votes:

1) Abortion and Fetal Pain (S1165): Would prohibit abortion in Idaho after 20 weeks when substantial medical evidence suggests the unborn child can feel pain. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed 54-14 Sponsor: Senator Chuck Winder (R-14)

2) Obamacare Abortion Coverage (S1115): Would opt out of coverage for elective

abortions under Obamacare. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed 56-13

3) Medicaid Funding for Abortion (HCR023): Would close a loophole in State Medicaid rules that allows Medicaid to pay for abortions for women under age 18. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed 55-14 Sponsor: Representative Janice McGeachin (R-32)

4) Assisted Suicide (S1070): Would ban assisted suicide in Idaho with legislation modeled on a Kentucky Statue. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes. Passed 61-8 Sponsor: Senator Russ Fulcher (R-21)

5) Expanding the Idaho Health Care Freedom Act (H0298): “Expand the Idaho Health Freedom Act to include greater protections for Idaho employers, insurers and medical providers, and 2) stop the operability of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's discretionary provisions while providing a verification process to protect taxpayers against the unnecessary implementation of the PPACA during fiscal year 2012.” Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed: 50-17 Sponsor: Senator Monty Pearce (R-9)

6) Medicaid Cost Containment (H0260): Constrains future growth in the cost of the state’s Medicaid program through reforms and spending reductions. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed: 56-14 Sponsor: Representative Janice McGeachin (R-32)

7) Education Reform: Teacher Tenure (S1108): Phases out teacher tenure for new teachers and current teachers who have not yet earned it, and limits the length of teacher contracts to one year to provide school districts with additional flexibility. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed: 48-22

8) Education Reform: Merit Pay (S1110): Creates a pay for performance plan for Idaho teachers and administrators to reward quality in education. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes: Passed 44-26

9) Education Reform: Technology (S1184): Saves tax dollars by using technology to more efficiently educate Idaho Students. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed: 44-26

10) Advertising on School Buses (S1111): Raises revenues for schools by allowing for advertising on school buses. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes. Failed 30-39 Sponsor: Senator Chuck Winder (R-14)

11) Federal Unemployment Funds (H0109): Seeks additional federal funding for state unemployment benefits, thus adding to the national debt. Idaho Conservative Position: No. Passed 41-28

12) GARVEE Bonding Authority (H0285): Provides another $162 million in bonding authority, borrowed against future revenue to pay for highway projects. Idaho Conservative Position: No Passed 42-28

13) Public Labor Agreements (S1006): Prevents government entities from entering into public labor agreements, which shut non-union employers out of government contracts. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes. Passed 55-14 Sponsor: Senator John Goedde (R-4)

14) Union Subsidies (S1007): Forbids labor unions from subsidizing wages to help union employers win government contracts. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed 55-15 Sponsor: Senator John Goedde (R-4)

15) Guns on Campus (H0222): Would allow college students and faculties to carry guns on campus. Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed: 41-28 Sponsor: Rep. Eric Simpson (R-32)

16 Closed Primaries (H0351): A bill to close the Idaho Republican Primary to respect the right of freedom of association Idaho Conservative Position: Yes Passed 51-16