In the House vote that took place in the cover of darkness the Obama/Pelosi Health Care bill passed muster. The vote total was 220 Yeahs and 215 Neighs. Of that total the breakdown in the party voting for the “Blue Dog Democrats” it was 29 yeahs and 23 neighs.
The Blue Dog Democrats that voted NO
Bright D-AL; Griffith D-AL; Ross D-AR; Boyd D-FL; Marshall D-GA; Scott D-GA; Minnick D-ID; Chandler D-KY; Melencon D-LA; Krotovil D-MD; Peterson D-MN; Childers D-MS; McIntyre D-NC; Shuler D-NC; Boren D-OK; Altmire D-PA; Holden D-PA; Sandlin D-SD; Davis D-TN; Gordon D-TN; Tanner D-TN; Matheson D-UT and Nye D-VA
The voting was basically along party lines with the Republicans standing in sheer opposition (except 1 lone Republican from Louisiana).
15 Democrats that voted NO:
Davis D-AL; Markey D-CO; Barrow D-GA; Taylor D-MS; Skelton D-MO; Adler D-NJ; Teague D-NM; Massa D-NY; Murphy D-NY; Kissell D-NC; Boccieri D-OH; Kucinich D-OH; Edwards D-TX; Boucher D-VA and Baird D-WA
Detailed Breakdown by State, Party Blue Dogs - (BD) following name:
Alabama:
Democrats – Bright (BD), N; Davis, N; Griffith (BD), N.
Note: Davis is not a Blue Dog Democrat and broke with Party leadership to vote no!
Republicans - Aderholt, N; Bachus, N; Bonner, N; Rogers, N.
Alaska:
Republicans - Young, N.
Arizona:
Democrats – Giffords (BD), Y; Grijalva, Y; Kirkpatrick, Y; Mitchell, Y; Pastor, Y.
Republicans - Flake, N; Franks, N; Shadegg, N.
Note: Arizona’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted YES!
ARKANSAS
Democrats – Berry (BD), Y; Ross (BD), N; Snyder, Y.
Republicans - Boozman, N.
Note: Arkansas Blue Dog Democrat Berry voted YES, while Ross voted NO!
CALIFORNIA
Democrats – Baca (BD), Y; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza (BD), Y; Chu, Y; Costa (BD), Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, Y; Filner, Y; Garamendi, Y; Harman (BD), Y; Honda, Y; Lee, Y; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; McNerney, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, Y; Richardson, Y; Roybal-Allard, Y; Sanchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff (BD), Y; Sherman, Y; Speier, Y; Stark, Y; Thompson (BD), Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, Y.
Republicans - Bilbray, N; Bono Mack, N; Calvert, N; Campbell, N; Dreier, N; Gallegly, N; Herger, N; Hunter, N; Issa, N; Lewis, N; Lungren, Daniel E., N; McCarthy, N; McClintock, N; McKeon, N; Miller, Gary, N; Nunes, N; Radanovich, N; Rohrabacher, N; Royce, N.
Note: California Blue Dog Democrats all voted YES!
COLORADO
Democrats - DeGette, Y; Markey, N; Perlmutter, Y; Polis, Y; Salazar (BD), Y.
Republicans - Coffman, N; Lamborn, N.
Note: Colorado’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted Yes while one Democrat voted NO!
CONNECTICUT
Democrats - Courtney, Y; DeLauro, Y; Himes, Y; Larson, Y; Murphy, Y.
Note: All Democrats voted YES, No Republican representatives for the state!
DELAWARE
Republicans - Castle, N.
Note: Lone Republican voted NO, no Democrat representative for the state!
FLORIDA
Democrats – Boyd (BD), N; Brown, Corrine, Y; Castor, Y; Grayson, Y; Hastings, Y; Klein, Y; Kosmas, N; Meek, Y; Wasserman Schultz, Y; Wexler, Y.
Republicans - Bilirakis, N; Brown-Waite, Ginny, N; Buchanan, N; Crenshaw, N; Diaz-Balart, L., N; Diaz-Balart, M., N; Mack, N; Mica, N; Miller, N; Posey, N; Putnam, N; Rooney, N; Ros-Lehtinen, N; Stearns, N; Young, N.
Note: Florida’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO.
GEORGIA
Democrats - Barrow, N; Bishop (BD), Y; Johnson, Y; Lewis, Y; Marshall (BD), N; Scott (BD), Y.
Republicans - Broun, N; Deal, N; Gingrey, N; Kingston, N; Linder, N; Price, N; Westmoreland, N.
Note: Georgia’s Blue Dog Democrat Marshall voted NO, while Blue Dogs Scott and Bishop voted YES. One Democrat broke party ranks and voted NO.
HAWAII
Democrats - Abercrombie, Y; Hirono, Y.
Note: No Republican representatives for the State.
IDAHO
Democrats – Minnick (BD), N.
Republicans - Simpson, N.
Note: Idaho’s lone Blue Dog (as well as Democrat in general) voted NO!
ILLINOIS
Democrats – Bean (BD) , Y; Costello, Y; Davis, Y; Foster (BD), Y; Gutierrez, Y; Halvorson, Y; Hare, Y; Jackson, Y; Lipinski, Y; Quigley, Y; Rush, Y; Schakowsky, Y.
Republicans - Biggert, N; Johnson, N; Kirk, N; Manzullo, N; Roskam, N; Schock, N; Shimkus, N.
Note: Illinois Blue Dogs all voted YES!
INDIANA
Democrats - Carson, Y; Donnelly (BD), Y; Ellsworth (BD), Y; Hill (BD), Y; Visclosky, Y.
Republicans - Burton, N; Buyer, N; Pence, N; Souder, N.
Note: Indiana Blue Dogs all voted YES!
IOWA
Democrats – Boswell (BD), Y; Braley, Y; Loebsack, Y.
Republicans - King, N; Latham, N.
Note: Iowa’s lone Blue Dog voted YES!
KANSAS
Democrats - Moore, Y.
Republicans - Jenkins, N; Moran, N; Tiahrt, N.
KENTUCKY
Democrats – Chandler (BD), N; Yarmuth, Y.
Republicans - Davis, N; Guthrie, N; Rogers, N; Whitfield, N.
Note: Kentucky’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO!
LOUISIANA
Democrats – Melancon (BD), N.
Republicans - Alexander, N; Boustany, N; Cao, Y; Cassidy, N; Fleming, N; Scalise, N.
Note: Louisiana’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO! One Republican broke party Ranks to vote YES (the only Republican to do so in it’s entirety)!
MAINE
Democrats – Michaud (BD), Y; Pingree, Y.
Note: Maine’s lone Blue Dog voted YES, no Republican representatives in state.
MARYLAND
Democrats - Cummings, Y; Edwards, Y; Hoyer, Y; Kratovil (BD), N; Ruppersberger, Y; Sarbanes, Y; Van Hollen, Y.
Republicans - Bartlett, N.
Note: Maryland’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO!
MASSACHUSETTS
Democrats - Capuano, Y; Delahunt, Y; Frank, Y; Lynch, Y; Markey, Y; McGovern, Y; Neal, Y; Olver, Y; Tierney, Y; Tsongas, Y.
MICHIGAN
Democrats - Conyers, Y; Dingell, Y; Kildee, Y; Kilpatrick, Y; Levin, Y; Peters, Y; Schauer, Y; Stupak, Y.
Republicans - Camp, N; Ehlers, N; Hoekstra, N; McCotter, N; Miller, N; Rogers, N; Upton, N.
MINNESOTA
Democrats - Ellison, Y; McCollum, Y; Oberstar, Y; Peterson (BD), N; Walz, Y.
Republicans - Bachmann, N; Kline, N; Paulsen, N.
Note: Minnesota’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO!
MISSISSIPPI
Democrats – Childers (BD), N; Taylor, N; Thompson, Y.
Republicans - Harper, N.
Note: Mississippi’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO!
MISSOURI
Democrats - Carnahan, Y; Clay, Y; Cleaver, Y; Skelton, N.
Republicans - Akin, N; Blunt, N; Emerson, N; Graves, N; Luetkemeyer, N.
MONTANA
Republicans - Rehberg, N.
NEBRASKA
Republicans - Fortenberry, N; Smith, N; Terry, N.
NEVADA
Democrats - Berkley, Y; Titus, Y.
Republicans - Heller, N.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Democrats - Hodes, Y; Shea-Porter, Y.
NEW JERSEY
Democrats - Adler, N; Andrews, Y; Holt, Y; Pallone, Y; Pascrell, Y; Payne, Y; Rothman, Y; Sires, Y.
Republicans - Frelinghuysen, N; Garrett, N; Lance, N; LoBiondo, N; Smith, N.
NEW MEXICO
Democrats - Heinrich, Y; Lujan, Y; Teague, N.
NEW YORK
Democrats - Ackerman, Y; Arcuri (BD), Y; Bishop, Y; Clarke, Y; Crowley, Y; Engel, Y; Hall, Y; Higgins, Y; Hinchey, Y; Israel, Y; Lowey, Y; Maffei, Y; Maloney, Y; Massa, N; McCarthy, Y; McMahon, N; Meeks, Y; Murphy, N; Nadler, Y; Owens, Y; Rangel, Y; Serrano, Y; Slaughter, Y; Tonko, Y; Towns, Y; Velazquez, Y; Weiner, Y.
Republicans - King, N; Lee, N.
Note: New York’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO while three Democrat’s broke party ranks to also vote NO!
NORTH CAROLINA
Democrats - Butterfield, Y; Etheridge, Y; Kissell, N; McIntyre (BD), N; Miller, Y; Price, Y; Shuler (BD), N; Watt, Y.
Republicans - Coble, N; Foxx, N; Jones, N; McHenry, N; Myrick, N.
Note: North Carolina’s only two Blue Dog Democrats voted NO!
NORTH DAKOTA
Democrats – Pomeroy (BD), Y.
Note: North Dakota’s only representative who happens to be a “Blue Dog” voted Yes!
OHIO
Democrats - Boccieri, N; Driehaus, Y; Fudge, Y; Kaptur, Y; Kilroy, Y; Kucinich, N; Ryan, Y; Space (BD), Y; Sutton, Y; Wilson (BD), Y.
Republicans - Austria, N; Boehner, N; Jordan, N; LaTourette, N; Latta, N; Schmidt, N; Tiberi, N; Turner, N.
Note: Ohio’s Blue Dog Democrats both voted YES while two Democrat’s broke party ranks to vote NO!
OKLAHOMA
Democrats – Boren (BD), N.
Republicans - Cole, N; Fallin, N; Lucas, N; Sullivan, N.
Note: Oklahoma’s lone Blue Dog voted NO!
OREGON
Democrats - Blumenauer, Y; DeFazio, Y; Schrader, Y; Wu, Y.
Republicans - Walden, N.
PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats – Altmire (BD), N; Brady, Y; Carney (BD), Y; Dahlkemper (BD), Y; Doyle, Y; Fattah, Y; Holden (BD), N; Kanjorski, Y; Murphy, Patrick (BD), Y; Murtha, Y; Schwartz, Y; Sestak, Y.
Republicans - Dent, N; Gerlach, N; Murphy, Tim, N; Pitts, N; Platts, N; Shuster, N; Thompson, N.
Note: Pennsylviania’s Blue Dog Democrats were split (3 voted YES, 2 voted NO) while one Democrat broke from party ranks to vote NO!
RHODE ISLAND
Democrats - Kennedy, Y; Langevin, Y.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Democrats - Clyburn, Y; Spratt, Y.
Republicans - Barrett, N; Brown, N; Inglis, N; Wilson, N.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Democrats - Herseth Sandlin (BD), N.
Note: South Dakota’s only Blue Dog (and lone Representative in State) voted NO!
TENNESSEE
Democrats - Cohen, Y; Cooper (BD), Y; Davis (BD), N; Gordon (BD), N; Tanner (BD), N.
Republicans - Blackburn, N; Duncan, N; Roe, N; Wamp, N.
Note: Tennessee’s Blue Dog Democrats split (1 voted YES, 3 voted NO)
TEXAS
Democrats – Cuellar (BD), Y; Doggett, Y; Edwards, N; Gonzalez, Y; Green, Al, Y; Green, Gene, Y; Hinojosa, Y; Jackson-Lee, Y; Johnson, E. B., Y; Ortiz, Y; Reyes, Y; Rodriguez, Y.
Republicans - Barton, N; Brady, N; Burgess, N; Carter, N; Conaway, N; Culberson, N; Gohmert, N; Granger, N; Hall, N; Hensarling, N; Johnson, Sam, N; Marchant, N; McCaul, N; Neugebauer, N; Olson, N; Paul, N; Poe, N; Sessions, N; Smith, N; Thornberry, N.
Note: Texas’ lone Blue Dog Democrat voted YES while one Democrat broke party ranks to vote NO!
UTAH
Democrats – Matheson (BD), N.
Republicans - Bishop, N; Chaffetz, N.
Note: Utah’s lone Democrat (and also a Blue Dog Democrat) voted NO!
VERMONT
Democrats - Welch, Y.
VIRGINIA
Democrats - Boucher, N; Connolly, Y; Moran, Y; Nye (BD), N; Perriello, Y; Scott, Y.
Republicans - Cantor, N; Forbes, N; Goodlatte, N; Wittman, N; Wolf, N.
Note: Virginia’s lone Blue Dog Democrat voted NO while one Democrat broke party ranks to vote NO!
WASHINGTON
Democrats - Baird, N; Dicks, Y; Inslee, Y; Larsen, Y; McDermott, Y; Smith, Y.
Republicans - Hastings, N; McMorris Rodgers, N; Reichert, N.
WEST VIRGINIA
Democrats - Mollohan, Y; Rahall, Y.
Republicans - Capito, N.
WISCONSIN
Democrats - Baldwin, Y; Kagen, Y; Kind, Y; Moore, Y; Obey, Y.
epublicans - Petri, N; Ryan, N; Sensenbrenner, N.
WYOMING
Republicans - Lummis, N.
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