Sunday, November 8, 2009

Blue Dogs are Still only Democrats!


Some Democrats got the message, others voted yes at their own peril!

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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