Progressive Maryland Releases 2010 Scorecard

Progressive Maryland (PM), an umbrella organization of trade unions, civil rights groups and other progressive institutions, has released its 2010 scorecard. PM ranks state legislators on a 100-point scale, with 80 points coming from votes on nine bills and 20 points coming from a subjective “leadership” score. The bills deal with campaign finance reform, preventing SLAPP suits against activists, combined reporting, early learning for young children, shift breaks for retail employees, collective bargaining rights for childcare providers, a public labor relations board and the BOAST bill. Following are a few statistics from their rankings.

Highest Scores in the Senate, 2010

Paul Pinsky (D-22): 98
Mike Lenett (D-19): 97
David Harrington (D-47): 96
Verna Jones (D-44): 96
Nancy King (D-39): 96
Jamie Raskin (D-20): 95

Highest Scores in the House, 2010

Tom Hucker (D-20): 97
Roger Manno (D-19): 97
Aisha Braveboy (D-25): 96
Cheryl Glenn (D-45): 96
Saqib Ali (D-39): 95
Charles Barkley (D-39): 95
Joanne Benson (D-24): 95
Jon Cardin (D-11): 95
Bill Frick (D-16): 95
Sheila Hixson (D-20): 95
Adrienne Jones (D-10): 95
Heather Mizeur (D-20): 95
Karen Montgomery (D-14): 95
Doyle Niemann (D-47): 95
Kirill Reznik (D-39): 95
Justin Ross (D-22): 95
Todd Schuler (D-8): 95

Four Year Averages, MoCo Senators

Jamie Raskin (D-20): 96
Mike Lenett (D-19): 95
Rich Madaleno (D-18): 95
Brian Frosh (D-16): 94
Rob Garagiola (D-15): 92
Nancy King (D-39): 92
Jennie Forehand (D-17): 90
Rona Kramer (D-14): 51

Four Year Averages, MoCo Delegates

Tom Hucker (D-20): 98
Sheila Hixson (D-20): 97
Roger Manno (D-19): 97
Susan Lee (D-16): 96
Anne Kaiser (D-14): 95
Heather Mizeur (D-20): 95
Karen Montgomery (D-14): 95
Herman Taylor (D-14): 95
Saqib Ali (D-39): 94
Kumar Barve (D-17): 94
Bill Bronrott (D-16): 94
Al Carr (D-18): 94
Bill Frick (D-16): 94
Craig Rice (D-15): 94
Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18): 94
Kathleen Dumais (D-15): 93
Jim Gilchrist (D-17): 92
Ana Sol Gutierrez (D-18): 92
Hank Heller (D-19): 92
Brian Feldman (D-15): 91
Kirill Reznik (D-39): 91
Charles Barkley (D-39): 88
Luiz Simmons (D-17): 88
Ben Kramer (D-19): 84