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Minnesota NOW Times, Summer 1999, V.20 N.3 by Susal Stebbins

MN NOW Voting Records: 1999 Senate

Key: a "+" indicates a vote supporting Minnesota NOW's position
       a "-" indicates a vote opposing Minnesota NOW's position
                   an "o"indicates the legislator was absent or abstained from voting

SENATE

1. Abortion Rights: a "+" is a vote to uphold the ruling of the Senate President that the "informed consent" amendment to the Health and Human Services bill was not germane.

2. Welfare Reform: a "+" is a vote against an amendment that would have deleted a provision to stop the five year limit time clock for partcipants who meet federal work requirements or are making satisfactory progress in an education program.

3. AIDS Education: a "+" is a vote against an amendment that would have required all AIDS education programs to focus on abstinence before marriage.

4. Minors' confidentiality: a "+" is a vote for an amendment that assured that minors would have finalsay over whether their parents have access to their health records.

Senator

Dist.

1

2

3

4

Senator

Dist.

1

2

3

4

Anderson, Ellen

66

+

o

+

+

Lourey, Becky

8

+

+

+

+

Belanger, Bill

41

-

-

-

-

Marty, John

54

+

+

+

+

Berg, Charlie

13

-

-

-

-

Metzen, Jim

39

+

o

o

+

Berglin, Linda

61

+

+

+

+

Moe, Roger

2

+

+

+

+

Betzold,Don

48

+

+

+

+

Murphy, Steve

29

+

+

+

+

Cohen, Dick

64

+

o

+

+

Neuville, Tom

25

-

-

-

-

Day, Dick

28

-

-

-

-

Novak, Steve

52

+

+

+

+

Dille, Steve

20

-

-

-

-

Oliver, Ed

43

+

-

-

+

Fischbach, Michelle

14

-

-

-

-

Olson, Gen

34

-

-

-

-

Flynn, Carol

62

+

+

+

+

Ourada, Mark

19

-

-

-

-

Foley, Leo

49

+

+

+

+

Pappas, Sandy

65

+

+

+

+

Frederickson, Dennis

23

-

-

-

-

Pariseau, Pat

37

-

-

-

-

Hanson, Paula

50

-

o

+

-

Piper, Pat

27

+

+

+

+

Higgins, Linda

58

+

+

+

+

Pogemiller, Larry

59

+

+

+

+

Hottinger, John

24

+

+

+

+

Price, Len

57

+

+

+

-

Janezich, Jerry

5

+

+

+

+

Ranum, Jane

63

+

+

+

+

Johnson, Dave

40

+

o

+

+

Robertson, Martha

45

+

-

-

+

Johnson, Dean

15

-

-

-

-

Robling, Claire

35

-

-

-

-

Johnson, Doug

6

-

+

+

+

Runbeck, Linda

53

-

-

-

-

Johnson, Janet

18

+

+

+

+

Sams, Dallas

11

-

+

+

-

Junge, Ember

46

+

+

+

+

Samuelson, Don

12

-

+

+

-

Kelley, Steve

44

+

+

+

+

Scheevel, Kenric

31

-

-

-

-

Kelly, Randy

67

-

+

+

-

Scheid, Linda

47

+

+

+

+

Kierlan, Bob

32

o

o

o

o

Solon, Sam

7

+

+

+

+

Kiscaden, Sheila

30

+

-

-

+

Spear, Allan

60

+

+

+

+

Kleis, Dave

16

-

-

-

-

Stevens, Dan

17

-

-

-

-

Knutson, David

36

-

-

-

-

Stumpf, LeRoy

1

-

+

+

-

Krentz, Jane

51

+

+

+

+

Ten Eyck, David

4

+

+

+

+

Laidig, Gary

56

-

-

-

-

Terwilliger, Roy

42

-

-

-

+

Langseth, Keith

9

-

o

+

-

Vickerman, Jim

22

-

+

+

-

Larson, Cal

10

-

-

-

-

Wiener, Deanna

38

+

+

+

+

Lesewski, Arlene

21

-

-

o

-

Wiger, Charles

55

+

+

-

+

Lessard, Bob

3

-

+

-

-

Ziegler, Don

26

-

-

+

-

Limmer, Warren

33

-

-

-

-

What do the Voting Records mean?

If a legislator got four "plus" (+) signs they are likely to be pro-woman on most issues.  But the floor votes are not necessarily representative of all MN NOW's issues.  This year, the House avoided floor votes on the most controversial social issues (abortion, gay rights, etc.) by handling them in committee; the close floor votes were on spending for low-income women and families.   The Senate did have votes on some controversial social issues on the floor, but almost all spending votes were in committee.  As a result, none of the votes in the House and Senate record are on exactly the same issue.

Positions on Choice

In the Senate, anyone who voted against the Senate President's ruling that the "informed Consent" bill was not germane is probably anti-choice.  If you think your Senator is pro-choice, but they voted against the ruling, ask them to explain this vote.

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