Virginia General Assembly 2015 Voting Record

Senate, Sorted By Name ............................................................. 2

House, Sorted By Name .............................................................. 4
Senate, Sorted By Pro-Gun Score ............................................... 7
House, Sorted By Pro-Gun Score................................................ 9
Governor McAuliffe, Lt. Governor Northam ........................... 12
How Voting Scores Are Calculated .......................................... 13

Senate, Sorted By Name

(Coloring: Blue - Democrat, Red - Republican)
Senator
Kenneth C. Alexander
George L. Barker
Richard H. Black
Charles W. Carrico, Sr.
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
Charles J. Colgan
John A. Cosgrove
Rosalyn R. Dance
R. Creigh Deeds
Adam P. Ebbin
John S. Edwards
Barbara A. Favola
Thomas A. Garrett
Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.
Janet D. Howell
Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.
Mamie E. Locke
L. Louise Lucas
David W. Marsden
Stephen H. Martin
Ryan T. McDougle
A. Donald McEachin
Jeffrey L. McWaters
John C. Miller
Stephen D. Newman
Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
Mark D. Obenshain
J. Chapman Petersen
Linda T. Puller
Bryce E. Reeves
Frank M. Ruff, Jr.
Richard L. Saslaw
Ralph K. Smith
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Walter A. Stosch
Richard H. Stuart
Jill Holtzman Vogel

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

6
2
25
23
60
8
23
4
6
0
44
0
70
22
0
20
0
0
2
23
58
0
22
6
23
48
60
12
2
60
22
0
23
59
20
60
58

16
23
0
0
0
14
0
18
14
26
14
24
1
0
63
3
25
22
22
0
2
62
1
16
0
10
0
11
38
0
0
59
0
2
2
2
2

27%
8%
100%
100%
100%
36%
100%
18%
30%
0%
76%
0%
99%
100%
0%
87%
0%
0%
8%
100%
97%
0%
96%
27%
100%
83%
100%
52%
5%
100%
100%
0%
100%
97%
91%
97%
97%

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Senator
Frank W. Wagner
John C. Watkins
Jennifer T. Wexton

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

22
20
0

0
2
22

100%
91%
0%

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House, Sorted By Name

(Coloring: Blue - Democrat, Red - Republican)
Delegate
Les R. Adams
David B. Albo
Richard L. Anderson
Terry L. Austin
Mamye E. BaCote
Richard P. Bell
Robert B. Bell
Mark J. Berg
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
David L. Bulova
Kathy J. Byron
Jeffrey L. Campbell
Betsy B. Carr
Benjamin L. Cline
Mark L. Cole
M. Kirkland Cox
Glenn R. Davis
Bill R. DeSteph, Jr.
James E. Edmunds, II
C. Matthew Fariss
Peter F. Farrell
Eileen Filler-Corn
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
Michael T. Futrell
T. Scott Garrett
C. Todd Gilbert
Thomas A. "Tag" Greason
Gregory D. Habeeb
Christopher T. Head
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
Charniele L. Herring
Daun S. Hester
M. Keith Hodges
Patrick A. Hope
William J. Howell
Timothy D. Hugo
Riley E. Ingram

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

27
13
23
21
2
23
25
53
21
4
23
23
2
39
26
21
20
21
35
84
21
2
39
2
21
84
22
23
35
21
4
2
19
4
23
19
23

0
12
0
2
23
2
2
0
2
20
0
2
21
0
0
2
4
2
2
0
2
23
2
21
2
0
2
2
2
2
23
23
2
37
16
2
0

100%
52%
100%
91%
8%
92%
93%
100%
91%
17%
100%
92%
9%
100%
100%
91%
83%
91%
95%
100%
91%
8%
95%
9%
91%
100%
92%
92%
95%
91%
15%
8%
90%
10%
59%
90%
100%

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Delegate
Matthew James
Johnny S. Joannou
S. Chris Jones
Mark L. Keam
Terry G. Kilgore
Barry D. Knight
Kaye Kory
K. Rob Krupicka
R. Steven Landes
Dave A. LaRock
James A. "Jay" Leftwich
James M. LeMunyon
Joseph C. Lindsey
L. Scott Lingamfelter
Alfonso H. Lopez
G. Manoli Loupassi
Daniel W. Marshall, III
Robert G. Marshall
T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason
James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III
Jennifer L. McClellan
Delores L. McQuinn
Jackson H. Miller
J. Randall Minchew
James W. Morefield
Rick L. Morris
Joseph D. Morrissey
Kathleen Murphy
John M. O'Bannon, III
Israel D. O'Quinn
Robert D. Orrock, Sr.
Christopher K. Peace
Todd E. Pillion
Kenneth R. Plum
Brenda L. Pogge
Charles D. Poindexter
Joseph E. Preston
David I. Ramadan
Margaret B. Ransone
Sam Rasoul

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

2
21
21
2
23
23
4
2
23
27
24
13
6
35
2
22
21
29
6
22
2
0
27
19
35
39
0
2
21
35
21
21
21
0
23
23
2
21
23
4

21
2
2
22
2
0
25
21
12
2
2
12
20
4
35
2
2
2
21
2
25
23
0
2
2
2
22
25
2
2
2
2
2
25
2
0
23
2
0
35

9%
91%
91%
8%
92%
100%
14%
9%
66%
93%
92%
52%
23%
90%
5%
92%
91%
94%
22%
92%
7%
0%
100%
90%
95%
95%
0%
7%
91%
95%
91%
91%
91%
0%
92%
100%
8%
91%
100%
10%

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Delegate
Roxann L. Robinson
Nick Rush
Thomas Davis Rust
Edward T. Scott
Mark D. Sickles
Marcus B. Simon
Lionell Spruill, Sr.
Christopher P. Stolle
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
Scott A. Surovell
Scott W. Taylor
Luke E. Torian
David J. Toscano
Roslyn C. Tyler
Ronald A. Villanueva
Jeion A. Ward
R. Lee Ware
Vivian E. Watts
Michael J. Webert
Tony O. Wilt
Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
David E. Yancey
Joseph R. Yost

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

22
37
8
21
2
4
4
21
0
5
23
2
2
6
25
2
25
6
75
39
82
20
22

2
0
18
2
21
37
21
2
23
34
0
21
25
76
2
21
2
21
0
2
0
4
2

92%
100%
31%
91%
9%
10%
16%
91%
0%
13%
100%
9%
7%
7%
93%
9%
93%
22%
100%
95%
100%
83%
92%

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Senate, Sorted By Pro-Gun Score

(Coloring: Blue - Democrat, Red - Republican)
Senator
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
Mark D. Obenshain
Bryce E. Reeves
Richard H. Black
Charles W. Carrico, Sr.
John A. Cosgrove
Stephen H. Martin
Stephen D. Newman
Ralph K. Smith
Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.
Frank M. Ruff, Jr.
Frank W. Wagner
Thomas A. Garrett
Richard H. Stuart
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Ryan T. McDougle
Jill Holtzman Vogel
Jeffrey L. McWaters
Walter A. Stosch
John C. Watkins
Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.
Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
John S. Edwards
J. Chapman Petersen
Charles J. Colgan
R. Creigh Deeds
Kenneth C. Alexander
John C. Miller
Rosalyn R. Dance
David W. Marsden
George L. Barker
Linda T. Puller
L. Louise Lucas
Jennifer T. Wexton
Barbara A. Favola
Mamie E. Locke
Adam P. Ebbin

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

60
60
60
25
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
70
60
59
58
58
22
20
20
20
48
44
12
8
6
6
6
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
10
14
11
14
14
16
16
18
22
23
38
22
22
24
25
26

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
99%
97%
97%
97%
97%
96%
91%
91%
87%
83%
76%
52%
36%
30%
27%
27%
18%
8%
8%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

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Senator
Richard L. Saslaw
A. Donald McEachin
Janet D. Howell

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

0
0
0

59
62
63

0%
0%
0%

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House, Sorted By Pro-Gun Score

(Coloring: Blue - Democrat, Red - Republican)
Delegate
C. Matthew Fariss
C. Todd Gilbert
Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
Michael J. Webert
Mark J. Berg
Benjamin L. Cline
Nick Rush
Les R. Adams
Jackson H. Miller
Mark L. Cole
Richard L. Anderson
Kathy J. Byron
Riley E. Ingram
Barry D. Knight
Charles D. Poindexter
Margaret B. Ransone
Scott W. Taylor
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
Rick L. Morris
Tony O. Wilt
James E. Edmunds, II
Christopher T. Head
James W. Morefield
Israel D. O'Quinn
Robert G. Marshall
Dave A. LaRock
Robert B. Bell
Ronald A. Villanueva
R. Lee Ware
James A. "Jay" Leftwich
Richard P. Bell
Jeffrey L. Campbell
Gregory D. Habeeb
Terry G. Kilgore
Brenda L. Pogge
Thomas A. "Tag" Greason
G. Manoli Loupassi

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

84
84
82
75
53
39
37
27
27
26
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
39
39
39
35
35
35
35
29
27
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
94%
93%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%

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Delegate
James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III
Roxann L. Robinson
Joseph R. Yost
Terry L. Austin
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
M. Kirkland Cox
Bill R. DeSteph, Jr.
Peter F. Farrell
T. Scott Garrett
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
Johnny S. Joannou
S. Chris Jones
Daniel W. Marshall, III
John M. O'Bannon, III
Robert D. Orrock, Sr.
Christopher K. Peace
Todd E. Pillion
David I. Ramadan
Edward T. Scott
Christopher P. Stolle
L. Scott Lingamfelter
M. Keith Hodges
Timothy D. Hugo
J. Randall Minchew
Glenn R. Davis
David E. Yancey
R. Steven Landes
William J. Howell
David B. Albo
James M. LeMunyon
Thomas Davis Rust
Joseph C. Lindsey
T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason
Vivian E. Watts
David L. Bulova
Lionell Spruill, Sr.
Charniele L. Herring
Kaye Kory
Scott A. Surovell
Sam Rasoul

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
35
19
19
19
20
20
23
23
13
13
8
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
4

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
12
16
12
12
18
20
21
21
20
21
23
25
34
35

92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
90%
90%
90%
90%
83%
83%
66%
59%
52%
52%
31%
23%
22%
22%
17%
16%
15%
14%
13%
10%

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Delegate
Patrick A. Hope
Marcus B. Simon
Betsy B. Carr
Michael T. Futrell
Matthew James
K. Rob Krupicka
Mark D. Sickles
Luke E. Torian
Jeion A. Ward
Mark L. Keam
Mamye E. BaCote
Eileen Filler-Corn
Daun S. Hester
Joseph E. Preston
Roslyn C. Tyler
Jennifer L. McClellan
Kathleen Murphy
David J. Toscano
Alfonso H. Lopez
Joseph D. Morrissey
Delores L. McQuinn
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
Kenneth R. Plum

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0

37
37
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
76
25
25
25
35
22
23
23
25

10%
10%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
7%
7%
7%
7%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%

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Governor and Lt. Governor

(Coloring: Blue - Democrat, Red - Republican)
Title
Governor Terry McAuliffe
Lt. Governor Ralph Northam

Pro-Gun Score

Anti-Gun Score

% Pro-gun

2
0

8
0

20%
N/A

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Northam did not vote on gun bills this year

How Voting Scores Are Calculated

All voting scores are calculated using this formula:

Each vote for a bill that VCDL "Strongly Supports" adds 2 to the pro-gun score
Each vote for a bill that VCDL "Supports" adds 1 to the pro-gun score
Each vote for a bill that VCDL "Strongly Opposes" adds 2 to the anti-gun score
Each vote for a bill that VCDL "Opposes" adds 1 to the anti-gun score
Votes on bills where VCDL is neutral are not counted

Each gun bill that is introduced is scored as a vote for the patron of the bill.
Each gun bill that is introduced on behalf of VCDL is scored as another vote for the
patron of the bill.
Each bill that is "Pocket Vetoed" and is not assigned to a committee is scored as an antigun vote for the Speaker of the House.
Each bill that is "Pocket Vetoed" and is assigned to a committee is scored as an anti-gun
vote for both the chair of the committee and the Speaker of the House.
If a pro-gun bill is modified in a negative manner by the Governor and those
modifications are ruled "non-germain" by the Speaker of the House, that is scored as a
pro-gun vote for the Speaker.
Scoring example: A legislator introduces a "Strongly Support" bill for VCDL, votes for
it in subcommitte, full committee, and on the Floor. His score for that bill would be 10:
2 for introducing a pro-gun bill + 2 for introducing a bill on VCDL's behalf + 2 for the
subcommittee vote + 2 for for the full committee vote + 2 for the Floor vote.
If two legislators have the same pro-gun percentage, then the higher pro-gun score
determines which legislator has the better voting record.
Note: Legislators that are on certain key committees, like the House Militia, Police, and
Public Safety, will have many more votes to score than someone who is not on that
committee and can only vote on gun bills when they are on the Floor. In fact some
legislators may not get to vote on a bill at all if the bill is pocket vetoed or never reaches
either a full committee or the Floor.

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