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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

AL Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Alabama Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate
House of Representatives

House of Representatives

1. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency

Good Vote: Yes
SB330 Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (passed 103 to 0 on 6/6/2023). Bans state government agencies from accepting a payment using a Central Bank Digital Currency, and from participating in any test of this type of currency by the Federal Reserve.

2. Prohibiting ESG-Based Public Contracts

Good Vote: Yes

SB261 Prohibiting ESG-Based Public Contracts (passed 74 to 27 on 5/31/2023). Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that “boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards does not facilitate certain activities.”

3. Parental Rights

Good Vote: Yes
HB6 Parental Rights (passed 87 to 8 on 5/31/2023). Recognizes that the government may not burden certain fundamental rights of parents.

4. Incorporation of Federal Firearms Laws

Good Vote: No
HB392 Incorporation of Federal Firearms Laws (passed 64 to 36 on 5/17/2023). Would provide that “a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state law.”

5. Restricting Ballot Harvesting

Good Vote: Yes
HB209 Restricting Ballot Harvesting (passed 76 to 28 on 5/4/2023). Would restrict a person from engaging or assisting in any way with the absentee ballot application or absentee ballot of another person, with certain exceptions.

6. State-Mandated Kindergarten

Good Vote: No
HB43 State-Mandated Kindergarten (passed 87 to 12 on 4/18/2023). Would require a child to complete kindergarten or demonstrate first grade readiness before entering the first grade.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Cynthia Almond R HD-003 50% +-+-+-
Alan Baker R HD-066 67% +++-+-
Russell Bedsole R HD-049 67% +++-+-
Chris Blackshear R HD-080 67% +++-+-
Ron Bolton R HD-061 60% ++.-+-
Barbara Boyd D HD-032 33% +-+---
Napoleon Bracy D HD-098 33% +-+---
Chip Brown R HD-105 100% ++++++
Mack Butler R HD-028 83% +++-++
Jim Carns R HD-048 100% ++++++
Prince Chestnut D HD-067 33% +-+---
Adline Clarke D HD-097 33% +-+---
Steve Clouse R HD-093 67% +++-+-
David Cole R HD-010 83% +++++-
Terri Collins R HD-008 67% +++-+-
Brock Colvin R HD-026 83% +++++-
Danny Crawford R HD-005 83% +++++-
Anthony Daniels D HD-053 33% +-+---
Barbara Drummond D HD-103 33% +-+---
Susan DuBose R HD-045 83% +++++-
Brett Easterbrook R HD-065 NA ....+-
Corley Ellis R HD-041 67% +++-+-
Chris England D HD-070 17% +-----
Phillip Ensler D HD-074 17% +-----
Tracy Estes R HD-017 60% ++.-+-
David Faulkner R HD-046 100% +++.+.
Jennifer Fidler R HD-094 83% +++++-
Bob Fincher R HD-037 67% +++-+-
Berry Forte D HD-084 33% +-+---
Danny Garrett R HD-044 67% +++-+-
Mark Gidley R HD-029 83% +++++-
Juandalynn Givan D HD-060 40% +-.+--
Donna Givens R HD-064 60% ++.-+-
Jeremy Gray D HD-083 20% +-.---
Laura Hall D HD-019 50% +-.+-.
Matthew Hammett R HD-092 67% +++-+-
Corey Harbison R HD-012 100% +++++.
Ben Harrison R HD-002 100% +++.++
Kenyatté Hassel D HD-078 33% +-+---
Jim Hill R HD-050 67% +++-+-
Frances Holk-Jones R HD-095 67% +++-+-
Rolanda Hollis D HD-058 17% +-----
Leigh Hulsey R HD-015 83% +++++-
Stephen Hurst R HD-035 83% +++++-
Reed Ingram R HD-075 80% +++.+-
Thomas Jackson D HD-068 33% +-+---
Sam Jones D HD-099 33% +-+---
Jamie Kiel R HD-018 100% ++++++
Mike Kirkland R HD-023 67% +++-+-
Wes Kitchens R HD-027 100% ++++++
Bill Lamb R HD-062 67% +++-+-
Kelvin Lawrence D HD-069 33% +-+---
Nathaniel Ledbetter R HD-024 67% +++-+-
Paul W. Lee R HD-086 67% +++-+-
Craig Lipscomb R HD-030 83% +++++-
James Lomax R HD-020 60% +.+-+-
Joe Lovvorn R HD-079 67% +++-+-
Rhett Marques R HD-091 67% +++-+-
Artis J. McCampbell D HD-071 20% +-.---
Patrice McClammy D HD-076 33% +-+---
Arnold Mooney R HD-043 100% ++.+++
Mary Moore D HD-059 83% +++++-
Parker Moore R HD-004 40% +--+-.
TaShina Morris D HD-077 33% +--+--
Ed Oliver R HD-081 83% +++++-
Marcus Paramore R HD-089 67% +++-+-
Kenneth Paschal R HD-073 60% +++-.-
Phillip Pettus R HD-001 83% +++++-
Fred Plump D HD-055 0% ...---
Chris Pringle R HD-101 67% +++-+-
Neil Rafferty D HD-054 20% +----.
Rick Rehm R HD-085 83% +++++-
Rex Reynolds R HD-021 67% +++-+-
Phillip Rigsby R HD-025 67% +++-+-
Ben Robbins R HD-033 67% +++-+-
Chad Robertson R HD-040 83% +++++-
John W. Rogers D HD-052 33% +--+--
Patrick Sellers D HD-057 40% +.-+--
Chris Sells R HD-090 67% +++-+-
Ginny Shaver R HD-039 80% +++.+-
Mike Shaw R HD-047 67% +++-+-
Randall Shedd R HD-011 83% +++++-
Mark Shirey R HD-100 80% +++-+.
Matt Simpson R HD-096 67% +++-+-
Ivan Smith R HD-042 83% +++-++
Jeff Sorrells R HD-087 83% +++++-
Kyle South R HD-016 83% +++-++
Scott Stadthagen R HD-009 83% +++++-
David Standridge R HD-034 83% +++++-
Jerry Starnes R HD-088 67% +++-+-
Shane Stringer R HD-102 83% +++++-
Troy Stubbs R HD-031 67% +++-+-
Ontario Tillman D HD-056 33% +-+---
Curtis Travis D HD-072 33% +-+---
Allen Treadaway R HD-051 67% +++-+-
Kerry Underwood R HD-003 100% ++++++
Timothy Wadsworth R HD-014 83% +++++-
Pebblin Warren D HD-082 33% +-+---
Andy Whitt R HD-006 67% +++-+-
Ritchie Whorton R HD-022 100% ++++++
Margie Wilcox R HD-104 67% +++-+-
Randy Wood R HD-036 67% +++-+-
Debbie Wood R HD-038 67% +++-+-
Matt Woods R HD-013 83% +++++-
Ernie Yarbrough R HD-007 100% ++++++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 76.1%
Democrat 31.6%