LCV 2022 National Environmental Scorecard

The Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) Action Fund released the Ohio delegation’s scores for the League of Conservation Voters’ 2022 National Environmental Scorecard highlighting how some members chose to champion the environment and protect our democracy, while others failed to do so. Since 1970, LCV’s Scorecard has been the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of members of Congress. It is available for download in English here, in Spanish here, and online in both languages at scorecard.lcv.org.

In stark contrast to previous sessions, 2022 was an exceptionally productive year for Congress. With the pro-environment-led House and Senate, Congress showed up and seized the opportunity to pass historic climate and clean energy policy. Yet some in Ohio’s delegation ignored their own constituents, voting against new clean energy jobs, voting rights, energy cost-savings for consumers, protecting Ohioans from toxic waste incineration and more.

The 2022 Scorecard includes dozens of votes on other impactful climate and environmental bills, as well as a number of votes in both chambers on legislation that would strengthen democracy including the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the DISCLOSE Act. To safeguard equity, LCV’s 2022 Scorecard included votes in both chambers to protect same-sex and interracial marriages as well as reproductive rights. 

 The full delegation’s scores for 2022 are:

  • Senator Sherrod Brown (D) - 96%

  • Senator Rob Portman (R) - 9%

  • Representative Steve Chabot (R) - 5%

  • Representative Brad Wenstrup (R) - 5%

  • Representative Joyce Beatty (D) - 95%

  • Representative Jim Jordan (R) - 0%

  • Representative Bob Latta (R) - 0%

  • Representative Bill Johnson (R) - 5%

  • Representative Bob Gibbs (R) - 0%

  • Representative Warren Davidson (R) - 0%

  • Representative Marcy Kaptur (D) - 95%

  • Representative Michael Turner (R) - 16%

  • Representative Shontel Brown (D) - 95%

  • Representative Troy Balderson (R) - 5%

  • Representative Tim Ryan (D) - 95%

  • Representative Davide Joyce (R) - 21%

  • Representative Mike Carey (R) - 11%

LCV has published a National Environmental Scorecard every Congress since 1970. The Scorecard represents the consensus of experts from more than 20 respected environmental and conservation organizations who selected the key votes on which members of Congress should be scored. LCV scores votes on the most important issues of the year, including energy, climate change, environmental justice, public health, public lands and wildlife conservation, democracy, and spending for environmental programs. The votes included in the Scorecard presented members of Congress with a real choice and help constituents distinguish which legislators are working for environmental protection. More information on individual votes and the Scorecard archive can be found at scorecard.lcv.org.