LCV 2021 National Environmental Scorecard

In March 2022, the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) Action Fund released the Ohio delegation’s scores on the League of Conservation Voters’ 2021 National Environmental Scorecard highlighting how some members chose to champion the environment and protect our democracy, while others failed to do so. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of members of Congress since 1970 and is available for download here, in Spanish here, and online at scorecard.lcv.org.

The 2021 National Environmental Scorecard had a historically high percentage of votes related to justice and democracy in both chambers, reflecting these intersecting challenges. Those critical democracy-related votes combined with the record number of diverse Biden nominees resulted in a record number of scored votes in the Senate.

The 2021 Scorecard includes 22 House votes, half of which were justice and democracy-related votes such as the vitally important voting rights bills. The 34 Senate votes include six justice and democracy votes. This reflects the need to safeguard the fundamentals of our governance from numerous federal judiciary and state and local policy attacks on our democracy and voting rights which primarily target people of color.

 The full delegation’s scores for 2021 are:

  • Sen. Brown (D): 100 percent

  • Sen. Portman (R): 35 percent

  • Rep. Chabot (R, OH-1): 17 percent

  • Rep. Wenstrup (R, OH-2): 22 percent

  • Rep. Beatty (D, OH-3): 100 percent

  • Rep. Jordan (R, OH-4): 0 percent

  • Rep. Latta (R, OH-5): 22 percent

  • Rep. B. Johnson (R, OH-6): 13 percent

  • Rep. Gibbs (R, OH-7): 13 percent

  • Rep. Davidson (R, OH-8): 4 percent

  • Rep. Kaptur (D, OH-9): 100 percent

  • Rep. Turner (R, OH-10): 22 percent

  • Rep. Fudge (D, OH-11, resigned on March 10, 2021 upon confirmation as secretary of housing and urban development): 100 percent 

  • Rep. Shontel Brown (D, OH-11, sworn in Nov. 4, 2021): 100 percent

  • Rep. Balderson (R, OH-12): 22 percent

  • Rep. Ryan (D, OH-13): 100 percent

  • Rep. D. Joyce (R, OH-14): 17 percent

  • Rep. Stivers (R, OH-15, resigned on May 16, 2021): 25 percent

  • Rep. Carey (R, OH-15, sworn in Nov. 4, 2021): 25 percent

  • Rep. A. Gonzalez (R, OH-16): 26 percent

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 distinguish which legislators are working for environmental protection. More information on individual votes and the Scorecard archive can be found at scorecard.lcv.org.