The League of Conservation Voters’ 2024 National Environmental Scorecard highlights how some of Ohio’s congressional leaders worked to protect our environment and democracy at the federal level, while others failed to do so.
League of Conservation Voters’ 2024 National Environmental Scorecard
The 2024 Scorecard shows that, for the second year in a row, Republicans in the House of Representatives embraced extremism and chaos. Their messaging bills and radical amendments on government funding bills were so harmful that the party’s own leadership pulled them on more than one occasion — resulting in the least productive Congress in recent history. The House Republican majority catered to Big Polluters and corporate interests with dozens of votes to cut clean energy incentives and remove protections for our environment and our communities. While the House was mired in intentional gridlock fueled by its most extreme members of the House Republican members, the Democratic-controlled Senate continued to confirm strong, highly qualified federal judges, confirming more than any other recent president and Senate in a four-year period.
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This year, many in Ohio’s delegation led efforts to help local communities lower costs, protect the most vulnerable and tackle the climate crisis. Unfortunately, constant gridlock and chaos led to one of the least productive Congresses ever.
The full delegation’s scores for 2023 are:
- Senator Sherrod Brown (D) — 50%
- Senator J.D. Vance (R) — 0%
- Representative Greg Landsman (D) — 97%
- Representative Brad Wenstrup (R) – 0%
- Representative Joyce Beatty (D) — 100%
- Representative Jim Jordan (R) – 0%
- Representative Bob Latta (R) – 0%
- Representative Michael Rulli (R) – 5%
- Representative Max Miller (R) – 3%
- Representative Warren Davidson (R) – 0%
- Representative Marcy Kaptur (D) — 91%
- Representative Mike Turner (R) – 0%
- Representative Shontel Brown (D) — 97%
- Representative Troy Balderson (R) – 0%
- Representative Emilia Sykes (D) — 96%
- Representative Dave Joyce (R) – 9%
- Representative Mike Carey (R) – 3%
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.
