Mapping Congress' voting records
How did U.S. politicians vote on tech-related proposals? Find out by clicking on a state name, then on a person's name.
How did U.S. politicians vote on tech-related proposals? Find out by clicking on a state name, then on a person's name.
Below are the scores for this state's congressional delegation. Click on a name for a vote breakdown. A 
signifies a tech-friendly vote; an X means a tech-unfriendly vote; n/a means the person was not in office at the time the vote was taken.
signifies a tech-friendly vote; an X means a tech-unfriendly vote; n/a means the person was not in office at the time the vote was taken.For an overview of Senate voting scores, click here. For an overview of House of Representatives voting scores, click here. (You'll need an installed application that can read spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel Viewer, OpenOffice.org or Google Spreadsheets.)
Presidential candidates
Republican presidential candidate:
Sen. John McCain (AZ): 38.46%
Sen. John McCain (AZ): 38.46%
Democratic presidential candidate:
Sen. Barack Obama (IL): 33.33%
Sen. Barack Obama (IL): 33.33%
Libertarian presidential candidate:
Bob Barr: Not scored
Bob Barr: Not scored
Independent presidential candidate:
Ralph Nader: Not scored
Ralph Nader: Not scored
Green Party presidential candidate:
Cynthia McKinney: Not scored
Cynthia McKinney: Not scored
Best scorers
Highest-scoring House of Representatives member:
Rep. Ron Paul (TX): 88.24%
Rep. Ron Paul (TX): 88.24%
Highest-scoring senator:
Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA): 81.82%
Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA): 81.82%
Credits
Editors: Jim Kerstetter, Zoë Slocum
Copy editor: Michelle Meyers
Design: Ellen Ng
Production: Kenny Ash, Lisa Casani, Andy Lottmann
