3 Iowa Democrats get top scores from conservation league

The League of Conservations Voters has released its 2009 National Environmental Scorecard, revealing scores for the Iowa delegation in the first session of the 111th Congress.

The 2009 Scorecard includes 11 Senate and 13 House votes dominated by clean energy and climate but also encompassing other environmental issues such as public lands, water and wildlife conservation. In Iowa, two House members and a senator earned a perfect 100 percent score in 2009, while two House members and one senator scored an abysmal 0 percent. The average House score in 2009 for Iowa was 59 percent and the average Senate score was 50 percent.

The scores were: House – 1

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District Bruce Braley (D ), 100; 2

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District Dave Loebsack (D ), 100; 3

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District Leonard Boswell (D), 93; 4

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District Tom Latham (R ), 0; and 5

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District Steve King, (R ), 0;

Senate – Chuck Grassley (R), 0; and Tom Harkin (D), 100.

The full 2009 National Environmental Scorecard can be found at

www.lcv.org/scorecard.