BamaDude06
03-20-2007, 08:49 PM
Our wonderful state leglislature in the state of Alabama overrided Gov Bob Riley's veto giving themselves a 62% payraise.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The vote tally for a legislator pay increase from $30,710 to $49,500 a year.
ALABAMA HOUSE:
Votes Tuesday as the House, on a 57-41 vote, overrode a veto by Gov. Bob Riley of a resolution giving legislators a 61 percent pay raise.
Voting yes were 7 Republicans and 50 Democrats.
Voting no were 34 Republicans and 7 Democrats.
Not voting were 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Abstaining were 0 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
REPUBLICANS VOTING YES
Barton, J. (Mobile); Collier, S. (Bayou La Batre); Faust, J. (Fairhope); Galliher, B. (Rainbow City); Gipson, M. (Prattville); Hill, M. (Columbiana); McClendon, J. (Springville).
REPUBLICANS VOTING NO
Allen, G. (Cottondale); Baker, A. (Brewton); Ball, M. (Madison); Beck, W. (Geneva); Bentley, R. (Tuscaloosa); Bridges, D. (Valley); Canfield, G. (Vestavia Hills); Clouse, S. (Ozark); Davis, R. (Daphne); DeMarco, P. (Homewood); Drake, O. (Leeds); Fincher, C. (Semmes); Gaston, V. (Mobile); Greeson, T. (Ider); Grimes, D. (Montgomery); Hammon, M. (Decatur); Hubbard, M. (Auburn); Ison, J. (Mobile); Johnson, R. (Sylacauga); Lewis, B. (Dothan); Love, J. (Montgomery); Mask, B. (Wetumpka); McClurkin, M.S. (Pelham); McCutcheon, M. (Capshaw); McMillan, S. (Gulf Shores); Oden, J. (Vinemont); Sanderford, H. (Huntsville); Shiver, H. (Bay Minette); Thomas, E. (Oneonta); Treadaway, A. (Morris); Ward, C. (Alabaster), Williams, J. (Vestavia Hills); Wood, R. (Anniston); Wren, G. (Montgomery).
DEMOCRATS VOTING YES
Bandy, G. (Opelika); Beasley, B (Clayton); Black, M. (Tuscumbia); Boothe, A. (Troy); Boyd, B. (Anniston); Buskey, J. (Mobile); Coleman, M. (Midfield); Dukes, B. (Decatur); Dunn, P. (Bessemer); England, C (Tuscaloosa); Fite, L. (Jacksonville); Ford, C. (Gadsden); Gordon, J. (Saraland); Graham, B.C. (Alexander City); Grantland, R. (Hartselle); Guin, K. (Carbon Hill); Hall, L. (Huntsville); Hammett, S. (Andalusia); Hilliard, E. (Birmingham); Hinshaw, R. (Meridianville); Howard, R. (Greensboro); Hurst, S. (Munford); Jackson, T. (Thomasville); Keahey, M. (Grove Hill); Kennedy, Y. (Mobile); Knight, J. (Montgomery); Laird, R. (Roanoke); Lindsey, R. (Centre); Martin, J. (Clanton); McCampbell, A.J. (Linden); McClammy, T. (Montgomery); Millican, M. (Hamilton); Mitchell, J. (Mobile); Moore, M. (Birmingham); Morrow, J.M. (Red Bay); Newton, D. (Birmingham); Page, J. (Gadsden); Robinson, J. (Scottsboro); Robinson, O. (Birmingham); Rogers, J. (Birmingham); Salaam, Y. (Selma); Schmitz, S. (Toney); Scott, R. (Fairfield); Sherer, T. (Jasper); Spicer, T. (Elba); Taylor, B (New Hope); Thomas, J. (Selma); Vance, L. (Phenix City); Warren, P. (Tuskegee); White, H. (Athens).
DEMOCRATS VOTING NO
Baker, L. (Abbeville); Harper, A. (Aliceville); Letson, J. (Hillsboro); Morrison, N. (Cullman); Newton, C. (Greenville); Thigpen, W. (Fayette); Todd, P. (Birmingham).
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING
Moore, P. (Pleasant Grove)*; Payne, A. (Trussville).
DEMOCRATS NOT VOTING
Holmes, A. (Montgomery)*; McDaniel, F. (Albertville).
REPUBLICANS ABSTAINING
None.
DEMOCRATS ABSTAINING
Curtis, M. (Florence); Irons, T. (Florence); McLaughlin, J. (Guntersville).
*Holmes and Moore both said they attempted to vote, but their voting machines jammed and their votes were not registered. Holmes said he voted "yes" and Moore said she voted "no."
ALABAMA SENATE:
Votes Tuesday as the Alabama Senate, on a 20-15 vote, overrode the governor's veto of a legislative pay raise.
Voting yes were 2 Republicans and 18 Democrats.
Voting no were 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
Not voting were 0 Republicans and 0 Democrats.
Abstaining were 0 Republicans and 0 Democrats.
REPUBLICANS VOTING YES
Beason, S (Gardendale); Glover, R. (Semmes).
REPUBLICANS VOTING NO
Bishop, C. (Jasper); Brooks, B. (Mobile); Byrne, B. (Montrose); Dixon, L. (Montgomery); Erwin, H. (Montevallo); French, S. (Birmingham); Marsh, D. (Anniston); Orr, A. (Decatur); Smith, H.A. (Slocomb); Waggoner, J. (Vestavia Hills).
DEMOCRATS VOTING YES
Barron, L. (Fyffe); Bedford, R. (Russellville); Coleman, L. (Birmingham); Denton, B. (Muscle Shoals); Figures, V. (Mobile); Griffith, P. (Huntsville); Lindsey, P. (Butler); Little, T. (Auburn); Little, Z. (Cullman); McClain, E.B. (Midfield); Mitchell, W. (Luverne); Mitchem, H. (Union Grove); Penn, M. (Union Springs); Preuitt, J. (Talladega); Ross, Q. (Montgomery); Sanders, H. (Selma); Singleton, B. (Greensboro); Smitherman, R. (Birmingham).
DEMOCRATS VOTING NO
Benefield, K (Woodland); Butler, T. (Madison); Holley, J. (Elba); Means, L. (Attalla); Poole, P. (Moundville).
NBC13.com - News - Vote Tally For Legislator Pay Increase (http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-03-20-0015.html)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The vote tally for a legislator pay increase from $30,710 to $49,500 a year.
ALABAMA HOUSE:
Votes Tuesday as the House, on a 57-41 vote, overrode a veto by Gov. Bob Riley of a resolution giving legislators a 61 percent pay raise.
Voting yes were 7 Republicans and 50 Democrats.
Voting no were 34 Republicans and 7 Democrats.
Not voting were 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Abstaining were 0 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
REPUBLICANS VOTING YES
Barton, J. (Mobile); Collier, S. (Bayou La Batre); Faust, J. (Fairhope); Galliher, B. (Rainbow City); Gipson, M. (Prattville); Hill, M. (Columbiana); McClendon, J. (Springville).
REPUBLICANS VOTING NO
Allen, G. (Cottondale); Baker, A. (Brewton); Ball, M. (Madison); Beck, W. (Geneva); Bentley, R. (Tuscaloosa); Bridges, D. (Valley); Canfield, G. (Vestavia Hills); Clouse, S. (Ozark); Davis, R. (Daphne); DeMarco, P. (Homewood); Drake, O. (Leeds); Fincher, C. (Semmes); Gaston, V. (Mobile); Greeson, T. (Ider); Grimes, D. (Montgomery); Hammon, M. (Decatur); Hubbard, M. (Auburn); Ison, J. (Mobile); Johnson, R. (Sylacauga); Lewis, B. (Dothan); Love, J. (Montgomery); Mask, B. (Wetumpka); McClurkin, M.S. (Pelham); McCutcheon, M. (Capshaw); McMillan, S. (Gulf Shores); Oden, J. (Vinemont); Sanderford, H. (Huntsville); Shiver, H. (Bay Minette); Thomas, E. (Oneonta); Treadaway, A. (Morris); Ward, C. (Alabaster), Williams, J. (Vestavia Hills); Wood, R. (Anniston); Wren, G. (Montgomery).
DEMOCRATS VOTING YES
Bandy, G. (Opelika); Beasley, B (Clayton); Black, M. (Tuscumbia); Boothe, A. (Troy); Boyd, B. (Anniston); Buskey, J. (Mobile); Coleman, M. (Midfield); Dukes, B. (Decatur); Dunn, P. (Bessemer); England, C (Tuscaloosa); Fite, L. (Jacksonville); Ford, C. (Gadsden); Gordon, J. (Saraland); Graham, B.C. (Alexander City); Grantland, R. (Hartselle); Guin, K. (Carbon Hill); Hall, L. (Huntsville); Hammett, S. (Andalusia); Hilliard, E. (Birmingham); Hinshaw, R. (Meridianville); Howard, R. (Greensboro); Hurst, S. (Munford); Jackson, T. (Thomasville); Keahey, M. (Grove Hill); Kennedy, Y. (Mobile); Knight, J. (Montgomery); Laird, R. (Roanoke); Lindsey, R. (Centre); Martin, J. (Clanton); McCampbell, A.J. (Linden); McClammy, T. (Montgomery); Millican, M. (Hamilton); Mitchell, J. (Mobile); Moore, M. (Birmingham); Morrow, J.M. (Red Bay); Newton, D. (Birmingham); Page, J. (Gadsden); Robinson, J. (Scottsboro); Robinson, O. (Birmingham); Rogers, J. (Birmingham); Salaam, Y. (Selma); Schmitz, S. (Toney); Scott, R. (Fairfield); Sherer, T. (Jasper); Spicer, T. (Elba); Taylor, B (New Hope); Thomas, J. (Selma); Vance, L. (Phenix City); Warren, P. (Tuskegee); White, H. (Athens).
DEMOCRATS VOTING NO
Baker, L. (Abbeville); Harper, A. (Aliceville); Letson, J. (Hillsboro); Morrison, N. (Cullman); Newton, C. (Greenville); Thigpen, W. (Fayette); Todd, P. (Birmingham).
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING
Moore, P. (Pleasant Grove)*; Payne, A. (Trussville).
DEMOCRATS NOT VOTING
Holmes, A. (Montgomery)*; McDaniel, F. (Albertville).
REPUBLICANS ABSTAINING
None.
DEMOCRATS ABSTAINING
Curtis, M. (Florence); Irons, T. (Florence); McLaughlin, J. (Guntersville).
*Holmes and Moore both said they attempted to vote, but their voting machines jammed and their votes were not registered. Holmes said he voted "yes" and Moore said she voted "no."
ALABAMA SENATE:
Votes Tuesday as the Alabama Senate, on a 20-15 vote, overrode the governor's veto of a legislative pay raise.
Voting yes were 2 Republicans and 18 Democrats.
Voting no were 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
Not voting were 0 Republicans and 0 Democrats.
Abstaining were 0 Republicans and 0 Democrats.
REPUBLICANS VOTING YES
Beason, S (Gardendale); Glover, R. (Semmes).
REPUBLICANS VOTING NO
Bishop, C. (Jasper); Brooks, B. (Mobile); Byrne, B. (Montrose); Dixon, L. (Montgomery); Erwin, H. (Montevallo); French, S. (Birmingham); Marsh, D. (Anniston); Orr, A. (Decatur); Smith, H.A. (Slocomb); Waggoner, J. (Vestavia Hills).
DEMOCRATS VOTING YES
Barron, L. (Fyffe); Bedford, R. (Russellville); Coleman, L. (Birmingham); Denton, B. (Muscle Shoals); Figures, V. (Mobile); Griffith, P. (Huntsville); Lindsey, P. (Butler); Little, T. (Auburn); Little, Z. (Cullman); McClain, E.B. (Midfield); Mitchell, W. (Luverne); Mitchem, H. (Union Grove); Penn, M. (Union Springs); Preuitt, J. (Talladega); Ross, Q. (Montgomery); Sanders, H. (Selma); Singleton, B. (Greensboro); Smitherman, R. (Birmingham).
DEMOCRATS VOTING NO
Benefield, K (Woodland); Butler, T. (Madison); Holley, J. (Elba); Means, L. (Attalla); Poole, P. (Moundville).
NBC13.com - News - Vote Tally For Legislator Pay Increase (http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-03-20-0015.html)