Two Baton Rouge legislators scored a perfect 100% on the Louisiana Family Forum’s 2016 Legislative Scorecard for their votes on key legislation in this year’s regular legislative session.
Republican Reps. Rick Edmonds and Barry Ivey were awarded perfect scores for a voting record that aligns with the Louisiana Family Forum’s views on certain legislation—voting “yes” on bills supported by the LFF and “no” on bills the group opposed.
The two Republicans were joined in the scorecard’s top tier by Rep. Edmond Jordan, a Democrat who only voted on one bill scored by the LFF. Jordan replaced the late Rep. Ronnie Edwards late in the regular session.
Republican Rep. Franklin Foil scored 82%—good enough to put him in the second tier—and Reps. Stephen Carter and Paula Davis, both Republicans, each scored 75%.
On the opposite side, in a tier labeled “hostile” to the LFF, Baton Rouge Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith, a Democrat, received the second lowest score, 18%, behind New Orleans Rep. Walt Leger’s 14% score. Other Baton Rouge lawmakers with low scores are Democratic Reps. Ted James with a 30% rating and Barbara Carpenter with a 27% mark.
The Louisiana Family Forum scored votes on a wide range of legislation—from allowing prayer at the beginning of public meetings to letting felons with expunged convictions to acquire a concealed carry permit—as well as the controversial vote for speaker of the House.
See the full report card.
