Vote Tracker
Find out how your member of Congress voted on key climate, energy and war legislation &mdash and how the amount of oil money they accepted compares to their colleagues.On average, members of Congress who voted in favor of Big Oil accepted almost four times more oil money than those who voted in favor of the public interest. We have also released a summary of our key findings (pdf).
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Table Key
| C Climate Votes E Energy Votes W War Votes | |
 | The oil splotch indicates a vote for the Oil Industry |
 | The green check indicates a vote to support the public interest. |
| NA | Shows that they could not vote (not counted in score) |
| • | Shows that they abstained from voting (not counted in score) |
The table can be sorted by clicking on the header of any column.
Profiles of selected votes for members of the U.S. Senate
Click on a vote column in the table to display summary information about the associated bill
| Name | Party | State | Oil Money 2000-07 [?] |
Oil Money Ranking [?] |
Voted for Big Oil [?] | Oil-Related Votes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | W | W | E | E | E | C | C | C | ||||||
| Name | Party | State | Oil Money 2000-07 |
Oil Money Ranking |
Voted for Big Oil | W | W | W | E | E | E | C | C | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cornyn, John | R | TX | $1,154,905 | 99.3 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Corker, Bob | R | TN | $244,350 | 97.9 | 100% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 4 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Thune, John | R | SD | $402,450 | 97.3 | 89% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Hutchison, Kay | R | TX | $886,978 | 96.6 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Vitter, David | R | LA | $281,650 | 95.2 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Allen, George | R | VA | $362,577 | 93.8 | 100% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 |
 Burr, Richard | R | NC | $217,969 | 93.2 | 89% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Talent, James | R | MO | $319,729 | 92.5 | 100% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 |
 Burns, Conrad | R | MT | $391,130 | 91.8 | 100% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 |
 Santorum, Richard | R | PA | $385,580 | 91.1 | 100% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 |
 Inhofe, James | R | OK | $480,156 | 90.4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Landrieu, Mary | D | LA | $438,755 | 89.7 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Domenici, Pete | R | NM | $360,808 | 87.7 | 78% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Barrasso, John | R | WY | $69,400 | 87.0 | 100% | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA |
 Dole, Elizabeth | R | NC | $197,429 | 86.3 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 4 |
 Coleman, Norm | R | MN | $196,100 | 85.6 | 67% | 2• | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2• | 2• |
 Alexander, Lamar | R | TN | $191,850 | 84.9 | 89% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Sununu, John | R | NH | $179,480 | 84.2 | 78% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
 Ensign, John | R | NV | $225,613 | 83.6 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 McConnell, Mitch | R | KY | $277,108 | 82.9 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Bingaman, Jeff | D | NM | $263,885 | 82.2 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Isakson, John | R | GA | $104,714 | 81.5 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Murkowski, Lisa | R | AK | $209,413 | 80.8 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 DeWine, Michael | R | OH | $198,757 | 80.1 | 83% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 3 | 4 |
 Chambliss, C. Saxby | R | GA | $147,542 | 79.5 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Salazar, Ken | D | CO | $88,800 | 78.1 | 56% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 DeMint, Jim | R | SC | $86,972 | 77.4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 4 |
 Thomas, Craig | R | WY | $209,777 | 76.7 | 100% | 2• | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Martinez, Mel | R | FL | $83,000 | 76.0 | 88% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Lott, Trent | R | MS | $204,400 | 75.3 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Kyl, Jon | R | AZ | $203,499 | 74.7 | 88% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Pryor, Mark | D | AR | $112,350 | 74.0 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Clinton, Hillary | D | NY | $149,050 | 73.3 | 22% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Casey, Robert | D | PA | $35,450 | 72.6 | 33% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Voinovich, George | R | OH | $176,117 | 71.9 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Obama, Barack | D | IL | $70,000 | 71.2 | 33% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Stevens, Ted | R | AK | $173,890 | 70.5 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Baucus, Max | D | MT | $167,350 | 69.9 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
 Specter, Arlen | R | PA | $152,878 | 69.2 | 56% | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Allard, Wayne | R | CO | $149,550 | 68.5 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| McCaskill, Claire | D | MO | $29,850 | 67.1 | 33% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Nelson, Ben | D | NE | $119,300 | 66.4 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
 Sessions, Jefferson | R | AL | $149,100 | 65.8 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Hatch, Orrin | R | UT | $145,650 | 65.1 | 100% | 2• | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Lincoln, Blanche | D | AR | $141,350 | 64.4 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Bond, Christopher | R | MO | $133,850 | 63.0 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Roberts, Pat | R | KS | $131,900 | 62.3 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Craig, Larry | R | ID | $125,750 | 61.0 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Smith, Gordon | R | OR | $122,925 | 60.3 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
 Wicker, Roger | R | MS | $122,400 | 59.6 | 90% | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA | 1NA |
 Enzi, Michael | R | WY | $122,000 | 58.9 | 89% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Menendez, Robert | D | NJ | $48,150 | 58.2 | 50% | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Bunning, Jim | R | KY | $119,269 | 57.5 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Reid, Harry | D | NV | $118,250 | 56.8 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Coburn, Thomas | R | OK | $46,700 | 56.2 | 89% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Graham, Lindsey | R | SC | $65,200 | 54.1 | 89% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Cochran, Thad | R | MS | $104,300 | 53.4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Cardin, Benjamin | D | MD | $19,900 | 52.1 | 33% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Lieberman, Joseph | I | CT | $96,100 | 51.4 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Grassley, Charles | R | IA | $95,300 | 50.7 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Whitehouse, Sheldon | D | RI | $19,050 | 50.0 | 0% | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Feinstein, Dianne | D | CA | $94,850 | 49.3 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Schumer, Charles | D | NY | $93,918 | 48.6 | 25% | 2• | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Hagel, Charles | R | NE | $93,150 | 47.9 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Brownback, Samuel | R | KS | $90,240 | 47.3 | 100% | 2• | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 4 |
 Chafee, Lincoln | R | RI | $64,975 | 46.6 | 33% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 3 | 3 | 1NA | 3 | 3 |
 Shelby, Richard | R | AL | $79,800 | 45.9 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Rockefeller, John | D | WV | $79,050 | 45.2 | 43% | 4 | 2• | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2• | 3 | 3 |
 Lugar, Richard | R | IN | $77,850 | 44.5 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Conrad, Kent | D | ND | $72,072 | 43.8 | 71% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 2• |
 Crapo, Michael | R | ID | $71,839 | 43.2 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Bayh, B. Evan | D | IN | $71,664 | 42.5 | 56% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Nelson, Bill | D | FL | $55,900 | 41.8 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Warner, John | R | VA | $67,023 | 41.1 | 78% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Frist, William | R | TN | $52,500 | 40.4 | 100% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 4 | 4 |
 Collins, Susan | R | ME | $64,450 | 39.7 | 56% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Kennedy, Edward | D | MA | $61,400 | 39.0 | 22% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Bennett, Robert | R | UT | $59,750 | 38.4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Carper, Thomas | D | DE | $47,560 | 37.7 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Harkin, Thomas | D | IA | $56,086 | 37.0 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Snowe, Olympia | R | ME | $52,550 | 35.6 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Durbin, Richard | D | IL | $46,200 | 32.9 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Biden, Joseph | D | DE | $44,000 | 32.2 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Byrd, Robert | D | WV | $43,600 | 31.5 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 Johnson, Tim | D | SD | $43,150 | 30.1 | 43% | 2• | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2• | 3 | 3 |
 Gregg, Judd | R | NH | $33,000 | 27.4 | 56% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Lautenberg, Frank | D | NJ | $26,200 | 26.7 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Dorgan, Byron | D | ND | $32,418 | 26.0 | 57% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2• | 2• |
 Kerry, John | D | MA | $31,180 | 25.3 | 22% | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tester, Jon | D | MT | $6,200 | 24.7 | 33% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
| Klobuchar, Amy | D | MN | $6,000 | 24.0 | 33% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Corzine, Jon | D | NJ | $15,250 | 23.3 | 20% | 1NA | 1NA | 4 | 1NA | 3 | 3 | 1NA | 3 | 3 |
| Webb, Jim | D | VA | $5,000 | 22.6 | 67% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 4 | 1NA | 1NA |
 Stabenow, Debbie Ann | D | MI | $19,750 | 21.9 | 56% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Levin, Carl | D | MI | $23,950 | 21.2 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Brown, Sherrod | D | OH | $4,750 | 20.5 | 50% | 4 | 1NA | 1NA | 3 | 1NA | 1NA | 2• | 1NA | 1NA |
 Murray, Patty | D | WA | $23,250 | 19.9 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Cantwell, Maria | D | WA | $18,250 | 19.2 | 44% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Jeffords, James | I | VT | $17,977 | 18.5 | 40% | 1NA | 4 | 4 | 1NA | 3 | 3 | 1NA | 3 | 2• |
 McCain, John | R | AZ | $22,350 | 17.8 | 57% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2• | 4 | 3 | 2• | 3 | 3 |
 Inouye, Daniel | D | HI | $21,000 | 16.4 |