Sutherland honored for voting record

    Aroostook County legislator receives perfect score from environmental advocacy group
    CHAPMAN – The Maine League of Conservation Voters recently praised State Rep. Patricia Sutherland, D-Chapman, for her voting record in favor of bills that will have a positive impact on the environment. Sutherland scored a perfect 100 percent record during her first term as a legislator.     Sutherland was one of a handful of legislators to receive a perfect 5-for-5 score for her voting record on new laws that will reduce carbon emissions in the Northeast, ban chemicals that are dangerous to children from household products, expand conservation efforts through Land for Maine’s Future and prevent shoreline deforestation and invasive plant infestations.
    The Maine League of Conservation Voters has tracked and reported legislators’ voting records on key environmental issues since 1986. To view the entire scorecard, with bill summaries and a full list of honor roll and dishonor roll members for 2007, visit www.mlcv.org/scorecard2.asp.