Senate DISCLOSE Act positions

Senate DISCLOSE Act positions by state

 * last updated on 7/1/2010


 * Alabama
 * Richard Shelby (R): no statement, voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Jeff Sessions (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), open to diclosure: “I don’t like it when a large source of money is out there funding ads and is unaccountable. To the extent we can, I tend to favor disclosure.”


 * Alaska
 * Lisa Murkowski (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), wants a bipartisan bill that addresses the "immediate concerns" of Citizens United
 * Mark Begich (D): co-sponsored original Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Arizona
 * John McCain (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), voted for McCain-Feingold in 2001, opposes DISCLSOE Act saying it requires more disclosure from corporations than unions, said "This is not a partisan issue. It should not advantage one party over the other. What reform does is create transparency, equality, and participation, and inspire confidence in those we represent."
 * Jon Kyl (R): no statement, voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Arkansas
 * Blanche Lincoln (D): co-sponsored original Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Mark Pryor (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * California
 * Dianne Feinstein (D): co-sponsored original Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Barbara Boxer (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Colorado
 * Mark Udall (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Michael Bennet (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Connecticut
 * Christopher Dodd (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Joe Lieberman (I): co-sponsored original Senate bill, didn't attend cloture vote (7/27/2010)


 * Delaware
 * Tom Carper (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Ted Kaufman (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Florida
 * Bill Nelson (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * George LeMieux (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Georgia
 * Saxby Chambliss (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Johnny Isakson (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Hawaii
 * Daniel Inouye (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Daniel Akaka (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Idaho
 * Mike Crapo (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Jim Risch (R) : voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Illinois
 * Dick Durbin (D): co-sponsored original Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Roland Burris (D): co-sponsored original Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Indiana
 * Richard Lugar (R): Voted for McCain-Feingold in 2001, voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Evan Bayh (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Iowa
 * Chuck Grassley (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Tom Harkin (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Kansas
 * Sam Brownback (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Pat Roberts (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Kentucky
 * Mitch McConnell (R) : voted against cloture (7/27/2010), Said it restricts First Amendment rights, said: “We need to have real disclosure. And so what we ought to do is broaden the disclosure to include at least labor unions and tax-exempt business associations and trial lawyers so that you include the major political players in America. Why would a little disclosure be better than a lot of disclosure?”
 * Jim Bunning (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Louisiana
 * Mary Landrieu (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * David Vitter (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Maine
 * Olympia Snowe (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), voted for McCain-Feingold in 2001. Is “leaning no” on DISCLOSE unless changes are made to “make it fair and so both sides don't have an advantage.”
 * Susan Collins (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), voted for McCain-Feingold in 200, said she belives that "it is important that any future campaign finance laws include strong transparency provisions so the American public knows who is contributing to a candidate’s campaign, as well as who is funding communications in support of or in opposition to a political candidate or issue.”


 * Maryland
 * Barbara Mikulski (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Ben Cardin (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Massachusetts
 * John Kerry (D): suggested amending the Constitution in response to Citizens United, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Scott Brown (R): Says it is “inappropriate” to change campaign finance laws before an election, voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Michigan
 * Carl Levin (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Debbie Stabenow (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Minnesota
 * Amy Klobuchar (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Al Franken (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Mississippi
 * Thad Cochran (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), voted for McCain-Feingold in 2001, has said that "the public has a right to expect electronic filing and online disclosure of campaign finance records.”
 * Roger Wicker (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Missouri
 * Kit Bond (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Claire McCaskill (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Montana
 * Max Baucus (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Jon Tester (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Nebraska
 * Ben Nelson (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Mike Johanns (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Nevada
 * Harry Reid (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * John Ensign (R): not present for cloture vote 7/27/2010


 * New Hampshire
 * Judd Gregg (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Jeanne Shaheen (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * New Jersey
 * Frank Lautenberg (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Bob Menendez (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * New Mexico
 * Jeff Bingaman (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Tom Udall (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * New York
 * Chuck Schumer (D): sponsored Senate bill, sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Kirsten Gillibrand (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * North Carolina
 * Richard Burr (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Kay Hagan (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * North Dakota
 * Kent Conrad (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Byron Dorgan (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Ohio
 * George Voinovich (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Sherrod Brown (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Oklahoma
 * Jim Inhofe (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Tom Coburn (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Oregon
 * Ron Wyden (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Jeff Merkley (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Pennsylvania
 * Arlen Specter (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Bob Casey, Jr. (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Rhode Island
 * Jack Reed (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Sheldon Whitehouse (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * South Carolina
 * Lindsey Graham (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Jim DeMint (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * South Dakota
 * Tim Johnson (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * John Thune (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Tennessee
 * Lamar Alexander (R) voted against cloture (7/27/2010), has said: "I support campaign finance reform, but to me that means individual contributions, free speech and full disclosure. In other words, any individual can give whatever they want as long as it is disclosed every day on the Internet. Otherwise, you restrict free speech and favor super-rich candidates -- candidates with famous names, the media and special interest groups, all of whom can spend unlimited money."
 * Bob Corker (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Texas
 * Kay Bailey Hutchison (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * John Cornyn (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), opposes bill, has said: "I think the system needs more transparency, so people can more easily reach their own conclusions."


 * Utah
 * Orrin Hatch (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Bob Bennett (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010), Opposes bill, said “our democracy will be strengthened by casting this bill aside.”


 * Vermont
 * Pat Leahy (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, co-sponsored second Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Bernie Sanders (I): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Virginia
 * Jim Webb (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Mark Warner (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Washington
 * Patty Murray (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Maria Cantwell (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * West Virginia
 * Jay Rockefeller (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Carte Goodwin (D): voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Wisconsin
 * Herb Kohl (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)
 * Russ Feingold (D): co-sponsored Senate bill, voted for cloture (7/27/2010)


 * Wyoming
 * Mike Enzi (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)
 * John Barrasso (R): voted against cloture (7/27/2010)