Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2009

Senate bills

House bills

Below is a list of every Alabama Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.

Governor:
Bob Riley
Capital:
Montgomery
Population:
4,708,708
Poverty rate:
15.7%
Anti-poverty organizations:

Alabama Arise
VOICES for Alabama’s Children
Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

Senate1234567891011121314 
Jeff SessionsxxxxxO--xOOxxOx31D
Richard ShelbyxxxxxOxxOOxxxx21F
House123456789101112131415161718 
Jo Bonner1stxxxxxOxxxOxxxxOxxx17F
Bobby Neal Bright2ndxxxxOOxxOOOOxxOOxx44C
Mike Rogers3rdxOxxxOxOxOOOxOOxxx44C
Robert Aderholt4thxxxxxOxxxOOxxxOxxx22F
Parker Griffith5thxOxxOOOOOOOOxOOOxO72B
Spencer Bachus6thxxxxOOxxxOxxxxOxxx22F
Artur Davis7thOOOOOOOOOOOOxOOOxO89A