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
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sessions | x | x | x | x | x | O | -- | x | O | O | x | x | O | x | 31 | D |
| Richard Shelby | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | x | 21 | F |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Bonner1st | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 17 | F |
| Bobby Neal Bright2nd | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | O | O | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | 44 | C |
| Mike Rogers3rd | x | O | x | x | x | O | x | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | O | x | x | x | 44 | C |
| Robert Aderholt4th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Parker Griffith5th | x | O | x | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | 72 | B |
| Spencer Bachus6th | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Artur Davis7th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | 89 | A |