NH Liberty Alliance “Legislator of the Year”
I’m excited to announce that the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (NHLA) named me the 2008 “Legislator of the Year“ at their annual Liberty Dinner! The NHLA also released the 2008 Liberty Scorecard. Here’s how our district scores:
Bedrick, Jason (R) A+
Bettencourt, David (R) A
Dalrymple, David (R) A
Garcia, Marilinda (R) A
Ingram, Russell (R) A
McMahon, Charlie (R) B+
Griffin, Mary (R) B
Pearson, Mark (R) B
Priestley, Anne (R) B
Belanger, Ronald (R) C+
Elliott, Robert (R) C+
DiFruscia, Tony (R) F
You can compare these with the House Republican Alliance scores I sent in my last update. Also, the last page of the NHLA scorecard contains an explanation of how the grades were awarded and a list of the 50 graded bills.
From the NHLA:
This is the 5th annual Liberty Rating issued by the New Hampshire Liberty
Alliance, based on 19 roll call votes in the House and 14 in the Senate. Bills have
been carefully selected for inclusion which clearly demonstrate the level of respect
our elected representatives show for our individual rights and liberties.
This year we offer our sincerest thanks to the NHLA Legislator of the Year,
the Honorable Representative Jason Bedrick of Windham for his unwavering
support of liberty. His voting record proves his dedication to the principles upon
which this great state, as well as this organization, were founded.
The Liberty Rating is based on pro-liberty and anti-liberty votes and their
impact on the state of NH.
Pro-liberty votes protect individual freedom of choice and personal responsibility,
recognize the superiority of freedom over coercion, respect the citizen’s right
of self-ownership, promote good government, and recognize the value of voluntary
economic decisions.
Anti-liberty votes replace self-governance with interventionist ownership,
assume agencies backed by force are superior to voluntary choices backed by
personal accountability, and assume a better economy can be designed by a
central authority that compels communities to pay for policies people do not
willingly support.