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Candidate Notes on 06n-NORML |
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law's mission is to move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of marijuana prohibition so that the responsible use of cannabis by adults is no longer subject to penalty.
NORML is a nonprofit, public-interest lobby that for more than 30 years has provided a voice for those Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition. We represent the interests of the tens of millions of Americans who smoke marijuana responsibly and believe the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana should no longer be a crime.
NORML supports the removal of all criminal penalties for the private possession
NORML additionally supports the development of a legally controlled market for marijuana, where consumers could purchase it from a safe, legal and regulated source. This model is referred to as "legalization."
NORML believes that marijuana smoking is not for kids and should only be used responsibly by adults. As with alcohol consumption, it must never be an excuse for misconduct or other bad behavior. Driving or operating heavy equipment while impaired from marijuana should be prohibited.
NORML strongly supports the right of patients to use marijuana as a medicine when their physician recommends it to relieve pain and suffering.
Lastly, NORML supports the right of farmers to commercially cultivate hemp for industrial purposes, such as food and fiber production.
Democrats participating in 06n-NORML | ||
| Neil Abercrombie | s2nZero | Hawaii Democrat |
| Gary Ackerman | s3n+20 | New York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam. |
| Rodney Alexander | s1n-30 | Louisiana Democrat |
| Tom Allen | s3n+20 | Maine Democrat |
| Robert Andrews | s3n+10 | NJ Former Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep. |
| Joe Baca | s1n-20 | California Democrat |
| Brian Baird | s3n+10 | Washington Democrat |
| Tammy Baldwin | s3n+20 | Wisconsin Democrat |
| John Barrow | s1n-10 | Georgia Democrat |
| Melissa Bean | s1n-10 | Illinois Democrat |
| Xavier Becerra | s3n+25 | California Democrat |
| Shelley Berkley | s3n+15 | Nevada Democrat |
| Howard Berman | s3n+30 | California Democrat |
| Marion Berry | s1n-30 | Arkansas Democrat |
| Sanford Bishop | s2nZero | Georgia Democrat |
| Timothy Bishop | s2nZero | New York Democrat |
| Earl Blumenauer | s3n+25 | Oregon Democrat |
| Dan Boren | s1n-10 | Oklahoma Democrat |
| Leonard Boswell | s1n-30 | Iowa Democrat |
| Rick Boucher | s1n-15 | Virginia Democrat |
| Allen Boyd | s1n-30 | Florida Democrat |
| Robert Brady | s2nZero | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Corrine Brown | s3n+10 | Florida Democrat |
| Sherrod Brown | s2nZero | OH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. |
| G.K. Butterfield | s3n+10 | North Carolina Democrat |
| Lois Capps | s2nZero | California Democrat |
| Michael Capuano | s3n+20 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Dennis Cardoza | s1n-20 | California Democrat |
| Russ Carnahan | s3n+10 | Missouri Democrat |
| Ben Chandler | s1n-15 | Kentucky Democrat |
| William Lacy Clay | s3n+20 | Missouri Democrat |
| Emmanuel Cleaver | s3n+10 | Missouri Democrat |
| James Clyburn | s1n-10 | South Carolina Democrat |
| John Conyers | s3n+30 | Michigan Democrat |
| Jim Cooper | s1n-20 | Tennessee Democrat |
| Jim Costa | s1n-10 | California Democrat |
| Jerry Costello | s1n-30 | Illinois Democrat |
| Bud Cramer | s1n-30 | Alabama Democrat |
| Joseph Crowley | s3n+10 | New York Democrat |
| Henry Cuellar | s1n-10 | Texas Democrat |
| Elijah Cummings | s1n-30 | Maryland Democrat |
| Artur Davis | s1n-20 | Alabama Democrat |
| Danny Davis | s3n+25 | Illinois Democrat |
| Lincoln Davis | s1n-20 | Tennessee Democrat |
| Susan Davis | s3n+10 | California Democrat |
| Peter Defazio | s3n+30 | Oregon Democrat |
| Diana DeGette | s3n+20 | Colorado Democrat |
| Bill Delahunt | s3n+30 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Rosa DeLauro | s3n+30 | Connecticut Democrat |
| Norm Dicks | s2nZero | Washington Democrat |
| John Dingell | s2nZero | Michigan Democrat |
| Lloyd Doggett | s3n+25 | Texas Democrat (Re-elected 2006) |
| Mike Doyle | s2nZero | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Chet Edwards | s1n-25 | Texas Democrat (Until 2004) |
| Rahm Emanuel | s1n-20 | Illinois Democrat |
| Eliot Engel | s3n+10 | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Anna Eshoo | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Bob Etheridge | s1n-30 | North Carolina Democrat |
| Sam Farr | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Chaka Fattah | s2nZero | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Bob Filner | s3n+25 | California Democrat |
| Barney Frank | s3n+30 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Bart Gordon | s1n-30 | Tennessee Democrat |
| Al Green | s2n+5 | Texas Democrat |
| Gene Green | s1n-30 | Texas Democrat |
| Raul Grijalva | s3n+10 | Arizona Democrat |
| Luis Gutierrez | s3n+25 | Illinois Democrat |
| Ralph Moody Hall | s1n-25 | Texas Democrat |
| Jane Harman | s3n+10 | California Democrat |
| Alcee Hastings | s3n+15 | Florida Democrat |
| Stephanie Herseth | s1n-15 | South Dakota Democratic Challenger |
| Brian Higgins | s3n+10 | New York Democrat |
| Maurice Hinchey | s3n+20 | New York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam. |
| Ruben Hinojosa | s1n-30 | Texas Democrat |
| Tim Holden | s1n-15 | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Rush Holt | s3n+10 | New Jersey Democrat |
| Mike Honda | s2n-5 | California Democrat |
| Darlene Hooley | s2nZero | Oregon Democrat |
| Steny Hoyer | s2nZero | Maryland Democrat |
| Jay Inslee | s3n+20 | Washington Democrat |
| Steve Israel | s3n+10 | New York Democrat |
| Jesse Louis Jackson | s3n+20 | Illinois Democrat |
| William Jefferson | s2n+5 | Louisiana Democrat |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | s3n+20 | Texas Democrat |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | s2n+5 | Ohio Democrat |
| Paul Kanjorski | s1n-10 | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Marcy Kaptur | s3n+10 | Ohio Democrat |
| Patrick Kennedy | s3n+20 | Rhode Island Democrat |
| Dale Kildee | s1n-10 | Michigan Democrat |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | s3n+30 | Michigan Democrat |
| Ron Kind | s3n+10 | Wisconsin Democrat |
| Dennis Kucinich | s3n+10 | Ohio Democrat |
| James Langevin | s2nZero | Rhode Island Democrat |
| Tom Lantos | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Rick Larsen | s1n-10 | Washington Democrat |
| John Larson | s3n+10 | Connecticut Democrat |
| Barbara Lee | s3n+30 | California Democrat |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | s3n+20 | Texas Democrat |
| Sander Levin | s2nZero | Michigan Democrat |
| John Lewis | s3n+20 | Georgia Democrat |
| Dan Lipinski | s1n-25 | Illinois Democrat |
| Zoe Lofgren | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Nita Lowey | s2nZero | New York Democrat |
| Steve Lynch | s1n-20 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Carolyn Maloney | s2nZero | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Ed Markey | s3n+20 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Jim Marshall | s1n-20 | Georgia Democrat |
| Jim Matheson | s1n-20 | Utah Democrat |
| Doris Matsui | s1n-20 | California Democrat |
| Carolyn McCarthy | s2nZero | New York Dem./Ind./Working-Families |
| Betty McCollum | s2nZero | Minnesota Democrat |
| Jim McDermott | s3n+30 | Washington Democrat |
| Jim McGovern | s3n+30 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Mike McIntyre | s1n-20 | North Carolina Democrat |
| Cynthia McKinney | s3n+20 | Georgia Democrat |
| Michael McNulty | s1n-10 | New York Democratic/Ind./Cons. |
| Kendrick Meek | s2n-5 | Florida Democrat |
| Gregory Meeks | s2nZero | New York Dem./Working-Families |
| Michael Michaud | s3n+10 | Maine Democrat |
| Brad Miller | s1n-20 | North Carolina Democrat |
| George Miller | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Alan Mollohan | s1n-25 | West Virginia Democrat |
| Dennis Moore | s2nZero | Kansas Democrat |
| Gwen Moore | s2n+5 | Wisconsin Democrat |
| James Moran | s3n+20 | Virginia Democrat |
| John Murtha | s1n-10 | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Jerrold Nadler | s3n+20 | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families |
| Grace Napolitano | s3n+10 | California Democrat |
| Richard Neal | s3n+20 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| James Oberstar | s3n+20 | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| David Obey | s3n+30 | Wisconsin Democrat |
| John Olver | s3n+25 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Solomon Ortiz | s1n-30 | Texas Democrat |
| Frank Pallone | s2nZero | New Jersey Democrat |
| Bill Pascrell | s3n+10 | New Jersey Democrat |
| Ed Pastor | s2nZero | Arizona Democrat |
| Donald Payne | s3n+25 | New Jersey Democrat |
| Nancy Pelosi | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Collin Peterson | s1n-30 | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| Earl Pomeroy | s1n-30 | North Dakota Democrat |
| David Eugene Price | s1n-10 | North Carolina Democrat |
| Nick Rahall | s1n-10 | West Virginia Democrat |
| Silvestre Reyes | s1n-30 | Texas Democrat |
| Steven Rothman | s2nZero | New Jersey Democrat |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | s3n+10 | Maryland Democrat |
| Bobby Rush | s3n+25 | Illinois Democrat |
| Tim Ryan | s3n+10 | Ohio Democrat |
| John Salazar | s1n-10 | Colorado Democrat |
| Linda Sanchez | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Loretta Sanchez | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Jan Schakowsky | s3n+20 | Illinois Democrat |
| Adam Schiff | s3n+10 | California Democrat |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | s1n-10 | Florida Democrat |
| Allyson Schwartz | s1n-10 | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Bobby Scott | s3n+20 | Virginia Democrat |
| David Scott | s3n+20 | Georgia Democrat |
| Jose Serrano | s3n+20 | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Brad Sherman | s3n+30 | California Democrat |
| Ike Skelton | s1n-30 | Missouri Democrat |
| Louise Slaughter | s3n+10 | New York Democrat |
| David Adam Smith | s3n+10 | Washington Democrat |
| Vic Snyder | s1n-30 | Arkansas Democrat |
| Hilda Solis | s3n+10 | California Democrat |
| John Spratt | s1n-30 | South Carolina Democrat |
| Pete Stark | s3n+30 | California Democrat |
| Bart Stupak | s2nZero | Michigan Democrat |
| John Tanner | s1n-30 | Tennessee Democrat |
| Ellen Tauscher | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| Gene Taylor | s1n-20 | Mississippi Democrat |
| Bennie Thompson | s1n-10 | Mississippi Democrat |
| Mike Thompson | s2nZero | California Democrat |
| John Tierney | s3n+30 | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Ed Towns | s3n+10 | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Mark Udall | s3n+20 | CO Democratic Senate Challenger; US Rep. |
| Tom Udall | s3n+10 | New Mexico Democrat |
| Chris Van Hollen | s3n+20 | Maryland Democrat |
| Nydia Velazquez | s3n+10 | New York Democrat/Working-Families |
| Peter Visclosky | s1n-30 | Indiana Democrat |
| Maxine Waters | s3n+25 | California Democrat |
| Diane Watson | s3n+15 | California Democrat |
| Mel Watt | s3n+20 | North Carolina Democrat |
| Henry Waxman | s3n+30 | California Democrat |
| Anthony Weiner | s3n+10 | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Robert Wexler | s3n+30 | Florida Democrat |
| Lynn Woolsey | s3n+20 | California Democrat |
| David Wu | s3n+10 | Oregon Democrat |
| Albert Wynn | s3n+10 | Maryland Democrat |
Republicans participating in 06n-NORML | ||
| Robert Aderholt | s1n-30 | Alabama Republican |
| Todd Akin | s1n-20 | Missouri Republican |
| Spencer Bachus | s1n-30 | Alabama Republican |
| Richard Hugh Baker | s1n-15 | Louisiana Republican |
| Gresham Barrett | s1n-20 | South Carolina Republican |
| Roscoe Bartlett | s2nZero | Maryland Republican |
| Joe Linus Barton | s1n-25 | Texas Republican |
| Judy Biggert | s1n-20 | Illinois Republican |
| Brian Bilbray | s1n-20 | California Republican (re-elected 2006) |
| Rob Bishop | s1n-20 | Utah Republican |
| Marsha Blackburn | s1n-20 | Tennessee Republican |
| Roy Blunt | s1n-30 | Missouri Republican |
| John Boehner | s1n-30 | Ohio Republican |
| Jo Bonner | s1n-20 | Alabama Republican |
| Mary Bono | s1n-20 | California Republican |
| John Boozman | s1n-20 | Arkansas Republican |
| Charles Boustany | s1n-10 | Louisiana Republican |
| Kevin Brady | s1n-30 | Texas Republican |
| Henry Brown | s1n-20 | South Carolina Republican |
| Ginny Brown-Waite | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| Michael Burgess | s1n-20 | Texas Republican |
| Dan Burton | s1n-10 | Indiana Republican |
| Steve Buyer | s1n-20 | Indiana Republican |
| Ken Calvert | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Dave Camp | s1n-30 | Michigan Republican |
| John Campbell | s3n+20 | California Republican |
| Chris Cannon | s1n-20 | Utah Republican |
| Eric Cantor | s1n-20 | Virginia Republican |
| Shelley Moore Capito | s1n-20 | West Virginia Republican |
| John Carter | s1n-20 | Texas Republican |
| Michael Castle | s1n-30 | Delaware Republican |
| Steve Chabot | s1n-30 | Ohio Republican |
| John Howard Coble | s1n-30 | North Carolina Republican |
| Tom Cole | s1n-20 | Oklahoma Republican |
| Mike Conaway | s1n-10 | Texas Republican |
| Ander Crenshaw | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| Barbara Cubin | s1n-30 | Wyoming Republican |
| John Culberson | s1n-20 | Texas Republican |
| Geoff Davis | s1n-10 | Kentucky Republican |
| Tom Davis | s1n-30 | Virginia Republican |
| Nathan Deal | s1n-25 | Georgia Republican |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | s1n-30 | Florida Republican |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| John Doolittle | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Thelma Drake | s1n-10 | Virginia Republican |
| David Dreier | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Jimmy Duncan | s1n-30 | Tennessee Republican |
| Vernon Ehlers | s1n-30 | Michigan Republican |
| Jo Ann Emerson | s1n-30 | Missouri Republican |
| Phil English | s1n-30 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Terry Everett | s1n-25 | Alabama Republican |
| Tom Feeney | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| Mike Ferguson | s1n-15 | New Jersey Republican |
| Jeff Flake | s3n+20 | Arizona Republican |
| Randy Forbes | s1n-30 | Virginia Republican |
| Jeff Fortenberry | s1n-10 | Nebraska Republican |
| Vito Fossella | s1n-20 | New York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life |
| Virginia Foxx | s1n-10 | North Carolina Republican |
| Trent Franks | s1n-10 | Arizona Republican |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | s1n-30 | New Jersey Republican |
| Elton Gallegly | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Scott Garrett | s3n+10 | New Jersey Republican |
| Jim Gerlach | s1n-10 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Wayne Gilchrest | s2nZero | Maryland Republican |
| Phil Gingrey | s1n-20 | Georgia Republican |
| Louie Gohmert | s1n-10 | Texas Republican |
| Virgil Goode | s1n-30 | Virginia Republican |
| Bob Goodlatte | s1n-30 | Virginia Republican |
| Kay Granger | s1n-30 | Texas Republican |
| Samuel Graves | s1n-10 | Missouri Republican |
| Doc Hastings | s1n-30 | Washington Republican |
| Robin Hayes | s1n-20 | North Carolina Republican |
| Jeb Hensarling | s1n-20 | Texas Republican |
| Wally Herger | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Dave Hobson | s1n-30 | Ohio Republican |
| Peter Hoekstra | s1n-30 | Michigan Republican |
| Kenny Hulshof | s1n-30 | Missouri Republican |
| Duncan Hunter | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Bob Inglis | s1n-20 | South Carolina Republican |
| Bobby Jindal | s1n-10 | LA Republican |
| Sam Johnson | s1n-10 | Texas Republican |
| Timothy Johnson | s3n+10 | Illinois Republican |
| Walter Beaman Jones | s1n-30 | North Carolina Republican |
| Ric Keller | s1n-10 | Florida Republican |
| Peter King | s1n-30 | New York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life |
| Steve King | s1n-20 | Iowa Republican |
| Jack Kingston | s1n-30 | Georgia Republican |
| Mark Kirk | s1n-20 | Illinois Republican |
| John Kline | s1n-20 | Minnesota Republican |
| Joe Knollenberg | s1n-30 | Michigan Republican |
| Randy Kuhl | s1n-10 | New York Republican |
| Ray LaHood | s1n-20 | Illinois Republican |
| Tom Latham | s1n-30 | Iowa Republican |
| Steven LaTourette | s2nZero | Ohio Republican |
| Jerry Lewis | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Ron Lewis | s1n-30 | Kentucky Republican |
| John Linder | s1n-30 | Georgia Republican |
| Frank LoBiondo | s1n-20 | New Jersey Republican |
| Frank Dean Lucas | s1n-30 | Oklahoma Republican |
| Dan Lungren | s1n-10 | California Republican |
| Connie Mack | s1n-10 | FL Former Republican Senator |
| Donald Manzullo | s1n-30 | Illinois Republican |
| Kenny Marchant | s1n-10 | Texas Republican |
| Michael McCaul | s1n-10 | Texas Republican |
| Thad McCotter | s1n-20 | Michigan Republican |
| Jim McCrery | s1n-30 | Louisiana Republican |
| Patrick McHenry | s1n-10 | North Carolina Republican |
| John McHugh | s1n-30 | New York Republican/Conservative |
| Buck McKeon | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| John Mica | s1n-25 | Florida Republican |
| Candice Miller | s1n-20 | Michigan Republican |
| Gary Miller | s2nZero | California Republican |
| Jeff Miller | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| Jerry Moran | s1n-30 | Kansas Republican |
| Tim Murphy | s1n-20 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Marilyn Musgrave | s1n-20 | Colorado Republican |
| Sue Myrick | s1n-25 | North Carolina Republican |
| Randy Neugebauer | s1n-20 | Texas Republican |
| Devin Nunes | s1n-20 | California Republican |
| Ron Paul | s3n+30 | POTUS Republican (Libertarian 1988) |
| Steve Pearce | s1n-20 | New Mexico Republican |
| Mike Pence | s1n-20 | Indiana Republican |
| John Peterson | s1n-30 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Tom Petri | s1n-20 | Wisconsin Republican |
| Charles Pickering | s1n-30 | Mississippi Republican |
| Joseph Pitts | s1n-30 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Todd Platts | s1n-20 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Ted Poe | s2nZero | Texas Republican |
| Jon Porter | s3n+10 | Nevada Republican |
| Tom Price | s1n-10 | Georgia Republican |
| Deborah Pryce | s1n-20 | Ohio Republican |
| Adam Putnam | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| George Radanovich | s1n-30 | California Republican |
| Jim Ramstad | s1n-30 | Minnesota Republican |
| Ralph Regula | s1n-30 | Ohio Republican |
| Dennis Rehberg | s2nZero | Montana Republican |
| Dave Reichert | s1n-10 | Washington Republican |
| Rick Renzi | s1n-20 | Arizona Republican |
| Thomas Reynolds | s1n-20 | New York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004) |
| Hal Rogers | s1n-30 | Kentucky Republican |
| Michael Rogers | s1n-30 | Alabama Republican |
| Mike Rogers | s1n-30 | Michigan Republican |
| Dana Rohrabacher | s3n+30 | California Republican |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | s1n-30 | Florida Republican |
| Ed Royce | s3n+10 | California Republican |
| Paul Ryan | s1n-10 | Wisconsin Republican |
| Jim Saxton | s1n-20 | New Jersey Republican |
| Jean Schmidt | s1n-10 | Ohio Republican |
| James Sensenbrenner | s1n-20 | Wisconsin Republican |
| Pete Sessions | s1n-30 | Texas Republican |
| John Shadegg | s1n-30 | Arizona Republican |
| Christopher Shays | s1n-20 | Connecticut Republican |
| John Shimkus | s1n-30 | Illinois Republican |
| Bill Shuster | s1n-30 | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Mike Simpson | s1n-10 | Idaho Republican |
| Christopher Smith | s1n-30 | New Jersey Republican |
| Lamar Smith | s1n-30 | Texas Republican |
| Mark Souder | s1n-30 | Indiana Republican |
| Cliff Stearns | s1n-30 | Florida Republican |
| John Sullivan | s1n-20 | Oklahoma Republican |
| Tom Tancredo | s3n+20 | Colorado Republican |
| Lee Terry | s1n-20 | Nebraska Republican |
| Mac Thornberry | s1n-25 | Texas Republican |
| Todd Tiahrt | s1n-30 | Kansas Republican |
| Pat Tiberi | s1n-20 | Ohio Republican |
| Mike Turner | s1n-30 | Ohio Republican |
| Fred Upton | s1n-30 | Michigan Republican |
| Greg Walden | s1n-20 | Oregon Republican |
| Jim Walsh | s1n-30 | New York Rep./Ind./Conservative |
| Zach Wamp | s1n-30 | Tennessee Republican |
| Dave Weldon | s1n-30 | Florida Republican |
| Jerry Weller | s1n-30 | Illinois Republican |
| Lynn Westmoreland | s1n-10 | Georgia Republican |
| Ed Whitfield | s1n-30 | Kentucky Republican |
| Roger Wicker | s1n-30 | Mississippi Republican |
| Heather Wilson | s1n-30 | New Mexico Republican |
| Joe Wilson | s1n-30 | South Carolina Republican |
| Frank Wolf | s1n-30 | Virginia Republican |
| Bill Young | s1n-20 | Florida Republican |
| Don Young | s1n-25 | Alaska Republican |
Independents participating in 06n-NORML | ||
| Darrell Issa | s1n-20 | CAL Former Initiator of Recall |
| Democrats:
188
Republicans: 180 Independents: 1 |