Following a visit with college Democrats at Miami University, the Journal-News headline reads, “Strickland hopes senate race will be decided by message, track record.”
After a look at Strickland’s "track record," he may want to reconsider this statement.
- While representing Ohio in Congress, Strickland missed more than 360 missed votes. In fact, the majority of Strickland’s missed votes occurred while he was campaigning for Governor. Strickland put politics above the job Ohioans elected him to do.
- During his 12 years in Washington, Strickland sponsored 66 bills – but not one of Strickland’s 66 bills became law. Not a single bill was ever even brought to the House floor for a vote.
Bottom line: Ted Strickland is an ineffective legislator.
BACKGROUND:
During His Career In The House Of Representatives, Ted Strickland Missed Over 360 Roll Call Votes – 5% Of The Votes While He Was In Congress, Which Was “Much Worse Than The Median Of 2.9% Among The Lifetime Records Of Representatives Serving In Dec. 2006.” “From Jan 1993 to Dec 2006, Strickland missed 364 of 6,954 roll call votes, which is 5.2%. This is much worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2006.” (GovTrack Website, www.govtrack.us, Accessed 11/25/15)
In 12 Years In Congress, Strickland Sponsored 66 Bills That All Failed To Become Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
None Of Strickland’s 66 Bills Even Made It Out Of Committee. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
Strickland Only Sponsored Two Amendments In His 12 Years In Congress. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
In The 109th Congress, Strickland Sponsored 20 Bills – None Of Which Became Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
In The 108th Congress, Strickland Sponsored 16 Bills – None Of Which Became Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
In The 107th Congress, Strickland Sponsored 13 Bills – None Of Which Became Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
In The 106th Congress, Strickland Sponsored 9 Bills – None Of Which Became Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
In The 105th Congress, Strickland Sponsored 4 Bills – None Of Which Became Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)
In The 103rd Congress, Strickland Sponsored 4 Bills – None Of Which Became Law. (Library Of Congress Website, www.congress.gov, Accessed 1/14/15)