Senators who have voted to add “sexual orientation” to federal hate crimes law

It is expected that an attempt will be made in 2006 to pass another hate crimes bill in the Senate. AFA urges supporters to contact these senators and ask them not to vote in favor.*
Daniel Akaka D HI
Lamar Alexander R TN
George Allen R VA
Max Baucus D MT
Evan Bayh D IN
Robert Bennett R UT
Joseph Biden D DE
Jeff Bingaman D NM
Barbara Boxer D CA
Robert Byrd D WV
Maria Cantwell D WA
Thomas Carper D DE
Lincoln Chafee R RI
Hillary Clinton D NY
Norm Coleman R MN
Susan Collins R ME
Kent Conrad D ND
Jon Corzine D NJ
Mark Dayton D MN
Mike DeWine R OH
Christopher Dodd D CT
Byron Dorgan D ND
Richard Durbin D IL
John Ensign R NV
Russ Feingold D WI
Dianne Feinstein D CA
Judd Gregg R NH
Tom Harkin D IA
Orrin Hatch R UT
Daniel Inouye D HI
Tim Johnson D SD
Edward Kennedy D MA
Herb Kohl D WI
Mary Landrieu D LA
Frank Lautenberg D NJ
Patrick Leahy D VT
Carl Levin D MI
Joseph Lieberman D CT
Blanche Lincoln D AR
Richard Lugar R IN
Barbara Mikulski D MD
Lisa Murkowski R AK
Patty Murray D WA
Bill Nelson D FL
Ben Nelson D NE
Mark Pryor D AR
Jack Reed D RI
Harry Reid D NV
John Rockefeller D WV
Paul Sarbanes D MD
Charles Schumer D NY
Gordon Smith R OR
Olympia Snowe R ME
Arlen Specter R PA
Debbie Stabenow D MI
Ted Stevens R AK
George Voinovich R OH
John Warner R VA
Ron Wyden D OR

*Senators who did not cast a vote or are new senators in the 109th Congress but are seen as leaning in favor of hate crimes:
Jim Jeffords I VT
John Kerry D MA
Barack Obama D IL
Ken Salazar D CO