July 06, 2009 09:40 PM UTC

Markey breaks with party more than other Colo. House members, study shows

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• by: BobMoore

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Congressional Quarterly is out with its midyear look at legislative voting trends as they apply to party unity and presidential support.

CQ’s story is here: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmsp…

The interactive table is here:

http://innovation.cqpolitics.c…

For a quick look at the Colorado Senate and House delegation, check out my Coloradoan blog here: http://tr.im/r6Wg

As you might expect, Rep. Betsy Markey of Fort Collins votes with her party less often than any Colorado House member, 92 percent. Sen. Michael Bennet, who’s up for election in 2010,is at 91 percent.

The Democratic House median is 98 percent, according to CQ, and Marilyn Musgrave voted with the GOP 97 percent of the time in 2008. But CSU political science chair Bob Duffy predicts you’ll see Republican statements like “Markey votes with liberal Nancy Pelosi 92% of the time.”

The CQ article focuses on the outliers, particularly vulnerable Democrats like Minnick in Idaho and Bright in Alabama. Markey is mentioned briefly in the story.