As health care reform seems at the final stage, here’s a refresher of the 37 House Democrats who opposed their chamber’s bill last fall. They are prime targets for Democratic leadership, who need to switch several of them in order to secure the bill’s final passage.
John Adler (D-NJ)
Jason Altmire (D-PA)
Brian Baird (D-WA)
John Barrow (D-GA)
John Boccieri (D-OH)
Dan Boren (D-OK)
Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Bobby Bright (D-AL)
Ben Chandler (D-KY)
Travis Childers (D-MS)
Artur Davis (D-MS)
Lincoln Davis (D-TN)
Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Tim Holden (D-PA)
Larry Kissell (D-NC)
Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
Frank Kravotil Jr. (D-MD)
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Jim Marshall (D-GA)
Jim Matheson (D-UT)
Charlie Melancon (D-LA)
Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Michael McMahon (D-NY)
Walt Minnick (D-ID)
Scott Murphy (D-NY)
Glenn Nye (D-VA)
Colin Peterson (D-MN)
Mike Ross (D-AR)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)
Heath Shuler (D-TN)
Ike Skelton (D-MO)
John Tanner (D-TN)
Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Harry Teague (D-NM)
The list excludes Rep. Parker Griffith (AL), who opposed the health care bill as a Democrat, but who recently became a Republican. It also does not include former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), who resigned from the House last week.
