TechCrunch graded each member of the House of Representatives on tech issues. TechCrunch studied how closely their voting records align with what they call consensus interests of the technology industry. TechCrunch explains that after finding patterns in technology lobbying through public records, they determined where there was industry consensus on particular bills by surveying the most prominent technology lobbies, which collectively represent most of the industry. There was consensus on 3 issues: immigration, crowdfunding, and an open Internet (SOPA).
None of Michigan’s Rep’s earned an A from the site. TechCrunch ranked some well-known Michigan politicians way down.
John Conyers, MI-14 (D) who has in Washington for 47 years now, earned a D for his sponsorship of SOPA, (Which I noted earlier). You tweet Conyers here and tell him to do better by tech.
John Dingell MI-15 (D) who has been a politician in DC for 58 years earned a grade of C. You can tweet Dingell here. OMG yes, he has a Twitter account, probably run by some staffer.
Hansen Clarke MI-13 and Gary Peters MI-9 received grades of B.
You check out all TechCrunch’s ratings here. Hows does your Representative rate for tech leadership?
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