I compiled a list of the 17 House Democratics and the lone Senate Democrat  that voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Act, and I think that LGBT voters in those states to ask themselves who is truly representing them in Washington.

You'll find the list below:
State-District # Last name, First name

-House-
OK-2 Boren, Dan Boren's Congressional Email
AL-2 Bright, Bobby Bright's Congressional Email
PA-10 Carney, Christopher Carney's Congressional Email
MS-1 Childers, Travis Childer's Congressional Email
AL-7 Davis, Artur Davis's Congressional Email
TN-4 Davis, Lincoln Davis's Congressional Email
IN-2 Donnelly, Joe Donnelly's Congressional Email
IN-8 Ellsworth, Brad Ellsworth's Congressional Email
TN-6 Gordon, Barton Gordon's Congressional Email
AL-5 Griffith, Parker Griffith's Congressional Email
NC-7 McIntyre, Mike McIntyre's Congressional Email
LA-3 Melancon, Charles Melancon's Congressional Email
MN-7 Peterson, Collin Peterson's Congressional Email
AR-4 Ross, Mike Ross's Congressional Email
NC-11 Shuler, Heath Shuler's Congressional Email
TN-8 Tanner, John Tanner's Congressional Email
MS-4 Taylor, Gene Taylor's Congressional Email

-Senate-
WI- Feingold, Russ Feingold's Senatorial Email
Here's a quote from Senator Feingold's webpage regarding equal rights;

"I am committed to ensuring that all Americans enjoy the rights and protections guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Americans are entitled to due process and equal protection under the law regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation."

Can someone tell me then why he would vote against this legislation? To his credit, he is a strong supporter of the Emplyer's Non-Discrimination Act, but he let us down here... where it counts.

They voted against expanding hate crime protection to the LGBT community, and they need to answer to the people of their states!