Bud Cramer	70%
Gil Aust	30%

In Alabama's 5th District, the Dirty Dozen campaign against Democratic incumbent Bud Cramer accomplished an important goal: it demonstrated that votes in Congress against the environment can result in votes for your opponent on election day. Although the Dirty Dozen campaign was unable to overcome the double-digit deficit of Cramer's opponent, it did significantly move voters to consider the environment as a critical issue area that matters to their lives. LCV Action Fund will make sure that when Bud Cramer casts a vote on the environment, the people of Northern Alabama will be watching.

Dirty Dozen Campaign Activities: 

LCV Action Fund named Rep. Bud Cramer to the Dirty Dozen to give residents of Alabama's 5th District a wake-up call about Cramer's anti-environment voting record. In the eight years he served in Congress, his National Environmental Scorecard rating dipped from a high of 55% in 1993 to a low of 23% in 1998.

LCVAF ran two full weeks of television advertisements (120 Spots, or 580 GRPs) from mid-October through the election in the Huntsville media market highlighting Cramer's votes to weaken the Clean Water Act and the public's right to know about toxic chemicals released into their communities. The ad also let voters know that the Tennessee River, which bisects the district and is the the lifeblood of northern Alabama, is the fifth most polluted river in the nation.

LCV Political Director Betsy Loyless visited the district in October and conducted an extensive media tour highlighting Cramer's anti-environment record.