Rating Group: Council for a Livable World

2015-2016 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 67%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 8%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr Republican 0%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 0%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 8%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. Republican 0%
MA U.S. Senate - Sr Elizabeth Warren Democratic 100%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 62%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 77%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House - 6 Seth Moulton Democratic 38%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 77%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 77%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 77%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 8%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 62%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 0%
ME U.S. Senate - Jr Angus King, Jr. Independent 100%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 77%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar Republican 8%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 0%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 0%
MI U.S. House - 6 Debbie Dingell Democratic 77%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 77%
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 0%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 62%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 92%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner Republican 0%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 69%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly Republican 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 62%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines Republican 0%
MT U.S. House - 1 Ryan Zinke Republican 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Republican 15%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 38%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe Republican 0%
NA Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lee Zeldin Republican 0%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis Republican 0%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer Republican 0%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 0%
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams Democratic 77%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 0%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer Republican 0%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 0%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 8%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 100%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte Republican 33%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House - 1 Donald Norcross Democratic 38%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 85%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic 85%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 77%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 62%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic 54%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus Democratic 85%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 0%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 67%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 77%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng Democratic 77%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries Democratic 85%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 92%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 69%
NY U.S. House - 21 Elise Stefanik Republican 0%
OH U.S. House - 3 Joyce Beatty Democratic 69%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 8%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 0%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 69%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 0%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce Republican 8%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford Republican 0%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 0%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin Republican 0%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 100%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House - 2 Brendan Boyle Democratic 38%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 8%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 0%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 0%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 0%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 54%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 67%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 8%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr R 0%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 0%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 8%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. R 0%
MA U.S. Senate - Sr Elizabeth Warren D 100%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 100%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 62%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 77%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark D 100%
MA U.S. House - 6 Seth Moulton D 38%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 77%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 77%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 77%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 8%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 62%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 0%
ME U.S. Senate - Jr Angus King, Jr. I 100%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 77%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 100%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar R 8%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 0%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 0%
MI U.S. House - 6 Debbie Dingell D 77%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 100%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 77%
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 0%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 62%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 92%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner R 0%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 69%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 0%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith R 0%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 0%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly R 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 62%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines R 0%
MT U.S. House - 1 Ryan Zinke R 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins R 15%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 38%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe R 0%
NA Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lee Zeldin R 0%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis R 0%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 0%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer R 0%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 0%
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams D 77%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 0%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer R 0%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 0%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 8%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 100%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte R 33%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker D 100%
NJ U.S. House - 1 Donald Norcross D 38%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 0%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 85%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D 85%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 77%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 100%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 62%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham D 54%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus D 85%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 0%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 67%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 100%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 77%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng D 77%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 100%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries D 85%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 92%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 100%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 69%
NY U.S. House - 21 Elise Stefanik R 0%
OH U.S. House - 3 Joyce Beatty D 69%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 8%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 0%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 69%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 0%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce R 8%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford R 0%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 0%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 0%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin R 0%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 100%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 100%
PA U.S. House - 2 Brendan Boyle D 38%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 8%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 0%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 0%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 100%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 100%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 0%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 0%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 54%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 0%
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