Rating Group: Heritage Alliance
2009 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Harman | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 5% |
| Paul Hodes | 5% | |||
| Tim Holden | 5% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| Jay Inslee | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 5% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 5% | |||
| Ron Klein | 5% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 5% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Dan Maffei | 5% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| Eric Massa | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| Michael McMahon | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 5% |
| Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Brad Miller | 5% | |||
| Alan Mollohan | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| Patrick Murphy | 5% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| Jim Oberstar | 5% | |||
| Dave Obey | 5% | |||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 5% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Pastor | 5% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| David Price | 5% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 5% |
| Ciro Rodriguez | 5% | |||
| Mike Ross | 5% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 5% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| John Salazar | 5% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| Mark Schauer | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| Kurt Schrader | 5% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 5% | |||
| David Scott | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| José Serrano | 5% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 5% |
| Ike Skelton | 5% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 5% |
| John Spratt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Bart Stupak | 5% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| John Tierney | 5% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Towns | 5% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 5% |
| Pete Visclosky | 5% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
| Henry Waxman | 5% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| Robert Wexler | 5% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 5% | |||
| David Wu | 5% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 3% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 3% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 3% | |||
| John Kerry | 3% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 3% |
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 3% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 3% |