Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund
2019-2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 50% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 75% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 25% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 25% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 75% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 25% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 25% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 50% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 75% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 25% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 50% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 75% | |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 25% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 75% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 75% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 0% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 75% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 100% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 100% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 50% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 75% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 25% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 25% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 75% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 25% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 25% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 25% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 75% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 25% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 50% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 75% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 25% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 50% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 75% | |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 25% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 75% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 100% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 75% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 0% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 50% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 75% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 100% |