Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund
2019-2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 75% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 75% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 25% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 0% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 75% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 75% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 25% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 100% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 25% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 75% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 100% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 75% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 75% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 75% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 0% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 75% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 75% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 25% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 0% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 75% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 75% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 25% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 100% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 0% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 25% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 100% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 75% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 100% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 75% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 75% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 0% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 75% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 0% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |