Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund
2019-2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Thornberry | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 50% |
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 50% |
| Jackie Walorski | 50% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 50% | |||
| Steven Watkins, Jr. | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 50% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 50% |
| Rob Woodall | 50% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 75% |
| Colin Allred | 75% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 75% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| Roy Blunt | 75% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 75% |
| Anthony Brindisi | 75% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 75% |
| Richard Burr | 75% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 75% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 75% |
| Tom Carper | 75% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 75% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 75% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 75% |
| Jim Cooper | 75% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 75% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 75% |
| Joe Cunningham | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 75% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 75% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 75% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 75% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 75% |
| Cory Gardner | 75% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 75% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 75% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 75% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 75% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 75% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 75% |
| Kendra Horn | 75% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 75% |
| Will Hurd | 75% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 75% |
| Doug Jones | 75% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 75% |
| John Katko | 75% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 75% |
| Ron Kind | 75% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 75% |
| Pete King | 75% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 75% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 75% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 75% |
| Dan Lipinski | 75% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 75% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 75% | |||
| Tom Malinowski | 75% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 75% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Thornberry | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 50% |
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 50% |
| Jackie Walorski | 50% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 50% | |||
| Steven Watkins, Jr. | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 50% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 50% |
| Rob Woodall | 50% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 75% |
| Colin Allred | 75% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 75% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 75% |
| Roy Blunt | 75% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 75% |
| Anthony Brindisi | 75% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 75% |
| Richard Burr | 75% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 75% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 75% |
| Tom Carper | 75% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 75% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 75% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 75% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 75% |
| Jim Cooper | 75% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 75% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 75% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 75% |
| Joe Cunningham | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 75% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 75% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 75% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 75% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 75% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 75% |
| Cory Gardner | 75% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 75% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 75% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 75% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 75% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 75% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 75% |
| Kendra Horn | 75% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 75% |
| Will Hurd | 75% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 75% |
| Doug Jones | 75% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 75% |
| John Katko | 75% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 75% |
| Ron Kind | 75% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 75% |
| Pete King | 75% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 75% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 75% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 75% |
| Dan Lipinski | 75% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 75% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 75% | |||
| Tom Malinowski | 75% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 75% |