Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund
2023 Positions [2024-10-24]
Issues:
Minors and Children
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Waltz | 50% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | Republican | 75% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 75% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 75% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 75% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 75% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 75% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 75% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 75% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 75% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 75% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 75% |
| Drew Ferguson | 75% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 75% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 75% |
| Tony Gonzales | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 75% |
| Robert Good | 75% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 75% | |||
| WY | U.S. House - At-Large | Harriet Hageman | Republican | 75% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 75% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 75% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 75% |
| Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 75% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 75% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 75% |
| Bill Johnson | 75% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 75% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 75% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 75% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 75% |
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 75% |
| Bob Menendez | 75% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | Democratic | 75% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 75% |
| Alex Mooney | 75% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 75% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 75% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 75% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 75% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 75% |
| Mitt Romney | 75% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 75% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 75% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 75% |
| Jon Tester | 75% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 75% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | Republican | 75% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 75% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 100% |
| Colin Allred | 100% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 100% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 100% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 100% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 50% |
| Mike Waltz | 50% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | R | 75% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 75% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 75% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | R | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 75% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 75% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 75% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 75% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 75% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 75% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 75% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 75% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 75% |
| Drew Ferguson | 75% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 75% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 75% |
| Tony Gonzales | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 75% |
| Robert Good | 75% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 75% | |||
| WY | U.S. House - At-Large | Harriet Hageman | R | 75% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 75% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 75% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 75% |
| Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | R | 75% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 75% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 75% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 75% |
| Bill Johnson | 75% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 75% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 75% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | I | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 75% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 75% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 75% |
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 75% |
| Bob Menendez | 75% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | D | 75% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R | 75% |
| Alex Mooney | 75% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 75% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 75% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 75% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 75% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 75% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | R | 75% |
| Mitt Romney | 75% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 75% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 75% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 75% |
| Jon Tester | 75% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 75% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | R | 75% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 75% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 100% |
| Colin Allred | 100% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 100% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 100% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 100% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 100% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |