Rating Group: Information Technology Industry Council
2011-2012 Positions
Issues:
Technology and Communication
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | 57% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 57% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 57% | |||
| James DeMint | 57% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 57% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 57% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 57% |
| John McCain III | 57% | |||
| Thaddeus McCotter | 57% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 57% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 57% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 57% |
| Harry Reid | 57% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 57% | |||
| Jon Tester | 57% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 56% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 56% |
| John Lewis | 56% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 56% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 56% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 56% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 56% |
| Todd Akin | 50% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 50% |
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| David Curson | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 50% |
| Ted Deutch | 50% | |||
| John Dingell | 50% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Sam Farr | 50% | |||
| Barney Frank | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 50% |
| Brian Higgins | 50% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 50% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 50% |
| Brad Miller | 50% | |||
| Ron Paul | 50% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 50% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 44% |
| Corrine Brown | 44% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 44% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 44% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 44% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 44% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 44% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 44% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 43% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 43% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 43% | |||
| Joe Pitts | 43% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 43% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 43% |
| Rob Andrews | 40% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 40% | |||
| David Cicilline | 40% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 40% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 40% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 40% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 40% | |||
| Mike Honda | 40% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 40% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Ed Pastor | 40% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 40% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 40% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 40% | |||
| José Serrano | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 40% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 40% |
| John Tierney | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | 57% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 57% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 57% | |||
| James DeMint | 57% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 57% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 57% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 57% |
| John McCain III | 57% | |||
| Thaddeus McCotter | 57% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 57% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 57% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 57% |
| Harry Reid | 57% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 57% | |||
| Jon Tester | 57% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 56% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 56% |
| John Lewis | 56% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 56% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 56% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 56% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 56% |
| Todd Akin | 50% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 50% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | D | 50% |
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 50% |
| David Curson | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 50% |
| Ted Deutch | 50% | |||
| John Dingell | 50% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Sam Farr | 50% | |||
| Barney Frank | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 50% |
| Brian Higgins | 50% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 50% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 50% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 50% |
| Brad Miller | 50% | |||
| Ron Paul | 50% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 50% |
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | D | 50% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 44% |
| Corrine Brown | 44% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 44% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 44% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 44% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 44% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 44% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 44% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 43% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 43% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 43% | |||
| Joe Pitts | 43% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 43% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 43% |
| Rob Andrews | 40% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 40% | |||
| David Cicilline | 40% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 40% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 40% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 40% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 40% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 40% | |||
| Mike Honda | 40% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 40% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 40% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 40% |
| Ed Pastor | 40% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 40% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 40% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 40% | |||
| José Serrano | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 40% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 40% |
| John Tierney | 40% |