Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
2012 Lifetime Score
Issues:
Labor Unions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 99% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 96% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 97% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 98% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 97% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 99% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 98% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 90% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 98% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 17% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 7% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 7% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 5% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 13% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 18% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 8% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 41% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 6% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 11% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 11% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 55% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 9% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 11% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 8% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 10% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 20% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 6% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 8% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 6% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 15% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 19% |
| AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | Republican | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 14% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 4% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 13% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 10% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 7% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 24% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 9% |
| LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | Republican | 9% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 5% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 14% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 12% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 7% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 19% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 4% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 7% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 1% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 19% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 6% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 5% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 15% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 62% |
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 99% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 96% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 97% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 98% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 97% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 99% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 98% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 90% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 97% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 97% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 93% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 98% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 17% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | R | 7% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 7% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 5% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 13% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 18% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 8% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 41% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 6% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 11% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 11% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 55% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 9% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 11% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 8% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 10% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 20% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 6% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 8% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 6% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 15% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 19% |
| AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | R | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 14% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 4% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 13% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 10% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 7% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 24% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 9% |
| LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | R | 9% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 5% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 14% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 12% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 10% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 7% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 19% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 4% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 7% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 1% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 19% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 6% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 5% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 15% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 62% |
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 8% |