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Rating Group: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

2009-2010 Positions on Veterans Advocacy

Prior Rating
Issues: Veterans

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State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Menendez 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 60%
Patrick Murphy 60%
Tim Murphy 60%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 60%
Grace Napolitano 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Jim Oberstar 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Ed Perlmutter 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Mark Pryor 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
Dave Reichert 60%
Harry Reid 60%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Mike Ross 60%
John Salazar 60%
Loretta Sanchez 60%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 60%
John Sarbanes 60%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 60%
Kurt Schrader 60%
David Scott 60%
José Serrano 60%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 60%
Betty Sutton 60%
John Tanner 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Jon Tester 60%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 60%
Niki Tsongas 60%
Mark Udall 60%
Tom Udall 60%
Fred Upton 60%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 60%
Pete Visclosky 60%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 60%
Jim Webb, Jr. 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 60%
John Yarmuth 60%
Michael Arcuri 80%
Joe Baca, Sr. 80%
Mark Begich 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Christopher Carney 80%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Brad Ellsworth 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 80%
Alan Grayson 80%
John Hall 80%
Debbie Halvorson 80%
Phil Hare 80%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 80%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Menendez 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 60%
Patrick Murphy 60%
Tim Murphy 60%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 60%
Grace Napolitano 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Jim Oberstar 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Ed Perlmutter 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Mark Pryor 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
Dave Reichert 60%
Harry Reid 60%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Mike Ross 60%
John Salazar 60%
Loretta Sanchez 60%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 60%
John Sarbanes 60%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 60%
Kurt Schrader 60%
David Scott 60%
José Serrano 60%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 60%
Betty Sutton 60%
John Tanner 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Jon Tester 60%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 60%
Niki Tsongas 60%
Mark Udall 60%
Tom Udall 60%
Fred Upton 60%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 60%
Pete Visclosky 60%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 60%
Jim Webb, Jr. 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 60%
John Yarmuth 60%
Michael Arcuri 80%
Joe Baca, Sr. 80%
Mark Begich 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Christopher Carney 80%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Brad Ellsworth 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 80%
Alan Grayson 80%
John Hall 80%
Debbie Halvorson 80%
Phil Hare 80%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 80%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80%
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