Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 13% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
| Jim Cooper | 12% | |||
| Gene Green | 12% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 12% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 11% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 9% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 8% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 8% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 7% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 7% |
| Joe Manchin III | 7% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 7% | |||
| Jon Tester | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 6% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 5% | |
| Ruben Kihuen | 5% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 5% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| Cheri Bustos | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 4% |
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 4% |
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| John Delaney | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Menendez | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 4% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 4% |
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 3% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 3% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 3% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 3% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 3% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 3% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 2% |
| Bob Brady | 2% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 2% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 2% |
| Gerry Connolly | 2% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 2% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 2% |
| Susan Davis | 2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 2% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 2% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 2% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 2% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| Derek Kilmer | 2% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 2% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 2% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 2% |
| Sean Maloney | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 2% |
| Kathleen Rice | 2% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 2% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 2% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 2% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 1% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 1% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 1% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 1% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 1% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 1% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 1% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 1% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 13% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 12% |
| Jim Cooper | 12% | |||
| Gene Green | 12% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 12% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 11% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 9% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 8% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 8% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 7% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 7% |
| Joe Manchin III | 7% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 7% | |||
| Jon Tester | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 6% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 5% | |
| Ruben Kihuen | 5% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 5% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| Cheri Bustos | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 4% |
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 4% |
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| John Delaney | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| Bob Menendez | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 4% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 4% |
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 3% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 3% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 3% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 3% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 3% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 3% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 3% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 2% |
| Bob Brady | 2% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 2% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 2% |
| Gerry Connolly | 2% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 2% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 2% |
| Susan Davis | 2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 2% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 2% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 2% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 2% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 2% |
| Derek Kilmer | 2% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 2% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 2% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 2% |
| Sean Maloney | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 2% |
| Kathleen Rice | 2% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 2% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 2% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 2% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 1% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 1% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 1% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 1% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 1% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 1% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 1% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 1% |