Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 6% |
| Donald McEachin | 6% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 6% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 5% |
| Gerry Connolly | 5% | |||
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 5% |
| John Sarbanes | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 4% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 4% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 4% |
| Jim Langevin | 4% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 4% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 4% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 4% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 4% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 4% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 4% |
| Niki Tsongas | 4% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 2% |
| David Cicilline | 2% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 2% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 2% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 2% |
| Joe Crowley | 2% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 2% |
| Eliot Engel | 2% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 2% |
| Marcia Fudge | 2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 2% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 2% |
| Dan Kildee | 2% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 2% |
| Sandy Levin | 2% | |||
| John Lewis | 2% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 2% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 2% |
| Grace Napolitano | 2% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 2% |
| David Price | 2% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 2% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 2% | |||
| José Serrano | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 2% |
| John Yarmuth | 2% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 0% |
| Sherrod Brown | 0% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 6% |
| Donald McEachin | 6% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 6% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 5% |
| Gerry Connolly | 5% | |||
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 5% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 5% |
| John Sarbanes | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 4% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 4% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 4% |
| Jim Langevin | 4% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 4% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 4% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 4% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 4% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 4% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 4% |
| Niki Tsongas | 4% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 2% |
| David Cicilline | 2% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 2% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 2% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 2% |
| Joe Crowley | 2% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 2% |
| Eliot Engel | 2% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 2% |
| Marcia Fudge | 2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 2% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 2% |
| Dan Kildee | 2% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 2% |
| Sandy Levin | 2% | |||
| John Lewis | 2% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 2% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 2% |
| Grace Napolitano | 2% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 2% |
| David Price | 2% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 2% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 2% | |||
| José Serrano | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 2% |
| John Yarmuth | 2% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 0% |
| Sherrod Brown | 0% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 0% |