Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 7% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 7% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 7% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 7% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 7% | |||
| Jon Tester | 7% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 7% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 6% |
| Elijah Cummings | 6% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 6% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 6% |
| Eddie Johnson | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 6% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 6% | |||
| 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% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 7% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 7% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 7% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 7% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 7% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 7% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 7% | |||
| Jon Tester | 7% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 7% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 6% |
| Elijah Cummings | 6% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 6% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 6% |
| Eddie Johnson | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 6% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 6% | |||
| 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% |