Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2019 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 3% |
| Annie Kuster | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 3% |
| Dan Lipinski | 3% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 3% |
| Kathleen Rice | 3% | |||
| Max Rose | 3% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 3% |
| Susan Wild | 3% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 2% | |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 2% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 2% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 1% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 1% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 1% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 1% |
| Cheri Bustos | 1% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 1% |
| Matt Cartwright | 1% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 1% |
| David Cicilline | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 1% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 1% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 1% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 1% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 1% |
| Susan Davis | 1% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 1% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 1% |
| Val Demings | 1% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 1% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 1% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 1% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 1% |
| Anna Eshoo | 1% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 1% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 1% |
| Raul Grijalva | 1% | |||
| Deb Haaland | 1% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 1% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 1% |
| Brian Higgins | 1% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 1% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 1% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 1% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 1% |
| Eddie Johnson | 1% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 1% |
| Dan Kildee | 1% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 1% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 1% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 1% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 1% |
| Jim Langevin | 1% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 1% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 1% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 1% |
| John Lewis | 1% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 1% |
| Nita Lowey | 1% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 1% |
| Tom Malinowski | 1% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 3% |
| Annie Kuster | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 3% |
| Dan Lipinski | 3% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 3% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 3% |
| Kathleen Rice | 3% | |||
| Max Rose | 3% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 3% |
| Susan Wild | 3% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 2% | |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 2% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 2% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 1% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 1% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 1% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 1% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 1% |
| Cheri Bustos | 1% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 1% |
| Matt Cartwright | 1% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 1% |
| David Cicilline | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | D | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 1% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 1% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 1% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 1% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 1% |
| Susan Davis | 1% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 1% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 1% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 1% |
| Val Demings | 1% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 1% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 1% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 1% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 1% |
| Anna Eshoo | 1% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 1% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 1% |
| Raul Grijalva | 1% | |||
| Deb Haaland | 1% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 1% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 1% |
| Brian Higgins | 1% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 1% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 1% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 1% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 1% |
| Eddie Johnson | 1% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 1% |
| Dan Kildee | 1% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 1% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 1% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 1% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 1% |
| Jim Langevin | 1% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 1% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 1% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 1% |
| John Lewis | 1% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 1% |
| Nita Lowey | 1% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 1% |
| Tom Malinowski | 1% |