Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 10% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 9% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 9% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 9% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 6% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 6% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 6% |
| Dan Lipinski | 6% | |||
| Max Rose | 6% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 3% |
| Marcia Fudge | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 3% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Andy Levin | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 3% |
| Donald McEachin | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| Dean Phillips | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 3% |
| Cedric Richmond | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 3% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 3% |
| David Trone | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 3% |
| Susan Wild | 3% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 10% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 10% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 10% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 9% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 9% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 9% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 6% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 6% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 6% |
| Dan Lipinski | 6% | |||
| Max Rose | 6% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 3% |
| Marcia Fudge | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 3% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Andy Levin | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 3% |
| Donald McEachin | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 3% |
| Dean Phillips | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 3% |
| Cedric Richmond | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 3% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 3% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 3% |
| David Trone | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 3% |
| Susan Wild | 3% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 0% |