Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2022 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Taxes
Government Budget and Spending
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 8% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 7% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 7% |
| Gerry Connolly | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 7% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 7% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 7% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 7% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 7% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 6% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 6% |
| Cori Bush | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 6% |
| Eddie Johnson | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 6% |
| Jim Langevin | 6% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 6% |
| Elaine Luria | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 6% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 6% |
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 6% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 5% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Tom Malinowski | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| Bob Menendez | 5% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 4% |
| Cindy Axne | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 4% |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 4% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 4% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 4% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 4% |
| Mondaire Jones | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 8% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 7% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 7% |
| Gerry Connolly | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 7% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 7% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 7% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 7% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 7% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 7% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 7% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 6% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 6% |
| Cori Bush | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 6% |
| Eddie Johnson | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 6% |
| Jim Langevin | 6% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 6% |
| Elaine Luria | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 6% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 6% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 6% |
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 6% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 6% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 5% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Tom Malinowski | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 5% |
| Bob Menendez | 5% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 5% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 4% |
| Cindy Axne | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 4% |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 4% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 4% |
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 4% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 4% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 4% |
| Mondaire Jones | 4% |