Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 5% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 5% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 5% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 5% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| David Scott | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Pete Visclosky | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 4% |
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 4% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 4% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 4% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 4% | |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 4% | |||
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 3% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 3% | |||
| John Lewis | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 2% |
| Corrine Brown | 2% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 2% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 2% |
| Joe Crowley | 2% | |||
| Susan Davis | 2% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 2% |
| Ted Deutch | 2% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 2% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 2% |
| Raul Grijalva | 2% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 2% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 2% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 2% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 2% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 2% |
| Charlie Rangel | 2% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 2% |
| Henry Waxman | 2% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 1% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 1% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 5% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 5% |
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 5% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 5% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 5% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 5% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 5% |
| David Scott | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Pete Visclosky | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 4% |
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 4% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 4% |
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 4% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 4% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 4% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 4% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 4% | |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 4% | |||
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 3% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 3% | |||
| John Lewis | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 2% |
| Corrine Brown | 2% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 2% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 2% |
| Joe Crowley | 2% | |||
| Susan Davis | 2% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 2% |
| Ted Deutch | 2% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 2% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 2% |
| Raul Grijalva | 2% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 2% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 2% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 2% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 2% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 2% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 2% |
| Charlie Rangel | 2% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 2% |
| Henry Waxman | 2% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 1% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 1% |