Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Peterson | 39% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 37% |
| Bob Dold | 36% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 34% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 32% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 32% |
| Gwen Graham | 27% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 27% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 25% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
| Jim Cooper | 18% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 18% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 17% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 15% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 14% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 14% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 14% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 14% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 13% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 12% |
| Gene Green | 12% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 12% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 11% |
| Cheri Bustos | 10% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 10% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 10% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 10% |
| Tom Carper | 9% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 9% |
| John Delaney | 8% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 8% |
| Cedric Richmond | 8% | |||
| David Scott | 8% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 8% |
| Annie Kuster | 7% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 7% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 6% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 6% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 6% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 6% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 6% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 6% |
| Dave Loebsack | 6% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 6% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 6% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 6% |
| Jon Tester | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 5% |
| Gerry Connolly | 5% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 5% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 5% | |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| Ron Kind | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 4% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 4% |
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 3% |
| Corrine Brown | 3% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 3% |
| Mike Capuano | 3% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 3% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 3% |
| Susan Davis | 3% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 3% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Peterson | 39% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 37% |
| Bob Dold | 36% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 34% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 32% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 32% |
| Gwen Graham | 27% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 27% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 25% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 20% |
| Jim Cooper | 18% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 18% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 17% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 15% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 14% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 14% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 14% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 14% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 13% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 12% |
| Gene Green | 12% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 12% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 11% |
| Cheri Bustos | 10% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 10% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 10% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 10% |
| Tom Carper | 9% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 9% |
| John Delaney | 8% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 8% |
| Cedric Richmond | 8% | |||
| David Scott | 8% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 8% |
| Annie Kuster | 7% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 7% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 6% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 6% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 6% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 6% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 6% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 6% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 6% |
| Dave Loebsack | 6% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 6% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 6% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 6% |
| Jon Tester | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 5% |
| Gerry Connolly | 5% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 5% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 5% | |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 5% |
| Ron Kind | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 4% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 4% |
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 3% |
| Corrine Brown | 3% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 3% |
| Mike Capuano | 3% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 3% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 3% |
| Susan Davis | 3% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 3% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 3% |