Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2009 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 7% |
| Tim Bishop | 7% | |||
| Bob Brady | 7% | |||
| Ben Chandler III | 7% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 7% |
| Joe Crowley | 7% | |||
| Kathy Dahlkemper | 7% | |||
| Norm Dicks | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 7% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 7% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 7% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 7% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| Bob Menendez | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| Nick Rahall II | 7% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 7% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 7% |
| Louise Slaughter | 7% | |||
| Bart Stupak | 7% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 7% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 6% |
| John Dingell | 6% | |||
| Bob Filner | 6% | |||
| Paul Hodes | 6% | |||
| Mike Honda | 6% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 6% |
| Paul Kirk, Jr. | 6% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 6% |
| Sandy Levin | 6% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 6% |
| Carrie Meek | 6% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 6% |
| John Olver | 6% | |||
| Donald Payne | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 6% |
| Tim Ryan | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 6% |
| Robert Wexler | 6% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 5% | |||
| Michael Arcuri | 5% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 5% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 5% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 5% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Steve Kagen | 5% | |||
| Patrick Kennedy | 5% | |||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 5% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| Brad Miller | 5% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 5% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| Tom Udall | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 5% |
| Diane Watson | 5% | |||
| Mel Watt | 5% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 5% | |||
| Mark Begich | 4% | |||
| John Boccieri | 4% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 4% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 4% |
| Kurt Schrader | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 4% | |||
| Zack Space | 4% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Bruce Braley | 3% | |||
| Roland Burris | 3% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% |