Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 6% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 6% |
| Alan Grayson | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 6% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 6% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 6% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 6% |
| Steve Israel | 6% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Menendez | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 6% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 6% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 6% |
| Rick Nolan | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 6% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 5% |
| Cheri Bustos | 5% | |||
| Lois Capps | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 5% |
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| Susan Davis | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 5% |
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 5% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 5% |
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim McDermott | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 5% |
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 6% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 6% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 6% |
| Alan Grayson | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 6% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 6% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 6% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 6% |
| Steve Israel | 6% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 6% |
| Bob Menendez | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 6% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 6% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 6% |
| Rick Nolan | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 6% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 5% |
| Cheri Bustos | 5% | |||
| Lois Capps | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 5% |
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| Susan Davis | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 5% |
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 5% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 5% |
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 5% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 5% |
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 5% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 5% |
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 5% |
| Jim McDermott | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 5% |
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 5% |