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Rating Group: The Population Institute

2005 Positions

Prior Rating
Issues: Reproduction

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ted Strickland 100%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
John Tierney 100%
Ed Towns 100%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 100%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
Pete Visclosky 100%
John Warner 100%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Diane Watson 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 50%
Todd Akin 50%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Wayne Allard 50%
George Allen 50%
Spencer Bachus 50%
J. Gresham Barrett 50%
Joe Barton 50%
Bob Beauprez 50%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Bob Bennett 50%
Michael Bilirakis 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Boehner 50%
Kit Bond 50%
Henry Bonilla 50%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
Sam Brownback 50%
Jim Bunning 50%
Michael Burgess 50%
Conrad Burns 50%
Richard Burr 50%
Dan Burton 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Chris Cannon 50%
Eric Cantor 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 50%
Steve Chabot 50%
Saxby Chambliss 50%
Chris Chocola 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Thomas Coburn 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
Mike Conaway 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Larry Craig 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
Ander Crenshaw 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
John Culberson 50%
Geoff Davis 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
James DeMint 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 50%
Nathan Deal 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Elizabeth Dole 50%
John Doolittle 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Thelma Drake 50%
David Dreier 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Philip English 50%
John Ensign 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ted Strickland 100%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 100%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 100%
John Tierney 100%
Ed Towns 100%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 100%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 100%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 100%
Pete Visclosky 100%
John Warner 100%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 100%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 100%
Diane Watson 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 50%
Todd Akin 50%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Wayne Allard 50%
George Allen 50%
Spencer Bachus 50%
J. Gresham Barrett 50%
Joe Barton 50%
Bob Beauprez 50%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Bob Bennett 50%
Michael Bilirakis 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Boehner 50%
Kit Bond 50%
Henry Bonilla 50%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
Sam Brownback 50%
Jim Bunning 50%
Michael Burgess 50%
Conrad Burns 50%
Richard Burr 50%
Dan Burton 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Chris Cannon 50%
Eric Cantor 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 50%
Steve Chabot 50%
Saxby Chambliss 50%
Chris Chocola 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Thomas Coburn 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
Mike Conaway 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Larry Craig 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
Ander Crenshaw 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
John Culberson 50%
Geoff Davis 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
James DeMint 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 50%
Nathan Deal 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Elizabeth Dole 50%
John Doolittle 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Thelma Drake 50%
David Dreier 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Philip English 50%
John Ensign 50%
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