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Rating Group: National Restaurant Association

2007-2008 Positions on Restaurant Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 57
Ben Cardin 57
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 57
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 57
Dianne Feinstein 57
John Kerry 57
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 57
Herb Kohl 57
Joe Lieberman 57
Blanche Lincoln 57
Bob Menendez 57
Barbara Mikulski 57
Harry Reid 57
Ken Salazar 57
Arlen Specter 57
David Vitter 57
Rob Andrews 50
Brian Bilbray 50
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 50
Paul Broun 50
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50
Chris Dodd 50
Donna Edwards 50
Doc Hastings 50
Brian Higgins 50
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50
Sam Johnson 50
Connie Mack IV 50
John Mica 50
George Miller 50
Alan Mollohan 50
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50
Ted Poe 50
Dana Rohrabacher 50
Peter Roskam 50
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50
Jeff Bingaman 42
Barbara Boxer 42
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 42
Bob Casey, Jr. 42
Hillary Clinton 42
Kent Conrad 42
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 42
Daniel Inouye 42
Frank Lautenberg 42
Patrick Leahy 42
Carl Levin 42
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 42
Bill Nelson, Sr. 42
Mark Pryor 42
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 42
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 42
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 42
Neil Abercrombie 40
Joe Baca, Sr. 40
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 40
Bruce Braley 40
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 40
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 40
Elijah Cummings 40
Gabrielle Giffords 40
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 40
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 40
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 40
Sheila Jackson Lee 40
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 40
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40
Steve LaTourette 40
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 40
John Lewis 40
Frank LoBiondo 40
Thaddeus McCotter 40
Jim McDermott 40
Harry Mitchell 40
Tim Murphy 40
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 40
Ed Pastor 40
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 40
David Scott 40
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 40
Betty Sutton 40
Gene Taylor 40
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 40
John Tierney 40
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 40
Lynn Woolsey 40
David Wu 40
John Yarmuth 40
Joe Biden, Jr. 33
Jay Inslee 33
Timothy Johnson 33
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 33
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 33
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 33
Max Baucus 28
Evan Bayh 28
Sherrod Brown 28
Robert Byrd 28
State Office Name Party Rating
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 57
Ben Cardin 57
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 57
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 57
Dianne Feinstein 57
John Kerry 57
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 57
Herb Kohl 57
Joe Lieberman 57
Blanche Lincoln 57
Bob Menendez 57
Barbara Mikulski 57
Harry Reid 57
Ken Salazar 57
Arlen Specter 57
David Vitter 57
Rob Andrews 50
Brian Bilbray 50
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 50
Paul Broun 50
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50
Chris Dodd 50
Donna Edwards 50
Doc Hastings 50
Brian Higgins 50
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50
Sam Johnson 50
Connie Mack IV 50
John Mica 50
George Miller 50
Alan Mollohan 50
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50
Ted Poe 50
Dana Rohrabacher 50
Peter Roskam 50
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50
Jeff Bingaman 42
Barbara Boxer 42
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 42
Bob Casey, Jr. 42
Hillary Clinton 42
Kent Conrad 42
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 42
Daniel Inouye 42
Frank Lautenberg 42
Patrick Leahy 42
Carl Levin 42
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 42
Bill Nelson, Sr. 42
Mark Pryor 42
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 42
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 42
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 42
Neil Abercrombie 40
Joe Baca, Sr. 40
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 40
Bruce Braley 40
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 40
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 40
Elijah Cummings 40
Gabrielle Giffords 40
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 40
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 40
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 40
Sheila Jackson Lee 40
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 40
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40
Steve LaTourette 40
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 40
John Lewis 40
Frank LoBiondo 40
Thaddeus McCotter 40
Jim McDermott 40
Harry Mitchell 40
Tim Murphy 40
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 40
Ed Pastor 40
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 40
David Scott 40
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 40
Betty Sutton 40
Gene Taylor 40
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 40
John Tierney 40
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 40
Lynn Woolsey 40
David Wu 40
John Yarmuth 40
Joe Biden, Jr. 33
Jay Inslee 33
Timothy Johnson 33
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 33
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 33
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 33
Max Baucus 28
Evan Bayh 28
Sherrod Brown 28
Robert Byrd 28
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