Rating Group: Campaign for America's Future
2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 89% |
| Mel Watt | 89% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 88% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 88% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 83% |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 83% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 80% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 80% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Howard Berman | 80% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 80% |
| Jerry Costello | 80% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 80% |
| Susan Davis | 80% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 80% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
| Gene Green | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 80% |
| Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 80% |
| Ron Kind | 80% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 80% |
| Sandy Levin | 80% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 80% | |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 80% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 80% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 80% |
| Steve Rothman | 80% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 80% |
| Heath Shuler | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 80% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 78% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 78% | |||
| Tim Holden | 78% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 78% |
| Frank Lautenberg | 78% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 78% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 78% |
| Dennis Cardoza | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 75% |
| Jay Inslee | 75% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 75% |
| Tim Bishop | 70% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 70% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 70% | |||
| Mark Critz | 70% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 70% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 70% | |||
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 70% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 70% |
| Joe Lieberman | 70% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 70% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 70% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 70% | |||
| Ben Nelson | 70% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 70% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 70% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 70% |