Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2019-2020 Positions
Issues:
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 83% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 80% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 78% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 77% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 80% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 83% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 80% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 76% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 78% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 71% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 73% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 78% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | Democratic | 71% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 80% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 82% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 80% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 73% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 69% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 76% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 83% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 83% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 83% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 82% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 73% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 83% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 77% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 81% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 73% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 80% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 80% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 92% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 73% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 78% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 68% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 73% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 69% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 78% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 78% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 92% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 78% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 76% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 71% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 83% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 87% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 84% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 68% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 78% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 76% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 77% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 78% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 88% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 71% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 76% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 84% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 87% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 78% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 71% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 79% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 85% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 83% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 80% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 78% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 83% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 78% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 77% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 80% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 83% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 80% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 76% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 78% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 71% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 73% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 78% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | D | 71% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 80% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 82% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 80% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 73% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 69% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 76% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 83% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 83% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 83% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 82% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 83% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 73% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 83% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 77% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 81% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 73% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 80% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 80% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 80% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 92% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 73% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 78% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 68% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 73% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 69% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 78% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 78% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 92% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 78% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 76% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 71% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 83% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 87% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 84% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 81% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 68% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 78% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 76% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 77% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 78% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 80% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 88% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 71% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 76% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 84% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 87% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 83% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 78% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 71% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 85% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 79% |