Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2011 Positions (House Only)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| John Tierney | 100% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
| Ed Towns | 100% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| Mel Watt | 100% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 100% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
| David Wu | 100% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 80% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 80% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 80% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 80% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Tim Johnson | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 80% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 80% | |||
| Ron Paul | 80% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 80% |
| Justin Amash | 75% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 75% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 75% | |||
| John Campbell III | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
| Jane Harman | 67% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 60% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 60% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 60% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 60% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 60% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 60% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 60% |
| Gerry Connolly | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 60% |
| Mark Critz | 60% | |||
| Susan Davis | 60% | |||
| Norm Dicks | 60% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 60% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 60% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 60% |
| Dean Heller | 60% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 60% | |||
| Tim Holden | 60% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 60% |
| Jay Inslee | 60% | |||
| Steve Israel | 60% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Ron Kind | 60% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 60% |
| Sandy Levin | 60% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 60% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 60% |
| Connie Mack IV | 60% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 60% | |||
| Jim Matheson | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 60% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 60% |
| Brad Miller | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 60% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 60% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 60% |
| Denny Rehberg | 60% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 60% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 60% |
| Bobby Schilling | 60% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 60% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 60% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 60% |
| Niki Tsongas | 60% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
| Donald Young | 60% | |||
| Richard Hanna | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 40% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 40% | |||
| John Barrow | 40% | |||
| Judy Biggert | 40% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Paul Broun | 40% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 40% | |||
| Ben Chandler III | 40% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 40% |
| Bob Dold | 40% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 40% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 40% |