Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 90% |
| Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
| Susan Davis | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 90% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 90% |
| Eliot Engel | 90% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 90% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 90% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 90% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 90% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 90% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 90% | |||
| Ron Kind | 90% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 90% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 90% |
| John Lewis | 90% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 90% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 90% |
| Patrick Murphy | 90% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 90% |
| Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 90% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 90% |
| Mark Takai | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 90% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 90% |
| John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 84% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 84% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 84% |
| Brad Ashford | 80% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 80% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 80% |
| Donna Edwards | 80% | |||
| Gene Green | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 90% |
| Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
| Susan Davis | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 90% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 90% |
| Eliot Engel | 90% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 90% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 90% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 90% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 90% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 90% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 90% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 90% | |||
| Ron Kind | 90% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 90% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 90% |
| John Lewis | 90% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 90% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 90% |
| Patrick Murphy | 90% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 90% |
| Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 90% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 90% |
| Mark Takai | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 90% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 90% |
| John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 84% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 84% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 84% |
| Brad Ashford | 80% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 80% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 80% |
| Donna Edwards | 80% | |||
| Gene Green | 80% |