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Rating Group: Drug Policy Alliance Network

2007-2008 House of Representatives Score

Prior Rating
Issues: Drugs

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State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Ryan 75%
Loretta Sanchez 75%
John Sarbanes 75%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 75%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 75%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 75%
José Serrano 75%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 75%
Carol Shea-Porter 75%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 75%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 75%
Louise Slaughter 75%
Betty Sutton 75%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 75%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 75%
John Tierney 75%
Ed Towns 75%
Mark Udall 75%
Tom Udall 75%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 75%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 75%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 75%
Diane Watson 75%
Mel Watt 75%
Henry Waxman 75%
Anthony Weiner 75%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 75%
Lynn Woolsey 75%
David Wu 75%
John Yarmuth 75%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Michael Arcuri 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Mike Castle 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jeff Flake 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Gene Green 50%
John Hall 50%
Baron Hill 50%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Steve Kagen 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Ron Klein 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Brad Miller 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
John Salazar 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
David Scott 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
Zack Space 50%
Pete Stark 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
Robert Wexler 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Ryan 75%
Loretta Sanchez 75%
John Sarbanes 75%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 75%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 75%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 75%
José Serrano 75%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 75%
Carol Shea-Porter 75%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 75%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 75%
Louise Slaughter 75%
Betty Sutton 75%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 75%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 75%
John Tierney 75%
Ed Towns 75%
Mark Udall 75%
Tom Udall 75%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 75%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 75%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 75%
Diane Watson 75%
Mel Watt 75%
Henry Waxman 75%
Anthony Weiner 75%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 75%
Lynn Woolsey 75%
David Wu 75%
John Yarmuth 75%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Michael Arcuri 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Mike Castle 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jeff Flake 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Gene Green 50%
John Hall 50%
Baron Hill 50%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Steve Kagen 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Ron Klein 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Brad Miller 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
John Salazar 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
David Scott 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
Zack Space 50%
Pete Stark 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 50%
Robert Wexler 50%
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