Rating Group: National Small Business Association (NSBA)
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Portman | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 50% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 50% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 50% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 44% | |
| Carolyn Maloney | 44% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 44% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 42% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 40% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 40% | |||
| Lois Capps | 40% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 40% |
| Gerry Connolly | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 40% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 40% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 40% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 40% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 40% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 40% |
| Dan Lipinski | 40% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 40% |
| Dan Maffei | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 40% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 40% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 40% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 40% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 40% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 40% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 40% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 40% |
| Eric Swalwell | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 40% |
| John Tierney | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 40% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Mel Watt | 40% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 37% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Portman | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 50% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 50% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 50% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 50% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 44% | |
| Carolyn Maloney | 44% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 44% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 42% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 40% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 40% | |||
| Lois Capps | 40% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 40% |
| Gerry Connolly | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 40% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 40% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 40% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 40% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 40% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 40% |
| Dan Lipinski | 40% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 40% |
| Dan Maffei | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 40% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 40% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 40% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 40% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 40% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 40% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 40% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 40% |
| Eric Swalwell | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 40% |
| John Tierney | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 40% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Mel Watt | 40% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 37% |