Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2021-2022 Positions
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Rice | 43% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 43% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 43% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 43% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 38% |
| Colin Allred | 38% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 38% |
| David Cicilline | 38% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 38% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 38% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 38% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 38% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 38% |
| John Katko | 38% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 38% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 38% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 38% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 38% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 38% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 38% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 38% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 38% |
| Bobby Rush | 38% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 38% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 38% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 38% |
| Eric Swalwell | 38% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 38% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 38% |
| David Trone | 38% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 38% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 38% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 36% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 36% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 36% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 36% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 36% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 33% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 33% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 33% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 33% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 33% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 33% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 33% |
| Brian Higgins | 33% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 33% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 33% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 33% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 33% | |||
| David Price | 33% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 33% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 33% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 33% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 33% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 33% |
| Susan Wild | 33% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 29% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 29% |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 29% | |||
| Jamaal Bowman | 29% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 29% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 29% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 29% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 29% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 29% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 29% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 29% |
| Eddie Johnson | 29% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 29% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 29% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 29% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 29% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 29% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 29% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 29% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 29% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 29% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 29% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Rice | 43% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 43% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 43% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 43% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 38% |
| Colin Allred | 38% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 38% |
| David Cicilline | 38% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 38% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 38% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 38% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 38% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 38% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 38% |
| John Katko | 38% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 38% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 38% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 38% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 38% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 38% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 38% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 38% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 38% |
| Bobby Rush | 38% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 38% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 38% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 38% |
| Eric Swalwell | 38% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 38% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 38% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 38% |
| David Trone | 38% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 38% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 38% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 36% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 36% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 36% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 36% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 36% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 33% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 33% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 33% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 33% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 33% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 33% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 33% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 33% |
| Brian Higgins | 33% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 33% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 33% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 33% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 33% | |||
| David Price | 33% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 33% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 33% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 33% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 33% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 33% |
| Susan Wild | 33% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 29% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 29% |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 29% | |||
| Jamaal Bowman | 29% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 29% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 29% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 29% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 29% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 29% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 29% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 29% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 29% |
| Eddie Johnson | 29% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 29% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 29% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 29% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 29% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 29% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 29% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 29% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 29% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 29% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 29% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 29% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 29% |