Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2021-2022 Positions
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 14% |
| Michelle Steel | 14% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 14% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 14% |
| Mike Waltz | 14% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 14% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 10% |
| Cori Bush | 10% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | Republican | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | Republican | 10% |
| Matt Gaetz | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 10% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 10% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 10% |
| Fred Keller | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 10% |
| David McKinley | 10% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 10% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | Republican | 10% |
| Michael San Nicolas | 10% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 10% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 10% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 7% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 7% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 7% |
| Lindsey Graham | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 7% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 7% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 7% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | 7% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 7% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 7% |
| Pat Toomey | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 5% |
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 5% | |||
| Madison Cawthorn | 5% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 5% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 5% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Gallagher | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 5% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| PR | Governor | Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Chris Jacobs | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 5% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 5% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 5% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Greg Pence | 5% | |||
| VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic | 5% |
| AS | U.S. House - Delegate | Aumua Amata Radewagen | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 0% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 0% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 0% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 0% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 0% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 0% |
| Dan Bishop | 0% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
| Roy Blunt | 0% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 4 | Lauren Boebert | Republican | 0% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 14% |
| Michelle Steel | 14% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 14% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 14% |
| Mike Waltz | 14% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 14% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 10% |
| Cori Bush | 10% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | R | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | R | 10% |
| Matt Gaetz | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 10% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 10% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 10% |
| Fred Keller | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 10% |
| David McKinley | 10% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 10% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | R | 10% |
| Michael San Nicolas | 10% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 10% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 10% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 7% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 7% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 7% |
| Lindsey Graham | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 7% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 7% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 7% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | D | 7% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 7% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 7% |
| Pat Toomey | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 5% |
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 5% | |||
| Madison Cawthorn | 5% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 5% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 5% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 5% |
| Mike Gallagher | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 5% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| PR | Governor | Jenniffer González-Colón | Other | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Chris Jacobs | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 5% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 5% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 5% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Greg Pence | 5% | |||
| VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | D | 5% |
| AS | U.S. House - Delegate | Aumua Amata Radewagen | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 0% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 0% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 0% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 0% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 0% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 0% |
| Dan Bishop | 0% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
| Roy Blunt | 0% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 4 | Lauren Boebert | R | 0% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 0% |