Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2023-2024 Positions [2024-10-18]
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 32% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 32% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 32% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 32% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 32% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 32% |
| Anthony D'Esposito | 32% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 32% |
| Anna Eshoo | 32% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 32% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | Democratic | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | Democratic | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | Democratic | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | Republican | 32% |
| OH | U.S. House - 1 | Greg Landsman | Democratic | 32% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 32% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 32% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | Democratic | 32% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | Democratic | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 32% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | Democratic | 32% |
| John Sarbanes | 32% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 32% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 32% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 32% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 32% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 30% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 30% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | 30% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 30% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 30% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 30% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 30% |
| George Helmy | 30% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 30% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 30% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 30% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 30% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 30% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 30% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 30% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 30% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 30% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 30% |
| Mitt Romney | 30% | |||
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 30% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 30% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 30% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | 30% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | Republican | 30% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 30% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 28% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 28% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 28% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 28% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 28% |
| Mike Garcia | 28% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 28% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | 28% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 28% |
| Raul Grijalva | 28% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 28% |
| Dan Kildee | 28% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 28% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 28% |
| Wiley Nickel III | 28% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 28% |
| Bill Posey | 28% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 28% |
| David Scott | 28% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 28% | |||
| PR | Governor | Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 26% |
| NY | U.S. House - 26 | Timothy Kennedy | Democratic | 26% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 32% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 32% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 32% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 32% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 32% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 32% |
| Anthony D'Esposito | 32% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 32% |
| Anna Eshoo | 32% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 32% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | D | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | D | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | D | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | R | 32% |
| OH | U.S. House - 1 | Greg Landsman | D | 32% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 32% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 32% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | D | 32% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | D | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | D | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 32% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | D | 32% |
| John Sarbanes | 32% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 32% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 32% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 32% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 32% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 32% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 32% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 30% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 30% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | R | 30% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 30% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 30% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 30% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 30% |
| George Helmy | 30% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 30% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 30% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 30% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 30% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 30% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 30% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 30% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 30% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 30% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 30% |
| Mitt Romney | 30% | |||
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 30% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 30% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 30% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | R | 30% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | R | 30% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 30% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 28% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 28% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 28% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 28% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 28% |
| Mike Garcia | 28% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 28% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | D | 28% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 28% |
| Raul Grijalva | 28% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 28% |
| Dan Kildee | 28% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 28% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 28% |
| Wiley Nickel III | 28% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 28% |
| Bill Posey | 28% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | D | 28% |
| David Scott | 28% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 28% | |||
| PR | Governor | Jenniffer González-Colón | Other | 26% |
| NY | U.S. House - 26 | Timothy Kennedy | D | 26% |