Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2011-2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 67% |
| Louise Slaughter | 67% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 67% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 67% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 67% |
| John Yarmuth | 67% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 60% | |||
| Tom Carper | 60% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 60% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 60% |
| Al Franken | 60% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 60% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 60% |
| Pat Roberts | 60% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 60% |
| Tom Udall | 60% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| Corrine Brown | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
| Joe Crowley | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 50% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 50% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Pat Meehan | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 50% |
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 40% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 40% |
| Roy Blunt | 40% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 40% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 40% |
| Sherrod Brown | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 67% |
| Louise Slaughter | 67% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 67% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 67% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 67% |
| John Yarmuth | 67% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 60% | |||
| Tom Carper | 60% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 60% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 60% |
| Al Franken | 60% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 60% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 60% |
| Pat Roberts | 60% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 60% |
| Tom Udall | 60% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 60% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 50% |
| Corrine Brown | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 50% |
| Joe Crowley | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 50% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 50% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 50% |
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 50% |
| Pat Meehan | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 50% |
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | R | 40% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 40% |
| Roy Blunt | 40% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 40% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 40% |
| Sherrod Brown | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 40% |