Rating Group: American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter DeFazio | 85% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 85% |
| Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 85% |
| Eliot Engel | 85% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 85% |
| Marcia Fudge | 85% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 85% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 85% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 85% | |||
| Mike Honda | 85% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 85% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 85% |
| Dan Kildee | 85% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 85% |
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 85% |
| Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 85% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| Sean Maloney | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 85% |
| Grace Napolitano | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 85% |
| David Price | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 85% |
| Charlie Rangel | 85% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 85% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 85% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 85% |
| José Serrano | 85% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 85% |
| Louise Slaughter | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 85% |
| Pete Visclosky | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 85% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 85% |
| John Yarmuth | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 80% |
| Ben Cardin | 80% | |||
| Al Franken | 80% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 80% |
| Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 80% |
| Bob Menendez | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 80% |
| Harry Reid | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 80% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 80% | |||
| Tom Udall | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 80% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter DeFazio | 85% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 85% |
| Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 85% |
| Eliot Engel | 85% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 85% |
| Marcia Fudge | 85% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 85% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 85% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 85% | |||
| Mike Honda | 85% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 85% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 85% |
| Dan Kildee | 85% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 85% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 85% |
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 85% |
| Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 85% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 85% |
| Sean Maloney | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 85% |
| Grace Napolitano | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 85% |
| David Price | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 85% |
| Charlie Rangel | 85% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 85% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 85% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 85% |
| José Serrano | 85% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 85% |
| Louise Slaughter | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 85% |
| Pete Visclosky | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 85% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 85% |
| John Yarmuth | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 80% |
| Ben Cardin | 80% | |||
| Al Franken | 80% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 80% |
| Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 80% |
| Bob Menendez | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 80% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 80% |
| Harry Reid | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 80% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 80% | |||
| Tom Udall | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 80% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |