Rating Group: FreedomWorks
2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 11% | |||
| Ron Klein | 11% | |||
| Suzanne Kosmas | 11% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 11% |
| Betsy Markey | 11% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 11% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 11% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 11% |
| Ed Pastor | 11% | |||
| Donald Payne | 11% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 11% |
| Earl Pomeroy | 11% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 11% |
| Ciro Rodriguez | 11% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 11% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 11% |
| Pete Stark | 11% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 11% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 11% |
| Ed Towns | 11% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 11% |
| Mel Watt | 11% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 11% | |||
| David Wu | 11% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 9% |
| Joe Lieberman | 9% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 9% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 9% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 9% |
| Melissa Bean | 6% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 6% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 6% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 6% |
| Joe Crowley | 6% | |||
| Kathy Dahlkemper | 6% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 6% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 6% |
| Gene Green | 6% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 6% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 6% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 6% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 6% |
| Mike Honda | 6% | |||
| Steve Kagen | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 6% |
| Dave Obey | 6% | |||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 6% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 6% |
| Bart Stupak | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 6% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 6% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 5% |
| Xavier Becerra | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 5% |
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Brad Ellsworth | 5% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Barney Frank | 5% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 5% |
| Debbie Halvorson | 5% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 5% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Ted Kaufman | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| Claire McCaskill | 5% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| Scott Murphy | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 5% |
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| Jim Oberstar | 5% | |||
| John Olver | 5% | |||
| Bill Owens | 5% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 5% |
| Nick Rahall II | 5% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| José Serrano | 5% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |