Rating Group: FreedomWorks
2011 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Perlmutter | 10% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 10% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 10% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 10% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 8% |
| Bruce Braley | 8% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 8% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 8% | |||
| David Cicilline | 8% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 8% |
| Donna Edwards | 8% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 8% | |||
| Bob Filner | 8% | |||
| Barney Frank | 8% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 8% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 8% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Mike Honda | 8% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 8% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 8% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 8% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 8% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 8% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 8% |
| George Miller | 8% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| Donald Payne | 8% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 8% |
| Tim Ryan | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 8% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 8% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
| Louise Slaughter | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| Ed Towns | 8% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 8% |
| Mel Watt | 8% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 8% |
| John Yarmuth | 8% | |||
| David Wu | 7% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Mark Begich | 6% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 6% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 6% | |||
| Al Franken | 6% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 6% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 6% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 6% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 6% | |||
| Harry Reid | 6% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 6% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 6% | |||
| Jon Tester | 6% | |||
| Tom Udall | 6% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 5% |
| Tim Bishop | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 5% |
| Hansen Clarke | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 5% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 5% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 5% | |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 5% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 5% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 5% | |||
| José Serrano | 5% | |||
| Pete Stark | 5% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 5% | |||
| John Tierney | 5% |