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Rating Group: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

2011 Positions on Civil Rights

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State Office Name Party Rating
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 89%
Gerry Connolly 89%
Peter DeFazio 89%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 89%
Gene Green 89%
Jay Inslee 89%
Steve Israel 89%
Carolyn McCarthy 89%
Bill Owens 89%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 89%
Silvestre Reyes 89%
Steve Rothman 89%
Tim Ryan 89%
Kurt Schrader 89%
David Scott 89%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 89%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 89%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 89%
John Yarmuth 89%
Pete Visclosky 88%
Jon Tester 87%
David Pryor 86%
Leonard Boswell 83%
Jim Cooper 83%
Mark Critz 83%
Ron Kind 83%
Dave Loebsack 83%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 82%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 82%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Jason Altmire 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Nick Rahall II 78%
Dennis Cardoza 76%
Larry Kissell 76%
Ben Chandler III 72%
Jerry Costello 72%
Dan Lipinski 72%
Collin Peterson 72%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 67%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 67%
Ben Nelson 67%
Heath Shuler 67%
John Barrow 61%
Jim Matheson 61%
Mike McIntyre 61%
Dan Boren 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Tim Johnson 47%
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