Rating Group: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
2015-2016 Positions
Issues:
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell | 9% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 9% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 9% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 9% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 9% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 7% |
| Renee Ellmers | 6% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 6% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 6% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 5% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 5% |
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 5% |
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 5% | |||
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 5% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 5% |
| Curt Clawson | 5% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 5% | |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 5% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| Kay Granger | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 5% |
| Cresent Hardy | 5% | |||
| Jody Hice | 5% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 5% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 5% | |||
| Will Hurd | 5% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 5% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 5% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 5% |
| Steve King | 5% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 5% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 5% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 5% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Miller | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 5% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 5% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 5% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 5% | |||
| Ted Poe | 5% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 5% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 5% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 5% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 5% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 5% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 5% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 5% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 5% |
| John Shimkus | 5% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 5% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Pat Tiberi | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 5% |
| Pat Toomey | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 5% |
| David Vitter | 5% | |||
| Greg Walden | 5% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 5% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 5% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 0% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 0% |
| Joe Barton | 0% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 0% |
| Mike Bishop | 0% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 0% | |||
| Diane Black | 0% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
| Rod Blum | 0% | |||
| John Boehner | 0% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 0% |
| Kevin Brady | 0% | |||
| Dave Brat | 0% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 0% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 0% |
| Bradley Byrne | 0% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 0% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell | 9% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 9% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 9% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 9% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 9% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 7% |
| Renee Ellmers | 6% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 6% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 6% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 5% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 5% |
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 5% |
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 5% | |||
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 5% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 5% |
| Curt Clawson | 5% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 5% | |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 5% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 5% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| Kay Granger | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 5% |
| Cresent Hardy | 5% | |||
| Jody Hice | 5% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 5% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 5% | |||
| Will Hurd | 5% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 5% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 5% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 5% |
| Steve King | 5% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 5% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 5% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 5% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 5% |
| Jeff Miller | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 5% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 5% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 5% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 5% | |||
| Ted Poe | 5% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 5% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 5% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 5% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 5% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 5% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 5% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 5% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 5% |
| John Shimkus | 5% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 5% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Pat Tiberi | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 5% |
| Pat Toomey | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 5% |
| David Vitter | 5% | |||
| Greg Walden | 5% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 5% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 5% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 0% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 0% |
| Joe Barton | 0% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 0% |
| Mike Bishop | 0% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 0% | |||
| Diane Black | 0% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
| Rod Blum | 0% | |||
| John Boehner | 0% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 0% |
| Kevin Brady | 0% | |||
| Dave Brat | 0% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 0% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 0% |
| Bradley Byrne | 0% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 0% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 0% |