Rating Group: RESULTS
2011 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 60% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 60% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 60% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 60% | |||
| Sam Farr | 60% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 60% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 60% |
| Gene Green | 60% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 60% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 60% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 60% |
| Brian Higgins | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 60% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 60% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mike Honda | 60% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 60% |
| Jay Inslee | 60% | |||
| Steve Israel | 60% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 60% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 60% |
| Dale Kildee | 60% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 60% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 60% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 60% |
| Sandy Levin | 60% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 60% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 60% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 60% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 60% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 60% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 60% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 60% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 60% |
| Mike McIntyre | 60% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 60% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 60% | |
| George Miller | 60% | |||
| Brad Miller | 60% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 60% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 60% |
| Bill Owens | 60% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 60% | |||
| Donald Payne | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 60% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 60% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 60% | |||
| David Price | 60% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 60% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 60% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 60% | |||
| Mike Ross | 60% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 60% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 60% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 60% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 60% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 60% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 60% |
| Kurt Schrader | 60% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 60% | |||
| David Scott | 60% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 60% |
| José Serrano | 60% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 60% |
| Heath Shuler | 60% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 60% |
| Louise Slaughter | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 60% |
| Betty Sutton | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 60% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 60% |
| John Tierney | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 60% |
| Niki Tsongas | 60% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| Pete Visclosky | 60% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 60% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 60% |
| Mel Watt | 60% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 60% |
| John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 57% | |||
| Scott Brown | 50% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 50% |