Rating Group: RESULTS
2011 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| Bob Filner | 50% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 50% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 50% |
| Eddie Johnson | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| Grace Napolitano | 50% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 50% |
| David Wu | 50% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 40% | |||
| Hansen Clarke | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 40% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 40% |
| Jim Cooper | 40% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 40% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 40% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 40% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| Barney Frank | 40% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 40% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 40% | |||
| Tim Holden | 40% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Ron Kind | 40% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 40% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 40% |
| John Lewis | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 40% |
| Jim Matheson | 40% | |||
| David McKinley | 40% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 40% |
| Charlie Rangel | 40% | |||
| Denny Rehberg | 40% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 40% |
| Tim Ryan | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 40% |
| Ed Towns | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 40% |
| Henry Waxman | 40% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 40% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 37% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 37% | |||
| Ron Paul | 33% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 33% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 28% |
| Thad Cochran | 25% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 25% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 25% |
| Pete Stark | 25% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 20% |
| Rodney Alexander | 20% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 20% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 20% | |||
| Joe Barton | 20% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 20% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 20% | |||
| Judy Biggert | 20% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 20% |
| Diane Black | 20% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 20% |
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 20% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 20% |
| Michael Burgess | 20% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 20% |
| Dave Camp | 20% | |||
| John Campbell III | 20% | |||
| Quico Canseco | 20% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 20% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 20% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 20% |
| Mike Conaway | 20% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 20% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 20% | |||
| John Culberson | 20% | |||
| Jeff Denham | 20% | |||
| Charlie Dent | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 20% |
| Bob Dold | 20% | |||
| David Dreier | 20% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 20% |
| Renee Ellmers | 20% | |||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 20% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 20% | |||
| Stephen Fincher | 20% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 20% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 20% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 20% |