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Rating Group: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

2014 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 95%
John Tierney 95%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus Democratic 95%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 95%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey Democratic 95%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 95%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 94%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 94%
Susan Davis 94%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 94%
Alan Grayson 94%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 94%
Sheila Jackson Lee 94%
Eddie Johnson 94%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 94%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 94%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 94%
Ed Perlmutter 94%
Cedric Richmond 94%
Allyson Schwartz 94%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 94%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 94%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 93%
John Dingell 93%
Colleen Hanabusa 93%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 93%
Xavier Becerra 90%
Matt Cartwright 90%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 90%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 90%
Gerry Connolly 90%
Jim Cooper 90%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 90%
Raul Grijalva 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
CA Supervisor - 4 Janice Hahn 90%
Brian Higgins 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Steve Israel 90%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries Democratic 90%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 90%
Ron Kind 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
Alan Lowenthal 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
Sean Maloney 90%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 90%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng Democratic 90%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Rick Nolan 90%
Beto O'Rourke 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Don Payne, Jr. 90%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan Democratic 90%
CO Governor Jared Polis Democratic 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
John Sarbanes 90%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
José Serrano 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano Democratic 90%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic 90%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 89%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 89%
Bob Brady 89%
Mike Capuano 89%
David Cicilline 89%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark Democratic 89%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 89%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 89%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 89%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 89%
Ted Deutch 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth Democratic 89%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 89%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 89%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 89%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 89%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 95%
John Tierney 95%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus D 95%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 95%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 95%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey D 95%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 95%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 95%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 94%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 94%
Susan Davis 94%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 94%
Alan Grayson 94%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 94%
Sheila Jackson Lee 94%
Eddie Johnson 94%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 94%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 94%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 94%
Ed Perlmutter 94%
Cedric Richmond 94%
Allyson Schwartz 94%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 94%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 94%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 93%
John Dingell 93%
Colleen Hanabusa 93%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 93%
Xavier Becerra 90%
Matt Cartwright 90%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 90%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 90%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 90%
Gerry Connolly 90%
Jim Cooper 90%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 90%
Raul Grijalva 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
CA Supervisor - 4 Janice Hahn 90%
Brian Higgins 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Steve Israel 90%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries D 90%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 90%
Ron Kind 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
Alan Lowenthal 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
Sean Maloney 90%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 90%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 90%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng D 90%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Rick Nolan 90%
Beto O'Rourke 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Don Payne, Jr. 90%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan D 90%
CO Governor Jared Polis D 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
John Sarbanes 90%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 90%
José Serrano 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano D 90%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D 90%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 89%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 89%
Bob Brady 89%
Mike Capuano 89%
David Cicilline 89%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark D 89%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 89%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 89%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 89%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 89%
Ted Deutch 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth D 89%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 89%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 89%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 89%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 89%
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