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Rating Group: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

2014 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Joe Kennedy III 89%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 89%
Dan Lipinski 89%
Jim McDermott 89%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 89%
George Miller 89%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 89%
Ed Pastor 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 89%
Niki Tsongas 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 88%
Gene Green 88%
Louise Slaughter 88%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 88%
Henry Waxman 88%
John Lewis 87%
Charlie Rangel 87%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 86%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker Democratic 86%
Bob Casey, Jr. 86%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 86%
ME U.S. Senate - Jr Angus King, Jr. Independent 86%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 86%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Joe Kennedy III 89%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 89%
Dan Lipinski 89%
Jim McDermott 89%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 89%
George Miller 89%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 89%
Ed Pastor 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 89%
Niki Tsongas 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 88%
Gene Green 88%
Louise Slaughter 88%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 88%
Henry Waxman 88%
John Lewis 87%
Charlie Rangel 87%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 86%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker D 86%
Bob Casey, Jr. 86%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 86%
ME U.S. Senate - Jr Angus King, Jr. I 86%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 86%
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