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% |
| 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% |