Rating Group: National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
2011 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Rahall II | 60% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 60% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 60% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 50% |
| Max Baucus | 50% | |||
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Carper | 50% | |||
| Dan Coats | 50% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 50% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 50% |
| Robert Corker | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 50% |
| James DeMint | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 50% |
| Kay Hagan | 50% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 50% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| Kay Hutchison | 50% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 50% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 50% | |||
| Mike Johanns | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| Timothy Johnson | 50% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 50% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 50% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 50% |
| Carl Levin | 50% | |||
| John McCain III | 50% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 50% |
| Rob Portman | 50% | |||
| Harry Reid | 50% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 50% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| Pat Toomey | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| Leonard Boswell | 40% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 40% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Ben Chandler III | 40% | |||
| Mark Critz | 40% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 40% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Tim Holden | 40% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 40% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 40% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 40% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| Bruce Braley | 33% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 33% |
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 25% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 25% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 25% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 25% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 25% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 25% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 25% |
| Rob Andrews | 20% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 20% |
| Tim Bishop | 20% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 20% | |||
| David Cicilline | 20% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 20% |
| Gerry Connolly | 20% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 20% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 20% |
| Susan Davis | 20% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 20% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 20% |
| Gene Green | 20% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 20% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 20% |
| Brian Higgins | 20% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 20% |
| Jay Inslee | 20% | |||
| Steve Israel | 20% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 20% |
| Ron Kind | 20% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 20% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 20% |