Rating Group: Associated Equipment Distributors

2007 Positions

Issues: Trade

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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 85%
Gary Ackerman 85%
Thomas Allen 85%
Jason Altmire 85%
Rob Andrews 85%
Michael Arcuri 85%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Brian Baird 85%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 85%
John Barrow 85%
Melissa Bean 85%
Xavier Becerra 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 85%
Marion Berry 85%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Earl Blumenauer 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
Rick Boucher 85%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 85%
Nancy Boyda 85%
Bruce Braley 85%
Corrine Brown 85%
Lois Capps 85%
Mike Capuano 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
Russ Carnahan 85%
Christopher Carney 85%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 85%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 85%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 85%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 85%
John Conyers, Jr. 85%
Jim Cooper 85%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 85%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 85%
Robert Cramer 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 85%
Elijah Cummings 85%
Artur Davis 85%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 85%
Lincoln Davis 85%
Susan Davis 85%
Thomas Davis III 85%
Peter DeFazio 85%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 85%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 85%
Bill Delahunt 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
John Dingell 85%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 85%
John Doolittle 85%
Chet Edwards 85%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 85%
Brad Ellsworth 85%
Jo Ann Emerson 85%
Eliot Engel 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Sam Farr 85%
Bob Filner 85%
Barney Frank 85%
Gabrielle Giffords 85%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Bart Gordon 85%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 85%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 85%
Gene Green 85%
Raul Grijalva 85%
John Hall 85%
Phil Hare 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 85%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
Baron Hill 85%
Maurice Hinchey 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 85%
Paul Hodes 85%
Tim Holden 85%
Rush Holt, Jr. 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 85%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 85%
Sheila Jackson Lee 85%
Eddie Johnson 85%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 85%
Steve Kagen 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 85%
Patrick Kennedy 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Pete King 85%
Ron Klein 85%
John Kuhl, Jr. 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 85%
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 85%
Gary Ackerman 85%
Thomas Allen 85%
Jason Altmire 85%
Rob Andrews 85%
Michael Arcuri 85%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Brian Baird 85%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 85%
John Barrow 85%
Melissa Bean 85%
Xavier Becerra 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 85%
Marion Berry 85%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Earl Blumenauer 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
Rick Boucher 85%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 85%
Nancy Boyda 85%
Bruce Braley 85%
Corrine Brown 85%
Lois Capps 85%
Mike Capuano 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
Russ Carnahan 85%
Christopher Carney 85%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 85%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 85%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 85%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 85%
John Conyers, Jr. 85%
Jim Cooper 85%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 85%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 85%
Robert Cramer 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 85%
Elijah Cummings 85%
Artur Davis 85%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 85%
Lincoln Davis 85%
Susan Davis 85%
Thomas Davis III 85%
Peter DeFazio 85%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 85%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 85%
Bill Delahunt 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
John Dingell 85%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 85%
John Doolittle 85%
Chet Edwards 85%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 85%
Brad Ellsworth 85%
Jo Ann Emerson 85%
Eliot Engel 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Sam Farr 85%
Bob Filner 85%
Barney Frank 85%
Gabrielle Giffords 85%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Bart Gordon 85%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 85%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 85%
Gene Green 85%
Raul Grijalva 85%
John Hall 85%
Phil Hare 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 85%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
Baron Hill 85%
Maurice Hinchey 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 85%
Paul Hodes 85%
Tim Holden 85%
Rush Holt, Jr. 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 85%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 85%
Sheila Jackson Lee 85%
Eddie Johnson 85%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 85%
Steve Kagen 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 85%
Patrick Kennedy 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Pete King 85%
Ron Klein 85%
John Kuhl, Jr. 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 85%
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