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Rating Group: Alliance to Stop the War on the Poor

2007-2008 Positions on Affordable Energy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Cooper 15%
Artur Davis 15%
Paul Kanjorski 15%
Claire McCaskill 15%
Harry Mitchell 15%
Bobby Rush 15%
Gordon Smith 15%
Vic Snyder 15%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 15%
Bruce Braley 11%
Robert Byrd 11%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 11%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 11%
Peter DeFazio 11%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 11%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 11%
Eddie Johnson 11%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 11%
Dutch Ruppersberger 11%
Tim Ryan 11%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 11%
Corrine Brown 10%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 10%
John Dingell 10%
Bob Etheridge 10%
Phil Hare 10%
Ron Kind 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 10%
Carl Levin 10%
Tim Mahoney 10%
Jack Murtha 10%
Ben Nelson 10%
Jim Oberstar 10%
Earl Pomeroy 10%
Mark Pryor 10%
John Salazar 10%
David Scott 10%
Olympia Snowe 10%
Debbie Stabenow 10%
Bart Stupak 10%
Ed Towns 10%
Pete Visclosky 10%
Jim Webb, Jr. 10%
Timothy Johnson 7%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 7%
Ron Klein 6%
Robert Wexler 6%
Michael Arcuri 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 5%
Max Baucus 5%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 5%
Sherrod Brown 5%
Lois Capps 5%
Dennis Cardoza 5%
Russ Carnahan 5%
Tom Carper 5%
Ben Chandler III 5%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 5%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
Susan Davis 5%
Byron Dorgan 5%
Anna Eshoo 5%
Sam Farr 5%
Bob Filner 5%
Barney Frank 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 5%
Jane Harman 5%
Brian Higgins 5%
Rush Holt, Jr. 5%
Mike Honda 5%
Darlene Hooley 5%
Jay Inslee 5%
Sheila Jackson Lee 5%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 5%
Dale Kildee 5%
Blanche Lincoln 5%
Dan Lipinski 5%
Dave Loebsack 5%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 5%
Carolyn McCarthy 5%
Jim McDermott 5%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 5%
Dennis Moore 5%
Patrick Murphy 5%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 5%
Ed Pastor 5%
Donald Payne 5%
Charlie Rangel 5%
Steve Rothman 5%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 5%
Loretta Sanchez 5%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 5%
José Serrano 5%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 5%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Cooper 15%
Artur Davis 15%
Paul Kanjorski 15%
Claire McCaskill 15%
Harry Mitchell 15%
Bobby Rush 15%
Gordon Smith 15%
Vic Snyder 15%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 15%
Bruce Braley 11%
Robert Byrd 11%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 11%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 11%
Peter DeFazio 11%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 11%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 11%
Eddie Johnson 11%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 11%
Dutch Ruppersberger 11%
Tim Ryan 11%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 11%
Corrine Brown 10%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 10%
John Dingell 10%
Bob Etheridge 10%
Phil Hare 10%
Ron Kind 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 10%
Carl Levin 10%
Tim Mahoney 10%
Jack Murtha 10%
Ben Nelson 10%
Jim Oberstar 10%
Earl Pomeroy 10%
Mark Pryor 10%
John Salazar 10%
David Scott 10%
Olympia Snowe 10%
Debbie Stabenow 10%
Bart Stupak 10%
Ed Towns 10%
Pete Visclosky 10%
Jim Webb, Jr. 10%
Timothy Johnson 7%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 7%
Ron Klein 6%
Robert Wexler 6%
Michael Arcuri 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 5%
Max Baucus 5%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 5%
Sherrod Brown 5%
Lois Capps 5%
Dennis Cardoza 5%
Russ Carnahan 5%
Tom Carper 5%
Ben Chandler III 5%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 5%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
Susan Davis 5%
Byron Dorgan 5%
Anna Eshoo 5%
Sam Farr 5%
Bob Filner 5%
Barney Frank 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 5%
Jane Harman 5%
Brian Higgins 5%
Rush Holt, Jr. 5%
Mike Honda 5%
Darlene Hooley 5%
Jay Inslee 5%
Sheila Jackson Lee 5%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 5%
Dale Kildee 5%
Blanche Lincoln 5%
Dan Lipinski 5%
Dave Loebsack 5%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 5%
Carolyn McCarthy 5%
Jim McDermott 5%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 5%
Dennis Moore 5%
Patrick Murphy 5%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 5%
Ed Pastor 5%
Donald Payne 5%
Charlie Rangel 5%
Steve Rothman 5%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 5%
Loretta Sanchez 5%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 5%
José Serrano 5%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 5%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 5%
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