Rating Group: Heritage Action for America
2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Yarmuth | 12% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 11% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 11% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 11% |
| John Lewis | 11% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 11% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 11% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 11% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 11% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 11% | |||
| Max Baucus | 10% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 10% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 10% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Susan Davis | 10% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 10% |
| Ted Deutch | 10% | |||
| John Dingell | 10% | |||
| Bill Enyart | 10% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 10% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 10% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 10% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 10% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 10% |
| Jim McDermott | 10% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 10% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 10% | |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 10% |
| Harry Reid | 10% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 10% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 10% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 10% | |||
| José Serrano | 10% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 10% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 10% |
| John Tierney | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 10% |
| Mark Begich | 9% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 9% |
| Louise Slaughter | 9% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 8% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 8% |
| Donna Edwards | 8% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 8% | |
| Joe Garcia | 8% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 8% |
| Eddie Johnson | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 7% |
| Cheri Bustos | 7% | |||
| Lois Capps | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 7% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 7% |
| David Price | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 7% |
| Tom Carper | 6% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 6% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Mike Honda | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 6% |
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | 6% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| Mo Cowan | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 5% |
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| Claire McCaskill | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 5% |
| Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 4% |
| Kay Hagan | 4% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 4% |
| Jon Tester | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 4% |
| Sam Farr | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Yarmuth | 12% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 11% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 11% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 11% |
| John Lewis | 11% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 11% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 11% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 11% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 11% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 11% | |||
| Max Baucus | 10% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 10% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 10% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Susan Davis | 10% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 10% |
| Ted Deutch | 10% | |||
| John Dingell | 10% | |||
| Bill Enyart | 10% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 10% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 10% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 10% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 10% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 10% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 10% |
| Jim McDermott | 10% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 10% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 10% | |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 10% |
| Harry Reid | 10% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 10% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 10% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 10% | |||
| José Serrano | 10% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 10% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 10% |
| John Tierney | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 10% |
| Mark Begich | 9% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 9% |
| Louise Slaughter | 9% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 8% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 8% |
| Donna Edwards | 8% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 8% | |
| Joe Garcia | 8% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 8% |
| Eddie Johnson | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 7% |
| Cheri Bustos | 7% | |||
| Lois Capps | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 7% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 7% |
| David Price | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 7% |
| Tom Carper | 6% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 6% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Mike Honda | 6% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 6% |
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | 6% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| Mo Cowan | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 5% |
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 5% |
| Claire McCaskill | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 5% |
| Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 5% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 4% |
| Kay Hagan | 4% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 4% |
| Jon Tester | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 4% |
| Sam Farr | 3% |