Rating Group: American Council of Engineering Companies
2009-2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LoBiondo | 82% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 82% | |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 82% |
| Betty Sutton | 82% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 80% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 80% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 80% |
| Max Baucus | 80% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 80% | |||
| Kit Bond | 80% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 80% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 80% | |||
| Roland Burris | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 80% |
| Ben Cardin | 80% | |||
| Tom Carper | 80% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 80% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 80% | |||
| Chris Dodd | 80% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Byron Dorgan | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 80% |
| Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
| John Hall | 80% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 80% | |||
| Baron Hill | 80% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 80% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 80% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 80% | |||
| Ted Kaufman | 80% | |||
| John Kerry | 80% | |||
| Pete King | 80% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
| Herb Kohl | 80% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 80% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
| Carl Levin | 80% | |||
| Joe Lieberman | 80% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 80% |
| Bob Menendez | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 80% |
| Harry Mitchell | 80% | |||
| Dennis Moore | 80% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 80% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 80% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Ben Nelson | 80% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 80% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 80% |
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 80% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 80% |
| José Serrano | 80% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 80% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 80% | |||
| Jon Tester | 80% | |||
| Ed Towns | 80% | |||
| Mark Udall | 80% | |||
| Tom Udall | 80% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 80% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
| Donald Young | 80% | |||
| Marion Berry | 78% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 78% | |||
| Joseph Cao | 78% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 78% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 78% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 78% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 78% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 78% |
| Peter DeFazio | 78% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 78% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 78% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 78% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 78% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 78% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 78% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 78% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 78% |
| Tom Perriello | 78% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 78% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 78% |
| Mark Schauer | 78% | |||
| David Scott | 78% | |||
| Gene Taylor | 78% |