Rating Group: National Foreign Trade Council
2011-2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 0% | |||
| Bob Filner | 0% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 25% | |||
| John Barrow | 25% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 25% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 25% |
| Peter DeFazio | 25% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 25% |
| Gene Green | 25% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 25% | |||
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 25% |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 25% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 25% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 25% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 25% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 25% | |
| Jeff Miller | 25% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 25% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 25% | |||
| Harry Reid | 25% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 25% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 25% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 25% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 25% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 25% |
| Heath Shuler | 25% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 25% |
| Betty Sutton | 25% | |||
| Jon Tester | 25% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 25% |
| Ed Towns | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 25% |
| Sandy Adams | 50% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 50% |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Todd Akin | 50% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 50% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 50% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 50% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 50% |
| Rob Bishop | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Tim Bishop | 50% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 50% |
| Barbara Boxer | 50% | |||
| Bob Brady | 50% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Paul Broun | 50% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 50% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 50% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 50% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 50% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 50% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 50% | |||
| Jason Chaffetz | 50% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 50% | |||
| Ben Chandler III | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
| David Cicilline | 50% | |||
| Hansen Clarke | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 50% |
| Howard Coble | 50% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 50% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Conaway | 50% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 50% |
| Mark Critz | 50% | |||
| John Culberson | 50% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 50% | |||
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 50% |
| Ted Deutch | 50% | |||
| John Dingell | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 50% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 50% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| Renee Ellmers | 50% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 50% |