Rating Group: National Foreign Trade Council
2011-2012 Positions
Issues:
Foreign Affairs
Trade
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 50% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Rooney | 50% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 50% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 50% | |||
| Ed Royce | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 50% |
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 50% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 50% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 50% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 50% | |||
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Southerland | 50% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 50% | |||
| Pete Stark | 50% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 50% |
| John Sullivan | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Tom Udall | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 50% |
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| David Vitter | 50% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| Allen West | 50% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 50% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
| Rob Woodall | 50% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 50% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| Bill Young | 50% | |||
| Justin Amash | 75% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 75% |
| Steve Austria | 75% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 75% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 75% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 75% | |||
| Max Baucus | 75% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 75% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 75% |
| Howard Berman | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 75% |
| Jeff Bingaman | 75% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 75% | |||
| Dan Boren | 75% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 75% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 75% | |||
| Ann Marie Buerkle | 75% | |||
| Richard Burr | 75% | |||
| Dan Burton | 75% | |||
| John Campbell III | 75% | |||
| Quico Canseco | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
| Dennis Cardoza | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 75% |
| Thad Cochran | 75% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 75% |
| Kent Conrad | 75% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 75% |
| Jim Cooper | 75% | |||
| Robert Corker | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 75% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 75% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 75% |
| James DeMint | 75% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 75% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 75% |
| Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 75% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 75% | |||
| Sam Farr | 75% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 75% | |||
| Bill Flores | 75% | |||
| Randy Forbes | 75% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 75% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 75% | |||
| Kay Granger | 75% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 75% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 50% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 50% |
| Tom Rooney | 50% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 50% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 50% | |||
| Ed Royce | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 50% |
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 50% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 50% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 50% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 50% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 50% | |||
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 50% |
| Steve Southerland | 50% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 50% | |||
| Pete Stark | 50% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 50% |
| John Sullivan | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 50% |
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Tom Udall | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 50% |
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| David Vitter | 50% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 50% |
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| Allen West | 50% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 50% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 50% |
| Rob Woodall | 50% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 50% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| Bill Young | 50% | |||
| Justin Amash | 75% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 75% |
| Steve Austria | 75% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 75% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 75% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 75% | |||
| Max Baucus | 75% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 75% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 75% |
| Howard Berman | 75% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 75% |
| Jeff Bingaman | 75% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 75% | |||
| Dan Boren | 75% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 75% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 75% | |||
| Ann Marie Buerkle | 75% | |||
| Richard Burr | 75% | |||
| Dan Burton | 75% | |||
| John Campbell III | 75% | |||
| Quico Canseco | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
| Dennis Cardoza | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 75% |
| Thad Cochran | 75% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 75% |
| Kent Conrad | 75% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 75% |
| Jim Cooper | 75% | |||
| Robert Corker | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 75% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 75% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 75% |
| James DeMint | 75% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 75% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 75% |
| Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 75% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 75% | |||
| Sam Farr | 75% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 75% | |||
| Bill Flores | 75% | |||
| Randy Forbes | 75% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 75% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 75% | |||
| Kay Granger | 75% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 75% |