Rating Group: Family Research Council (FRC) Action
2007-2008 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| Jay Inslee | 5% | |||
| William Jefferson | 5% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Steve Kagen | 5% | |||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 5% | |||
| Ron Kind | 5% | |||
| Ron Klein | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 5% |
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Jim McDermott | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 5% |
| Dennis Moore | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| Patrick Murphy | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Donald Payne | 5% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 5% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 5% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 5% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| José Serrano | 5% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 5% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 5% |
| Vic Snyder | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| Ellen Tauscher | 5% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Towns | 5% | |||
| Mark Udall | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 5% |
| Mel Watt | 5% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 5% | |||
| Robert Wexler | 5% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 5% | |||
| Neil Abercrombie | 0% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 0% | |||
| Michael Arcuri | 0% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
| Joe Biden, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 0% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 0% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 0% | |||
| Bob Brady | 0% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 0% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 0% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 0% |
| Lois Capps | 0% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 0% | |||
| Tom Carper | 0% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Hillary Clinton | 0% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
| John Dingell | 0% | |||
| Chris Dodd | 0% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
| Russ Feingold | 0% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 0% |
| Barney Frank | 0% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 0% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 0% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
| Jane Harman | 0% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 0% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 0% |
| Paul Hodes | 0% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 0% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Patrick Kennedy | 0% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 0% |
| Herb Kohl | 0% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 0% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 0% | |||
| Carl Levin | 0% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 0% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 0% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 0% |