Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2018 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
Fiscally Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Peterson | 43% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 32% |
| Joe Manchin III | 32% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 27% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 26% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 24% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 19% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 18% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 18% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
| Claire McCaskill | 17% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 16% |
| Stephanie Murphy | 14% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 13% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 13% |
| Kurt Schrader | 12% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 11% |
| Peter DeFazio | 11% | |||
| Jon Tester | 11% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 10% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 10% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 10% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 9% |
| Gene Green | 9% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 9% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 7% |
| Cheri Bustos | 7% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| Raul Grijalva | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 7% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 7% |
| Tim Ryan | 7% | |||
| David Scott | 7% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 7% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 6% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 6% |
| Mike Capuano | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 6% |
| John Delaney | 6% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 6% | |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 6% |
| Ron Kind | 6% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 6% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 6% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 6% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 6% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 6% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 6% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 5% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 5% |
| Tom Carper | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 5% |
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 5% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 5% |
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 5% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 5% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Peterson | 43% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 32% |
| Joe Manchin III | 32% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 27% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 26% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 24% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 19% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 18% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 18% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 17% |
| Claire McCaskill | 17% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 16% |
| Stephanie Murphy | 14% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 13% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 13% |
| Kurt Schrader | 12% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 11% |
| Peter DeFazio | 11% | |||
| Jon Tester | 11% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 10% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 10% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 10% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 9% |
| Gene Green | 9% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 9% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 7% |
| Cheri Bustos | 7% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 7% |
| Raul Grijalva | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 7% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 7% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 7% |
| Tim Ryan | 7% | |||
| David Scott | 7% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 7% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 6% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 6% |
| Mike Capuano | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 6% |
| John Delaney | 6% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 6% | |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 6% |
| Ron Kind | 6% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 6% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 6% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 6% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 6% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 6% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 6% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 6% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 6% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 5% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 5% |
| Tom Carper | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 5% |
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 5% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 5% |
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 5% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 5% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 5% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 5% |