Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2018 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
Fiscally Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 4% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 4% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 4% |
| Patrick Leahy | 4% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 4% |
| Niki Tsongas | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 4% |
| John Yarmuth | 4% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 3% |
| Sherrod Brown | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 3% |
| Ben Cardin | 3% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 3% |
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 3% |
| Joe Crowley | 3% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 3% | |||
| Susan Davis | 3% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 3% |
| Eliot Engel | 3% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 3% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 3% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 3% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 3% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 3% |
| Jim Langevin | 3% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 3% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 3% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| Bob Menendez | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 3% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 3% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 3% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 3% |
| Tom Udall | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 2% |
| Ted Deutch | 2% | |||
| Al Franken | 2% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 2% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 2% |
| David Price | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 1% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 5% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 4% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 4% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 4% |
| Patrick Leahy | 4% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 4% |
| Niki Tsongas | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 4% |
| John Yarmuth | 4% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 3% |
| Sherrod Brown | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 3% |
| Ben Cardin | 3% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 3% |
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 3% |
| Joe Crowley | 3% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 3% | |||
| Susan Davis | 3% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 3% |
| Eliot Engel | 3% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 3% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 3% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 3% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 3% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 3% |
| Jim Langevin | 3% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 3% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 3% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| Bob Menendez | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 3% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 3% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 3% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 3% |
| Tom Udall | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 2% |
| Ted Deutch | 2% | |||
| Al Franken | 2% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 2% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 2% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 2% |
| David Price | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 1% |