Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2011-2012 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
Fiscally Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McDermott | 9% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 9% |
| Bob Menendez | 9% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 9% |
| Brad Miller | 9% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 9% |
| Nick Rahall II | 9% | |||
| Harry Reid | 9% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 9% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 9% |
| Bobby Rush | 9% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 9% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 9% |
| Betty Sutton | 9% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 9% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 9% |
| Niki Tsongas | 9% | |||
| Mark Udall | 9% | |||
| Tom Udall | 9% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 9% |
| Sherrod Brown | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 6% |
| Al Franken | 6% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 6% | |||
| Carl Levin | 6% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 6% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 5% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 5% |
| Howard Berman | 5% | |||
| Bob Brady | 5% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 5% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Lois Capps | 5% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 5% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 5% |
| Joe Crowley | 5% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 5% |
| Norm Dicks | 5% | |||
| John Dingell | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 5% |
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 5% | |||
| Sam Farr | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 5% |
| Henry Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 5% |
| Gene Green | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 5% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| Steve Israel | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 5% |
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| Robert Matsui | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 5% | |
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 5% |
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| John Olver | 5% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 5% |
| David Price | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McDermott | 9% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 9% |
| Bob Menendez | 9% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 9% |
| Brad Miller | 9% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 9% |
| Nick Rahall II | 9% | |||
| Harry Reid | 9% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 9% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | D | 9% |
| Bobby Rush | 9% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 9% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 9% |
| Betty Sutton | 9% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 9% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 9% |
| Niki Tsongas | 9% | |||
| Mark Udall | 9% | |||
| Tom Udall | 9% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 9% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 9% |
| Sherrod Brown | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 6% |
| Al Franken | 6% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 6% | |||
| Carl Levin | 6% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 6% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 5% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 5% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | D | 5% |
| Howard Berman | 5% | |||
| Bob Brady | 5% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 5% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Lois Capps | 5% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 5% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 5% |
| Joe Crowley | 5% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 5% |
| Norm Dicks | 5% | |||
| John Dingell | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 5% |
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 5% | |||
| Sam Farr | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 5% |
| Henry Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 5% |
| Gene Green | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 5% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| Steve Israel | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 5% |
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| Robert Matsui | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 5% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 5% | |
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 5% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 5% |
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| John Olver | 5% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 5% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 5% |
| David Price | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 5% |