Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2011-2012 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cooper | 22% | |||
| Mark Critz | 22% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 22% | |||
| Tim Holden | 21% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 20% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 19% | |||
| Ben Chandler III | 18% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 18% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 18% | |||
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 17% |
| David Pryor | 17% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 16% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 15% | |||
| Max Baucus | 13% | |||
| Mark Begich | 13% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 13% | |||
| Joe Lieberman | 13% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 12% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 12% | |||
| Harry Reid | 12% | |||
| Pete Stark | 12% | |||
| Jon Tester | 12% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 10% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 10% |
| Hansen Clarke | 9% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 9% | |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 9% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 9% |
| Major Owens | 9% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 9% |
| Jerry Costello | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 7% |
| William Lipinski | 7% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 7% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 7% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 7% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 6% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| Jim McDermott | 6% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 6% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 6% |
| Kurt Schrader | 6% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 6% |
| Xavier Becerra | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Capuano | 5% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 5% |
| Barney Frank | 5% | |||
| Gabrielle Giffords | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 5% |
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 5% |
| Brad Miller | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 5% |
| Steve Rothman | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 5% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Towns | 5% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 5% |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 4% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 4% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Sam Farr | 4% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| Gene Green | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 4% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 4% | |||
| John Kerry | 4% | |||
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Herb Kohl | 4% | |||
| John Lewis | 4% |