Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2011-2012 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 4% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 4% | |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 4% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 4% |
| David Scott | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 4% |
| Niki Tsongas | 4% | |||
| Tom Udall | 4% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Henry Waxman | 4% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 3% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 3% |
| Bob Brady | 3% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 3% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 3% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 3% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 3% |
| David Cicilline | 3% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 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% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 3% |
| Eliot Engel | 3% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 3% | |||
| Bob Filner | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 3% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 3% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 3% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 3% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 3% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 3% |
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 3% | |||
| Jay Inslee | 3% | |||
| Steve Israel | 3% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 3% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Jim Langevin | 3% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 3% |
| Frank Lautenberg | 3% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 3% | |||
| Carl Levin | 3% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
| Robert Matsui | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 3% | |||
| George Miller | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| Grace Napolitano | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 3% |
| John Olver | 3% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 3% | |||
| Donald Payne | 3% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 3% |
| David Price | 3% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 3% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 3% |
| Silvestre Reyes | 3% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 3% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 3% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 3% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 3% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 3% |
| John Tierney | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 3% |
| Mark Udall | 3% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 3% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 3% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 3% |
| John Yarmuth | 3% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 2% |
| Howard Berman | 2% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 2% |