Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2014 Lifetime Positions [2014-06-23]
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Miller | 8% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 8% |
| Patrick Murphy | 8% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 8% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 8% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 8% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| Henry Waxman | 8% | |||
| Bob Brady | 7% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 7% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 7% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 7% |
| Gerry Connolly | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 7% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 7% |
| Joe Crowley | 7% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 7% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 7% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 7% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 7% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 7% | |||
| Steve Israel | 7% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 7% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 7% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 7% |
| Nita Lowey | 7% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 7% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 7% |
| Grace Napolitano | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 7% |
| Charlie Rangel | 7% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 7% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 7% |
| José Serrano | 7% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| John Tierney | 7% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
| Rob Andrews | 6% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 6% | |||
| Lois Capps | 6% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 6% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 6% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 6% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 6% | |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 6% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 6% |
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 6% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 6% | |||
| David Scott | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 6% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 6% |
| Mel Watt | 6% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 6% |
| Corrine Brown | 5% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Mike Honda | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| David Price | 5% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 5% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| Ron Barber | 4% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 4% |
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| Donna Edwards | 4% | |||
| Sam Farr | 4% | |||
| John Kerry | 4% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |