Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation
2009 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Reid | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 60% |
| Arlen Specter | 60% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 60% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 60% |
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 60% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 60% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 58% |
| Barney Frank | 58% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 58% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 58% |
| Eric Massa | 58% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 58% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 58% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 57% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 56% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 56% |
| William Clay, Sr. | 55% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 55% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 55% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 55% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 55% | |||
| Ed Towns | 55% | |||
| Neil Abercrombie | 50% | |||
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 50% |
| Jerry Costello | 50% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 50% | |||
| Jay Inslee | 50% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Steve Kagen | 50% | |||
| John Lewis | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 50% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 50% |
| Grace Napolitano | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 50% |
| Jim Oberstar | 50% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 50% | |||
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Brian Baird | 45% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 45% |
| Marion Berry | 45% | |||
| Bob Brady | 45% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 45% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 45% | |||
| Kathy Dahlkemper | 45% | |||
| Artur Davis | 45% | |||
| John Dingell | 45% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 45% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 45% | |||
| John Hall | 45% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 45% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 45% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 45% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 45% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 45% |
| Jack Murtha | 45% | |||
| Dave Obey | 45% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 45% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 45% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 45% |