Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
| John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 67% |
| Ben Cardin | 67% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 67% |
| Mark Kirk | 67% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 67% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 67% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 67% |
| Justin Amash | 50% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 50% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 50% |
| Mo Brooks | 50% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 50% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 50% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| Gerry Connolly | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 50% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 50% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 50% | |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 50% |
| Steve Israel | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 50% |
| Steve King | 50% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 50% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 50% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
| Sean Maloney | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 50% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 50% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 50% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Posey | 50% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 50% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 50% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 50% |
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 50% | |||
| David Scott | 50% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
| Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
| John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | R | 67% |
| Ben Cardin | 67% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 67% |
| Mark Kirk | 67% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 67% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 67% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 67% |
| Justin Amash | 50% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 50% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 50% |
| Mo Brooks | 50% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 50% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 50% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 50% |
| Gerry Connolly | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 50% |
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 50% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 50% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 50% | |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 50% |
| Steve Israel | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 50% |
| Steve King | 50% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 50% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 50% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 50% |
| Sean Maloney | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 50% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 50% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 50% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 50% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 50% |
| Bill Posey | 50% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 50% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 50% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 50% |
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 50% | |||
| David Scott | 50% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 50% |
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 50% |