Rating Group: National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
2015-2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 90% |
| David Scott | 90% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 90% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 90% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 90% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 80% |
| Cheri Bustos | 80% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Gwen Graham | 80% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 80% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 80% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 80% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 80% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 80% |
| Claire McCaskill | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 80% |
| Collin Peterson | 80% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 75% |
| Brad Ashford | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 70% |
| Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 60% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 60% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 60% |
| Thad Cochran | 60% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 60% |
| Barbara Comstock | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 60% |
| Orrin Hatch | 60% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 60% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 60% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 60% |
| Pat Roberts | 60% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 60% |
| Jon Tester | 60% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 60% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 60% |
| Chris Collins | 50% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 90% |
| David Scott | 90% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 90% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 90% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 90% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 90% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 80% |
| Cheri Bustos | 80% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Gwen Graham | 80% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 80% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 80% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 80% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 80% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 80% |
| Claire McCaskill | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 80% |
| Collin Peterson | 80% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 78% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 75% |
| Brad Ashford | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 70% |
| Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | R | 60% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 60% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 60% |
| Thad Cochran | 60% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 60% |
| Barbara Comstock | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 60% |
| Orrin Hatch | 60% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 60% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 60% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 60% |
| Pat Roberts | 60% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 60% |
| Jon Tester | 60% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 60% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 60% |
| Chris Collins | 50% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 50% |