Rating Group: National Retail Federation (NRF)
2007-2008 Positions Retail Industry Advocacy
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Berman | 40% | |||
| Marion Berry | 40% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Tim Bishop | 40% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 40% |
| Leonard Boswell | 40% | |||
| Rick Boucher | 40% | |||
| Bob Brady | 40% | |||
| Paul Broun | 40% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 40% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 40% | |||
| Robert Byrd | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 40% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 40% |
| Lois Capps | 40% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 40% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 40% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 40% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 40% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 40% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 40% |
| Joe Crowley | 40% | |||
| Artur Davis | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 40% |
| Susan Davis | 40% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 40% |
| Norm Dicks | 40% | |||
| John Dingell | 40% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 40% |
| Chet Edwards | 40% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| Eliot Engel | 40% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 40% | |||
| Sam Farr | 40% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 40% |
| Barney Frank | 40% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 40% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 40% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 40% | |||
| John Hall | 40% | |||
| Phil Hare | 40% | |||
| Jane Harman | 40% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Doc Hastings | 40% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 40% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Mike Honda | 40% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 40% |
| Steve Israel | 40% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 40% | |||
| Paul Kanjorski | 40% | |||
| Patrick Kennedy | 40% | |||
| John Kerry | 40% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 40% | |||
| Ron Kind | 40% | |||
| Ron Klein | 40% | |||
| Herb Kohl | 40% | |||
| Steve LaTourette | 40% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 40% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 40% |
| Frank Lautenberg | 40% | |||
| Carl Levin | 40% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 40% | |||
| Blanche Lincoln | 40% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 40% |
| Nita Lowey | 40% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 40% |
| John McCain III | 40% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 40% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| Thaddeus McCotter | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 40% |
| Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 40% |
| Charlie Melancon, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 40% | |||
| John Mica | 40% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 40% | |||
| George Miller | 40% | |||
| Brad Miller | 40% | |||
| Alan Mollohan | 40% | |||
| Dennis Moore | 40% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 40% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 40% |
| Patrick Murphy | 40% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 40% |