Rating Group: Associated General Contractors of America
2009-2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciro Rodriguez | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| John Salazar | 50% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 50% |
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Robert Byrd | 42% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 42% | |||
| Pete Stark | 42% | |||
| Max Baucus | 40% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 40% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Harry Reid | 40% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 40% | |||
| Arlen Specter | 40% | |||
| Jon Tester | 40% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 37% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 37% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 37% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 37% |
| Xavier Becerra | 37% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 37% |
| Howard Berman | 37% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 37% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 37% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 37% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 37% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 37% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 37% | |||
| Lois Capps | 37% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 37% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 37% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 37% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 37% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 37% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 37% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 37% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 37% |
| Gerry Connolly | 37% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 37% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 37% |
| Joe Crowley | 37% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 37% |
| Elijah Cummings | 37% | |||
| Susan Davis | 37% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 37% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 37% |
| Norm Dicks | 37% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 37% |
| Steve Driehaus | 37% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 37% |
| Brad Ellsworth | 37% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 37% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 37% | |||
| Sam Farr | 37% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 37% | |||
| Bob Filner | 37% | |||
| Barney Frank | 37% | |||
| Gabrielle Giffords | 37% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 37% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 37% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 37% |
| Gene Green | 37% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 37% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 37% | |||
| John Hall | 37% | |||
| Debbie Halvorson | 37% | |||
| Phil Hare | 37% | |||
| Jane Harman | 37% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 37% |
| Brian Higgins | 37% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 37% |
| Maurice Hinchey | 37% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 37% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 37% |
| Paul Hodes | 37% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 37% | |||
| Mike Honda | 37% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 37% |
| Jay Inslee | 37% | |||
| Steve Israel | 37% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 37% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 37% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 37% |
| Tim Johnson | 37% | |||
| Steve Kagen | 37% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 37% |
| Patrick Kennedy | 37% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 37% | |||
| Mary Jo Kilroy | 37% | |||
| Ron Kind | 37% | |||
| Ron Klein | 37% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 37% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 37% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 37% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 37% |