OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Rating Group: The American Legion

2003 Positions

Issues: Veterans

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State Office Name Party Rating
Michael McNulty 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
Bob Menendez 60%
John Mica 60%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 60%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Sue Myrick 60%
Grace Napolitano 60%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 60%
Robert William Ney 60%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 60%
James Nussle 60%
Dave Obey 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Doug Ose 60%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 60%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 60%
Ron Paul 60%
Mike Pence 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
John Peterson 60%
Todd Platts 60%
Jon Porter, Sr. 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
James Ramstad 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 60%
Mike Rogers 60%
Dana Rohrabacher 60%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 60%
Mike Ross 60%
Steve Rothman 60%
Ed Royce 60%
Dutch Ruppersberger 60%
Tim Ryan 60%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 60%
Jim Saxton 60%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 60%
Edward Schrock 60%
David Scott 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 60%
Bill Shuster 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 60%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 60%
John Spratt, Jr. 60%
Pete Stark 60%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Charles Stenholm 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
John Tanner 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
Charles Taylor 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Lee Terry 60%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 60%
Pat Toomey 60%
Ed Towns 60%
James Turner 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 60%
Mark Udall 60%
Tom Udall 60%
Fred Upton 60%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 60%
Zach Wamp 60%
Mel Watt 60%
W. Curtis Weldon 60%
Ed Whitfield 60%
Heather Wilson 60%
Albert Wynn 60%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Jon Corzine 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
John Edwards 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Daniel Graham 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
John McCain III 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Michael McNulty 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
Bob Menendez 60%
John Mica 60%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 60%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Sue Myrick 60%
Grace Napolitano 60%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 60%
Robert William Ney 60%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 60%
James Nussle 60%
Dave Obey 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Doug Ose 60%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 60%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 60%
Ron Paul 60%
Mike Pence 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
John Peterson 60%
Todd Platts 60%
Jon Porter, Sr. 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
James Ramstad 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 60%
Mike Rogers 60%
Dana Rohrabacher 60%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 60%
Mike Ross 60%
Steve Rothman 60%
Ed Royce 60%
Dutch Ruppersberger 60%
Tim Ryan 60%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 60%
Jim Saxton 60%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 60%
Edward Schrock 60%
David Scott 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 60%
Bill Shuster 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 60%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 60%
John Spratt, Jr. 60%
Pete Stark 60%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Charles Stenholm 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
John Tanner 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
Charles Taylor 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Lee Terry 60%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 60%
Pat Toomey 60%
Ed Towns 60%
James Turner 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 60%
Mark Udall 60%
Tom Udall 60%
Fred Upton 60%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 60%
Zach Wamp 60%
Mel Watt 60%
W. Curtis Weldon 60%
Ed Whitfield 60%
Heather Wilson 60%
Albert Wynn 60%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Jon Corzine 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
John Edwards 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Daniel Graham 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
John McCain III 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
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