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
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Neil Abercrombie 40%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Rob Andrews 40%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 40%
Joe Barton 40%
Charlie Bass 40%
Xavier Becerra 40%
Douglas Bereuter 40%
Howard Berman 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Rob Bishop 40%
Earl Blumenauer 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
John Boehner 40%
Henry Bonilla 40%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
Kevin Brady 40%
Bob Brady 40%
Henry Brown, Jr. 40%
Steve Buyer 40%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 40%
Dave Camp 40%
Chris Cannon 40%
Eric Cantor 40%
Mike Capuano 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Julia Carson 40%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 40%
Mike Castle 40%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 40%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 40%
Michael Collins 40%
Jim Cooper 40%
Christopher Cox 40%
Philip Crane 40%
Ander Crenshaw 40%
John Culberson 40%
Elijah Cummings 40%
Randall Cunningham 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Thomas Davis III 40%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 40%
James DeMint 40%
Norm Dicks 40%
John Doolittle 40%
Rahm Emanuel 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Eliot Engel 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Sam Farr 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Jeff Flake 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
Barney Frank 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
Elton Gallegly 40%
Jim Gibbons 40%
Phil Gingrey 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Bob Goodlatte 40%
Porter Goss 40%
Kay Granger 40%
Katherine Harris 40%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 40%
Doc Hastings 40%
Robert Hayes 40%
Maurice Hinchey 40%
David Lee Hobson 40%
Joseph Hoeffel 40%
Rush Holt, Jr. 40%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 40%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Henry Hyde 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
Steve Israel 40%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
Eddie Johnson 40%
Sam Johnson 40%
Sue Kelly 40%
Mark Kennedy 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40%
Steve King 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Neil Abercrombie 40%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Rob Andrews 40%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 40%
Joe Barton 40%
Charlie Bass 40%
Xavier Becerra 40%
Douglas Bereuter 40%
Howard Berman 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Rob Bishop 40%
Earl Blumenauer 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
John Boehner 40%
Henry Bonilla 40%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
Kevin Brady 40%
Bob Brady 40%
Henry Brown, Jr. 40%
Steve Buyer 40%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 40%
Dave Camp 40%
Chris Cannon 40%
Eric Cantor 40%
Mike Capuano 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Julia Carson 40%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 40%
Mike Castle 40%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 40%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 40%
Michael Collins 40%
Jim Cooper 40%
Christopher Cox 40%
Philip Crane 40%
Ander Crenshaw 40%
John Culberson 40%
Elijah Cummings 40%
Randall Cunningham 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Thomas Davis III 40%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 40%
James DeMint 40%
Norm Dicks 40%
John Doolittle 40%
Rahm Emanuel 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Eliot Engel 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Sam Farr 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Jeff Flake 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
Barney Frank 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
Elton Gallegly 40%
Jim Gibbons 40%
Phil Gingrey 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Bob Goodlatte 40%
Porter Goss 40%
Kay Granger 40%
Katherine Harris 40%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 40%
Doc Hastings 40%
Robert Hayes 40%
Maurice Hinchey 40%
David Lee Hobson 40%
Joseph Hoeffel 40%
Rush Holt, Jr. 40%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 40%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Henry Hyde 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
Steve Israel 40%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
Eddie Johnson 40%
Sam Johnson 40%
Sue Kelly 40%
Mark Kennedy 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40%
Steve King 40%
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