Rating Group: American Security Council Foundation
2009 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 50% |
| Silvestre Reyes | 50% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 50% |
| Ciro Rodriguez | 50% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 50% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| John Salazar | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| Mark Schauer | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 50% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 50% | |||
| David Scott | 50% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| Betty Sutton | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 50% |
| Diane Watson | 50% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 50% | |||
| Robert Wexler | 50% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| John Barrow | 44% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 44% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 44% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 44% | |||
| Sam Farr | 44% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 44% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 44% | |||
| Steve Israel | 44% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 44% | |||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 44% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 44% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 44% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 44% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 44% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 44% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 44% |
| John Olver | 44% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 44% | |||
| Arlen Specter | 44% | |||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 44% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 44% |
| Henry Waxman | 44% | |||
| John Lewis | 43% | |||
| Max Baucus | 40% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Byron Dorgan | 40% | |||
| Russ Feingold | 40% | |||
| Barney Frank | 40% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 40% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 40% | |||
| Mike Honda | 40% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 40% | |||
| Donald Payne | 40% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 40% |
| José Serrano | 40% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 40% | |||
| Jon Tester | 40% | |||
| John Tierney | 40% | |||
| Ed Towns | 40% | |||
| Mel Watt | 40% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 40% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 40% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 37% | |||
| Jack Murtha | 37% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 37% |
| Pete Stark | 37% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 33% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 33% |
| Tom Harkin | 33% | |||
| George Miller | 33% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 30% | |||
| Mark Begich | 30% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 30% |
| Jeff Bingaman | 30% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 30% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 30% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 30% |
| Ben Cardin | 30% | |||
| Tom Carper | 30% | |||
| Chris Dodd | 30% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 30% | |||
| Bob Filner | 30% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 30% |
| Daniel Inouye | 30% |