Rating Group: American Security Council Foundation
2011 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Levin | 70% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 70% | |||
| Ben Nelson | 70% | |||
| Bill Owens | 70% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 70% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 70% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 70% |
| Rob Woodall | 70% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 67% | |||
| Bob Turner | 67% | |||
| Justin Amash | 62% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 62% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 60% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 60% |
| Gerry Connolly | 60% | |||
| Norm Dicks | 60% | |||
| John Dingell | 60% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 60% |
| Daniel Inouye | 60% | |||
| Ron Kind | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 60% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 60% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Ron Paul | 60% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 60% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 60% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 60% | |||
| David Scott | 60% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 60% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 60% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 60% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 56% |
| Mark Begich | 55% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 55% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 55% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 55% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 55% |
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 55% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
| Dennis Cardoza | 50% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 50% | |||
| Tom Carper | 50% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 50% |
| Jerry Costello | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |
| Maurice Hinchey | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 50% |
| Steve Israel | 50% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 50% |
| Herb Kohl | 50% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 50% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 50% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 50% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 50% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 50% | |||
| Brad Miller | 50% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 50% |
| David Price | 50% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 50% |
| Cedric Richmond | 50% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 50% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 50% |
| Kent Conrad | 44% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 44% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 44% |
| Betty Sutton | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 44% |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 40% | |||
| Max Baucus | 40% | |||
| Howard Berman | 40% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 40% | |||
| Bob Brady | 40% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 40% |
| Ben Cardin | 40% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 40% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 40% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 40% | |||
| Susan Davis | 40% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 40% |