Rating Group: American Security Council Foundation
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Barber | 55% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 55% |
| Cedric Richmond | 55% | |||
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 50% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Bill Enyart | 50% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 50% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| Pete Gallego | 50% | |||
| Joe Garcia | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 50% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 50% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 50% | |||
| Dan Maffei | 50% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 50% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 44% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 44% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 44% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 44% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 43% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 43% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 40% |
| Tim Bishop | 40% | |||
| Bob Brady | 40% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 40% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 40% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Tom Carper | 40% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 40% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 40% |
| David Cicilline | 40% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 40% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 40% |
| Joe Crowley | 40% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 40% |
| John Delaney | 40% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 40% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 40% |
| Alan Grayson | 40% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 40% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 40% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 40% |
| Steve Israel | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 40% |
| Derek Kilmer | 40% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 40% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 40% |
| Sandy Levin | 40% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 40% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 40% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 40% |
| Claire McCaskill | 40% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 40% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 40% | |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 40% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 40% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 40% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 40% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 40% |
| Kurt Schrader | 40% | |||
| David Scott | 40% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 40% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 40% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 40% |
| Justin Amash | 33% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 33% |
| Max Baucus | 33% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 33% | |||
| Susan Davis | 33% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 33% |
| Eliot Engel | 33% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 33% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Barber | 55% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 55% |
| Cedric Richmond | 55% | |||
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 50% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Bill Enyart | 50% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 50% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| Pete Gallego | 50% | |||
| Joe Garcia | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 50% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 50% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 50% | |||
| Dan Maffei | 50% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 50% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 44% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 44% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 44% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 44% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 43% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 43% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 40% |
| Tim Bishop | 40% | |||
| Bob Brady | 40% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 40% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 40% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 40% |
| Tom Carper | 40% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 40% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 40% |
| David Cicilline | 40% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 40% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 40% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 40% |
| Joe Crowley | 40% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 40% |
| John Delaney | 40% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 40% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 40% |
| Alan Grayson | 40% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 40% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 40% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 40% |
| Steve Israel | 40% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 40% |
| Derek Kilmer | 40% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 40% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 40% |
| Sandy Levin | 40% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 40% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 40% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 40% |
| Claire McCaskill | 40% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 40% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 40% | |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 40% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 40% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 40% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 40% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 40% |
| Kurt Schrader | 40% | |||
| David Scott | 40% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 40% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 40% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 40% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 40% |
| Justin Amash | 33% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 33% |
| Max Baucus | 33% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 33% | |||
| Susan Davis | 33% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 33% |
| Eliot Engel | 33% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 33% |