Rating Group: Drum Major Institute

2007 Positions on Middle Class Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Boustany, Jr. 10
Barbara Boxer 100
Allen Boyd, Jr. 78
Nancy Boyda 100
Kevin Brady 0
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Paul Broun 0
Corrine Brown 90
Henry Brown, Jr. 11
Sherrod Brown 100
Ginny Brown-Waite 30
Sam Brownback 29
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 50
Jim Bunning 0
Michael Burgess 10
Richard Burr 10
Dan Burton 10
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90
Robert Byrd 70
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 0
Dave Camp 20
John Campbell III 0
Chris Cannon 0
Eric Cantor 0
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50
Lois Capps 90
Mike Capuano 100
Ben Cardin 90
Dennis Cardoza 90
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 100
Tom Carper 89
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 11
Bob Casey, Jr. 100
Mike Castle 70
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 80
Steve Chabot 20
Saxby Chambliss 20
Ben Chandler III 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 90
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 90
Hillary Clinton 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90
Howard Coble 10
Thomas Coburn 0
Thad Cochran 10
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
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