Rating Group: United States Chamber of Commerce

2018 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 50%
Sherrod Brown 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Bob Casey, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 50%
NV U.S. Senate - Sr Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
NY U.S. House - 13 Adriano Espaillat Democratic 50%
AZ U.S. Senate - Jr Ruben Gallego Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 34 Jimmy Gomez Democratic 50%
Raul Grijalva 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
WA U.S. House - 7 Pramila Jayapal Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Joe Kennedy III 50%
Ruben Kihuen 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 19 Jimmy Panetta Democratic 50%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan Democratic 50%
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin Democratic 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Sr Brian Schatz Democratic 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
José Serrano 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Jr Tina Smith Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House - 9 Darren Soto Democratic 50%
Eric Swalwell 50%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Tom Udall 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Earl Blumenauer 45%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman Democratic 45%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 45%
John Lewis 45%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 45%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 45%
Alan Lowenthal 42%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker Democratic 40%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 40%
Dianne Feinstein 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 50%
Sherrod Brown 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Bob Casey, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro D 50%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 50%
NV U.S. Senate - Sr Catherine Cortez Masto D 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
NY U.S. House - 13 Adriano Espaillat D 50%
AZ U.S. Senate - Jr Ruben Gallego D 50%
CA U.S. House - 34 Jimmy Gomez D 50%
Raul Grijalva 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
WA U.S. House - 7 Pramila Jayapal D 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Joe Kennedy III 50%
Ruben Kihuen 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
CA U.S. House - 19 Jimmy Panetta D 50%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan D 50%
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin D 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Sr Brian Schatz D 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
José Serrano 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Jr Tina Smith D 50%
FL U.S. House - 9 Darren Soto D 50%
Eric Swalwell 50%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano D 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
Tom Udall 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 50%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Earl Blumenauer 45%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman D 45%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 45%
John Lewis 45%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 45%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 45%
Alan Lowenthal 42%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker D 40%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 40%
Dianne Feinstein 40%
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