Rating Group: United States Chamber of Commerce
2008 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 61% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 61% |
| Lincoln Davis | 61% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 61% | |||
| Sam Farr | 61% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 61% | |||
| Barney Frank | 61% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 61% | |||
| Baron Hill | 61% | |||
| Tim Holden | 61% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 61% | |||
| Jay Inslee | 61% | |||
| Steve Israel | 61% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 61% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 61% | |||
| Jack Kingston | 61% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 61% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 61% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 61% |
| Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 61% | |||
| Brad Miller | 61% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 61% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 61% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 61% |
| Earl Pomeroy | 61% | |||
| David Price | 61% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 61% | |||
| Ciro Rodriguez | 61% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 61% | |||
| John Salazar | 61% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 61% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 61% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 61% |
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 61% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 61% |
| Ike Skelton | 61% | |||
| Zack Space | 61% | |||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 61% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 61% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 61% | |||
| Mark Udall | 61% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 61% |
| Mel Watt | 61% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 61% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 61% | |||
| Christopher Carney | 59% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 59% |
| Gene Green | 59% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 59% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 59% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 59% | |||
| Patrick Kennedy | 59% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 59% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 59% | |||
| Alan Mollohan | 59% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 59% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 59% |
| John Tierney | 59% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 59% |
| Anthony Weiner | 59% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 58% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 57% | |||
| Robert Byrd | 57% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 57% | |||
| James DeMint | 57% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 57% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 56% |
| Marion Berry | 56% | |||
| Bob Brady | 56% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 56% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 56% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 56% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 56% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 56% |
| Susan Davis | 56% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 56% |
| Bill Delahunt | 56% | |||
| John Dingell | 56% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 56% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 56% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 56% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 56% | |||
| John Hall | 56% | |||
| Phil Hare | 56% | |||
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 56% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 56% |
| Paul Hodes | 56% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 56% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 56% |
| Dave Loebsack | 56% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 56% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 56% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 56% |
| Jim Oberstar | 56% | |||
| Dave Obey | 56% | |||
| John Olver | 56% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 56% | |||
| Ted Poe | 56% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 56% |