Rating Group: United States Chamber of Commerce
2016 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Edwards | 62% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 62% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 62% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 62% |
| Dan Kildee | 62% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 62% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 62% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 62% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 58% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 58% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 58% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 58% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 58% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 58% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 57% |
| Matt Cartwright | 57% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 57% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 57% |
| Elijah Cummings | 57% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 57% |
| Ted Deutch | 57% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 57% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 57% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 57% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 57% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 57% |
| Annie Kuster | 57% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 57% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 57% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 57% |
| Sandy Levin | 57% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 57% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 57% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 57% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 57% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 57% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 57% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 57% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 57% |
| José Serrano | 57% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 57% |
| Eric Swalwell | 57% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 57% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 57% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 57% |
| Pete Visclosky | 57% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 57% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 57% |
| John Yarmuth | 57% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 56% | |
| Loretta Sanchez | 56% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 54% |
| Xavier Becerra | 54% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 54% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 54% |
| Alan Grayson | 54% | |||
| Steve Israel | 54% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 54% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 54% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 54% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 54% |
| David Price | 54% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 54% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 54% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 54% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 50% |
| Sherrod Brown | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 50% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 50% |
| Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 50% |
| Sam Farr | 50% | |||
| Al Franken | 50% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| Raul Grijalva | 50% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 50% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 50% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 50% |
| Bob Menendez | 50% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 50% |
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 50% |
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Edwards | 62% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 62% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 62% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 62% |
| Dan Kildee | 62% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 62% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 62% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 62% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 58% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 58% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 58% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 58% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 58% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 58% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 57% |
| Matt Cartwright | 57% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 57% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 57% |
| Elijah Cummings | 57% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 57% |
| Ted Deutch | 57% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 57% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 57% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 57% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 57% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 57% |
| Annie Kuster | 57% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 57% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 57% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 57% |
| Sandy Levin | 57% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 57% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 57% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 57% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 57% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 57% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 57% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 57% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 57% |
| José Serrano | 57% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 57% |
| Eric Swalwell | 57% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 57% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 57% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 57% |
| Pete Visclosky | 57% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 57% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 57% |
| John Yarmuth | 57% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 56% | |
| Loretta Sanchez | 56% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 54% |
| Xavier Becerra | 54% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 54% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 54% |
| Alan Grayson | 54% | |||
| Steve Israel | 54% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 54% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 54% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 54% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 54% |
| David Price | 54% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 54% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 54% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 54% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 50% |
| Sherrod Brown | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 50% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 50% |
| Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 50% |
| Sam Farr | 50% | |||
| Al Franken | 50% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| Raul Grijalva | 50% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 50% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 50% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 50% |
| Bob Menendez | 50% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 50% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 50% |
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 50% |
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 50% |