Rating Group: Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association
2007-2008 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot Engel | 70% | |||
| Bob Etheridge | 70% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 70% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 70% | |||
| Barney Frank | 70% | |||
| Jim Gerlach | 70% | |||
| Gabrielle Giffords | 70% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 70% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 70% |
| Judd Gregg | 70% | |||
| John Hall | 70% | |||
| Phil Hare | 70% | |||
| Jane Harman | 70% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 70% | |||
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 70% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 70% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 70% |
| Tim Holden | 70% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Mike Honda | 70% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 70% |
| Steve Israel | 70% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 70% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 70% | |||
| Tim Johnson | 70% | |||
| Patrick Kennedy | 70% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 70% | |||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 70% | |||
| Herb Kohl | 70% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 70% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 70% |
| Jerry Lewis | 70% | |||
| John Lewis | 70% | |||
| Joe Lieberman | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 70% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 70% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 70% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 70% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 70% |
| Charlie Melancon, Sr. | 70% | |||
| George Miller | 70% | |||
| Brad Miller | 70% | |||
| Harry Mitchell | 70% | |||
| Dennis Moore | 70% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 70% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 70% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 70% |
| Patrick Murphy | 70% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 70% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 70% | |||
| Jim Oberstar | 70% | |||
| Dave Obey | 70% | |||
| John Olver | 70% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 70% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 70% | |||
| Earl Pomeroy | 70% | |||
| David Price | 70% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 70% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 70% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 70% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 70% |
| Bobby Rush | 70% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 70% | |||
| John Salazar | 70% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 70% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 70% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 70% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 70% | |||
| David Scott | 70% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 70% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 70% |
| Vic Snyder | 70% | |||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 70% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 70% | |||
| Gene Taylor | 70% | |||
| Lee Terry | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 70% |
| John Tierney | 70% | |||
| Ed Towns | 70% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 70% |
| Pete Visclosky | 70% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 70% |
| Diane Watson | 70% | |||
| Mel Watt | 70% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 70% |