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Rating Group: Secular Coalition for America

2007-2008 Positions on Secular Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Russ Feingold 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Kay Granger 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Nicholas Lampson 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Ken Salazar 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Greg Walden 50%
Gary Ackerman 71%
Michael Arcuri 71%
Joe Baca, Sr. 71%
Brian Baird 71%
Max Baucus 71%
Melissa Bean 71%
Xavier Becerra 71%
Joe Biden, Jr. 71%
Jeff Bingaman 71%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 71%
Barbara Boxer 71%
Bob Brady 71%
Bruce Braley 71%
Sherrod Brown 71%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 71%
Mike Capuano 71%
Ben Cardin 71%
Tom Carper 71%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 71%
Ben Chandler III 71%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 71%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 71%
Norm Dicks 71%
John Dingell 71%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 71%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 71%
Anna Eshoo 71%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 71%
Charlie Gonzalez 71%
John Hall 71%
Phil Hare 71%
Tom Harkin 71%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 71%
Brian Higgins 71%
Paul Hodes 71%
Darlene Hooley 71%
Eddie Johnson 71%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 71%
Steve Kagen 71%
Patrick Kennedy 71%
John Kerry 71%
Ron Kind 71%
Mark Kirk 71%
Ron Klein 71%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 71%
Jim Langevin 71%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 71%
Frank Lautenberg 71%
Nita Lowey 71%
Claire McCaskill 71%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 71%
Bob Menendez 71%
Harry Mitchell 71%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 71%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 71%
Barack Obama II 71%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 71%
Ed Perlmutter 71%
Harry Reid 71%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 71%
Dutch Ruppersberger 71%
John Sarbanes 71%
Allyson Schwartz 71%
David Scott 71%
José Serrano 71%
Carol Shea-Porter 71%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 71%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 71%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 71%
Vic Snyder 71%
Debbie Stabenow 71%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 71%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 71%
Ed Towns 71%
State Office Name Party Rating
Russ Feingold 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Kay Granger 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Nicholas Lampson 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Ken Salazar 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Greg Walden 50%
Gary Ackerman 71%
Michael Arcuri 71%
Joe Baca, Sr. 71%
Brian Baird 71%
Max Baucus 71%
Melissa Bean 71%
Xavier Becerra 71%
Joe Biden, Jr. 71%
Jeff Bingaman 71%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 71%
Barbara Boxer 71%
Bob Brady 71%
Bruce Braley 71%
Sherrod Brown 71%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 71%
Mike Capuano 71%
Ben Cardin 71%
Tom Carper 71%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 71%
Ben Chandler III 71%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 71%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 71%
Norm Dicks 71%
John Dingell 71%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 71%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 71%
Anna Eshoo 71%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 71%
Charlie Gonzalez 71%
John Hall 71%
Phil Hare 71%
Tom Harkin 71%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 71%
Brian Higgins 71%
Paul Hodes 71%
Darlene Hooley 71%
Eddie Johnson 71%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 71%
Steve Kagen 71%
Patrick Kennedy 71%
John Kerry 71%
Ron Kind 71%
Mark Kirk 71%
Ron Klein 71%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 71%
Jim Langevin 71%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 71%
Frank Lautenberg 71%
Nita Lowey 71%
Claire McCaskill 71%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 71%
Bob Menendez 71%
Harry Mitchell 71%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 71%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 71%
Barack Obama II 71%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 71%
Ed Perlmutter 71%
Harry Reid 71%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 71%
Dutch Ruppersberger 71%
John Sarbanes 71%
Allyson Schwartz 71%
David Scott 71%
José Serrano 71%
Carol Shea-Porter 71%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 71%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 71%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 71%
Vic Snyder 71%
Debbie Stabenow 71%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 71%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 71%
Ed Towns 71%
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