Rating Group: Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
2011-2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 11% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 11% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 11% | |||
| Al Franken | 11% | |||
| Tim Johnson | 11% | |||
| John Kerry | 11% | |||
| Herb Kohl | 11% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 11% |
| Harry Reid | 11% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 11% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 11% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 11% | |||
| Mark Udall | 11% | |||
| Tom Udall | 11% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 11% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 11% |
| Rob Andrews | 8% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 8% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 8% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 8% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 8% | |||
| David Cicilline | 8% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 8% |
| Susan Davis | 8% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 8% |
| Gene Green | 8% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 8% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 8% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 8% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 8% |
| David Price | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 8% |
| Silvestre Reyes | 8% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 8% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 8% | |||
| David Scott | 8% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 8% |
| Betty Sutton | 8% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 8% |
| John Yarmuth | 8% | |||
| Bob Filner | 5% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Howard Berman | 4% | |||
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 4% |
| Hansen Clarke | 4% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| Norm Dicks | 4% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Barney Frank | 4% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 4% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 4% |
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 4% |
| Dale Kildee | 4% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 4% |
| John Lewis | 4% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Jim McDermott | 4% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 4% | |
| Brad Miller | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 4% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Steve Rothman | 4% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 4% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 4% |
| John Tierney | 4% | |||
| Ed Towns | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Pete Visclosky | 4% | |||
| Mel Watt | 4% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 0% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 0% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 0% |
| Tom Carper | 0% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
| Donna Edwards | 0% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 0% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 0% |