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2011-2012 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Kurt Schrader 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
José Serrano 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
Dennis Cardoza 89%
Joe Crowley 89%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 89%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 89%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 89%
Ed Towns 89%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 89%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 89%
Bob Filner 88%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 88%
Claire McCaskill 86%
Donald Payne 86%
Mark Pryor 86%
Harry Reid 86%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 86%
Jon Tester 86%
Jason Altmire 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80%
Bill Owens 80%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 78%
Jerry Costello 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Heath Shuler 78%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 70%
Larry Kissell 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 67%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Mike Ross 67%
John Barrow 60%
Dan Lipinski 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Ben Nelson 57%
Dan Boren 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 43%
Michael Grimm 40%
Frank LoBiondo 40%
David McKinley 40%
Denny Rehberg 40%
Ron Paul 33%
Dave Reichert 33%
Judy Biggert 30%
Bob Dold 30%
Chris Gibson 30%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
Pete King 30%
Steve LaTourette 30%
Tim Murphy 30%
Jon Runyan 30%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 30%
Ed Whitfield 30%
Scott Brown 29%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 29%
Mike Johanns 29%
Jo Ann Emerson 22%
Pat Meehan 22%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 22%
Justin Amash 20%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 20%
Chip Cravaack 20%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 20%
Mike Fitzpatrick 20%
Jim Gerlach 20%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 20%
Richard Hanna 20%
Joe Heck, Jr. 20%
Dean Heller 20%
Tim Huelskamp 20%
Randy Hultgren 20%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 20%
Adam Kinzinger 20%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 20%
Leonard Lance 20%
Thaddeus McCotter 20%
Candice Miller 20%
Tom Petri 20%
David Rivera 20%
Peter Roskam 20%
Paul Ryan 20%
Bobby Schilling 20%
IL U.S. House - 10 Brad Schneider Democratic 20%
Aaron Schock 20%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 20%
Steve Stivers 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Kurt Schrader 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
José Serrano 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
Dennis Cardoza 89%
Joe Crowley 89%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 89%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 89%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 89%
Ed Towns 89%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 89%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 89%
Bob Filner 88%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 88%
Claire McCaskill 86%
Donald Payne 86%
Mark Pryor 86%
Harry Reid 86%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 86%
Jon Tester 86%
Jason Altmire 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 80%
Bill Owens 80%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 78%
Jerry Costello 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Heath Shuler 78%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 70%
Larry Kissell 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 67%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Mike Ross 67%
John Barrow 60%
Dan Lipinski 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Ben Nelson 57%
Dan Boren 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 43%
Michael Grimm 40%
Frank LoBiondo 40%
David McKinley 40%
Denny Rehberg 40%
Ron Paul 33%
Dave Reichert 33%
Judy Biggert 30%
Bob Dold 30%
Chris Gibson 30%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
Pete King 30%
Steve LaTourette 30%
Tim Murphy 30%
Jon Runyan 30%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 30%
Ed Whitfield 30%
Scott Brown 29%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 29%
Mike Johanns 29%
Jo Ann Emerson 22%
Pat Meehan 22%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 22%
Justin Amash 20%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 20%
Chip Cravaack 20%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 20%
Mike Fitzpatrick 20%
Jim Gerlach 20%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 20%
Richard Hanna 20%
Joe Heck, Jr. 20%
Dean Heller 20%
Tim Huelskamp 20%
Randy Hultgren 20%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 20%
Adam Kinzinger 20%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 20%
Leonard Lance 20%
Thaddeus McCotter 20%
Candice Miller 20%
Tom Petri 20%
David Rivera 20%
Peter Roskam 20%
Paul Ryan 20%
Bobby Schilling 20%
IL U.S. House - 10 Brad Schneider D 20%
Aaron Schock 20%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 20%
Steve Stivers 20%
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