Rating Group: National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
2009-2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 92% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 92% | |||
| David Wu | 92% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 92% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 83% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 83% | |||
| Max Baucus | 83% | |||
| Mark Begich | 83% | |||
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 83% |
| Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 83% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
| Dennis Cardoza | 83% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 83% | |||
| Ben Chandler III | 83% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 83% |
| Kent Conrad | 83% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 83% |
| Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
| Bob Filner | 83% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 83% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 83% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 83% |
| Kay Hagan | 83% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 83% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 83% |
| Jay Inslee | 83% | |||
| Steve Israel | 83% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 83% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 83% |
| Herb Kohl | 83% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 83% |
| Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 83% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 83% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 83% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 83% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 83% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 83% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 83% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 83% | |
| Barbara Mikulski | 83% | |||
| Brad Miller | 83% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 83% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 83% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 83% |
| Harry Reid | 83% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 83% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 83% |
| Tim Ryan | 83% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 83% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 83% |
| Jon Tester | 83% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 83% |
| Ed Towns | 83% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 83% | |||
| Mark Udall | 83% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 83% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 83% |
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 83% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 83% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 83% |
| Jason Altmire | 75% | |||
| John Barrow | 75% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| Tim Bishop | 75% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 75% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 75% |
| Barney Frank | 75% | |||
| Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 75% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 75% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 75% | |||
| Ron Kind | 75% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 75% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 75% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 75% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 75% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 75% |
| Nick Rahall II | 75% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 75% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 75% |