Rating Group: Bread for the World
2013 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| John Tierney | 100% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
| Tom Udall | 100% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
| Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
| John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 90% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 90% |
| Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
| Bob Brady | 90% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 90% |
| David Cicilline | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 90% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 90% |
| Gerry Connolly | 90% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 90% |
| Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 90% |
| John Dingell | 90% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
| Sam Farr | 90% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 90% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 90% | |
| Pete Gallego | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 90% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 90% |
| Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 90% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 90% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 90% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 90% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 90% |
| Dan Kildee | 90% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 90% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 90% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 90% |
| Dan Lipinski | 90% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 90% |
| Dan Maffei | 90% | |||
| Jim Matheson | 90% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 90% | |
| Patrick Murphy | 90% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
| Rick Nolan | 90% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 90% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 90% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 90% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 90% |
| Eric Swalwell | 90% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 90% |
| Mel Watt | 90% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 89% | |||
| Gene Green | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 89% |
| George Miller | 89% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 89% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 88% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
| Mark Begich | 86% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 86% |
| Ben Cardin | 86% | |||
| Tom Carper | 86% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
| John Tierney | 100% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
| Tom Udall | 100% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
| Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
| John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 90% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 90% |
| Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
| Bob Brady | 90% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 90% |
| David Cicilline | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 90% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 90% |
| Gerry Connolly | 90% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 90% |
| Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 90% |
| John Dingell | 90% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 90% |
| Sam Farr | 90% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 90% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 90% | |
| Pete Gallego | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 90% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 90% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 90% |
| Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 90% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 90% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 90% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 90% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 90% |
| Dan Kildee | 90% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 90% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 90% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 90% |
| Dan Lipinski | 90% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 90% |
| Dan Maffei | 90% | |||
| Jim Matheson | 90% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 90% | |
| Patrick Murphy | 90% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
| Rick Nolan | 90% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 90% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 90% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 90% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 90% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 90% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 90% |
| Eric Swalwell | 90% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 90% |
| Mel Watt | 90% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 89% | |||
| Gene Green | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 89% |
| George Miller | 89% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 89% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 88% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 88% |
| Mark Begich | 86% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 86% |
| Ben Cardin | 86% | |||
| Tom Carper | 86% |