Rating Group: Bread for the World
2015-2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 75% |
| John Shimkus | 75% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 75% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 75% |
| Chris Stewart | 75% | |||
| Jon Tester | 75% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 75% |
| Jackie Walorski | 75% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 75% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 75% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 75% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 75% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 75% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 67% |
| Cory Gardner | 67% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 67% | |||
| Dean Heller | 67% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 67% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| Jim Inhofe | 67% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 67% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 67% |
| Joe Manchin III | 67% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 67% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 67% |
| Steve Pearce | 67% | |||
| David Perdue | 67% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 67% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 67% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 60% |
| Randy Forbes | 60% | |||
| Garret Graves | 60% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 60% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 60% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 60% | |||
| Tom Marino | 60% | |||
| Rob Portman | 60% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mark Walker | 60% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 60% |
| Ralph Abraham | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 50% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 50% |
| Rod Blum | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| Richard Burr | 50% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 50% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
| Stephen Fincher | 50% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 50% | |||
| Trent Franks | 50% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 50% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 50% | |||
| George Holding | 50% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 50% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 50% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 50% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| Steve King | 50% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 75% |
| John Shimkus | 75% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 75% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 75% |
| Chris Stewart | 75% | |||
| Jon Tester | 75% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 75% |
| Jackie Walorski | 75% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 75% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 75% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 75% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 75% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 75% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 67% |
| Cory Gardner | 67% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 67% | |||
| Dean Heller | 67% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 67% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 67% |
| Jim Inhofe | 67% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 67% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 67% |
| Joe Manchin III | 67% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 67% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 67% |
| Steve Pearce | 67% | |||
| David Perdue | 67% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 67% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 67% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 60% |
| Randy Forbes | 60% | |||
| Garret Graves | 60% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 60% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 60% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 60% | |||
| Tom Marino | 60% | |||
| Rob Portman | 60% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mark Walker | 60% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 60% |
| Ralph Abraham | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 50% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 50% |
| Rod Blum | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| Richard Burr | 50% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 50% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
| Stephen Fincher | 50% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 50% | |||
| Trent Franks | 50% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 50% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 50% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 50% | |||
| George Holding | 50% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 50% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 50% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 50% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 50% |
| Steve King | 50% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 50% |