Rating Group: Common Cause
2016 Positions
Issues:
Elections
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cartwright | 72% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 72% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 72% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 72% |
| Joe Crowley | 72% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 72% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 72% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 72% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 72% |
| Jim Langevin | 72% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 72% | |||
| John Lewis | 72% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 72% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 72% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 72% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 72% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 72% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 72% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 72% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 72% |
| Eliot Engel | 71% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 71% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 71% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 71% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 69% |
| Al Franken | 69% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 69% |
| Bob Menendez | 69% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 69% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 67% |
| Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 67% |
| Alan Grayson | 67% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 67% |
| Brian Higgins | 67% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
| Annie Kuster | 67% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 67% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 67% |
| Sandy Levin | 67% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 67% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 67% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 67% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 67% |
| Jim McDermott | 67% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 67% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 67% |
| David Price | 67% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 67% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 67% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 67% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 67% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 67% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 65% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 62% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 61% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 61% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 61% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 61% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 61% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 61% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 61% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 61% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 61% |
| Gene Green | 61% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 61% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 61% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 61% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 61% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 61% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cartwright | 72% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 72% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 72% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 72% |
| Joe Crowley | 72% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 72% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 72% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 72% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 72% |
| Jim Langevin | 72% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 72% | |||
| John Lewis | 72% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 72% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 72% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 72% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 72% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 72% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 72% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 72% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 72% |
| Eliot Engel | 71% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 71% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 71% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 71% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 69% |
| Al Franken | 69% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 69% |
| Bob Menendez | 69% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 69% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 67% |
| Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 67% |
| Alan Grayson | 67% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 67% |
| Brian Higgins | 67% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 67% |
| Annie Kuster | 67% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 67% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 67% |
| Sandy Levin | 67% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 67% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 67% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 67% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 67% |
| Jim McDermott | 67% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 67% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 67% |
| David Price | 67% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 67% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 67% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 67% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 67% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 67% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 65% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 62% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 61% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 61% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 61% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 61% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 61% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 61% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 61% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 61% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 61% |
| Gene Green | 61% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 61% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 61% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 61% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 61% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 61% |