Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2018 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 99% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 97% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 96% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 98% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 15% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 100% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 7% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 9% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 96% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 94% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 98% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 99% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 99% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 6% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 98% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 4% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 11% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 13% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 10% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 97% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 98% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 6% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 13% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 8% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 11% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 99% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 10% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 84% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 97% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 98% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 93% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 92% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 95% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 96% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 98% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 13% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 5% |
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 8% | |||
| Justin Amash | 21% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 6% | |||
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| Mike Bishop | 0% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 3% | |||
| Diane Black | 3% | |||
| Rod Blum | 5% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 95% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 9% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 99% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 97% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 96% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 98% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 15% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 100% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 7% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 9% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 96% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 94% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 98% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 99% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 99% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 6% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 98% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 4% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 11% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 13% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 10% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 97% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 98% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 6% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 13% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 8% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 11% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 99% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 94% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 10% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 10% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 84% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 97% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 98% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 93% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 92% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 95% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 96% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 98% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 13% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 5% |
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 8% | |||
| Justin Amash | 21% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 6% | |||
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| Mike Bishop | 0% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 3% | |||
| Diane Black | 3% | |||
| Rod Blum | 5% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 95% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 9% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 5% |