Rating Group: California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG)

2004 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa Republican 27%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 40%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 93%
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird Democratic 100%
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 100%
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian No Party Affiliation 100%
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 27%
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber Democratic 100%
Samuel Aanestad 20%
Richard Ackerman 7%
Gregory Aghazarian 27%
Richard Alarcón 93%
Roy Ashburn 27%
James Battin 27%
John Benoit 20%
Patty Berg 100%
Rudy Bermúdez 93%
Russell Bogh 33%
Debra Bowen 80%
Ron Calderon 80%
Joseph Canciamilla 87%
Gilbert Cedillo 80%
Edward Chavez 80%
Wesley Chesbro 93%
David Cogdill 20%
Rebecca Cohn 100%
Dave Cox 20%
Lynn Daucher 40%
Jeff Denham 20%
Denise Ducheny 73%
Joe Dunn 85%
Robert Dutton 20%
Mervyn Dymally 100%
Martha Escutia 73%
Liz Figueroa 100%
Dean Florez 60%
Dario Frommer 100%
Bonnie Garcia 47%
Jackie Goldberg 100%
Loni Hancock 100%
Tom Harman 27%
Ray Haynes, Jr. 13%
Dennis Hollingsworth 7%
Jerome Horton 73%
Shirley Horton 40%
Guy Houston 33%
Betty Karnette 100%
Richard Keene 40%
Christine Kehoe 100%
Paul Koretz 82%
Sheila Kuehl 100%
Jay La Suer 20%
Mark Leno 100%
Robert Leslie 20%
Lloyd Levine 100%
Carol Liu 73%
Alan Lowenthal 100%
Michael Machado 73%
Abel Maldonado 60%
Bob Margett 40%
Barbara Matthews 93%
Bill Maze 29%
Kevin McCarthy 27%
Cindy Montañez 93%
William Phillip Morrow 7%
Dennis Lee Mountjoy 20%
Eugene Mullin 80%
Kevin Murray 73%
Joseph Nation 80%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 93%
Fabian Núñez 100%
Jenny Oropeza 87%
Deborah Ortiz 100%
Nicole Parra 87%
Fran Pavley 93%
Don Perata 93%
George Plescia 20%
Charles Poochigian 13%
Keith Stuart Richman 43%
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100%
Gloria Romero 100%
Sharon Runner 27%
Simón Salinas 93%
Jack Scott 100%
Nell Soto 93%
Jackie Speier 93%
Todd Spitzer 27%
Tom Torlakson 100%
Edward Vincent 40%
Lois Wolk 80%
Mark Wyland 33%
Leland Yee 93%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa R 27%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 40%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 100%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 93%
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird D 100%
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 100%
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian N/A 100%
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 27%
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber D 100%
Samuel Aanestad 20%
Richard Ackerman 7%
Gregory Aghazarian 27%
Richard Alarcón 93%
Roy Ashburn 27%
James Battin 27%
John Benoit 20%
Patty Berg 100%
Rudy Bermúdez 93%
Russell Bogh 33%
Debra Bowen 80%
Ron Calderon 80%
Joseph Canciamilla 87%
Gilbert Cedillo 80%
Edward Chavez 80%
Wesley Chesbro 93%
David Cogdill 20%
Rebecca Cohn 100%
Dave Cox 20%
Lynn Daucher 40%
Jeff Denham 20%
Denise Ducheny 73%
Joe Dunn 85%
Robert Dutton 20%
Mervyn Dymally 100%
Martha Escutia 73%
Liz Figueroa 100%
Dean Florez 60%
Dario Frommer 100%
Bonnie Garcia 47%
Jackie Goldberg 100%
Loni Hancock 100%
Tom Harman 27%
Ray Haynes, Jr. 13%
Dennis Hollingsworth 7%
Jerome Horton 73%
Shirley Horton 40%
Guy Houston 33%
Betty Karnette 100%
Richard Keene 40%
Christine Kehoe 100%
Paul Koretz 82%
Sheila Kuehl 100%
Jay La Suer 20%
Mark Leno 100%
Robert Leslie 20%
Lloyd Levine 100%
Carol Liu 73%
Alan Lowenthal 100%
Michael Machado 73%
Abel Maldonado 60%
Bob Margett 40%
Barbara Matthews 93%
Bill Maze 29%
Kevin McCarthy 27%
Cindy Montañez 93%
William Phillip Morrow 7%
Dennis Lee Mountjoy 20%
Eugene Mullin 80%
Kevin Murray 73%
Joseph Nation 80%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 93%
Fabian Núñez 100%
Jenny Oropeza 87%
Deborah Ortiz 100%
Nicole Parra 87%
Fran Pavley 93%
Don Perata 93%
George Plescia 20%
Charles Poochigian 13%
Keith Stuart Richman 43%
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100%
Gloria Romero 100%
Sharon Runner 27%
Simón Salinas 93%
Jack Scott 100%
Nell Soto 93%
Jackie Speier 93%
Todd Spitzer 27%
Tom Torlakson 100%
Edward Vincent 40%
Lois Wolk 80%
Mark Wyland 33%
Leland Yee 93%
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