Rating Group: Heritage Alliance
2009 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 68% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 76% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 93% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 94% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 0% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 94% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 94% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 94% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 15% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 94% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 11% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 9% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 52% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 52% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 5% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 96% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 70% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 93% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 96% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 11% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 9% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 82% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 88% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 82% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 94% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 75% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 9% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 11% | |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 9% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 0% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 18% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 94% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 93% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 90% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 21% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 5% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 5% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 94% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 88% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 9% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 41% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 68% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 76% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 93% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 94% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 0% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 0% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 94% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 94% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 94% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 15% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 94% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 11% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 9% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 52% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 52% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 5% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 96% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 70% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 93% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 96% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 11% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 9% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 82% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 88% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 82% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 100% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 94% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 75% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 9% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 11% | |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 9% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 18% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 0% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 94% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 93% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 5% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 90% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 21% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 5% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 5% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 94% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 88% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 9% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 41% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 9% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 5% |