Rating Group: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

1999 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions

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State Office Name Party Rating
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 100%
Barbara Mikulski 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
Candice Miller 13%
Gary Miller 0%
George Miller 100%
Jeff Miller 7%
Brad Miller 100%
Alan Mollohan 100%
Dennis Moore 80%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 27%
Jim Moran, Jr. 86%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 15%
Tim Murphy 27%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 85%
Jack Murtha 100%
Marilyn Musgrave 7%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 77%
Ben Nelson 62%
Randy Neugebauer 0%
Robert William Ney 20%
Anne Northup 73%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 27%
Devin Nunes 7%
James Nussle 20%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 87%
Thomas William Osborne 13%
Butch Otter 0%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 7%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
Ed Pastor 100%
Ron Paul 47%
Donald Payne 100%
Steve Pearce 0%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 87%
Mike Pence 7%
Collin Peterson 87%
John Peterson 13%
Tom Petri 0%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
Joe Pitts 7%
Todd Platts 27%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 73%
Jon Porter, Sr. 13%
Rob Portman 13%
David Price 80%
Deborah Pryce 7%
Mark Pryor 85%
Adam Putnam 7%
George Radanovich 0%
Nick Rahall II 100%
James Ramstad 20%
Charlie Rangel 83%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 7%
Denny Rehberg 7%
Harry Reid 100%
Richard Renzi 20%
Silvestre Reyes 87%
Thomas Reynolds 7%
Pat Roberts 0%
Jay Rockefeller IV 92%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 7%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 7%
Mike Rogers 7%
Dana Rohrabacher 13%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 13%
Mike Ross 93%
Steve Rothman 100%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Ed Royce 7%
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 93%
Bobby Rush 100%
Paul Ryan 7%
Tim Ryan 100%
Jim Ryun 7%
Martin Olav Sabo 93%
Loretta Sanchez 100%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Jim Saxton 38%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff Democratic 87%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 85%
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott Democratic 87%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 0%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 100%
Barbara Mikulski 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
Candice Miller 13%
Gary Miller 0%
George Miller 100%
Jeff Miller 7%
Brad Miller 100%
Alan Mollohan 100%
Dennis Moore 80%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 27%
Jim Moran, Jr. 86%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 15%
Tim Murphy 27%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 85%
Jack Murtha 100%
Marilyn Musgrave 7%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 100%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano D 100%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 77%
Ben Nelson 62%
Randy Neugebauer 0%
Robert William Ney 20%
Anne Northup 73%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 27%
Devin Nunes 7%
James Nussle 20%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 87%
Thomas William Osborne 13%
Butch Otter 0%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 7%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 100%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 100%
Ed Pastor 100%
Ron Paul 47%
Donald Payne 100%
Steve Pearce 0%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 87%
Mike Pence 7%
Collin Peterson 87%
John Peterson 13%
Tom Petri 0%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
Joe Pitts 7%
Todd Platts 27%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 73%
Jon Porter, Sr. 13%
Rob Portman 13%
David Price 80%
Deborah Pryce 7%
Mark Pryor 85%
Adam Putnam 7%
George Radanovich 0%
Nick Rahall II 100%
James Ramstad 20%
Charlie Rangel 83%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 100%
Ralph Regula 7%
Denny Rehberg 7%
Harry Reid 100%
Richard Renzi 20%
Silvestre Reyes 87%
Thomas Reynolds 7%
Pat Roberts 0%
Jay Rockefeller IV 92%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 7%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 7%
Mike Rogers 7%
Dana Rohrabacher 13%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 13%
Mike Ross 93%
Steve Rothman 100%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Ed Royce 7%
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 93%
Bobby Rush 100%
Paul Ryan 7%
Tim Ryan 100%
Jim Ryun 7%
Martin Olav Sabo 93%
Loretta Sanchez 100%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 100%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Jim Saxton 38%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 100%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff D 87%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 85%
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott D 87%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 100%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 0%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
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