Rating Group: Human Rights Campaign

2017-2018 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 54%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan Republican 0%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer Republican 0%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 85%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 0%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton Republican 0%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford Republican 0%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill Republican 0%
AR U.S. House - 3 Steve Womack Republican 0%
AR U.S. House - 4 Bruce Westerman Republican 0%
AS U.S. House - Delegate Aumua Amata Radewagen Republican 0%
AZ U.S. Senate - Sr Kyrsten Sinema Independent 94%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 0%
AZ U.S. House - 3 Ruben Gallego Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs Republican 15%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. House - 8 Debbie Lesko Republican 0%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar Republican 0%
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa Republican 0%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 0%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 14 Eric Swalwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 17 Ro Khanna Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 19 Jimmy Panetta Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 97%
CA U.S. House - 22 David Valadao Republican 20%
CA U.S. House - 24 Salud Carbajal Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 29 Tony Cárdenas Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 34 Jimmy Gomez Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 35 Norma Torres Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 44 Nanette Barragán Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 46 Lou Correa Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 25%
CA U.S. House - 50 Scott Peters Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 100%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 100%
CA Supervisor - 1 Paul Cook 25%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 91%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House - 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 0%
CO Governor Jared Polis Democratic 97%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman Republican 61%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 100%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 100%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton Democratic 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons Democratic 94%
DE U.S. House - At-Large Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic 94%
State Office Name Party Rating
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 54%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan R 0%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 0%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 0%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer R 0%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 85%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 0%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton R 0%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford R 0%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill R 0%
AR U.S. House - 3 Steve Womack R 0%
AR U.S. House - 4 Bruce Westerman R 0%
AS U.S. House - Delegate Aumua Amata Radewagen R 0%
AZ U.S. Senate - Sr Kyrsten Sinema I 94%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 0%
AZ U.S. House - 3 Ruben Gallego D 100%
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs R 15%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 100%
AZ U.S. House - 8 Debbie Lesko R 0%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar R 0%
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa R 0%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman D 100%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 100%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 0%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera D 100%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 100%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 100%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier D 100%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 100%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 100%
CA U.S. House - 14 Eric Swalwell D 100%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 100%
CA U.S. House - 17 Ro Khanna D 100%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 100%
CA U.S. House - 19 Jimmy Panetta D 100%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 97%
CA U.S. House - 22 David Valadao R 20%
CA U.S. House - 24 Salud Carbajal D 100%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz D 100%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 100%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 100%
CA U.S. House - 29 Tony Cárdenas D 100%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff D 100%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano D 100%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 100%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar D 100%
CA U.S. House - 34 Jimmy Gomez D 100%
CA U.S. House - 35 Norma Torres D 100%
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 100%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 100%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano D 100%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 0%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 100%
CA U.S. House - 44 Nanette Barragán D 100%
CA U.S. House - 46 Lou Correa D 100%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 25%
CA U.S. House - 50 Scott Peters D 100%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 100%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 100%
CA Supervisor - 1 Paul Cook 25%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 91%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100%
CO U.S. House - 5 Doug Lamborn R 0%
CO Governor Jared Polis D 97%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman R 61%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 100%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 100%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 100%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 100%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 100%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 100%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton D 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons D 94%
DE U.S. House - At-Large Lisa Blunt Rochester D 94%
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