Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2019-2020 Positions
Issues:
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 20% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 78% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 15% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 23% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 0% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 77% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 23% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 26% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 78% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | 83% | |
| NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 53% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 12% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 12% |
| NC | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Bishop | Republican | 21% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 18% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 14% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 80% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 8% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 20% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 17% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 18% |
| ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 14% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 22% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 20% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 0% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 73% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 73% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 85% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 69% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 78% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 56% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Andy Kim | Democratic | 76% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 20% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 68% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 11 | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 73% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 69% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 90% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 83% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 71% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 76% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 77% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 78% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 79% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 86% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 84% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 84% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 71% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 77% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 92% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 73% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 17% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 29% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 68% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 24% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 21% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 18% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 15% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 19% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 24% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 83% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 83% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 77% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 49% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 83% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 79% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 82% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 71% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Susan Wild | Democratic | 78% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 76% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 13% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 54% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 20% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 78% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 15% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 23% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 77% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 23% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 26% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 78% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | 83% | |
| NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | D | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 53% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 12% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 12% |
| NC | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Bishop | R | 21% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 18% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 14% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 80% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 8% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 20% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 17% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 18% |
| ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | R | 14% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 22% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 20% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 0% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 73% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 73% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 85% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 69% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 78% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 56% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Andy Kim | D | 76% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 20% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 68% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 78% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 11 | Mikie Sherrill | D | 73% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 69% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 90% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 83% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 83% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 71% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 76% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 77% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 78% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 79% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 86% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 84% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 84% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 71% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 77% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 92% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 73% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 17% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 29% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 68% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 24% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 21% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 18% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 15% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 19% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 24% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 83% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 83% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 77% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 49% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 83% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 79% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 82% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 71% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Susan Wild | D | 78% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 76% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 13% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 15% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 54% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 92% |