Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 11% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 11% |
| Charlie Dent | 11% | |||
| Stephen Fincher | 11% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 11% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 11% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 11% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 11% |
| Mark Meadows | 11% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 11% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 11% |
| Trey Radel | 11% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 11% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 11% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 11% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 11% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Marlin Stutzman | 11% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 11% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 6% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 6% | |||
| Jeffrey Chiesa | 6% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 6% |
| Mike Enzi | 6% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 6% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 6% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 6% |
| Mike Johanns | 6% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 6% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 6% |
| Rob Portman | 6% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 6% | |||
| David Vitter | 6% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 5% |
| Spencer Bachus | 5% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 5% |
| Dave Camp | 5% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 5% |
| Jason Chaffetz | 5% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 5% | |
| John Culberson | 5% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| Rodney Davis | 5% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 5% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 5% | |||
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Jim Gerlach | 5% | |||
| Michael Grimm | 5% | |||
| Ralph Hall | 5% | |||
| Doc Hastings | 5% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 5% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 5% | |||
| Jack Kingston | 5% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 5% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 5% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 5% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 5% |
| Kenny Marchant | 5% | |||
| Tom Marino | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 5% |
| David McKinley | 5% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 5% | |||
| Candice Miller | 5% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 5% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 5% |
| Pete Olson | 5% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 5% | |||
| Ted Poe | 5% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 5% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 5% | |||
| Matt Salmon | 5% | |||
| John Shimkus | 5% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 5% |
| Fred Upton | 5% | |||
| Bill Young | 5% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| Rodney Alexander | 0% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 0% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 0% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 0% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 0% |
| Joe Barton | 0% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 0% |
| Diane Black | 0% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 0% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 0% |
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 0% | |||
| Dave Brat | 0% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 0% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 0% |