Rating Group: Democrats for Life of America
2015 Positions
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 17% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic | 17% |
AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | 17% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 17% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 3 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 15 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 37 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 47 | Alan Lowenthal | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 51 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 17% |
CA | Attorney General | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 17% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 17% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 20% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 17% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 20% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 17% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 20% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 20% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 17% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 20% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 0% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 20% |
FL | U.S. House - 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 20% |
FL | U.S. House - 21 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Ted Deutch | Democratic | 20% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 17% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 17% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 20% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 20% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 20% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 0% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 17 | Cheri Bustos | Democratic | 17% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 17% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 17% |
LA | U.S. House - 2 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 17% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 20% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 17% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 20% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 17% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 20% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 17% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 20% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 20% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 14 | Brenda Lawrence | Democratic | 17% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 20% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 17% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 17% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | D | 17% |
AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | D | 17% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | D | 17% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Ruben Gallego | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 3 | John Garamendi | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | D | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Ami Bera | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Jackie Speier | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 15 | Eric Swalwell | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Judy Chu | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Pete Aguilar | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Ted Lieu | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Raul Ruiz | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 37 | Karen Bass | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Mark Takano | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 47 | Alan Lowenthal | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 51 | Juan Vargas | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Scott Peters | D | 17% |
CA | Attorney General | Xavier Becerra | D | 17% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 17% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 20% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 17% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | D | 20% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 17% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 20% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 20% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 17% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 20% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 0% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 20% |
FL | U.S. House - 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | D | 20% |
FL | U.S. House - 21 | Lois Frankel | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Ted Deutch | D | 20% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 17% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 17% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 17% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 17% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 20% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 20% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 20% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 17 | Cheri Bustos | D | 17% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 17% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | D | 17% |
LA | U.S. House - 2 | Cedric Richmond | D | 17% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 20% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 17% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 17% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 20% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 17% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 20% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 17% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 20% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 20% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Dan Kildee | D | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Debbie Dingell | D | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 14 | Brenda Lawrence | D | 17% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 20% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 17% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 17% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 17% |