Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2007-2008 U.S. House Score
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. House - At-Large | Donald Young | Republican | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 66% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 33% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 66% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 22 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 33% |
CA | Attorney General | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 0% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 66% |
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% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 33% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 33% |
FL | U.S. House - 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 33% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 66% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 0% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 66% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 66% |
MI | U.S. House - 7 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 0% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 33% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 1 | G.K. Butterfield, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 4 | David Price | Democratic | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 33% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 0% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Albio Sires | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 66% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 26 | Brian Higgins | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 33% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcia Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 33% |
OH | U.S. House - 13 | Tim Ryan | Democratic | 100% |
OH | State House - 65 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 33% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 18 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. House - 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 33% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 1 | Louie Gohmert | Republican | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. House - At-Large | Donald Young | R | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 66% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 33% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | D | 66% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 22 | Devin Nunes | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Kevin McCarthy | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | R | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Darrell Issa | R | 33% |
CA | Attorney General | Xavier Becerra | D | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 0% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 66% |
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% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 33% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 33% |
FL | U.S. House - 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 33% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 66% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 0% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | D | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 66% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Fred Upton | R | 66% |
MI | U.S. House - 7 | Tim Walberg | R | 0% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 33% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roy Blunt | R | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 1 | G.K. Butterfield, Jr. | D | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 4 | David Price | D | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 33% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | R | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 0% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Albio Sires | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 66% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 10 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Carolyn Maloney | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 26 | Brian Higgins | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Chabot | R | 33% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcia Kaptur | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 33% |
OH | U.S. House - 13 | Tim Ryan | D | 100% |
OH | State House - 65 | Jean Schmidt | R | 33% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 0% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 4 | Peter DeFazio | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 18 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. House - 2 | Jim Langevin | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 33% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 5 | Jim Cooper | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 1 | Louie Gohmert | R | 0% |