Rating Group: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 26% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 90% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 90% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 86% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 86% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 95% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 95% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 57% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 86% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 20% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 20% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 95% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 84% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 95% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 30% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 25% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 94% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 26% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 20% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 20% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 10% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 15% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 33% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 31% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 15% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 43% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 85% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 30% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 86% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 100% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 95% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 32% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 95% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 95% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 30% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 30% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 25% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 30% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 14% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 15% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 95% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 88% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 30% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 86% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 86% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 22% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 94% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 33% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 33% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 15% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 16% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 26% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 90% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 90% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 86% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 86% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 95% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 90% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 95% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 57% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 86% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 20% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 20% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 95% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 84% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 95% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 89% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 95% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 30% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 25% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 94% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 26% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 20% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 20% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 10% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 15% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 15% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 33% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 31% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 15% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 43% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 85% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 30% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 86% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 100% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 95% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 32% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 95% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 95% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 30% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 30% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 25% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 30% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 14% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 15% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 95% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 88% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 30% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 86% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 86% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 86% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 22% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 94% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 33% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 33% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 15% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 16% |