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Rating Group: Open Doors USA

2012 Positions

Prior Rating
Issues: Religion

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 75%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 25%
Richard Shelby 25%
John Shimkus 50%
Heath Shuler 75%
Bill Shuster 50%
Albio Sires 50%
Louise Slaughter 75%
Lamar Smith 75%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Steve Southerland 50%
Jackie Speier 50%
Pete Stark 75%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Steve Stivers 50%
Marlin Stutzman 25%
John Sullivan 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
Pat Toomey 25%
Ed Towns 75%
Niki Tsongas 50%
Bob Turner 25%
Mark Udall 25%
Tom Udall 25%
Fred Upton 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
David Vitter 25%
Greg Walden 50%
Joe Walsh 25%
Mel Watt 50%
Henry Waxman 75%
Jim Webb, Jr. 25%
Allen West 50%
Lynn Westmoreland 25%
Ed Whitfield 50%
Frank Wolf 100%
Rob Woodall 25%
Lynn Woolsey 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Kevin Yoder 50%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 75%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 50%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 75%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 50%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 25%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 50%
DE Governor John Carney, Jr. Democratic 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 25%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 50%
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 50%
VA U.S. House - 11 Gerry Connolly Democratic 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 75%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 75%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 75%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 25%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Martin Heinrich Democratic 75%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 25%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 75%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Joe Manchin III Democratic 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 75%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 25%
Richard Shelby 25%
John Shimkus 50%
Heath Shuler 75%
Bill Shuster 50%
Albio Sires 50%
Louise Slaughter 75%
Lamar Smith 75%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Steve Southerland 50%
Jackie Speier 50%
Pete Stark 75%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Steve Stivers 50%
Marlin Stutzman 25%
John Sullivan 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
Pat Toomey 25%
Ed Towns 75%
Niki Tsongas 50%
Bob Turner 25%
Mark Udall 25%
Tom Udall 25%
Fred Upton 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
David Vitter 25%
Greg Walden 50%
Joe Walsh 25%
Mel Watt 50%
Henry Waxman 75%
Jim Webb, Jr. 25%
Allen West 50%
Lynn Westmoreland 25%
Ed Whitfield 50%
Frank Wolf 100%
Rob Woodall 25%
Lynn Woolsey 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Kevin Yoder 50%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 75%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 50%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 75%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 50%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 25%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 50%
DE Governor John Carney, Jr. D 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 25%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 50%
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 50%
VA U.S. House - 11 Gerry Connolly D 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons D 25%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 75%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 75%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 50%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 25%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 75%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 25%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Martin Heinrich D 75%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 25%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 50%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 75%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Luján, Jr. D 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Joe Manchin III D 25%
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