Rating Group: American Veterinary Medical Association
2014 Positions on Professional Advocacy
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 100% |
AK | U.S. House - At-Large | Donald Young | Republican | 100% |
AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 100% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 100% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 100% |
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 100% |
AR | Lieutenant Governor | Tim Griffin | Republican | 100% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic | 67% |
AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 3 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 15 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | David Valadao | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 22 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 37 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 47 | Alan Lowenthal | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 51 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 75% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 50% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 50% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 50% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 50% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 50% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 50% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 75% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 80% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 75% |
FL | U.S. House - 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 21 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Ted Deutch | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 75% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 80% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 50% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 13 | Rodney Davis | Republican | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Adam Kinzinger | Republican | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 17 | Cheri Bustos | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 2 | Jackie Walorski | Republican | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 67% |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 100% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 75% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 100% |
AK | U.S. House - At-Large | Donald Young | R | 100% |
AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Shelby | R | 100% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 100% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 100% |
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 100% |
AR | Lieutenant Governor | Tim Griffin | R | 100% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | D | 67% |
AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 3 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Tom McClintock | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Ami Bera | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Jackie Speier | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 15 | Eric Swalwell | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | David Valadao | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 22 | Devin Nunes | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Judy Chu | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Raul Ruiz | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 37 | Karen Bass | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Mark Takano | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | R | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 47 | Alan Lowenthal | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 51 | Juan Vargas | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Scott Peters | D | 75% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 50% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 50% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 50% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 50% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 50% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 50% |
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 50% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 75% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 80% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 75% |
FL | U.S. House - 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 21 | Lois Frankel | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Ted Deutch | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 67% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 75% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 80% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | D | 50% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 13 | Rodney Davis | R | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Adam Kinzinger | R | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 17 | Cheri Bustos | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 2 | Jackie Walorski | R | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 67% |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 100% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | D | 75% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 100% |