Rating Group: National Electrical Contractors Association
2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ryan | 70% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 55% | |||
| Bobby Schilling | 60% | |||
| Aaron Schock | 90% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 50% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 50% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 50% | |||
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 62% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 66% | |||
| John Shimkus | 90% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 70% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 70% | |||
| Albio Sires | 60% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 70% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 44% | |||
| Steve Southerland | 60% | |||
| Jackie Speier | 66% | |||
| Pete Stark | 37% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 60% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 70% | |||
| Marlin Stutzman | 66% | |||
| John Sullivan | 70% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 50% | |||
| Lee Terry | 70% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 60% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 70% | |||
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 60% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 55% | |||
| Ed Towns | 50% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Bob Turner | 66% | |||
| Mark Udall | 75% | |||
| Tom Udall | 77% | |||
| Fred Upton | 70% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 44% | |||
| David Vitter | 77% | |||
| Greg Walden | 70% | |||
| Joe Walsh | 60% | |||
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 0% | |||
| Allen West | 60% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 50% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 50% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 44% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 33% | |||
| David Wu | 25% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 50% | |||
| Bill Young | 77% | |||
| Donald Young | 88% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 62% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 77% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 80% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 77% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 77% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 77% |
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 55% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 40% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 44% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 70% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 60% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 60% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 70% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 66% |
| 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 | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 60% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 60% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 60% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 71% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ryan | 70% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 55% | |||
| Bobby Schilling | 60% | |||
| Aaron Schock | 90% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 50% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 50% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 50% | |||
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 62% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 66% | |||
| John Shimkus | 90% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 70% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 70% | |||
| Albio Sires | 60% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 70% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 44% | |||
| Steve Southerland | 60% | |||
| Jackie Speier | 66% | |||
| Pete Stark | 37% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 60% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 70% | |||
| Marlin Stutzman | 66% | |||
| John Sullivan | 70% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 50% | |||
| Lee Terry | 70% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 60% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 70% | |||
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 60% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 55% | |||
| Ed Towns | 50% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Bob Turner | 66% | |||
| Mark Udall | 75% | |||
| Tom Udall | 77% | |||
| Fred Upton | 70% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 44% | |||
| David Vitter | 77% | |||
| Greg Walden | 70% | |||
| Joe Walsh | 60% | |||
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 0% | |||
| Allen West | 60% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 50% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 50% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 44% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 33% | |||
| David Wu | 25% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 50% | |||
| Bill Young | 77% | |||
| Donald Young | 88% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 50% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 62% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 70% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 40% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 77% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 80% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 77% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 77% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 77% |
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 60% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 55% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 50% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 40% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 44% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 70% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 60% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 60% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 70% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 50% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 40% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 66% |
| 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 | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 60% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 60% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 60% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 50% |
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | D | 71% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 50% |
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 40% |