Rating Group: Liberty for All
2014 Positions
Issues:
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 45% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 49% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 39% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 56% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 41% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 36% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 42% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 37% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 40% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 43% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 50% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 43% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 46% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 47% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 47% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 39% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 33% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 26% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 38% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 63% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 41% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 39% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 27% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 29% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 46% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 31% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 51% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 44% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 48% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 49% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 47% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 51% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 63% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 41% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 27% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 27% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 41% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 46% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 31% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 23% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 49% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 53% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 55% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 28% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 49% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 39% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 34% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 49% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 59% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 54% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 35% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 43% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 34% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 49% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 43% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 42% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 49% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 59% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 30% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 54% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 34% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 45% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 38% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 48% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 35% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 32% |
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 37% |
| WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 34% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 32% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 32% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 53% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 54% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 33% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 59% |
| Justin Amash | 96% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 43% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 63% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 41% | |||
| Ron Barber | 14% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 33% | |||
| John Barrow | 22% | |||
| Joe Barton | 53% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 41% | |||
| Kerry Bentivolio | 71% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 47% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 29% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 45% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 49% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 39% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 56% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 41% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 36% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 42% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 37% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 40% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 43% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 50% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 43% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 46% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 47% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 47% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 39% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 33% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 26% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 38% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 63% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 41% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 39% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 27% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 29% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 46% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 31% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 51% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 44% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 48% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 49% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 47% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 51% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 63% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 41% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 27% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 27% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 41% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 46% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 31% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 23% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 49% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 53% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 55% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 28% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 49% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 39% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 34% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 49% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 59% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 54% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 35% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 43% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 34% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 49% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 43% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 42% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 32% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 49% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 59% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 30% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 54% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 34% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 45% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 38% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 48% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 35% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 32% |
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 37% |
| WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 34% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 32% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 32% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 53% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 54% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 33% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 59% |
| Justin Amash | 96% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 43% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 63% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 41% | |||
| Ron Barber | 14% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 33% | |||
| John Barrow | 22% | |||
| Joe Barton | 53% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 41% | |||
| Kerry Bentivolio | 71% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 47% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 29% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% |