Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2016 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
Fiscally Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Capps | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 5% |
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 5% | |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 5% |
| Albio Sires | 5% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| Niki Tsongas | 5% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 4% |
| Corrine Brown | 4% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 4% |
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 4% |
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 4% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 4% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 3% |
| Susan Davis | 3% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 3% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 3% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 3% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 3% |
| Patrick Leahy | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| David Price | 3% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Capps | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 5% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 5% |
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 5% | |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 5% |
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 5% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 5% |
| Albio Sires | 5% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 5% |
| Niki Tsongas | 5% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 4% |
| Corrine Brown | 4% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 4% |
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 4% |
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 4% |
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 4% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 4% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 3% |
| Susan Davis | 3% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 3% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 3% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 3% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 3% |
| Patrick Leahy | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| David Price | 3% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 3% |