Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

2015-2016 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams Democratic 100%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 100%
Bob Brady 100%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
Lois Capps 100%
Mike Capuano 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House - 8 Matt Cartwright Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 100%
David Cicilline 100%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100%
John Conyers, Jr. 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons Democratic 100%
Joe Crowley 100%
Elijah Cummings 100%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
Peter DeFazio 100%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic 100%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100%
Donna Edwards 100%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Sam Farr 100%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100%
Dianne Feinstein 100%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge 100%
Alan Grayson 100%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 100%
Luis Gutiérrez 100%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100%
Mike Honda 100%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries Democratic 100%
Eddie Johnson 100%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly Democratic 100%
Joe Kennedy III 100%
MI U.S. House - 8 Dan Kildee Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
Brenda Lawrence 100%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
John Lewis 100%
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Alan Lowenthal 100%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic 100%
Jim McDermott 100%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 100%
Barbara Mikulski 100%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 100%
Beto O'Rourke 100%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
Don Payne, Jr. 100%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan Democratic 100%
Charlie Rangel 100%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Bobby Rush 100%
MD U.S. House - 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
José Serrano 100%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 14 Eric Swalwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
Mark Takai 100%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano Democratic 100%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 100%
Niki Tsongas 100%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
Pete Visclosky 100%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
State Office Name Party Rating
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams D 100%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 100%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 100%
Bob Brady 100%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 100%
Lois Capps 100%
Mike Capuano 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 100%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 100%
PA U.S. House - 8 Matt Cartwright D 100%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 100%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro D 100%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 100%
David Cicilline 100%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark D 100%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 100%
John Conyers, Jr. 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons D 100%
Joe Crowley 100%
Elijah Cummings 100%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 100%
Peter DeFazio 100%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 100%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier D 100%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100%
Donna Edwards 100%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 100%
Sam Farr 100%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100%
Dianne Feinstein 100%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge 100%
Alan Grayson 100%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 100%
Luis Gutiérrez 100%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100%
Mike Honda 100%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman D 100%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 100%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries D 100%
Eddie Johnson 100%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly D 100%
Joe Kennedy III 100%
MI U.S. House - 8 Dan Kildee D 100%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 100%
Brenda Lawrence 100%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 100%
John Lewis 100%
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 100%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 100%
Alan Lowenthal 100%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 100%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum D 100%
Jim McDermott 100%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 100%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 100%
Barbara Mikulski 100%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 100%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 100%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano D 100%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 100%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 100%
Beto O'Rourke 100%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 100%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 100%
Don Payne, Jr. 100%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 100%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan D 100%
Charlie Rangel 100%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 100%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Bobby Rush 100%
MD U.S. House - 3 John Sarbanes D 100%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 100%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 100%
José Serrano 100%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 100%
CA U.S. House - 14 Eric Swalwell D 100%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 100%
Mark Takai 100%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano D 100%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 100%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 100%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus D 100%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 100%
Niki Tsongas 100%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 100%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 100%
Pete Visclosky 100%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 100%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 100%
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