Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation
2009 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 50% |
| Jerry Costello | 50% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 50% | |||
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 50% |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Steve Kagen | 50% | |||
| John Lewis | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 50% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 50% |
| Jim Oberstar | 50% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 50% | |||
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Brian Baird | 45% | |||
| Shelley Berkley | 45% | |||
| Marion Berry | 45% | |||
| Bob Brady | 45% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 45% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 45% | |||
| Kathy Dahlkemper | 45% | |||
| Artur Davis | 45% | |||
| John Dingell | 45% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 45% |
| Bart Gordon | 45% | |||
| John Hall | 45% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 45% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 45% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 45% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 45% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 45% |
| Jack Murtha | 45% | |||
| Dave Obey | 45% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 45% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 45% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 45% |
| John Tanner | 45% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 45% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 44% | |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 44% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 44% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 44% |
| Jason Altmire | 42% | |||
| Michael Arcuri | 42% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 42% | |||
| John Barrow | 42% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 42% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 42% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 42% | |||
| Christopher Carney | 42% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 42% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 42% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 42% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 42% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 42% |
| Charlie Dent | 42% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 42% | |||
| Steve Driehaus | 42% | |||
| Chet Edwards | 42% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 42% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 42% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 42% | |||
| Phil Hare | 42% | |||
| Jane Harman | 42% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 42% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 42% | |||
| Paul Hodes | 42% | |||
| Tim Holden | 42% | |||
| Steve Israel | 42% | |||
| Paul Kanjorski | 42% | |||
| Mary Jo Kilroy | 42% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 42% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 42% | |||
| Steve LaTourette | 42% | |||
| Dan Maffei | 42% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 42% | |||
| Harry Mitchell | 42% | |||
| Alan Mollohan | 42% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 42% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 42% |
| Glenn Nye III | 42% | |||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 42% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 42% | |||
| Tom Perriello | 42% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 42% |
| Earl Pomeroy | 42% |