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2008 Positions on Middle Class Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 90
Gary Ackerman 90
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 50
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90
Todd Akin 30
Lamar Alexander 22
Rodney Alexander 30
Wayne Allard 30
Thomas Allen 90
Jason Altmire 100
Rob Andrews 90
Michael Arcuri 90
Joe Baca, Sr. 90
Michele Bachmann 40
Spencer Bachus 30
Brian Baird 78
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 90
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 30
J. Gresham Barrett 20
John Barrow 100
Roscoe Bartlett 40
Joe Barton 60
Max Baucus 70
Evan Bayh 80
Melissa Bean 80
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Bob Bennett 30
Shelley Berkley 90
Howard Berman 89
Marion Berry 80
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 88
Judy Biggert 40
Brian Bilbray 40
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 50
Jeff Bingaman 90
Rob Bishop 30
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 90
Tim Bishop 90
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 30
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100
Roy Blunt 20
John Boehner 20
Kit Bond 56
Jo Bonner, Jr. 30
Mary Bono Mack 56
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 40
Dan Boren 80
Leonard Boswell 90
Rick Boucher 89
Charles Boustany, Jr. 40
Barbara Boxer 89
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70
Nancy Boyda 100
Kevin Brady 20
Bob Brady 90
Bruce Braley 89
Paul Broun 11
Corrine Brown 89
Henry Brown, Jr. 40
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 80
Ginny Brown-Waite 50
Sam Brownback 50
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 60
Jim Bunning 40
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess Republican 30
Richard Burr 30
Dan Burton 30
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90
Steve Buyer 67
Robert Byrd 78
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 30
Dave Camp 50
John Campbell III 14
Chris Cannon 20
Eric Cantor 20
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 90
Lois Capps 90
Mike Capuano 90
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 90
Dennis Cardoza 80
Russ Carnahan 90
Christopher Carney 100
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 70
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 88
Julia Carson 88
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 44
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 90
Mike Castle 70
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 100
Steve Chabot 40
Saxby Chambliss 40
Ben Chandler III 100
Travis Childers 83
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 90
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 90
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90
Howard Coble 22
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 90
Gary Ackerman 90
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 50
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90
Todd Akin 30
Lamar Alexander 22
Rodney Alexander 30
Wayne Allard 30
Thomas Allen 90
Jason Altmire 100
Rob Andrews 90
Michael Arcuri 90
Joe Baca, Sr. 90
Michele Bachmann 40
Spencer Bachus 30
Brian Baird 78
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 90
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 30
J. Gresham Barrett 20
John Barrow 100
Roscoe Bartlett 40
Joe Barton 60
Max Baucus 70
Evan Bayh 80
Melissa Bean 80
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Bob Bennett 30
Shelley Berkley 90
Howard Berman 89
Marion Berry 80
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 88
Judy Biggert 40
Brian Bilbray 40
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 50
Jeff Bingaman 90
Rob Bishop 30
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 90
Tim Bishop 90
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 30
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 100
Roy Blunt 20
John Boehner 20
Kit Bond 56
Jo Bonner, Jr. 30
Mary Bono Mack 56
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 40
Dan Boren 80
Leonard Boswell 90
Rick Boucher 89
Charles Boustany, Jr. 40
Barbara Boxer 89
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70
Nancy Boyda 100
Kevin Brady 20
Bob Brady 90
Bruce Braley 89
Paul Broun 11
Corrine Brown 89
Henry Brown, Jr. 40
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 80
Ginny Brown-Waite 50
Sam Brownback 50
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 60
Jim Bunning 40
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess R 30
Richard Burr 30
Dan Burton 30
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90
Steve Buyer 67
Robert Byrd 78
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 30
Dave Camp 50
John Campbell III 14
Chris Cannon 20
Eric Cantor 20
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 100
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 90
Lois Capps 90
Mike Capuano 90
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 90
Dennis Cardoza 80
Russ Carnahan 90
Christopher Carney 100
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 70
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 88
Julia Carson 88
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 44
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 90
Mike Castle 70
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 100
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 100
Steve Chabot 40
Saxby Chambliss 40
Ben Chandler III 100
Travis Childers 83
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 90
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 90
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90
Howard Coble 22
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