Rating Group: American Library Association

2014 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 100%
Lamar Alexander 100%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 100%
Kelly Ayotte 100%
Michele Bachmann 100%
Spencer Bachus 100%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Lou Barletta 100%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr Republican 100%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 100%
John Barrow 100%
Joe Barton 100%
Mark Begich 100%
Dan Benishek 100%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 100%
Rob Bishop 100%
Diane Black 100%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 100%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 100%
Roy Blunt 100%
NJ U.S. Senate - Jr Cory Booker Democratic 100%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 100%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 100%
Barbara Boxer 100%
Kevin Brady 100%
Susan Brooks 100%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 100%
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess Republican 100%
Richard Burr 100%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 100%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 100%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100%
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 100%
Steve Chabot 100%
Jason Chaffetz 100%
Saxby Chambliss 100%
Dan Coats 100%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman Republican 100%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 100%
Chris Collins 100%
Doug Collins 100%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons Democratic 100%
Robert Corker 100%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton Republican 100%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer Republican 100%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford Republican 100%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz Republican 100%
MT U.S. Senate - Jr Steve Daines Republican 100%
Rodney Davis 100%
FL Governor Ron DeSantis Republican 100%
Jeff Denham 100%
Charlie Dent 100%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais Republican 100%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 100%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 100%
Sean Duffy 100%
SC U.S. House - 3 Jeff Duncan Republican 100%
John Duncan, Jr. 100%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
Renee Ellmers 100%
Mike Enzi 100%
Blake Farenthold 100%
Dianne Feinstein 100%
Stephen Fincher 100%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 100%
Mike Fitzpatrick 100%
Jeff Flake 100%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 100%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. Republican 100%
Bill Flores 100%
Jeff Fortenberry 100%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 100%
Al Franken 100%
Trent Franks 100%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 100%
Scott Garrett 100%
Jim Gerlach 100%
Bob Gibbs 100%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100%
Louie Gohmert 100%
Bob Goodlatte 100%
Trey Gowdy III 100%
SC U.S. Senate - Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 100%
TX U.S. House - 12 Kay Granger Republican 100%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
Tom Graves, Jr. 100%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 100%
AR Attorney General Tim Griffin Republican 100%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 100%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 100%
Kay Hagan 100%
Ralph Hall 100%
State Office Name Party Rating
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 100%
Lamar Alexander 100%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 100%
Kelly Ayotte 100%
Michele Bachmann 100%
Spencer Bachus 100%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100%
Lou Barletta 100%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr R 100%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 100%
John Barrow 100%
Joe Barton 100%
Mark Begich 100%
Dan Benishek 100%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 100%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 100%
Rob Bishop 100%
Diane Black 100%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 100%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 100%
Roy Blunt 100%
NJ U.S. Senate - Jr Cory Booker D 100%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 100%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 100%
Barbara Boxer 100%
Kevin Brady 100%
Susan Brooks 100%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 100%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 100%
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess R 100%
Richard Burr 100%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 100%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 100%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 100%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 100%
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 100%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 100%
Steve Chabot 100%
Jason Chaffetz 100%
Saxby Chambliss 100%
Dan Coats 100%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman R 100%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 100%
Chris Collins 100%
Doug Collins 100%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 100%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Coons D 100%
Robert Corker 100%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 100%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton R 100%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer R 100%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 100%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford R 100%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz R 100%
MT U.S. Senate - Jr Steve Daines R 100%
Rodney Davis 100%
FL Governor Ron DeSantis R 100%
Jeff Denham 100%
Charlie Dent 100%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais R 100%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 100%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 100%
Sean Duffy 100%
SC U.S. House - 3 Jeff Duncan R 100%
John Duncan, Jr. 100%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 100%
Renee Ellmers 100%
Mike Enzi 100%
Blake Farenthold 100%
Dianne Feinstein 100%
Stephen Fincher 100%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 100%
Mike Fitzpatrick 100%
Jeff Flake 100%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 100%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. R 100%
Bill Flores 100%
Jeff Fortenberry 100%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 100%
Al Franken 100%
Trent Franks 100%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 100%
Scott Garrett 100%
Jim Gerlach 100%
Bob Gibbs 100%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 100%
Louie Gohmert 100%
Bob Goodlatte 100%
Trey Gowdy III 100%
SC U.S. Senate - Sr Lindsey Graham R 100%
TX U.S. House - 12 Kay Granger R 100%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 100%
Tom Graves, Jr. 100%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 100%
AR Attorney General Tim Griffin R 100%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 100%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 100%
Kay Hagan 100%
Ralph Hall 100%
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