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Rating Group: Secular Coalition for America

2006 Positions

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Issues: Religion

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State Office Name Party Rating
Howard Berman 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
Bob Brady 80%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
Dennis Cardoza 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 80%
James Davis 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Bill Delahunt 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
John Dingell 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Brian Higgins 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
Jim Langevin 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 80%
John Lewis 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Carolyn Maloney 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 80%
Brad Miller 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Dave Obey 80%
Major Owens 80%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 80%
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 80%
Bobby Rush 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
Vic Snyder 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
John Tierney 80%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80%
Mark Udall 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 80%
Henry Waxman 80%
Anthony Weiner 80%
Robert Wexler 80%
David Wu 80%
Corrine Brown 70%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 70%
Russ Carnahan 70%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 70%
Jim Cooper 70%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 70%
Artur Davis 70%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 70%
William Jefferson 70%
Timothy Johnson 70%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 70%
Herb Kohl 70%
Tom Lantos 70%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 70%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 70%
John Salazar 70%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Ted Strickland 70%
Albert Wynn 70%
Marion Berry 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Rick Boucher 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Julia Carson 60%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 60%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Harold Ford, Jr. 60%
Gene Green 60%
Luis Gutiérrez 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
Howard Berman 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
Bob Brady 80%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
Dennis Cardoza 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 80%
James Davis 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Bill Delahunt 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
John Dingell 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Brian Higgins 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 80%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
Jim Langevin 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 80%
John Lewis 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Carolyn Maloney 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 80%
Brad Miller 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Dave Obey 80%
Major Owens 80%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 80%
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 80%
Bobby Rush 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
Vic Snyder 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
John Tierney 80%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80%
Mark Udall 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 80%
Henry Waxman 80%
Anthony Weiner 80%
Robert Wexler 80%
David Wu 80%
Corrine Brown 70%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 70%
Russ Carnahan 70%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 70%
Jim Cooper 70%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 70%
Artur Davis 70%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 70%
William Jefferson 70%
Timothy Johnson 70%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 70%
Herb Kohl 70%
Tom Lantos 70%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 70%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 70%
John Salazar 70%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Ted Strickland 70%
Albert Wynn 70%
Marion Berry 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 60%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Rick Boucher 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Julia Carson 60%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 60%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Harold Ford, Jr. 60%
Gene Green 60%
Luis Gutiérrez 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
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