Rating Group: National Taxpayers Union
2012 Positions on Tax and Spending
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 21% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 71% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 15% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 78% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 63% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 15% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 11% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 16% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 13% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 84% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 81% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 48% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 74% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 11% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 59% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 16% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 16% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 78% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 14% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 30% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 87% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 65% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 78% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 78% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 64% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 66% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 12% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 11% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 19% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 23% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 69% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 66% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 11% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 11% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 80% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 85% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 83% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 86% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 11% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 70% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 70% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 81% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 80% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 15% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 81% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 67% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 68% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 16% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 98% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 19% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 70% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 13% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 15% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 9% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 18% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 20% |
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 76% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 15% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 20% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 15% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 23% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 64% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 79% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 86% |
| Gary Ackerman | 13% | |||
| Sandy Adams | 83% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 9% | |||
| Todd Akin | 88% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 62% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 64% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 27% | |||
| Justin Amash | 92% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 13% | |||
| Steve Austria | 68% | |||
| Kelly Ayotte | 78% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 21% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 18% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 71% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 15% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 78% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 63% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 15% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 11% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 16% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 13% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 84% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 81% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 48% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 74% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 11% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 59% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 11% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 16% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 16% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 78% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 14% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 17% |
| NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | D | 30% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 87% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 65% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 78% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 78% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 64% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 66% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 12% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 11% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 19% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 23% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 69% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 66% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 11% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 11% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 80% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 85% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 83% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 86% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 11% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 70% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 70% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 81% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 80% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 15% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 81% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 67% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 68% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 16% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 98% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 19% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 70% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 13% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 15% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 9% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 18% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 20% |
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 76% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 15% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 92% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 20% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 15% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 23% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 64% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 79% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 86% |
| Gary Ackerman | 13% | |||
| Sandy Adams | 83% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 9% | |||
| Todd Akin | 88% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 62% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 64% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 27% | |||
| Justin Amash | 92% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 13% | |||
| Steve Austria | 68% | |||
| Kelly Ayotte | 78% |