Rating Group: Council for a Livable World
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 80% |
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
| Henry Waxman | 80% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 70% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 70% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 70% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 70% | |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 70% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 70% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 70% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 70% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 70% | |||
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | 70% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 70% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 70% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 70% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 70% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 70% |
| Eric Swalwell | 70% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| Corrine Brown | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 60% |
| Donna Edwards | 60% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 60% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 60% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 60% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 60% | |||
| Tom Petri | 60% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 60% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 60% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 60% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 60% | |||
| David Scott | 60% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 60% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Paul Broun | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 50% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 50% |
| Chris Gibson | 50% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 80% |
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 80% |
| Henry Waxman | 80% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 70% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 70% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 70% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 70% | |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 70% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 70% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 70% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 70% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 70% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 70% | |||
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | 70% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 70% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 70% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 70% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 70% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 70% |
| Eric Swalwell | 70% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 60% |
| Corrine Brown | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 60% |
| Donna Edwards | 60% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 60% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 60% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 60% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 60% | |||
| Tom Petri | 60% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 60% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 60% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 60% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 60% | |||
| David Scott | 60% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 60% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Paul Broun | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 50% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 50% |
| Chris Gibson | 50% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 50% |