Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
2023 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Labor Unions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 97% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 96% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 96% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 96% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 96% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 96% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 96% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 96% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 96% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 96% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 96% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 95% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 95% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 95% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 95% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 95% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 95% |
| Derek Kilmer | 95% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 95% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 95% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 95% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 95% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 94% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 94% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 94% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 94% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 94% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 94% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 93% |
| Gerry Connolly | 93% | |||
| Jon Tester | 93% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 93% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 93% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 92% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 91% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 91% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
| Tom Carper | 90% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 1 | Greg Landsman | Democratic | 90% |
| Wiley Nickel III | 90% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 90% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | Democratic | 90% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 89% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 86% |
| Joe Manchin III | 86% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 83% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 74% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 61% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 54% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 52% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 49% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 39% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 38% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 37% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 35% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 34% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 32% |
| Mitt Romney | 31% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 29% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 28% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 28% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 25% |
| Lindsey Graham | 24% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 24% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 23% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 22% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 22% |
| Bill Johnson | 21% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 21% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 21% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 20% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 20% |
| John Duarte | 20% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 20% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 20% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 19% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 19% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 19% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 97% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 96% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 96% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 96% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 96% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 96% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 96% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 96% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 96% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 96% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 96% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 96% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 95% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 95% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 95% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 95% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 95% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 95% |
| Derek Kilmer | 95% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 95% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 95% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 95% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 95% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 94% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 94% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 94% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 94% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 94% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 94% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 94% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 93% |
| Gerry Connolly | 93% | |||
| Jon Tester | 93% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 93% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 93% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 92% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 91% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 91% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 91% |
| Tom Carper | 90% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 1 | Greg Landsman | D | 90% |
| Wiley Nickel III | 90% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | D | 90% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | D | 90% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 89% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 86% |
| Joe Manchin III | 86% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 83% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | D | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 74% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 61% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 54% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 52% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 49% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 39% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 38% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 37% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 35% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 34% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 32% |
| Mitt Romney | 31% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 29% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 28% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 28% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 25% |
| Lindsey Graham | 24% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 24% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 23% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 22% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 22% |
| Bill Johnson | 21% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 21% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 21% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 20% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 20% |
| John Duarte | 20% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 20% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 20% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 19% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 19% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 19% |