Rating Group: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
2015 Positions
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Labor Unions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 90% |
| Cheri Bustos | 90% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 90% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 90% | |||
| Susan Davis | 90% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 90% | |||
| Sam Farr | 90% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 90% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 90% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Dan Kildee | 90% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 90% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 90% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 90% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 90% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 90% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Sean Maloney | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 90% |
| Rick Nolan | 90% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 90% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 90% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| David Scott | 90% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 90% |
| Ted Deutch | 89% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 89% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 89% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 89% |
| Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 89% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 88% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 88% |
| Ben Cardin | 88% | |||
| Tom Carper | 88% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 88% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 88% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 88% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 88% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 88% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 88% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 88% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 88% |
| Jon Tester | 88% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 86% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 86% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 86% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| Ron Kind | 80% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 80% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 80% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 75% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 75% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 75% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 75% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 75% |
| Joe Manchin III | 71% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 70% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 70% |
| John Delaney | 70% | |||
| Gwen Graham | 70% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 90% |
| Cheri Bustos | 90% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 90% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 90% | |||
| Susan Davis | 90% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 90% | |||
| Sam Farr | 90% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 90% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 90% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 90% |
| Dan Kildee | 90% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 90% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 90% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 90% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 90% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 90% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 90% |
| Sean Maloney | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 90% |
| Rick Nolan | 90% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 90% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 90% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| David Scott | 90% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 90% |
| Ted Deutch | 89% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 89% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 89% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 89% |
| Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 89% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 88% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 88% |
| Ben Cardin | 88% | |||
| Tom Carper | 88% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 88% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 88% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 88% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 88% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 88% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 88% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 88% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 88% |
| Jon Tester | 88% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 86% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 86% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 86% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 80% |
| Ron Kind | 80% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 80% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 80% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 80% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 75% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 75% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 75% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 75% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 75% |
| Joe Manchin III | 71% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 70% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 70% |
| John Delaney | 70% | |||
| Gwen Graham | 70% |