Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2023-2024 Positions [2024-10-18]
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 90% |
| DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 87% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 76% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 76% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 76% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 72% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 72% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 70% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 68% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 68% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 68% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 68% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 68% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 68% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 64% |
| Gerry Connolly | 64% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 64% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 64% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 64% |
| CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | Democratic | 64% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 64% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 64% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 60% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 60% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 60% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 60% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 56% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 56% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 56% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | Democratic | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 52% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 52% |
| Matt Cartwright | 52% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 52% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 52% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 52% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 52% |
| Derek Kilmer | 52% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 52% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 52% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 52% |
| Laphonza Butler | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 48% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 48% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 48% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 48% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 48% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 48% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 48% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 44% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 44% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 44% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 44% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | Democratic | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 44% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 44% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 44% |
| Annie Kuster | 44% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 44% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 44% |
| Katie Porter | 44% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 44% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 44% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 44% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | Democratic | 44% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 40% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 40% |
| Sherrod Brown | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 13 | Nikki Budzinski | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 40% |
| Yadira Caraveo | 40% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 40% | |||
| Tom Carper | 40% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 40% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 40% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 40% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 40% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 90% |
| DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 87% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 76% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 76% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 76% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 72% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 72% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 70% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 68% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 68% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 68% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 68% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 68% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 68% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 64% |
| Gerry Connolly | 64% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 64% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 64% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 64% |
| CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | D | 64% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 64% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 64% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 60% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 60% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 60% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | D | 60% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 60% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 60% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 56% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 56% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 56% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | D | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 52% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 52% |
| Matt Cartwright | 52% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 52% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 52% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 52% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 52% |
| Derek Kilmer | 52% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 52% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 52% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 52% |
| Laphonza Butler | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 48% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 48% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 48% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 48% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 48% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 48% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 48% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 44% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 44% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 44% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 44% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | D | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 44% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 44% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 44% |
| Annie Kuster | 44% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 44% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 44% |
| Katie Porter | 44% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 44% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 44% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 44% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | D | 44% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 40% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 40% |
| Sherrod Brown | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 13 | Nikki Budzinski | D | 40% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 40% |
| Yadira Caraveo | 40% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 40% | |||
| Tom Carper | 40% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 40% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 40% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 40% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 40% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 40% |