Rating Group: Animal Welfare Institute
2023-2024 Positions [2024-10-18]
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | Democratic | 40% |
| Lindsey Graham | 40% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 40% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 40% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 40% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 40% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 40% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 40% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 40% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 40% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | Democratic | 40% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 40% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 40% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 40% |
| Grace Napolitano | 40% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 40% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | 40% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 40% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 40% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 40% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 40% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 40% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 40% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 40% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 40% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 40% |
| Jon Tester | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 40% |
| David Trone | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 40% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 40% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 40% |
| Colin Allred | 36% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 36% |
| Cori Bush | 36% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 36% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 36% |
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | Democratic | 36% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | Democratic | 36% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 36% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 36% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 36% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 36% |
| Kathy Manning | 36% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 36% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 36% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | 36% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 36% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 36% |
| Dean Phillips | 36% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 36% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 36% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 36% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 36% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 36% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 36% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 36% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 36% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | Democratic | 36% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 36% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 36% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 36% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 36% |
| Eric Swalwell | 36% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 36% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 36% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 36% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | Democratic | 36% |
| Susan Wild | 36% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 32% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | Democratic | 32% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | D | 40% |
| Lindsey Graham | 40% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 40% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 40% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 40% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 40% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 40% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 40% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 40% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 40% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 40% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | D | 40% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 40% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 40% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 40% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 40% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 40% |
| Grace Napolitano | 40% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 40% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 40% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 40% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | D | 40% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 40% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 40% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 40% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 40% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 40% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 40% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 40% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 40% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 40% |
| Jon Tester | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 40% |
| David Trone | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 40% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 40% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | D | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 40% |
| Colin Allred | 36% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 36% |
| Cori Bush | 36% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 36% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 36% |
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | D | 36% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | D | 36% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 36% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 36% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 36% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | R | 36% |
| Kathy Manning | 36% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 36% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 36% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | D | 36% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 36% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 36% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 36% |
| Dean Phillips | 36% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 36% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 36% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 36% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 36% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 36% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 36% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 36% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 36% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | D | 36% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 36% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 36% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 36% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 36% |
| Eric Swalwell | 36% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 36% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 36% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 36% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | D | 36% |
| Susan Wild | 36% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 32% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | D | 32% |