Rating Group: Center for Freethought Equality
2019-2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 7% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 10% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 94% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 10% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 93% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 9% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 9% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 12% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 9% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 10% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 91% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 96% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 95% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 89% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 62% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 93% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 95% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 93% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 9% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 15% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 10% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 94% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 8% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 10% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 15% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 89% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 14% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 14% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 10% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 9% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 9% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 93% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 10% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 15% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 10% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 95% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 94% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 93% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 74% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 26% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 92% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 95% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 92% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 95% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 11% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 94% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 93% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 95% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 10% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 16% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 9% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 7% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 10% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 94% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 10% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 93% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 9% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 9% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 12% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 9% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 10% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 91% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 96% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 94% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 95% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 89% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 62% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 93% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 95% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 93% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 9% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 94% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 15% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 10% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 94% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 8% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 10% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 15% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 89% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 14% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 14% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 10% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 9% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 9% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 93% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 10% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 15% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 10% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 95% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 94% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 93% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 74% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 26% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 92% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 93% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 95% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 92% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 95% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 94% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 11% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 94% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 93% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 94% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 95% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 95% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 10% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 16% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 9% |