Rating Group: Bread for the World
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 92% |
| Tim Bishop | 92% | |||
| Bob Brady | 92% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 92% | |||
| David Cicilline | 92% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 92% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 92% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 92% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 92% |
| Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 92% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 92% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 92% |
| John Dingell | 92% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
| Sam Farr | 92% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 92% |
| Gene Green | 92% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 92% |
| Steve Israel | 92% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 92% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 92% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 92% |
| Ron Kind | 92% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 92% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 92% |
| Dan Lipinski | 92% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 92% |
| Grace Napolitano | 92% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 92% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 92% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 92% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 92% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 92% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 92% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 92% | |||
| David Scott | 92% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 92% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 92% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 92% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 92% |
| Rob Andrews | 91% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 91% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
| Mark Begich | 90% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 90% |
| Ben Cardin | 90% | |||
| Tom Carper | 90% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 90% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 90% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 90% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 90% | |||
| Al Franken | 90% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 90% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 90% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 90% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 90% |
| Joe Manchin III | 90% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 90% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 90% | |||
| Harry Reid | 90% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| Jon Tester | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 90% |
| Mel Watt | 90% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 89% |
| Mary Landrieu | 89% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 89% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 89% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 89% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 85% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 85% |
| Gerry Connolly | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 85% |
| Pete Gallego | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 92% |
| Tim Bishop | 92% | |||
| Bob Brady | 92% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 92% | |||
| David Cicilline | 92% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 92% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 92% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 92% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 92% |
| Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 92% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 92% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 92% |
| John Dingell | 92% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 92% |
| Sam Farr | 92% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 92% |
| Gene Green | 92% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 92% |
| Steve Israel | 92% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 92% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 92% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 92% |
| Ron Kind | 92% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 92% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 92% |
| Dan Lipinski | 92% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 92% |
| Grace Napolitano | 92% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 92% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 92% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 92% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 92% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 92% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 92% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 92% | |||
| David Scott | 92% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 92% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 92% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 92% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 92% |
| Rob Andrews | 91% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 91% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 91% |
| Mark Begich | 90% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 90% |
| Ben Cardin | 90% | |||
| Tom Carper | 90% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 90% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 90% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 90% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 90% | |||
| Al Franken | 90% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 90% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 90% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 90% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 90% |
| Joe Manchin III | 90% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 90% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 90% | |||
| Harry Reid | 90% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| Jon Tester | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 90% |
| Mel Watt | 90% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 89% |
| Mary Landrieu | 89% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 89% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 89% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 89% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 85% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 85% |
| Gerry Connolly | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 85% |
| Pete Gallego | 85% |