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Vote Smart’s

VOTER’S

SELF-DEFENSEMANUAL 2014

A Gift to Our Fellow Americans

votesmart.org

VOTE SMART MAGIC!

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Table of ContentsIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

U.S. Senate Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6U.S. House of Representatives Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Alphabetized by state abbreviation

AK (Alaska) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 34

AL (Alabama) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 34

AR (Arkansas). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 35

AZ (Arizona) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 35

CA (California) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 37

CO (Colorado) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 44

CT (Connecticut) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 45

DE (Delaware) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 46

FL (Florida) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 46

GA (Georgia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 50

HI (Hawaii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 52

IA (Iowa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 52

ID (Idaho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 53

IL (Illinois) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 53

IN (Indiana). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 56

KS (Kansas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 57KY (Kentucky) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 57

LA (Louisiana) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 58

MA (Massachusetts) . . . . . . . . . . .17, 59

MD (Maryland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 61

ME (Maine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 62

MI (Michigan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 62

MN (Minnesota) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 64MO (Missouri) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 65

MS (Mississippi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 66

MT (Montana) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 67

NC (North Carolina). . . . . . . . . . . .19, 67

ND (North Dakota). . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 69

NE (Nebraska) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 69

NH (New Hampshire) . . . . . . . . . .20, 69

NJ (New Jersey). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 69

NM (New Mexico). . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 71

NV (Nevada). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 71

NY (New York) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 72

OH (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 76

OK (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 78

OR (Oregon). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 79

PA (Pennsylvania) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 80

RI (Rhode Island) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 82

SC (South Carolina) . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 83

SD (South Dakota) . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 83 TN (Tennessee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 84

TX (Texas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 85

UT (Utah). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 90

VA (Virginia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 91

VT (Vermont) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 92

WA (Washington) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 92

WI (Wisconsin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 94WV (West Virginia) . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 95

WY (Wyoming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 95

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THREE WAYS TO HELP USONE: Volunteer or intern at Vote Smart’s Great Divide Ranch research retreat.Supported by our members we all give our time and expertise to build this positiveresponse to the greatest political challenge of our time: Defending citizens with the factsabout those who represent us and those who wish to replace them.

TWO: Be a Vote Smart Ambassador to your community, family, and friends. Tell those youknow about Vote Smart by sharing our short video and brochures or writing letters to theeditor.

THREE: Become a Vote Smart Member. If you cannot volunteer simply support those whocan by making a contribution to provide the resources essential for them to do their work.

Just call 888-VoteSmart, go to our web site (votesmart.org)or use the return envelope found in this manual.

Our Future, Your LegacyFighting for a citizen’s right to truth has become our generation’sgreatest challenge. Like our parents and their parents before them,please consider your legacy to all future Americans.

Legacy gifts can include: bequests, trust assets, real estate, securities,life insurance benets and retirement benets including IRAs.A bequest to Vote Smart is generally free of estate taxes and can be agift of a specic amount, or a percentage of an estate or property.

C h a r i t y N a v i g a t o r g i v e s t o p r a t i n g

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Vote Smart IntroductionStarted by Presidents Carter and Ford, along with 40 other prominent leaders of both majorparties, Vote Smart is run by staff, students, and volunteers who have signed on from twoweeks to two years.

Completely impartial, it collects data on over 40,000 politicians in six areas: Votingrecords, biographical details, public comments, issue positions, ratings by every liberal toconservative group, and campaign contributors.

The information is provided free to all through these systems:

Vote Smart’s web site (votesmart.org): An exhaustiveresource on politicians with powerful interactive tools thatinclude:

I SPY: Pick any politician and then use our magnifying glass toopen up every fact on them in any one of six secret les:

VoteEasy 2014: State your position on any one of the majorissues and watch as this year’s candidates recede or advancedepending on how much they agree with you.

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Political Galaxy: Name any politician and any issue ofinterest. Then be transported through the universe of politicalinformation to the specic star cluster that represents everyknown fact on that person and that issue.

My Vote Smart: This tool allows you to register the name ofany politician you are interested in and any subject you areconcerned with. When new data is available that matches yourinterest you will be instantly informed.

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Voter’s Self-Defense Manual: A 100-page printed sampling offacts on all members of congress.

Toll-free Voter’s Research Hotline: A call to 888-VoteSmart connects you with one of our trained researchers who will lookup anything about any politician.

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United States Senate This section provides office information, contact information, key votes, interest groupratings, and campaign contributions for each of the 100 U.S. Senators. Also included is a

measure of the official’s willingness to provide his or her issue positions through Vote Smart’sPolitical Courage Test. The senators are listed in alphabetical order by state abbreviation.

Office InformationNext to each senator’s name is his or her party affiliation. Abbreviations for party affiliationsare: Democratic (D); Democratic/Farmer/Labor (DFL); Democratic Non-Partisan League(DNPL); Independent (I); and Republican (R). Senators with an asterisk (*) after their nameare eligible for re-election in 2014. Underneath the name is whether the senator holds theJunior or Senior seat in that state.

Contact Information The contact information listed includes: 1) Washington, DC office phone number, 2)Washington, DC office fax number, and 3) an email or webmail address. If a senator doesnot have an email, the website address for their webmail form is listed instead. A webmailform allows you to contact a senator via their website. To access the webmail form, enterthe provided address into a web browser.

You can also write to a senator at this general address:

Office of Senator [Full Name]United States Senate

Washington, DC 20510

Additional contact information for senators can be obtained through our website atvotesmart.org or by calling our Voter’s Research Hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart (1-888-868-3762).

Political Courage Test The Political Courage Test asks candidates one central question: “Are you willing to tellcitizens where you stand on the issues you may face if elected?” Each election, Vote Smartorganizes an effort of over 200 media organizations and political leaders who write, call,and repetitiously encourage each candidate to provide this essential information.

Senators with “Has Political Courage” listed after their seat were willing to provide citizenswith their issue positions on the Political Courage Test at the time of their last election.Senators with “No Political Courage” listed after their seat refused to provide citizens withtheir issue positions on the Political Courage Test at the time of their last election. Senatorswith "Unknown Political Courage" are those officials who have not yet had the opportunityto ll out the Political Courage Test.

2014 congressional candidates will be issued the Political Courage Test prior to the generalelection in November. If a candidate fails to demonstrate Political Courage on key issuequestions, Vote Smart will determine the candidate’s likely positions from his or her public

statements, legislative record, and interest group ratings. Vote Smart's VoteEasy tool allowscitizens to see how well they match up with the positions of their congressional candidates.

Comprehensive results for all candidates for congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislativeoffices can be obtained through our website at www.votesmart.org or by calling our Voter'sResearch hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart (1-888-868-3762).

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Key VotesVote Smart provides easy access to the voting records of U.S. Senators and maintains acollection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage oflegislation, controversial amendments, and the nal conference report votes. The following

criteria are used to select key votes: y The vote should be helpful in portraying how a senator stands on a particular issue y The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin y The vote has received national media attention y The vote should be clear for any person to understand y A specic bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter’s Research Hotline

Key vote summaries are written by Vote Smart staff and go through an approval processwith political scientists of opposing viewpoints reviewing both the selection and thecontent. This is to ensure clarity, relevance, non-partisanship, and accuracy.

Below are the descriptions of the 17 U.S. Senate key votes included in this publication. Thevotes are numbered according to the tables and keys located on the senators’ informationpages. For each vote, the central issue of the bill is explained, but many bills encompassmore than one issue. For additional details, visit our website at Votesmart.org or call ourVoter’s Research Hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart (1-888-868-3762). A reference key is providedon the top of each page.

1. Agriculture & Food (Senate Amendment 923 to Senate Bill 954): Prohibits thePayment of the Premium for an Insurance Policy For Tobacco - Vote to adopt anamendment to S 954 that prohibits the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation frompaying any portion of the premium for an insurance policy or plan for tobacco, effective

beginning the 2015 reinsurance year. (05/23/2013: Amendment Vote, Rejected 44-52(1)

)2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (House Bill 325): No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 - Voteto pass a bill that suspends the public debt limit through May 18, 2013. (01/31/2013:Passage Vote, Passed 64-34)

3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (Senate Bill 540): Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act -Vote to pass a bill that extends the debt limit for obligations of the federal governmentuntil March 15, 2015. (02/12/2014: Concurrence Vote, Passed 55-43)

y Bill to raise the “debt ceiling”

4. Employment (Senate Bill 2223): Minimum Wage Fairness Act - Vote on a motion to

invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to debate on a bill that increases the federalminimum wage to $10.10 an hour. (04/30/2014: Cloture Vote, Passed 54-42)

5. Foreign Affairs (Senate Amendment 139 to Senate Concurrent Resolution 8): Prohibitsthe United States From Entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty - Vote toadopt an amendment to S Con Res 8 that prohibits the United States from entering theUnited Nations Arms Trade Treaty. (03/23/2013: Amendment Vote, Passed 53-46)

6. Government Budget & Spending (House Bill 2775): Continuing Appropriations Act,2014 - Vote to pass a bill that extends scal year 2013 appropriations for the federalgovernment, suspends the public debt limit through February 7, 2014, and requiresAmerican Health Benet Exchanges to verify the eligibility of individuals who apply forpremium tax credits. (10/16/2013: Passage with Amendment Vote, Passed 81-18)

y Sen. Murray’s “Budget Bill”

7. Government Budget & Spending (Senate Concurrent Resolution 8): ConcurrentResolution Setting Forth the Congressional Budget for the United States Governmentfor Fiscal Year 2014, Revising the Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Year 2013, and

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Setting Forth the Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2015 Through 2023 - Voteto pass a resolution that recommends appropriations for scal years 2013 through 2023.(03/23/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 50-49)

8. Guns (Senate Amendment 711 to Senate Bill 649): Prohibits the Sale of Assault

Weapons - Vote to adopt an amendment to S 649 that prohibits the import, sale,manufacture and possession of assault weapons. (04/17/2013: Amendment Vote,Rejected 40-60) (2)

9. Guns (Senate Amendment 715 to Senate Bill 649): Public Safety and SecondAmendment Rights Protection Act - Vote to adopt an amendment to S 649 that amendsthe background check process and requires a background check for rearms transfersmade at gun shows or on the internet. (04/17/2013: Amendment Vote, Rejected 54-46) (2)

10. Health & Health Care (Senate Amendment 30 to Senate Amendment 26 to HouseResolution 933): To Prohibit the Use of Funds to Carry Out the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act - Vote to adopt an amendment to S Amdt 26 to HR 933 that prohibitsthe use of funds from this act to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable CareAct. (03/13/2013: Amendment Vote, Rejected 45-52)

11. Higher Education (Senate Amendment 1778 to Senate Amendment 1773 toHouse Bill 1911): Limits Interest Rates for Certain Federal Student Loans - Vote to adoptan amendment to HR 1911 that limits interest rates for certain federal student loans.(07/24/2013: Amendment Vote, Rejected 46-53 (3))

12. Immigration (Senate Amendment 1197 to Senate Bill 744): Requires the Completionof the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border-Vote to adopt an amendmentto S 744 that prohibits adjusting the status of undocumented immigrants until the

completion of certain aspects of the southern border fence. (06/18/2013: AmendmentVote, Rejected 39-54 (3)) y Bill to require the completion of the fence between Mexico and the U.S. before

creating a “path to citizenship”

13. Immigration (Senate Bill 744): Border Security, Economic Opportunity, andImmigration Modernization Act - Vote to pass a bill that amends United States bordersecurity measures and immigration eligibility requirements. (06/27/2013: Passage Vote,Passed 68-32)

14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil Rights ( Senate Bill 1197): Authorizesthe Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Guantanamo Detainees to the UnitedStates - Vote to adopt an amendment to S 1197 that authorizes the transfer or release ofindividuals detained at Guantanamo Bay to the United States and species requirementsthat must be met for the transfer or release. (11/19/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 52-46 (3))

15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (Senate Bill 815): Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employment discriminationbased on the real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of an individual.(11/07/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 64-32)

16. Taxes (House Bill 8): Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - Vote topass a bill that permanently extends tax cuts established in 2001 and 2003 and increases

the income tax rate for certain individuals. (01/01/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 89-8) - Bill that extends the “Bush-Era Tax Cuts”

17. Women, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (Senate Bill 47): Violence AgainstWomen Reauthorization Act of 2013. - Vote to pass a bill that reauthorizes the “ViolenceAgainst Women Act” for scal years 2014 through 2018. (02/12/2013: Passage Vote,Passed 78-22)

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(1) This vote is subject to a special order requiring a three-fths majority for passage (2) In accordance with a special agreement, this vote requires a three-fths majority to pass (3) This legislation needed a three-fths majority vote to pass.

Cloture Vote: The Senate may limit the debate of a bill to 30 hours if at least 3/5 majority of the

Senate vote “Yea” on a motion to invoke cloture. It is not a vote on the passage of the piece oflegislation, but a “Yea” vote for cloture generally indicates that the senator favors the passage ofthe bill. A failed cloture vote often prevents the legislation from ever coming to a vote.

Concurrence Vote: A concurrence vote considers the changes made by the House to a bill thatthe Senate previously passed. A successful concurrence vote advances the bill to the president. Afailed concurrence vote usually results in a “conference committee”, where delegates from eachchamber are convened to resolve the differences between the bills.

Interest Group RatingsVote Smart collects performance evaluations from special interest groups regardless of the

issue or bias of the organization. Most ratings reect how often members of Congress orstate legislators have voted with the organization’s preferred position on legislation thatthe group considers key in their area. Some organizations may also consider other actionssuch as committee votes, bill sponsorships, or answers to a questionnaire in their ratings.Additionally, some groups may select votes that tend to favor members of one politicalparty over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue-related concerns.

Special interest group ratings can be used to nd out how your elected officials wereranked by those groups you either agree or disagree with. If your concerns do not alignwith those of any particular special interest group, ratings can still be useful by helpingindicate where an incumbent has stood on a particular set of issues in the past few years.

For consistency, Vote Smart has converted all ratings to percentages for this publication. If arating was not available for a senator, (NA) is listed in place of a rating.

Listed below is a sampling of interest group ratings from the more than 300 groups inVote Smart’s database. The years listed in parentheses after the name of the organizationindicate what year or years of actions the organization considered when producing therating. The votes are numbered according to the tables and keys located on the senator’sinformation pages.

1. Abortion Issues : National Right to Life (2014)Organization’s Mission: “Promoting respect for the worth and dignity of every individualhuman being, born or unborn, including unborn children from their beginning; thosenewly born; persons with disabilities; older people; and other vulnerable people,especially those who cannot defend themselves. [Areas] of concern include abortion,infanticide, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the killing of unborn children for their stemcells.”

2. Agriculture and Food Issues : American Farm Bureau Federation (2014)Organization’s Mission: “Represents the interests of farmers and ranchers in the courtsby opposing unnecessary or excessive restrictions on agricultural practices and privateproperty rights.”

3. Budget, Spending, and Taxes : Club For Growth (2013 – lifetime)Organization's Mission: “To reduce income tax rates, death tax repeal, limitedgovernment through limited spending and budget reform, including a Balanced BudgetAmendment to the United States Constitution, Social Security reform with personalretirement accounts for younger workers, expanding trade freedom (free trade), end

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abusive lawsuits through medical malpractice and tort reform, replacing the current taxcode (at tax, fair tax), school choice, regulatory reform and deregulation.”

4. Business and Consumers : National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) (2013)Organization’s Mission: “To promote and protect your right to own, operate and grow

your business.”5. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights : American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (2014)Organization’s Mission: “To defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties thatthe Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.”

6. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights : National Association for the Advancement of ColoredPeople (NAACP) (2014)Organization’s Mission: “To ensure the political, educational, social, and economicequality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.”

7. Education : National Education Association (NEA) (2013)

Organization’s Mission: “To advocate for education professionals and to unite ourmembers and the nation to fulll the promise of public education to prepare everystudent to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.”

8. Environmental Issues : League of Conservation Voters (2013 – lifetime)Organization’s Mission: “Sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officialsaccountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who willchampion our priority issues.”

9. Foreign Aid and Policy Issues : National Journal – Conservative on Foreign Policy(2013)Organization’s Mission: “Non partisan reporting on the current political environment andemerging policy trends...The conservative gure means that the member voted moreconservative than that percentage of his or her colleagues.”

10. Government Budget and Spending : National Taxpayers Union (2012)Organization’s Mission: “Promote tax relief and reform, lower and less wasteful spending,individual liberty, and free enterprise, [as well as the] right to a limited government.”

11. Gun Issues : Gun Owners of America (2013)Organization’s Mission: “Preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gunowners.”

12. Immigration : Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) (2014)

Organization’s Mission: “Improve border security, to stop illegal immigration, and topromote immigration levels consistent with the national interest—more traditional ratesof about 300,000 a year.”

13. Labor : AFL-CIO (2013 – lifetime)Organization’s Mission: “Improving the lives of working families, bringing fairness anddignity to the workplace and security social equity in the Nation.”

14. Marriage, Family and Children : Family Research Council (FRC Action Committee)(2014)Organization’s Mission: “To advance faith, family and freedom in public policy and theculture from a Christian worldview.”

15. Senior and Social Security Issues : Alliance for Retired Americans (2013 – lifetime)Organization’s Mission: “To ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights forall citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulllment andsecurity.”

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Data provided by

16. Welfare and Poverty : Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (2013)Organization’s Mission: “Achieving justice and opportunity for Americans living inpoverty.”

17. Veterans Issues : Disabled American Veterans (2014)

Organization’s Mission: “Ensuring that veterans and their families can access the fullrange of benets available to them; ghting for the interests of America’s injured heroeson Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrices and needs of veteranstransitioning back to civilian life.”

Campaign Contributions The following campaign nance data for the United States Senate was provided by theCenter for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org). The numbers on this page are basedon contributions of $200 or more from Political Action Committees (PACs) and individualsto senators, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. All donations took placeduring the 2007-2014 election cycle and are current as of Monday, July 21, 2014.

Below are the six categories of campaign contributions listed for each representative.

1. Total Contributions:

Total contributions received.

2. Total Individual Contributions:

Total contributions made by individuals.

3. Total Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, (F/I/R) Contributions:

Include banks, stock brokerage and investment rms, insurance and real estatecompanies, accountants, commodities brokers, and all other nancial services.4. Total Health Contributions:

Includes doctors and health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals,nursing homes and health service providers such as HMOs. (Insurance providers arefound under the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (F/I/R) heading).

5. Total Communication Contributions:

Includes computer and internet companies, printing and publishing, movies, TV andmusic, telephone utilities and telecom companies.

6. Total Labor Contributions:Includes all varieties of labor unions.

Additional campaign contribution information specic to industries, PACs, and individualcontributions, as well as personal nancial proles of candidates are available at both thefederal and state level through our website at www.votesmart.org or by calling our Voter’sResearch Hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart (1-888-868-3762) .

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE –AK, AL, AR

Begich, Mark (D)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3004fax: 202-224-2354http://www.begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailsenator

$7,944,702 $4,732,992 $312,486 $299,800 $707,521 $427,074

0 75 6 25 100 86 100 77 42 10 30 0 98 0 94 94 100

N Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Murkowski, Lisa (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6665fax: 202-224-5301http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EMailLisa

$5,533,218 $2,526,255 $284,381 $97,500 $369,937 $171,700

66 50 60 100 81 54 100 21 56 52 50 22 33 33 16 59 0

Y Y N N Y Y N N N Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Sessions III, Jeff (R)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4124fax: 202-224-3149http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-jeff

$1,474,603 $486,074 $97,250 $0 $164,050 $46,850

100 66 86 100 0 11 0 7 84 81 70 100 12 100 9 0 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N NV Y N

Shelby, Richard (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5744

fax: 202-224-3416http://shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailsenatorshelby

$6,509,874 $3,282,023 $215,050 $12,500 $1,982,138 $198,450

100 66 77 100 0 14 0 15 76 70 90 100 31 88 12 11 0

N Y N N Y N N N N Y N NV N N N N Y

Boozman, John (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4843fax: 202-228-1371http://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

$4,158,284 $2,771,415 $324,614 $14,000 $570,509 $69,596

100 83 72 100 0 14 0 8 76 68 80 100 19 100 10 6 0

N N N NV Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

Pryor, Mark (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2353fax: 202-228-0908http://www.pryor.senate.gov/contact/form

$8,957,615 $5,298,658 $448,395 $250,500 $750,733 $671,250

66 83 16 50 54 75 100 63 53 20 30 33 83 11 92 83 100

N Y Y NV Y Y N N N N N Y Y N Y Y Y

A l a s k a

A l a b a m a

A r k a n s a s

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. SENATE – AZ, CA, CO, CT

Boxer, Barbara (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3553fax: NAhttp://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycom-ments.cfm

$13,833,041 $10,190,406 $635,915 $338,200 $1,241,045 $1,352,158

0 83 3 0 100 96 100 90 35 7 0 0 97 0 98 100 100

NV Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Feinstein, Dianne (D)Sr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-3841fax: 202-228-3954https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

$9,831,778 $7,015,726 $440,792 $228,700 $1,025,024 $608,380

0 83 7 0 90 100 100 89 0 9 0 0 89 0 93 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y NV Y Y Y Y Y

Bennet, Michael (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5852fax: 202-228-5097http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/

$15,563,576 $11,187,389 $810,257 $267,100 $3,058,496 $1,002,519

0 83 11 25 100 96 100 91 29 15 0 0 90 0 90 94 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y N Y

Udall, Mark (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5941

fax: 202-224-6471http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=contact_us

$13,565,980 $10,215,594 $594,775 $201,300 $1,226,914 $656,007

0 80 8 0 100 96 100 97 0 13 10 0 91 0 86 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Blumenthal, Richard (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2823fax: 202-224-9673https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/

$9,948,145 $5,628,174 $429,614 $315,000 $1,434,967 $387,841

0 83 5 0 100 100 100 95 0 8 0 0 98 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Murphy, Chris (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4041fax: 202-224-9750http://www.murphy.senate.gov/contact

$11,136,924 $9,031,659 $529,683 $373,495 $1,634,161 $412,252

0 83 7 0 100 100 100 96 0 22 10 0 100 0 100 100 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y NA Y

Flake, Jeff (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4521fax: 202-228-0515http://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/con-tact-jeff

$9,420,549 $7,299,006 $421,582 $5,000 $1,101,608 $208,150

100 33 98 100 72 29 50 10 59 90 70 25 28 63 0 11 0

NV N N N Y Y N N N Y N N Y N Y NA Y

McCain III, John (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2235fax: 202-228-2862http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

$20,586,791 $6,700,324 $381,659 $3,250 $938,529 $349,033

100 80 83 100 72 39 75 22 60 85 20 33 16 67 21 28 0

Y Y N N Y Y N N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y

C a l i f o r n i a

C o l o r a d o

C o n n e c t i c u t

A r i z o n a

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

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Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE - DE, FL, GA

Carper, Tom (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2441fax: 202-228-2190http://www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-senator-carper

$4,791,287 $1,856,255 $569,417 $169,440 $1,244,480 $257,160

0 83 10 25 100 96 100 81 0 17 0 0 87 0 82 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N Y

Coons, Chris (D)*Jr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-5042fax: NAhttp://www.coons.senate.gov/contact/

$8,797,676 $5,624,655 $288,100 $105,000 $738,623 $290,957

0 83 10 25 100 96 100 95 29 12 10 0 94 0 90 94 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Nelson Sr., Bill (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5274fax: 202-228-2183http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill

$16,058,459 $12,198,873 $1,310,006 $346,950 $1,801,062 $537,463

0 83 12 25 100 100 100 67 0 10 10 0 89 0 94 94 0

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Rubio, Marco (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3041

fax: NAhttp://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/con-tact

$29,607,365 $24,449,418 $823,134 $12,500 $2,995,914 $416,256

100 33 93 100 54 14 0 11 89 84 90 33 6 100 7 17 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N N Y N N N N

Chambliss, Saxby (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3521fax: NAhttp://www.chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email

$2,457,357 $1,468,093 $131,575 $4,500 $296,930 $76,000

100 83 80 100 0 25 50 6 67 71 50 100 16 78 6 22 0

N N NV N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y Y

Isakson, Johnny (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3643fax: 202-228-0724http://www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me

$8,904,827 $5,283,377 $665,496 $32,000 $1,589,656 $335,661

100 83 76 100 0 25 50 11 66 69 50 100 16 78 6 22 0

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N NV N Y Y

D e l a w a r e

F l o r i d a

G e o r g i a

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. SENATE - HI, IA, ID, IL

Grassley, Chuck (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3744fax: 202-224-6020http://www.grassley.senate.gov/contact

$6,475,427 $2,991,776 $747,420 $21,000 $961,801 $377,626

100 50 78 100 0 11 0 21 80 73 80 100 15 89 12 6 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N N N

Harkin, Tom (D)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3254fax: 202-224-9369http://www.harkin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

$2,582,782 $1,652,516 $536,884 $84,430 $174,460 $49,900

0 83 3 0 90 100 100 83 0 13 10 0 94 0 98 94 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N NV Y Y Y N Y

Crapo, Mike (R)Sr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-6142fax: 202-228-1375http://www.crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

$4,908,253 $2,088,010 $479,815 $11,750 $1,331,323 $123,420

100 50 82 100 9 14 0 7 95 86 90 100 10 75 5 11 0

Y N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y Y

Risch, James (R)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2752

fax: 202-224-2573http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=Email

$2,457,173 $1,285,267 $59,660 $1,250 $273,400 $53,800

100 50 90 100 0 11 0 11 96 87 90 100 9 100 4 0 0

Y N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

Durbin, Dick (D)*Sr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-2152fax: 202-228-0400http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

$8,137,764 $5,641,199 $503,271 $201,000 $641,984 $234,074

0 83 3 0 100 100 100 85 0 10 0 0 96 0 96 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Kirk, Mark (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2854fax: 202-228-4611http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=contact

$17,098,613 $13,585,427 $1,226,973 $52,400 $3,812,697 $353,975

33 66 55 100 45 46 75 61 72 NA 0 67 24 50 5 28 0

Y N N N Y Y N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y NV Y

Hirono, Mazie (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6361fax: 202-224-2126http://www.hirono.senate.gov/contact/email

$5,979,078 $4,450,461 $115,218 $397,300 $370,790 $148,261

0 83 4 0 100 100 100 93 0 9 10 0 100 0 100 100 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y NA Y

Schatz, Brian (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3934fax: 202-228-1153http://www.schatz.senate.gov/contact

$4,914,576 $3,938,965 $99,750 $150,750 $654,668 $169,400

0 83 0 0 100 100 100 100 0 NA 10 0 100 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

I o w a

I d a h o

I l l i n o i s

H a w a i i

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE - IN, KS, KY

Coats, Daniel (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5623fax: 202-228-1820http://www.coats.senate.gov/contact/

$5,738,293 $3,464,585 $391,398 $3,250 $777,238 $120,864

100 66 83 100 0 18 0 25 73 77 70 100 15 78 7 11 0

Y N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y Y

Donnelly Sr., Joe (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4814fax: 202-224-5011http://www.donnelly.senate.gov/contact/email-joe

$6,521,679 $4,697,032 $288,933 $352,290 $553,384 $120,420

33 83 13 50 81 86 100 54 53 40 10 0 94 11 100 94 100

N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N N Y Y Y NA Y

Moran, Jerry (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6521fax: 202-228-6966http://moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/connect?p=e-mail-jerry

$5,614,161 $3,417,588 $385,851 $44,500 $818,610 $208,905

100 80 74 100 18 21 50 9 90 69 90 100 13 78 0 11 100

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y Y

Roberts, Pat (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4774

fax: 202-224-3514http://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailPat

$4,730,050 $2,141,222 $594,124 $2,000 $703,577 $150,930

100 33 74 100 0 14 0 10 90 62 90 100 13 89 6 11 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

McConnell, Mitch (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2541fax: 202-224-2499http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm

$23,725,569 $15,708,743 $2,163,816 $7,000 $4,748,092 $918,093

100 33 85 100 0 14 0 7 73 77 70 100 12 100 6 0 0

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

Paul, Rand (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4343fax: NAhttp://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=contact

$13,038,135 $11,196,160 $584,626 $250 $887,548 $140,234

100 20 99 100 27 11 0 11 79 95 100 100 4 100 17 11 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N N N

I n d i a n a

K a n s a s

K e n t u c k y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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U.S. SENATE - LA, MA, MD, ME

Markey, Ed (D)*Jr. seat - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-224-2742fax: NAhttp://www.markey.senate.gov/contact

$17,018,435 $14,212,876 $627,315 $350,250 $2,001,777 $1,245,861

NA 100 8 0 27 NA NA 94 NA 15 0 0 95 0 100 NA 100

NA NA Y Y NA Y NA NA NA NA Y NA NA Y Y NA NA

Warren, Elizabeth (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4543fax: NAhttp://www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

$44,762,213 $43,599,612 $963,406 $383,375 $1,480,154 $1,264,090

0 83 2 0 100 100 100 100 44 NA 10 0 100 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y NA Y

Cardin, Ben (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4524fax: 202-224-1651http://www.cardin.senate.gov/contact/

$6,727,175 $3,821,938 $848,249 $303,500 $1,284,819 $328,821

0 83 4 0 100 100 100 91 0 8 0 0 97 0 99 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Mikulski, Barbara (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4654

fax: 202-224-8858http://www.mikulski.senate.gov/contact/

$5,002,297 $2,721,526 $633,533 $305,570 $442,763 $173,349

0 83 4 0 90 100 100 84 0 10 10 0 95 0 96 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y NV Y Y Y Y Y

Collins, Susan (R)*Sr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-2523fax: 202-224-2693http://www.collins.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email

$5,380,803 $2,746,645 $467,573 $72,100 $755,194 $277,600

33 83 37 75 63 61 100 67 55 30 10 44 55 33 41 61 0

Y Y N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y

King Jr., Angus (I)Jr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-5344fax: 202-224-1946http://www.king.senate.gov/contact

$3,061,203 $2,456,212 $189,076 $98,500 $373,709 $107,538

0 83 4 0 100 93 100 92 36 NA 10 0 100 0 100 100 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N N N Y Y Y NA Y

Landrieu, Mary (D)*Sr. seat - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-224-5824fax: 202-224-9735http://www.landrieu.senate.gov/contact

$13,470,188 $8,930,691 $425,631 $216,510 $895,341 $307,647

0 83 15 50 100 89 100 51 34 16 10 0 86 0 85 89 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Vitter, David (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4623fax: 202-228-5061http://www.vitter.senate.gov/contact/email-senator-vitter

$11,323,562 $8,580,341 $658,451 $48,000 $1,280,191 $199,402

100 50 83 100 0 14 0 5 88 77 90 100 18 88 11 6 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y Y

M a s s a c h u s e t t s

M a r y l a n d

M a i n e

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE - MI, MN, MO

Levin, Carl (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6221fax: 202-224-1388https://www.levin.senate.gov/contact/email/

$116,028 $1,762 $8,500 $6,000 $1,510 -$2,300

0 83 3 0 100 96 100 81 36 7 0 0 93 0 98 100 100

NV Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Stabenow, Debbie (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4822fax: 202-228-0325http://www.stabenow.senate.gov/?p=contact

$14,016,857 $9,570,578 $1,174,831 $318,866 $1,563,498 $328,084

0 83 6 0 100 100 100 86 0 12 10 0 97 0 98 94 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Franken, Al (DFL)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5641fax: NAhttp://www.franken.senate.gov/?p=contact

$24,576,371 $15,428,934 $363,306 $227,400 $822,372 $797,063

0 83 2 0 100 100 100 94 0 7 10 0 99 0 98 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Klobuchar, Amy (DFL)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3244

fax: 202-228-2186http://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/contact-amy

$9,843,493 $6,545,335 $584,674 $288,700 $869,967 $584,959

0 83 6 0 90 100 100 93 0 11 10 0 94 0 99 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Blunt, Roy (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5721fax: 202-224-8149http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/con-tact-roy

$14,875,111 $9,333,840 $1,120,922 $27,900 $2,613,053 $569,437

100 83 74 100 9 18 0 4 64 59 70 100 15 100 7 6 0

N Y N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N NV N Y N

McCaskill, Claire (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6154fax: 202-228-6326http://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/contact

$20,962,580 $16,285,062 $861,789 $416,150 $1,510,702 $1,012,539

0 83 17 50 100 93 100 73 46 18 10 0 92 0 83 89 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N NV N Y Y Y Y Y

M i c h i g a n

M i n n e s o t a

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U.S. SENATE - MS, MT, NC, ND

Tester, Jon (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2644fax: 202-224-8594http://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

$13,714,655 $9,997,183 $569,788 $362,000 $2,245,313 $531,990

0 50 15 25 100 89 100 88 36 11 10 0 89 0 93 94 100

N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Walsh, John (D)*Jr. seat - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-224-2651fax: NAhttp://www.walsh.senate.gov/contact.cfm

$2,779,750 $1,837,127 $38,856 $143,900 $146,635 $71,400

NA NA NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 100

NA NA Y Y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Burr, Richard (R)Sr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-3154fax: 202-228-2981http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm

$8,827,660 $5,219,248 $1,191,400 $8,500 $1,455,877 $264,578

100 66 83 100 0 21 50 8 62 78 50 100 13 78 3 11 0

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y Y

Hagan, Kay (D)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6342

fax: [email protected]

$16,667,195 $11,634,700 $718,498 $149,500 $1,077,922 $352,391

0 83 8 25 81 89 100 84 51 12 10 0 93 0 86 83 100

N Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Heitkamp, Heidi (DNPL)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2043fax: 202-224-7776http://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-heidi

$6,372,093 $4,255,211 $161,383 $278,950 $519,424 $242,598

0 83 2 50 100 86 100 69 42 NA 30 0 100 0 100 94 100

N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y N Y Y Y NA Y

Hoeven, John (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2551fax: 202-224-7999http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-the-senator

$4,478,840 $2,664,473 $256,160 $20,600 $636,420 $138,265

100 100 55 100 9 25 50 16 70 48 50 67 21 78 7 28 0

N Y N N Y Y N N N Y N Y Y N N Y Y

Cochran, Thad (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5054fax: NAhttp://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me

$6,091,951 $3,085,563 $161,450 $22,000 $388,464 $134,550

100 83 67 100 0 21 0 10 57 53 90 100 15 78 10 22 0

N Y N NV Y Y N N N Y N NV N N N Y Y

Wicker, Roger (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6253fax: 202-228-0378http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/con-tact

$4,564,779 $2,151,759 $256,533 $34,000 $836,490 $274,050

100 83 71 100 0 21 25 6 70 63 50 86 16 78 15 17 0

N Y N NV Y Y N N N Y N NV N N N Y Y

M o n t a n a

N o r t h C a r o l i n a

N o r t h D a k o t a

M i s s i s s i p p i

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U.S. SENATE - NM, NV, NY, OH

Heller, Dean (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6244fax: 202-228-6753http://heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

$10,052,788 $5,606,559 $463,829 $0 $1,463,728 $372,400

100 33 82 100 18 21 50 13 92 59 70 67 18 67 22 17 100

Y Y N N Y N N N N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y

Reid, Harry (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3542fax: 202-224-7327http://www.reid.senate.gov/contact

$23,381,086 $15,832,814 $2,214,064 $368,100 $3,194,394 $1,380,798

33 83 5 0 100 96 100 80 0 10 0 0 91 33 95 94 100

N Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Gillibrand, Kirsten (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4451fax: 202-228-0282http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

$30,051,849 $24,187,639 $664,326 $273,000 $3,188,069 $1,026,078

0 83 7 0 100 100 100 93 0 7 0 0 95 0 92 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Schumer, Chuck (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6542

fax: 202-228-3027https://www.schumer.senate.gov/Contact/contact_chuck.cfm

$24,207,143 $17,976,165 $1,489,225 $353,750 $6,787,252 $1,272,729

0 83 4 0 100 100 100 91 0 7 0 0 94 0 95 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Brown, Sherrod (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2315fax: 202-228-6321http://www.brown.senate.gov/contact

$24,955,876 $20,702,142 $1,321,286 $457,556 $1,661,237 $585,579

0 83 4 0 100 100 100 93 0 9 10 0 99 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Portman, Rob (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3353fax: NAhttp://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

$17,902,714 $12,451,321 $1,184,563 $22,500 $4,450,612 $542,054

100 66 77 100 9 32 50 22 73 77 70 100 19 67 3 22 0

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N Y Y Y

Heinrich, Martin (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5521fax: 202-228-2841http://www.heinrich.senate.gov/contact/write-martin

$7,181,380 $5,632,891 $329,629 $289,297 $380,911 $231,743

0 83 4 0 100 93 100 93 36 16 10 0 100 0 100 94 100

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y NA Y

Udall, Tom (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6621fax: NAhttp://www.tomudall.senate.gov/contact

$6,394,712 $4,694,761 $159,410 $160,500 $529,056 $302,418

0 83 5 0 100 96 100 97 29 6 10 0 99 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

N e v a d a

N e w Y o r k

O h i o

N e w M e x i c o

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE - OK, OR, PA

Coburn, Thomas (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5754fax: 202-224-6008http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactsenatorcoburn?p=ContactForm

$2,108,163 $1,160,123 $352,464 $5,000 $421,635 $105,480

100 33 96 100 0 11 0 9 83 89 50 100 14 100 8 0 0

N N NV N Y N N N N Y N Y N N NV Y N

Inhofe, Jim (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4721fax: 202-228-0380http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm

$4,213,772 $2,631,326 $104,100 $14,000 $311,742 $82,400

100 33 93 100 0 11 0 5 86 79 90 100 12 100 4 6 0

N N N N Y NV N N N Y N NV N N N Y N

Merkley, Jeff (D)*Jr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-3753fax: 202-228-3997http://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

$9,156,743 $6,708,113 $271,957 $337,300 $583,247 $229,332

0 50 4 0 100 100 100 100 36 11 10 0 99 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Wyden, Ron (D)Sr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-5244

fax: 202-228-2717http://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact

$8,648,389 $4,457,324 $1,446,968 $183,250 $1,413,665 $499,964

0 50 9 0 100 100 100 90 49 12 0 0 90 0 93 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y

Casey Jr., Bob (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6324fax: 202-228-0604http://www.casey.senate.gov/contact/

$14,029,726 $10,041,364 $1,234,362 $397,603 $1,430,553 $439,700

33 83 4 25 81 96 100 91 36 14 10 0 97 13 96 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y NV Y Y

Toomey, Pat (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4254fax: 202-228-0284http://www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=contact

$25,188,999 $20,971,848 $1,220,998 $21,800 $3,858,335 $398,025

100 33 94 100 9 21 25 9 80 86 30 100 10 67 7 11 0

Y N N N Y N N N Y Y N Y N N Y Y Y

O k l a h o m a

O r e g o n

P e n n s y l v a n i a

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. SENATE - RI, SC, SD, TN

Graham, Lindsey (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5972fax: 202-224-3808http://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham

$9,783,770 $7,341,723 $360,530 $12,500 $1,658,511 $282,963

100 100 75 100 54 25 25 12 61 80 50 33 16 89 9 17 0

N Y N N Y Y N N N Y N N Y N N Y N

Scott, Tim (R)*Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6121fax: 202-228-5143http://www.scott.senate.gov/contact.cfm

$5,752,478 $3,129,144 $408,977 $17,000 $1,105,045 $182,475

100 16 92 100 0 11 0 5 96 85 80 100 0 100 0 0 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N NA N

Johnson, Timothy (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5842fax: 202-228-5765http://www.johnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm

$1,622,563 $782,834 $60,500 $37,500 $875,049 $26,150

0 83 11 25 100 96 100 72 0 8 10 0 91 0 96 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Thune, John (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2321

fax: 202-228-5429http://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/con-tact

$11,292,814 $7,359,994 $537,336 $26,500 $1,499,722 $464,063

100 66 80 100 0 14 25 13 87 70 80 100 16 89 12 6 0

N Y N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

Alexander, Lamar (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4944fax: 202-228-3398http://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

$6,938,486 $4,365,842 $679,250 $6,000 $728,500 $147,950

100 100 68 100 9 25 50 19 69 62 50 63 16 67 6 17 0

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y Y N N Y Y

Corker, Robert (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3344fax: 202-228-0566http://www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/con-tactme

$12,262,352 $8,775,188 $994,658 $11,000 $3,379,733 $363,067

100 83 81 100 18 32 50 16 65 82 50 67 18 78 13 22 0

N N N Y Y Y N N N Y N Y Y N N Y Y

Reed, Jack (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4642fax: 202-224-4680http://www.reed.senate.gov/contact/

$3,280,189 $1,628,899 $153,600 $184,150 $612,332 $132,815

0 66 5 0 100 100 100 96 0 11 0 0 97 0 99 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Whitehouse, Sheldon (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2921fax: 202-228-6362http://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

$4,637,268 $2,938,056 $317,932 $246,450 $772,443 $444,284

0 66 6 0 100 100 100 98 0 11 0 0 99 0 99 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y NV Y N Y Y Y Y Y

S o u t h C a r o l i n a

S o u t h D a k o t a

T e n n e s s e e

R h o d e I s l a n d

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE - TX, UT, VA

Cornyn, John (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2934fax: 202-228-2856http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm

$15,407,375 $9,730,699 $1,430,685 $6,000 $2,923,564 $491,441

100 20 88 100 0 11 0 5 82 81 70 100 9 89 6 0 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

Cruz, Ted (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5922fax: NAhttp://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

$18,116,933 $13,581,182 $517,118 $1,325 $2,093,211 $275,849

100 16 100 100 9 11 0 15 98 NA 100 100 0 89 0 6 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N NA N

Hatch, Orrin (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5251fax: 202-224-6331http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-orrin

$11,321,473 $5,976,450 $2,040,698 $33,500 $2,703,666 $600,712

100 50 79 100 18 25 0 10 63 90 70 67 13 67 4 22 0

Y N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y Y N Y Y N

Lee, Mike (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5444

fax: 202-228-1168http://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

$3,484,804 $2,520,103 $177,050 $0 $340,073 $197,150

100 16 100 100 9 11 0 13 98 98 100 100 9 89 13 6 0

Y N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N N N

Kaine, Tim (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4024fax: 202-228-6363http://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact

$18,788,923 $16,585,230 $554,688 $395,850 $1,768,775 $734,641

0 83 6 0 100 96 100 100 0 NA 10 0 94 0 100 94 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y NA Y

Warner, Mark (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2023fax: 202-224-6295http://www.warner.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?p=ContactPage

$13,989,809 $10,494,441 $596,990 $144,650 $3,145,732 $771,145

0 80 14 25 100 93 100 91 44 19 10 0 86 0 79 94 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

T e x a s

U t a h

V i r g i n i a

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. SENATE - VT, WA, WI, WV

Cantwell, Maria (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3441fax: 202-228-0514http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/

$12,043,080 $11,001,013 $429,509 $17,850 $774,596 $463,283

0 83 12 0 100 100 100 90 0 8 10 0 91 0 95 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Murray, Patty (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-2621fax: 202-224-0238http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme

$15,730,276 $11,200,203 $954,481 $393,425 $901,046 $727,927

0 80 6 0 100 96 100 89 0 8 10 0 92 0 95 100 100

Y NV Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Baldwin, Tammy (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5653fax: NAhttp://www.baldwin.senate.gov/contact

$15,622,022 $14,219,124 $409,635 $391,780 $440,340 $397,766

0 83 5 0 100 100 100 97 0 20 10 0 100 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y NA Y

Johnson, Ron (R)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-5323

fax: 202-228-6965http://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

$17,966,169 $7,902,855 $413,751 $3,250 $1,007,826 $166,751

100 33 95 100 0 11 0 5 85 92 70 100 4 89 0 6 0

Y N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

Manchin III, Joe (D)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3954fax: 202-228-0002http://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

$9,867,865 $5,980,281 $479,698 $210,500 $609,810 $140,966

100 100 20 75 72 68 100 49 52 23 0 22 84 13 71 78 100

Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NV N Y Y Y Y Y Y

Rockefeller IV, Jay (D)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6472fax: 202-224-7665http://www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-jay

$1,044,452 $400,811 $40,400 $75,125 $43,400 $189,000

0 83 3 25 90 96 100 82 0 7 10 0 93 0 97 94 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Leahy, Patrick (D)Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-4242fax: [email protected]

$4,463,396 $3,017,910 $116,175 $206,800 $278,050 $707,126

0 66 3 0 100 100 100 93 47 8 0 0 89 0 98 100 100

N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y

Sanders, Bernie (I)Jr. seat - Has Political Couragephone: 202-224-5141fax: 202-228-0776http://sanders.senate.gov/contact/

$7,934,628 $7,377,051 $115,609 $281,460 $112,725 $90,969

0 83 7 0 100 100 100 95 47 9 10 0 98 0 100 100 100

Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y

W a s h i n g t o n

W i s c o n s i n

W e s t V i r g i n i a

V e r m o n t

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 9-11)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. Disabled American Veterans

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 7-9)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 17)

( * )Senator is eligible for re-election in 2014(NA) Information Not Available

1. Agriculture & Food(S Amdt 923 to S 954)

2. Budget, Spending & Taxes (HR 325)3. Budget, Spending & Taxes (S 540)4. Employment (S 2223)5. Foreign Affairs

(S Amdt 139 to S Con Res 8)6. Gov. Budget & Spending (HR 2775)7. Gov. Budget & Spending

(S Con Res 8)8. Guns (S Amdt 711 to S 649)9. Guns (S Amdt 715 to S 649)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

10. Health & Health Care(S Amdt 30 to S Amdt 26 to HR 933)

11. Higher Education(S Amdt 1778 to S Amdt 1779 to HR 1911)

12. Immigration (S Amdt 1197 to S 744)13. Immigration (S 744)14. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil

Rights (S Amdt 2175 to S 1197)15. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

(S 815)16. Taxes (HR 8)17. Women (S 47)

U.S. SENATE - WY

Barrasso, John (R)Jr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-6441fax: [email protected]

$5,202,075 $2,530,967 $959,626 $24,500 $659,361 $215,950

100 33 87 100 0 14 0 11 93 79 80 100 9 89 5 0 0

N N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y N N NV Y N

Enzi, Mike (R)*Sr. seat - No Political Couragephone: 202-224-3424fax: 202-228-0359http://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-senator-enzi

$3,447,901 $1,390,745 $592,898 $14,500 $500,744 $114,600

100 66 87 100 0 11 0 5 93 77 90 100 10 89 2 0 0

N N N N Y N N N N Y N Y N N N Y N

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United States House of Representatives This section provides office information, contact information, key votes, interest groupratings, and campaign contributions for each U.S. Representative. Also included is ameasure of the official’s willingness to provide his or her issue positions through VoteSmart’s Political Courage Test. The representatives are listed in alphabetical order by stateabbreviation.

Office InformationNext to each representative’s name is his or her party affiliation. Abbreviations for partyaffiliations are: Democratic (D); Democratic/Farmer/Labor (DFL); Independent Democrat(ID); and Republican (R). District numbers can be found directly underneath eachrepresentative’s name. All U.S. House districts are up for election in 2014.

Contact Information The contact information listed includes: 1) Washington, DC office phone number, 2)Washington, DC office fax number, and 3) an email or a webmail address. A webmail formallows you to contact a representative via their website. To access the webmail form, enterthe provided address into a web browser.

You can also write to a representative at this general address:

Representative [Full Name]U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515 Additional contact information for representatives can be obtained through our website atVoteSmart.org or by calling our Voter’s Research Hotline at 1-888-Votesmart (1-888-868-3762).

Political Courage Test The Political Courage Test asks candidates one central question: “Are you willing to tellcitizens where you stand on the issues you may face if elected?” Each election, Vote Smartorganizes an effort of over 200 media organizations and political leaders who write, call,and repetitiously encourage each candidate to provide this essential information.

Representatives with “Has Political Courage” listed after their seat were willing to providecitizens with their issue positions on the Political Courage Test at the time of their lastelection. Representatives with “No Political Courage” listed after their seat refused toprovide citizens with their issue positions on the Political Courage Test at the time of theirlast election. Representatives with “Unknown Political Courage” are those officials who havenot yet had the opportunity to ll out the Political Courage Test.

2014 congressional candidates will be issued the Political Courage Test prior to the generalelection in November. If a candidate fails to demonstrate Political Courage on key issuequestions, Vote Smart will determine the candidate’s likely positions from his or her publicstatements, legislative record, and interest group ratings. Vote Smart’s VoteEasy tool allowscitizens to see how well they match up with the positions of their congressional candidates.

Comprehensive results for all candidates for congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislativeoffices can be obtained through our website at www.votesmart.org or by calling our Voter’sResearch hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart (1-888-868-3762).

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Key VotesVote Smart provides easy access to the voting records of U.S. Representatives and maintainsa collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage oflegislation, controversial amendments, and the nal conference report votes. Vote Smartuses the following criteria to select key votes:

y The vote should be helpful in portraying how a representative stands on a particularissue

y The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin y The vote has received national media attention y The vote should be clear for any person to understand y A specic bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter’s Research Hotline

Key votes summaries are written by Vote Smart staff and go through an approval processwith political scientists of opposing viewpoints reviewing both the selection and thecontent. This is to ensure clarity, relevance, nonpartisanship, and accuracy.

Below are the descriptions of the 17 U.S. House of Representatives key votes that areincluded in this publication. The votes are numbered according to the tables and keyslocated on the Representative’s information pages. For each vote, the central issue of thebill is highlighted, but many bills encompass more than one issue. For additional details,visit our website at Votesmart.org or call our Voter’s Research Hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart(1-888-868-3762). A reference key is provided on the top of each page.

1. Abortion (House Bill 1797): Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Vote to pass abill that prohibits abortions after 20 weeks since fertilization. (06/18/2013: Passage Vote,Passed 228-196)

2. Defense (House Amendment 908 to House Bill 4870): Prohibits the United StatesCombat Operations in Iraq - Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 4870 that prohibits thefunds appropriated by the provisions of the bill from being used for the purposes ofconducting combat operations in Iraq. (06/19/2014: Amendment Vote, Failed 165-250)

3. Energy (House Bill 2641): Responsibly And Professional Invigorating Development

(RAPID) Act of 2013 - Vote to pass a bill that requires environmental reviews ofconstruction projects to be completed within certain time frames. (03/06/2014: PassageVote, Passed 229-179)

4. Government Budget & Spending (House Bill 2775): Continuing Appropriations Act,2014 - Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that extends scal year2013 appropriations for the federal government, suspends the public debt limit throughFebruary 7, 2014, and requires American Health Benet Exchanges to verify the eligibilityof individuals who apply for premium tax credits. (10/16/2013: Concurrence Vote, Passed285-144)

5. Government Budget & Spending (House Bill 6726): Congressional Pay Freeze andFiscal Responsibility Act - Vote to pass a bill that extends the delayed statutory payadjustments and pay increases for the President, members of Congress, and ExecutiveBranch employees from December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2013. (01/01/2013:Passage Vote, Passed 287-129 (1))

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6. Government Budget & Spending (Senate Bill 540): Temporary Debt Limit ExtensionAct - Vote to pass a bill that extends the debt limit for obligations of the federalgovernment until March 15, 2015. (02/11/2014: Passage Vote, Passed 221-201)

7. Government Operations (House Bill 4138): Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe andRespect Congressional Enactments of (ENFORCE) the Law Act of 2014 - Vote to pass a billthat authorizes a chamber of Congress to sue the President or an employee of the federalgovernment for not enforcing laws and requires the suit to be expedited through thefederal district courts. (03/12/2014: Passage Vote, Passed 233-181)

8. Health & Health Care (House Bill 45): Repeals the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act and Health Care-Related Provisions in the Health Care and EducationReconciliation Act of 2010 - Vote to pass a bill that repeals the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education

Reconciliation Act of 2010. (05/16/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 229-195) y bill to "repeal Obamacare"

9. Health & Health Care (House Bill 3362): Exchange Information Disclosure Act - Voteto pass a bill that requires a weekly report regarding consumer interactions with healthinsurance exchange websites to be made available to the public, effective immediately.(01/16/2014: Passage Vote, Passed 259-154)

10. Immigration (House Amendment 136 to House Bill 2217): Prohibits the Enforcementof the Immigration Executive Order - Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 2217 thatprohibits funds appropriated by this bill from being used to enact certain memosissued by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and CustomsEnforcement regarding immigration and deportation. (06/06/2013: Amendment Vote,Passed 224-201)

11. Marijuana (House Amendment 748 to House Bill 4660): Prohibits Federal Agenciesfrom Preventing States from Authorizing the Use of Medical Marijuana - Vote to adoptan amendment to HR 4660 that prohibits the Department of Justice from using fundsto prevent certain states from implementing their own state laws regarding the use anddistribution of medical marijuana. (05/30/2014: Amendment Vote, Passed 219-189)

12. National Security, Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (House Amendment 168 to HouseBill 1960): Establishes Framework for the Closing of the Detention Facility at GuantanamoBay, Cuba, by December 1, 2014 - Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 1960 that prohibitsfunds from being used to maintain Guantanamo Bay after December 31, 2014, andrequires the president to submit a plan identifying the prospects for each individualdetained at Guantanamo Bay. (06/14/2013: Amendment Vote, Rejected 174-249)

13. Oil & Gas (House Bill 3): Northern Route Approval Act - Vote to pass a bill thatexempts the Keystone XL pipeline from the requirement of a presidential permit,establishes a deadline for ling claims, and requires the pipeline owners and operators todevelop an oil spill response plan. (05/22/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 241-175)

14. Taxes (House Bill 8): American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012 - Vote to concur withSenate amendments and pass a bill that permanently extends tax cuts established in2001 and 2003 and increases the income tax rate for certain individuals. (01/01/2013:Concurrence Vote, Passed 257-167)

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15. Technology & Communications (House Amendment 413 to House Bill 2397):Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOTAct - Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 2397 that repeals the authority for the blanketcollection of records authorized by the PATRIOT Act. (07/24/2013: Amendment Vote,

Rejected 205-217)16. Unemployed & Low Income (House Bill 890): Preserving Work Requirements forWelfare Programs Act of 2014 - Vote to pass a bill that prohibits waivers from being givento states for the work requirements of the Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesProgram. (03/13/2014: Passage Vote, Passed 246-181)

17. Women (Senate Bill 47): Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Voteto pass a bill that reauthorizes the "Violence Against Women Act" for scal years 2014through 2018. (02/28/2013: Passage Vote, Passed 286-138)

(1) This legislation needed a two-thirds majority vote to pass

Concurrence Vote: A concurrence vote considers the changes made by the Senate to a bill thatthe House previously passed. A successful concurrence vote advances the bill to the president. Afailed concurrence vote usually results in a “conference committee”, where delegates from eachchamber are convened to resolve the differences between the bills.

Interest Group RatingsVote Smart collects performance evaluations from special interest groups regardless of the

issue or bias of the organization. Most ratings reect how often members of Congress orstate legislators have voted with the organization’s preferred position on legislation thatthe group considers key in their area. Some organizations may also consider other actionssuch as committee votes, bill sponsorships, or answers to a questionnaire in their ratings.Additionally, some groups may select votes that tend to favor members of one politicalparty over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue-related concerns.

Special interest group ratings can be used to nd out how your elected officials wereranked by those groups you either agree or disagree with. If your concerns do not alignwith those of any particular special interest group, ratings can still be useful by helpingindicate where an incumbent has stood on a particular set of issues in the past few years.

For consistency, Vote Smart has converted all ratings to percentages for this publication. If arating was not available for a representative, (NA) is listed in place of a rating.

Listed below is a sampling of interest group ratings selected from the more than 300groups in Vote Smart’s database. The years listed in parentheses after the name of theorganization indicate what year or years of actions the organization considered whenproducing the rating. The ratings are numbered according to the tables and keys located onthe Representative’s information pages.

1. Abortion Issues : National Right to Life (2014)Organization’s Mission: “Promoting respect for the worth and dignity of every individualhuman being, born or unborn, including unborn children from their beginning; thosenewly born; persons with disabilities; older people; and other vulnerable people,

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especially those who cannot defend themselves. [Areas] of concern include abortion,infanticide, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the killing of unborn children for their stemcells.”

2. Agriculture and Food Issues : American Farm Bureau Federation (2014)Organization’s Mission: “Represents the interests of farmers and ranchers in the courtsby opposing unnecessary or excessive restrictions on agricultural practices and privateproperty rights.”

3. Budget, Spending, and Taxes : Club For Growth (2013 – lifetime)Organization's Mission: “To reduce income tax rates, death tax repeal, limitedgovernment through limited spending and budget reform, including a Balanced BudgetAmendment to the United States Constitution, Social Security reform with personalretirement accounts for younger workers, expanding trade freedom (free trade), end

abusive lawsuits through medical malpractice and tort reform, replacing the current taxcode (at tax, fair tax), school choice, regulatory reform and deregulation.”

4. Business and Consumers : National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) (2013)Organization’s Mission: “To promote and protect your right to own, operate and growyour business.”

5. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights : American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (2014)Organization’s Mission: “To defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties thatthe Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.”

6. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights : National Association for the Advancement of ColoredPeople (NAACP) (2014)Organization’s Mission: “To ensure the political, educational, social, and economicequality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.”

7. Education : National Education Association (NEA) (2013)Organization’s Mission: “To advocate for education professionals and to unite ourmembers and the nation to fulll the promise of public education to prepare everystudent to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.”

8. Environmental Issues : League of Conservation Voters (2013 – lifetime)Organization’s Mission: “Sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officialsaccountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who willchampion our priority issues.”

9. Foreign Aid and Policy Issues : National Journal – Conservative on Foreign Policy(2013)Organization’s Mission: “Non partisan reporting on the current political environment andemerging policy trends. The conservative gure means that the member voted moreconservative than that percentage of his or her colleagues.”

10. Government Budget and Spending : National Taxpayers Union (2012)Organization’s Mission: “Promote tax relief and reform, lower and less wasteful spending,individual liberty, and free enterprise, [as well as the] right to a limited government.”

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11. Gun Issues : Gun Owners of America (2013)Organization’s Mission: “preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gunowners.”

12. Immigration : Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR) (2014)Organization’s Mission: “improve border security, to stop illegal immigration, and topromote immigration levels consistent with the national interest—more traditional ratesof about 300,000 a year.”

13. Labor : AFL-CIO (2013 – lifetime)Organization’s Mission: “Improving the lives of working families, bringing fairness anddignity to the workplace and security social equity in the Nation”

14. Marriage, Family and Children : Family Research Council (FRC Action Committee)(2014)Organization’s Mission: “To advance faith, family and freedom in public policy and theculture from a Christian worldview”

15. Senior and Social Security Issues : Alliance for Retired Americans (2013 – lifetime)Organization’s Mission: “To ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights forall citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulllment andsecurity.”

16. Welfare and Poverty : Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (2013)Organization’s Mission: “Achieving justice and opportunity for Americans living in

poverty.”17. Veterans Issues : American Veterans (AMVETS) (2013)Organization’s Mission: “To enhance and safeguard the entitlements for all AmericanVeterans who have served honorably and to improve the quality of life for them, theirfamilies, and the communities where they live through leadership, advocacy andservices.”

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Data provided by

Campaign Contributions The following campaign nance data for the United States House of Representatives wasprovided by the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org). The numbers onthis page are based on contributions of $200 or more from Political Action Committees(PACs) and individuals to representatives, as reported to the Federal Election Commission.All donations took place during the 2012-2014 election cycle and are current as of Monday,July 21, 2014.

Below are the six categories of campaign contributions listed for each representative.

1. Total Contributions:

Total contributions received.

2. Total Individual Contributions:

Total contributions made by individuals.

3. Total Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, (F/I/R) Contributions:

Include banks, stock brokerage, and investment rms, insurance and real estatecompanies, accountants, commodities brokers, and all other nancial services.

4. Total Health Contributions:

Includes doctors and health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals,nursing homes and health service providers such as HMOs. (Insurance providers arefound under the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (F/I/R) heading).

5. Total Communication Contributions:

includes computer and Internet companies, printing and publishing, movies, TV andmusic, telephone utilities and telecom companies.

6. Total Labor Contributions:

Includes all varieties of labor unions.

Additional campaign contribution information specic to industries, PACs, and individualcontributions, as well as personal nancial proles of candidates are available at both thefederal and state level through our website at www.votesmart.org or by calling our Voter’sResearch Hotline at 1-888-VoteSmart (1-888-868-3762) .

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE – AK, AL

Young, Don (R)District At-Large - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5765fax: 202-225-0425http://donyoung.house.gov/Contact/

$617,386 $363,509 $8,000 $0 $38,800 $19,190

100 50 52 67 0 57 50 10 76 64 70 100 42 100 14 31 94

Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y NV Y N NV Y Y Y NV

Aderholt, Robert (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4876fax: 202-225-5587http://aderholt.house.gov/email-me2/

$891,359 $336,820 $41,096 $4,000 $94,398 $41,798

100 50 63 100 0 21 0 4 77 66 90 100 15 100 11 11 90

Y N Y N Y NV Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Bachus, Spencer (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4921fax: 202-225-2082http://bachus.house.gov/send-me-an-email/

$288,753 $25,850 $3,000 $246,500 $153,500 $29,500

100 50 68 100 7 36 0 8 68 66 90 33 13 75 9 33 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y

Brooks, Mo (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4801

fax: 202-225-4392https://brooksforms.house.gov/email-me

$499,533 $288,233 $44,000 $5,000 $32,700 $28,100

100 50 84 100 0 21 0 10 77 83 90 100 10 100 0 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y N

Byrne, Bradley (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4931fax: 202-225-0562https://byrne.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,608,906 $806,016 $99,050 $83,500 $236,050 $19,500

100 0 NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA 100 90 100 NA NA NA NA NA

NA N Y NA NA N Y NA Y NA N NA NA NA NA NA NA

Roby, Martha (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2901fax: 202-225-8913https://roby.house.gov/contact-me

$890,230 $387,969 $64,630 $3,250 $153,000 $22,400

100 50 60 100 0 21 0 6 68 68 90 100 8 100 0 11 96

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

A l a s k a

A l a b a m a

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE – AL, AR, AZ

Cotton, Tom (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3772fax: NAhttp://cotton.house.gov/contact

$6,025,663 $4,704,201 $177,415 $1,000 $1,288,662 $98,163

100 25 92 100 14 29 0 7 60 100 90 100 19 100 10 6 90

Y N Y Y NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y N

Crawford, Rick (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4076fax: 202-225-5602http://crawford.house.gov/contact/

$652,804 $294,205 $53,672 $115,250 $65,748 $21,000

100 50 57 100 0 29 25 7 68 67 90 100 13 100 10 11 79

Y N NV Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Griffin, Tim (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2506fax: 202-225-5903https://griffin.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$744,647 $364,393 $102,925 $0 $148,850 $13,000

100 50 68 100 0 29 0 6 68 74 90 100 10 100 7 6 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Womack, Steve (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4301

fax: 202-225-5713http://womack.house.gov/contact/

$656,400 $251,200 $23,950 $1,000 $74,775 $22,000

100 50 57 100 0 29 0 5 60 64 90 100 8 100 7 11 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Barber, Ron (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2542fax: 202-225-0378https://barber.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,144,477 $1,227,935 $151,233 $0 $147,133 $71,490

0 75 16 14 50 86 100 75 47 100 100 67 96 25 79 78 85

N Y N Y Y Y N N Y N Y N N Y N Y Y

Franks, Trent (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4576fax: 202-225-6328https://franks.house.gov/contact-me

$237,745 $105,731 $9,500 $86,240 $10,750 $33,050

100 50 98 100 0 21 0 5 95 86 90 100 4 100 3 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Rogers, Mike (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3261fax: 202-226-8485http://mike-rogers.house.gov/contact-mike/email-me

$796,519 $329,852 $65,150 $0 $90,990 $37,500

100 50 54 100 0 21 0 9 68 66 90 100 19 100 14 17 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y N

Sewell, Terri (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2665fax: 202-226-9567https://sewell.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,261,396 $401,718 $65,300 $176,750 $427,852 $35,740

0 50 15 29 71 93 100 79 41 11 10 0 91 25 100 94 70

N N N Y N Y N N N N N Y Y Y N N Y

A r k a n s a s

A r i z o n a

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - AZ

Gosar, Paul (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2315fax: 202-226-9739https://gosar.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$406,876 $244,385 $128,750 $2,000 $19,050 $1,000

100 50 79 100 42 21 0 9 50 87 100 100 7 100 0 6 79

Y N NV N Y NV NV Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Grijalva, Raul (D)District 3 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2435fax: 202-225-1541http://grijalva.house.gov/contact-raul

$415,122 $207,991 $18,250 $175,500 $12,700 $11,000

0 50 7 0 92 100 100 95 14 16 0 0 98 0 100 89 43

N Y N Y NV Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Kirkpatrick, Ann (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3361fax: NAhttp://kirkpatrick.house.gov/contact

$1,926,756 $1,206,000 $64,533 $71,000 $111,683 $19,300

0 50 13 29 57 86 100 65 43 100 50 33 87 0 82 81 83

N NV N Y NA Y N N N N Y N N NA N Y Y

Pastor, Ed (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4065

fax: NAhttps://forms.house.gov/pastor/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

$285,659 $55,535 $0 $0 $5,500 $16,000

0 50 7 0 85 100 100 83 34 10 0 0 96 0 99 94 41

N Y NV Y N NV N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Salmon, Matt (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2635fax: 202-226-4386http://salmon.house.gov/contact

$765,581 $432,468 $87,750 $123,599 $65,200 $47,600

100 50 100 100 7 21 0 15 56 100 90 100 5 100 0 17 60

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Schweikert, David (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2190fax: 202-225-0096https://schweikert.house.gov/contact-form

$631,199 $464,085 $39,600 $218,220 $130,300 $13,000

100 33 96 100 14 21 0 10 56 87 90 100 4 100 0 11 79

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - AZ, CA

Becerra, Xavier (D)District 34 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6235fax: 202-225-2202http://becerra.house.gov/contact-xavier/

$1,357,431 $539,493 $225,650 $122,100 $276,499 $90,521

0 50 10 0 92 100 100 92 11 16 0 0 95 0 99 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N NV Y Y N N Y N Y

Bera, Ami (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5716fax: [email protected]

$2,585,828 $1,576,622 $368,331 $123,600 $227,041 $112,070

0 75 6 0 78 86 100 93 38 100 100 0 86 0 70 89 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y N NA N Y Y

Brownley, Julia (D)District 26 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5811fax: 202-225-1100http://juliabrownley.house.gov/contact

$2,024,767 $1,329,206 $60,050 $82,750 $119,349 $83,400

0 75 3 14 78 93 100 93 35 NA 10 0 90 0 80 83 83

N N N Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y N NA N N Y

Calvert, Ken (R)District 42 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1986

fax: 202-225-2004http://calvert.house.gov/Contact/

$922,284 $430,728 $18,825 $0 $52,650 $40,650

100 50 66 100 7 36 0 7 60 65 90 100 9 75 7 22 94

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Campbell III, John (R)District 45 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5611fax: 202-225-9177http://campbell.house.gov/contact/

$245,630 $105,502 $3,300 $78,000 $117,600 $9,100

100 50 88 100 0 14 0 9 100 91 90 0 7 100 1 7 90

NV N Y N Y NV Y NV Y NV NV NV Y N NV Y N

Capps, Lois (D)District 24 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3601fax: 202-225-5632https://capps.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,643,520 $845,037 $272,184 $132,500 $68,890 $118,200

0 50 7 0 85 93 100 96 15 17 0 0 94 0 98 100 58

N Y N Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Sinema, Kyrsten (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9888fax: [email protected]

$2,395,954 $1,463,405 $137,490 $74,900 $382,603 $76,910

0 75 14 14 57 86 100 79 45 100 100 33 90 0 70 78 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y N N NA N Y Y

Bass, Karen (D)District 37 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7084fax: 202-225-2422https://bass.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$784,555 $390,177 $44,460 $51,250 $84,725 $177,349

0 50 13 0 78 100 100 86 10 17 0 0 97 0 100 94 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N N Y N Y Y N Y C a l i f o r n i a

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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Cardenas, Tony (D)District 29 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6131fax: 202-225-0819http://cardenas.house.gov/contact

$668,353 $365,114 $65,250 $40,000 $86,802 $51,283

0 50 12 0 78 100 100 93 32 NA NA 0 95 0 100 100 53

N Y N Y NA NV N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Chu, Judy (D)District 27 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5464fax: 202-225-5467http://chu.house.gov/connect-with-me/email-judy

$706,023 $460,913 $39,385 $53,500 $47,525 $48,190

0 50 8 0 64 100 100 98 0 15 0 0 99 0 100 89 51

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y NV N Y Y N Y

Cook, Paul (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5861fax: NAhttps://cook.house.gov/contact/email-me

$631,714 $286,098 $38,000 $73,000 $57,800 $22,500

100 50 72 100 7 36 50 4 68 100 90 100 33 75 10 29 83

Y N Y Y NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y Y

Costa, Jim (D)District 16 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3341

fax: NAhttp://www.house.gov/formcosta/issue.htm

$967,743 $499,098 $32,050 $0 $70,395 $25,500

0 75 18 43 64 79 100 51 43 32 20 0 86 25 91 93 79

N N Y Y N Y N N Y N Y Y Y Y N NV Y

Davis, Susan (D)District 53 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2040fax: 202-225-2948https://susandavisforms.house.gov/forms/writey-ourrep/

$440,040 $226,532 $35,050 $0 $40,050 $31,100

0 50 9 0 92 93 100 96 22 13 0 0 93 0 98 100 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Denham, Jeff (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4540fax: 202-225-3402https://denham.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,101,926 $735,715 $98,150 $64,250 $236,329 $47,000

100 50 58 100 7 29 0 9 54 70 90 67 14 75 0 22 79

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y N N N Y Y N Y Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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Garamendi, John (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1880fax: 202-225-5914https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$990,222 $412,731 $23,450 $152,500 $87,872 $19,500

0 75 8 0 71 93 100 92 22 18 0 33 98 0 98 89 68

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Hahn, Janice (D)District 44 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8220fax: 202-226-7290https://hahn.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$525,816 $146,534 $17,500 $48,000 $28,750 $7,250

0 50 12 0 85 100 100 92 6 15 0 0 93 0 100 94 45

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Honda, Mike (D)District 17 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2631fax: 202-225-2699http://honda.house.gov/contact

$2,427,581 $1,837,624 $154,291 $7,500 $160,329 $127,890

0 66 7 0 92 93 100 97 0 18 0 0 98 0 98 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Huffman, Jared (D)District 2 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5161

fax: 202-225-5163https://huffman.house.gov/contact/email-me

$715,986 $426,965 $50,400 $85,500 $56,680 $30,200

0 50 16 0 92 100 100 100 0 NA 10 0 95 0 100 100 56

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Hunter, Duncan (R)District 50 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5672fax: 202-225-0235https://hunter.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,053,097 $373,553 $29,700 $0 $71,300 $41,450

100 66 80 100 0 29 0 3 85 78 90 100 14 67 7 17 94

NV N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y Y

Issa, Darrell (R)District 49 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3906fax: 202-225-3303http://issa.house.gov/contact/contact-me

$3,080,611 $1,553,715 $119,823 $0 $254,527 $138,680

100 50 81 100 7 36 0 5 86 79 90 100 11 75 4 11 92

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Eshoo, Anna (D)District 18 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8104fax: 202-225-8890http://eshoo.house.gov/contact-anna/

$1,087,781 $525,543 $243,348 $135,100 $174,700 $291,990

0 50 9 0 85 93 100 96 18 20 0 0 93 0 98 100 58

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Farr, Sam (D)District 20 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2861fax: 202-225-6791http://www.farr.house.gov/index.php/contact-us

$541,733 $216,010 $58,750 $195,500 $23,500 $2,750

0 75 8 0 85 100 100 95 0 17 0 0 95 0 95 94 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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LaMalfa, Doug (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3076fax: NAhttps://lamalfa.house.gov/contact/email-me

$500,979 $200,039 $50 $175,740 $56,307 $4,000

100 50 67 100 0 21 0 0 77 NA 90 100 14 100 0 6 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Lee, Barbara (D)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2661fax: 202-225-9817https://lee.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$840,085 $613,739 $53,425 $46,100 $69,200 $21,025

0 50 8 0 92 100 100 96 20 15 0 0 98 0 98 94 39

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Lofgren, Zoe (D)District 19 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3072fax: NAhttp://lofgren.house.gov/contact/

$790,666 $477,013 $15,750 $16,000 $116,100 $181,200

0 50 8 0 92 93 100 91 21 20 0 0 93 0 98 100 45

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Lowenthal, Alan (D)District 47 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-7924

fax: 202-225-7926https://lowenthal.house.gov/contact/email-me

$636,775 $267,127 $37,035 $51,100 $35,775 $19,100

0 50 12 0 92 100 100 96 6 0 10 0 100 0 100 94 70

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Matsui, Doris (D)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7163fax: 202-225-0566http://matsui.house.gov/contact/

$860,960 $241,561 $142,600 $253,500 $63,600 $153,760

0 50 8 0 92 100 100 96 15 16 0 0 95 0 100 100 45

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

McCarthy, Kevin (R)District 23 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2915fax: 202-225-2908http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/contact

$4,132,944 $1,108,233 $514,950 $75,000 $1,003,136 $263,100

100 50 78 100 0 36 0 3 54 72 90 100 8 75 10 22 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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McNerney, Jerry (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1947fax: 202-225-4060https://mcnerney.house.gov/contact/email-me

$881,443 $538,214 $62,000 $132,500 $79,998 $65,450

0 75 10 0 78 86 100 91 40 18 0 0 95 0 96 83 68

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N Y Y

Miller, Gary (R)District 31 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3201fax: [email protected]

$829,309 $299,474 $24,800 $118,000 $288,838 $16,477

100 50 77 100 0 36 25 3 66 74 90 100 9 100 7 17 81

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y NV N NV Y Y Y NV

Miller, George (D)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2095fax: NAhttps://georgemiller.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$379,076 $182,530 $10,350 $214,890 $40,484 $10,600

0 50 6 0 92 79 100 88 15 19 0 0 94 0 100 94 60

N Y N Y NV Y NV N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Napolitano, Grace (D)District 32 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5256

fax: 202-225-0027https://napolitano.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$262,922 $53,305 $5,500 $183,500 $12,000 $14,500

0 50 5 0 85 100 100 91 6 14 NA 0 99 0 100 94 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Negrete McLeod, Gloria (D)District 35 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6161fax: 202-225-8671http://negretemcleod.house.gov/contact

$140,632 $34,159 $11,800 $149,250 $14,750 $5,000

0 33 19 0 85 86 100 71 12 NA 50 0 100 0 100 87 81

N Y NV Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA NV N Y

Nunes, Devin (R)District 22 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2523fax: 202-225-3404https://nunes.house.gov/contactform/default.aspx

$1,538,480 $437,024 $202,050 $83,900 $295,400 $80,600

100 50 74 100 0 36 0 3 67 73 90 67 9 75 7 19 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y

McClintock, Tom (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2511fax: 202-225-5444https://mcclintockforms.house.gov/forms/contact-form.shtml

$1,032,568 $947,700 $8,400 $35,500 $84,924 $27,950

100 50 98 100 28 21 0 7 48 93 90 100 6 100 2 11 56

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

McKeon, Buck (R)District 25 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1956fax: 202-226-0683http://mckeonforms.house.gov/contact/

$417,465 $180,353 $17,950 $15,500 $19,000 $18,900

100 50 67 100 0 43 0 7 60 69 70 100 9 75 7 22 94

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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Pelosi, Nancy (D)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4965fax: NA [email protected]

$1,952,860 $804,265 $261,550 $33,100 $329,300 $165,400

0 50 7 0 92 93 100 92 12 15 0 0 95 0 100 100 56

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Peters, Scott (D)District 52 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-0508fax: NAhttp://scottpeters.house.gov/contact

$2,554,980 $1,444,417 $174,950 $0 $288,450 $140,350

0 50 22 14 78 79 100 100 36 0 0 0 81 0 70 89 77

N Y Y Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y N NA N Y Y

Rohrabacher, Dana (R)District 48 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2415fax: [email protected]

$651,154 $628,779 $34,950 $68,750 $113,032 $24,050

100 25 87 100 14 21 0 12 48 88 90 100 12 100 9 11 75

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D)District 40 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1766

fax: 202-226-0350http://roybal-allard.house.gov/contact/

$341,985 $98,169 $38,850 $153,700 $26,550 $9,500

0 33 7 0 85 100 100 94 6 15 0 0 97 0 100 100 47

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Royce, Ed (R)District 39 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4111fax: 202-226-0335http://royce.house.gov/contact/zipcheck.htm

$2,454,724 $1,489,196 $91,300 $0 $822,218 $52,400

100 25 91 100 0 29 0 13 86 87 90 100 8 75 6 24 90

Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Ruiz, Raul (D)District 36 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5330fax: 202-225-1238http://ruiz.house.gov/contact

$2,473,774 $1,636,451 $400,213 $15,500 $194,800 $83,852

0 50 20 14 57 93 100 86 44 NA NA 0 90 25 70 94 81

N N N Y NA Y N N NV N Y N N NA N N Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - CA

Schiff, Adam (D)District 28 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4176fax: 202-225-5828https://schiff.house.gov/email-congressman-schiff1

$638,690 $308,070 $53,050 $127,000 $91,900 $58,550

0 50 9 0 85 93 100 97 20 14 0 0 93 0 96 100 53

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Sherman, Brad (D)District 30 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5911fax: 202-225-5879http://sherman.house.gov/contact

$964,179 $461,845 $66,150 $190,950 $278,600 $70,200

0 50 6 0 85 93 100 97 37 16 0 0 96 0 98 94 68

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Speier, Jackie (D)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3531fax: 202-226-4183https://forms.house.gov/speier/webforms/email_ jackie.shtml

$894,664 $585,567 $117,962 $50,000 $122,570 $26,980

0 50 9 0 92 93 100 85 12 22 0 0 96 0 100 100 41

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y NV Y Y N Y

Swalwell, Eric (D)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5065

fax: NAhttp://swalwell.house.gov/contact-me/

$1,662,001 $1,027,056 $163,651 $11,000 $183,510 $83,500

0 50 13 0 78 93 100 93 27 NA NA 0 100 0 100 94 47

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Takano, Mark (D)District 41 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2305fax: 202-225-7018http://takano.house.gov/contact

$1,023,084 $767,948 $42,175 $202,600 $88,625 $58,800

0 50 12 0 92 100 100 96 23 NA 10 0 95 0 100 100 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Thompson, Mike (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3311fax: 202-225-4335http://mikethompson.house.gov/contact/

$1,423,650 $482,797 $265,455 $151,475 $304,749 $37,500

0 50 9 0 78 93 100 91 6 18 10 0 91 0 92 100 56

N Y N Y N Y N N N NV Y Y N Y N N Y

Sanchez, Linda (D)District 38 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6676fax: 202-226-1012https://forms.house.gov/lindasanchez/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

$989,112 $249,305 $163,475 $152,750 $200,350 $41,250

0 50 8 0 92 100 100 91 6 17 0 0 98 0 99 89 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Sanchez, Loretta (D)District 46 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2965fax: 202-225-5859https://lorettasanchez.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$991,756 $513,218 $49,100 $188,500 $88,590 $65,000

0 50 9 0 35 93 100 88 39 14 0 0 94 0 94 89 77

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y N N Y Y N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - CA, CO

Valadao, David (R)District 21 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4695fax: 202-225-3196http://valadao.house.gov/contact

$1,836,237 $865,763 $64,900 $115,750 $132,100 $33,000

100 50 46 100 14 43 50 0 60 NA 90 33 33 75 10 28 90

Y N Y Y NA Y Y Y Y N N N Y NA N Y Y

Vargas, Juan (D)District 51 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8045fax: 202-225-9073http://vargas.house.gov/contact

$531,963 $90,874 $72,300 $0 $176,752 $19,750

0 50 12 0 78 100 100 89 35 0 10 0 100 25 100 94 58

N N N Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y N NA N N Y

Waters, Maxine (D)District 43 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2201fax: 202-225-7854https://waters.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm

$905,946 $230,915 $3,250 $0 $309,870 $21,600

0 50 10 0 85 100 100 90 0 15 0 0 98 0 98 94 51

N Y N Y N Y N N N N NV Y N Y Y N Y

Waxman, Henry (D)District 33 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3976

fax: 202-225-4099https://waxman.house.gov/contact-me

$473,510 $234,438 $181,000 $1,000 $67,150 $175,750

0 50 10 0 85 93 100 92 29 12 0 0 93 0 98 100 56

N Y N Y N Y N N N N NV Y NV Y Y N Y

Coffman, Michael (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7882fax: 202-226-4623https://coffman.house.gov/contact/email-me

$3,350,066 $2,318,917 $118,550 $159,550 $471,932 $119,837

100 25 82 100 7 43 0 6 52 78 90 100 11 75 4 11 98

Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y

DeGette, Diana (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4431fax: 202-225-5657http://degette.house.gov/contact

$765,557 $328,623 $148,599 $140,250 $41,250 $91,500

0 50 9 0 92 93 100 96 0 18 0 0 96 0 98 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y NV Y Y N Y

C A C o n t .

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - CO, CT

Perlmutter, Ed (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2645fax: 202-225-5278https://forms.house.gov/perlmutter/webforms/con-tact.shtml

$1,541,287 $609,029 $75,350 $32,000 $532,480 $48,322

0 50 8 0 78 93 100 82 NA 21 0 0 95 0 97 94 56

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Polis, Jared (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2161fax: 202-226-7840https://polis.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/default.aspx

$773,163 $635,118 $20,630 $104,500 $141,250 $55,898

0 50 21 0 92 79 100 91 21 23 20 0 84 0 98 100 64

N NV N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Tipton, Scott (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4761fax: 202-226-9669https://tipton.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,049,395 $642,298 $35,300 $205,500 $148,500 $23,100

100 50 69 100 21 36 0 10 57 76 90 100 10 75 3 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Courtney, Joe (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2076

fax: 202-225-4977https://courtney.house.gov/email-joe1

$1,048,175 $416,058 $113,362 $8,000 $101,550 $15,900

0 50 7 0 85 93 100 96 29 12 10 0 99 0 99 94 81

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

DeLauro, Rosa (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3661fax: 202-225-4890http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=987&Itemid=7

$1,024,207 $545,040 $145,988 $2,000 $44,800 $17,070

0 50 5 0 92 93 100 95 23 13 0 0 97 0 100 94 56

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y Y N N Y N Y

Esty, Elizabeth (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4476fax: 202-225-5933https://esty.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,987,801 $1,279,797 $97,300 $87,500 $239,650 $58,084

0 50 14 14 92 93 100 96 27 NA 10 0 95 0 100 94 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA N N Y

Gardner, Cory (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4676fax: 202-225-5870https://gardner.house.gov/contact-me

$4,965,699 $3,226,572 $172,500 $210,000 $475,163 $177,500

100 50 75 100 7 36 0 9 86 82 90 100 9 75 3 6 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Lamborn, Doug (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4422fax: 202-226-2638http://lamborn.house.gov/contact-doug/

$462,419 $111,644 $9,500 $81,500 $51,050 $15,000

100 25 97 100 14 29 0 5 54 85 90 100 3 100 1 17 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

C o n n e c t i c u t

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - CT, DE, FL

Himes, Jim (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5541fax: 202-225-9629https://himes.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,034,639 $1,216,123 $86,950 $3,000 $922,800 $58,850

0 50 11 0 85 86 100 95 15 24 0 0 88 0 90 100 92

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Larson, John (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2265fax: 202-225-1031https://forms.house.gov/larson/contact_new.html

$1,347,061 $527,017 $162,200 $0 $424,719 $46,800

0 50 8 0 85 100 100 90 18 10 0 0 95 0 98 100 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Carney Jr., John (D)District At-Large - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-225-4165fax: 202-225-2291https://forms.house.gov/carney/webforms/email-me.shtml

$832,520 $241,220 $67,318 $1,000 $476,372 $12,000

0 50 16 0 78 86 100 94 26 20 10 0 87 0 93 89 79

N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Bilirakis, Gus (R)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5755

fax: 202-225-4085http://bilirakis.house.gov/contact-information-direc-tions/

$870,348 $368,603 $260,229 $202,500 $111,286 $55,750

100 25 64 100 0 29 0 15 54 71 90 100 14 100 16 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Brown, Corrine (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-0123fax: 202-225-2256https://forms.house.gov/corrinebrown/webforms/contact-me.shtml

$348,046 $136,544 $9,500 $0 $23,150 $14,800

0 50 6 0 78 100 100 86 31 8 0 0 97 0 100 94 64

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Buchanan, Vern (R)District 16 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5015fax: 202-226-0828https://buchanan.house.gov/email-me

$1,422,127 $883,684 $335,932 $122,000 $213,000 $59,400

100 50 60 100 0 36 0 23 51 72 90 100 17 75 28 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y NV Y N N Y Y Y Y Y

C T C o n t .

D e l a w a r e

F l o r i d a

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - FL

Crenshaw, Ander (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2501fax: 202-225-2504https://forms.house.gov/write/crenshaw/email-me.shtml

$728,962 $266,881 $20,750 $5,000 $170,900 $37,500

100 50 64 100 0 43 0 9 68 65 90 100 11 75 7 19 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

DeSantis, Ron (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2706fax: 202-226-6299http://desantis.house.gov/contact

$966,492 $574,176 $52,550 $1,000 $212,440 $82,500

100 50 99 100 14 21 0 7 68 NA 90 100 10 100 0 11 70

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y N

Deutch, Ted (D)District 21 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3001fax: NAhttps://teddeutch.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/default.aspx

$833,350 $573,803 $32,500 $68,000 $176,007 $83,450

0 66 8 0 78 100 100 93 13 10 0 0 96 0 100 94 39

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Diaz-Balart, Mario (R)District 25 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4211

fax: 202-225-8576http://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/contact-mario

$701,216 $283,254 $31,750 $123,000 $90,423 $31,600

100 50 57 100 7 36 50 15 59 61 90 100 33 75 13 29 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y NV N N NV Y N Y Y

Frankel, Lois (D)District 22 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9890fax: NAhttps://frankel.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,015,385 $681,578 $22,700 $8,500 $124,450 $19,450

0 50 19 0 78 93 100 96 18 NA 10 0 95 0 100 94 70

N Y N Y NA Y NV N N N Y Y N NA N N Y

Garcia, Joe (D)District 26 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2778fax: NAhttp://garciaforms.house.gov/email-me/

$2,732,140 $2,074,171 $146,650 $111,000 $341,456 $137,973

0 75 8 14 64 86 100 79 40 NA 10 0 86 25 80 78 79

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y N N NA N Y Y

Castor, Kathy (D)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3376fax: 202-225-5652http://castor.house.gov/contact/

$509,664 $258,299 $70,700 $60,000 $43,000 $36,500

0 33 10 0 78 93 100 94 10 16 0 0 96 0 100 94 53

N Y N Y N Y N N NV N Y Y N Y N N Y

Clawson, Curt (R)District 19 - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-225-2536fax: 202-226-0439https://clawson.house.gov/contact/email-me

$4,644,653 $600,283 $8,000 $65,500 $18,593 $4,100

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - FL

Grayson, Alan (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9889fax: 202-225-9742https://forms.house.gov/grayson/webforms/email-me.shtml

$1,895,870 $1,617,071 $15,627 $0 $32,957 $31,727

0 50 15 0 85 100 100 98 18 NA 10 0 98 0 100 100 45

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Hastings Sr., Alcee (D)District 20 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1313fax: 202-225-1171http://alceehastingsforms.house.gov/contact/

$472,605 $236,998 $20,050 $153,500 $69,900 $24,500

0 50 7 0 85 79 100 85 0 14 0 0 98 0 100 100 30

N Y N Y N Y N N N N NV Y N Y Y N Y

Jolly, David (R)District 13 - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-225-5961fax: 202-225-9764http://jolly.house.gov/contact

$1,665,163 $884,431 $57,150 $0 $242,085 $18,050

NA 0 NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA N NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA N NA NA NA NA NA NA

Mica, John (R)District 7 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-4035

fax: 202-226-0821https://mica.house.gov/contact-form

$669,670 $306,231 $31,250 $6,100 $57,700 $16,250

100 50 77 100 0 21 0 7 51 78 90 100 8 100 5 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Miller, Jefferson (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4136fax: 202-225-3414https://jeffmiller.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm

$392,453 $155,263 $40,100 $15,500 $35,750 $6,750

100 25 87 100 0 21 0 8 54 80 90 100 8 100 8 17 96

Y N Y N Y N Y Y NV Y N N Y N N Y N

Murphy, Patrick (D)District 18 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3026fax: 202-225-8398https://patrickmurphy.house.gov/contact/email-me

$3,573,477 $2,544,123 $171,450 $96,000 $801,750 $47,300

0 75 11 29 64 86 100 82 42 NA NA 0 86 25 70 78 83

N Y Y Y NA Y N N Y N Y N Y NA N Y Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - FL

Rooney, Tom (R)District 17 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5792fax: 202-225-3132https://rooney.house.gov/email-me

$423,448 $170,235 $11,450 -$6,500 $59,100 $17,000

100 50 73 100 0 21 0 9 52 78 80 100 8 100 8 11 92

Y N Y N Y N NV Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R)District 27 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3931fax: 202-225-5620https://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$761,592 $497,986 $19,500 $0 $97,050 $76,300

100 50 49 100 7 43 50 37 57 62 70 67 39 75 15 28 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y N NV N NV Y N Y Y

Ross, Dennis (R)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1252fax: 202-226-0585http://dennisross.house.gov/contact/

$944,704 $250,450 $32,170 $49,500 $497,608 $22,200

100 50 87 100 0 21 0 7 68 84 90 100 4 100 0 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N

Southerland, Steve (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5235

fax: 202-225-5615https://southerland.house.gov/index.cfm/email-me

$1,980,194 $1,061,028 $131,700 $1,000 $225,448 $25,500

100 50 77 100 0 21 0 5 77 78 90 100 7 100 0 6 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D)District 23 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7931fax: 202-226-2052http://wassermanschultz.house.gov/contact/

$1,730,079 $1,460,958 $64,800 $113,300 $160,657 $39,175

0 50 6 0 85 86 100 92 29 12 0 0 96 0 100 100 51

N N N Y Y Y N N N N N Y N Y N N Y

Webster, Daniel (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2176fax: 202-225-0999http://webster.house.gov/contact/

$749,091 $460,807 $37,350 $5,000 $113,350 $27,000

100 50 67 100 0 36 0 9 57 71 90 100 10 75 7 18 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Nugent, Rich (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1002fax: 202-226-6559http://nugent.house.gov/contact

$262,259 $114,619 $28,600 $0 $32,000 $12,250

100 33 72 100 0 29 0 6 51 74 90 100 4 75 0 17 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Posey, Bill (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3671fax: 202-225-3516https://posey.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/default.aspx

$785,987 $470,601 $48,250 $59,000 $189,130 $4,750

100 25 84 100 14 21 0 8 49 82 90 100 10 100 8 6 68

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - FL, GA

Wilson, Frederica (D)District 24 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4506fax: 202-226-0777https://wilsonforms.house.gov/contact-form

$277,620 $72,620 $26,250 $12,500 $34,500 $12,750

0 50 9 0 85 100 100 88 10 14 0 0 97 0 100 100 51

N Y N Y N Y N N N N N Y N Y N N Y

Yoho, Ted (R)District 3 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5744fax: NAhttp://yoho.house.gov/contact

$660,895 $436,383 $17,750 $146,000 $50,024 $11,100

100 50 76 100 28 21 0 4 48 NA 90 100 10 100 0 11 83

Y Y Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y N

Barrow, John (D)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2823fax: 202-225-3377http://barrow.house.gov/contact

$2,368,820 $849,976 $357,100 $161,000 $292,760 $150,080

0 75 28 57 28 79 100 48 52 47 50 100 77 25 72 61 90

N N Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Bishop Jr., Sanford (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3631

fax: 202-225-2203http://bishop.house.gov/contact

$827,720 $230,490 $58,350 $2,000 $92,340 $35,750

0 50 15 43 78 100 100 49 40 24 30 0 88 0 93 88 81

N NV Y Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y N N Y

Broun, Paul (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4101fax: 202-226-0776http://broun.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$1,762,303 $1,599,296 $69,606 $131,000 $158,403 $22,300

50 50 99 86 42 14 0 5 54 85 100 100 7 75 7 17 39

N Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Collins, Doug (R)District 9 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-9893fax: 202-226-1224http://dougcollins.house.gov/contact-doug/

$678,103 $319,161 $47,550 $74,500 $89,550 $51,000

100 25 89 100 0 21 0 7 77 NA 90 100 15 100 0 17 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y N

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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U.S. HOUSE - GA

Johnson Jr., Hank (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1605fax: 202-226-0691https://hankjohnson.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$529,801 $104,951 $38,000 $0 $67,600 $69,100

0 66 5 0 85 100 100 94 31 10 0 0 99 25 100 94 79

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Kingston, Jack (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5831fax: 202-226-2269https://kingston.house.gov/contactform/default.aspx

$7,333,298 $4,547,404 $378,149 $0 $589,778 $78,103

100 50 83 100 7 21 0 9 86 80 90 100 8 100 6 6 66

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Lewis, John (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3801fax: 202-225-0351https://johnlewis.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$447,675 $84,475 $62,274 $0 $94,900 $33,400

0 50 8 0 71 100 100 92 10 16 0 0 98 0 99 100 56

N Y N Y NV NV N NV N N NV Y N NV Y N Y

Price, Tom (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4501

fax: 202-225-4656https://tomprice.house.gov/contact-me

$1,901,477 $942,009 $569,348 $126,000 $407,445 $68,700

100 25 93 100 0 21 0 6 68 84 90 100 6 100 3 17 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Scott, Austin (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6531fax: 202-225-3013https://austinscott.house.gov/email-me/

$789,309 $321,818 $72,850 $5,000 $113,190 $24,750

100 50 81 100 0 21 0 4 77 81 90 100 10 100 0 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Scott, David (D)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2939fax: 202-225-4628http://davidscott.house.gov/contact/

$722,688 $81,010 $69,000 $53,500 $276,260 $18,200

0 50 9 0 71 100 100 79 36 12 10 0 95 0 91 100 79

N Y N Y N NV N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Gingrey, Phil (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2931fax: [email protected]

$1,978,274 $1,260,991 $526,470 $254,200 $223,998 $54,028

100 50 86 100 0 21 0 5 86 82 90 100 8 100 7 17 60

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Graves Jr., Tom (R)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5211fax: 202-225-8272http://tomgraves.house.gov/contact/

$712,102 $326,754 $46,550 $0 $136,950 $32,250

100 25 94 100 0 21 0 5 68 87 90 100 5 100 0 17 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - GA, HI, IA

Westmoreland, Lynn (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5901fax: 202-225-2515http://westmoreland.house.gov/contact-me/

$749,859 $309,339 $35,600 $1,000 $228,940 $20,000

100 50 90 100 0 21 0 4 85 83 90 100 8 100 3 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N NV N N Y N

Woodall, Rob (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4272fax: 202-225-4696https://woodall.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$233,454 $65,468 $20,250 $85,500 $61,390 $11,750

75 50 86 100 14 21 0 7 52 84 90 100 8 75 0 6 90

N N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y N

Gabbard, Tulsi (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4906fax: 202-225-4987http://gabbard.house.gov/index.php/contact

$1,363,413 $1,015,736 $60,559 $25,000 $135,193 $72,607

0 50 13 0 78 93 100 96 40 NA 10 0 100 0 100 94 83

N N N Y NA Y N N NV N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Hanabusa, Colleen (D)District 1 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2726

fax: 202-225-0688https://hanabusa.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,876,245 $2,450,788 $74,750 $0 $194,070 $53,450

0 50 13 0 78 93 100 95 32 12 0 0 94 0 100 89 58

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Braley, Bruce (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2911fax: NAhttp://braley.house.gov/contact

$7,124,938 $5,559,993 $262,660 $59,500 $154,950 $104,104

0 75 4 0 85 93 100 88 0 20 10 0 97 0 99 89 58

N Y N Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y

King, Steve (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4426fax: 202-225-3193http://steveking.house.gov/contact

$1,087,483 $832,216 $19,300 $36,000 $64,710 $29,850

100 50 91 100 0 21 0 4 77 79 90 100 6 100 5 0 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - IA, ID, IL

Labrador, Raul (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6611fax: 202-225-3029https://labradorforms.house.gov/email-me

$406,378 $231,900 $7,400 $59,000 $52,800 $16,750

100 33 95 100 35 21 0 7 49 90 90 100 9 100 7 12 81

Y Y Y N Y N Y NV Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Simpson, Mike (R)District 2 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5531fax: 202-225-8216http://simpson.house.gov/contact/

$2,300,926 $879,552 $204,550 $61,500 $198,310 $78,850

100 50 57 100 7 36 50 7 60 67 70 100 16 75 11 22 81

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Bustos, Cheri (D)District 17 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5905fax: NAhttp://bustos.house.gov/contact

$1,967,677 $1,015,160 $108,933 $7,500 $160,448 $27,800

0 75 5 29 78 93 100 79 42 NA NA 33 90 25 60 78 81

N N N Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y Y NA NV N Y

Davis, Danny (D)District 7 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5006

fax: 202-225-5641https://davis.house.gov/email-me

$368,779 $66,451 $57,600 $103,500 $84,550 $20,000

0 33 8 0 85 93 100 91 20 16 10 0 98 25 100 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Davis, Rodney (R)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2371fax: 202-226-0791https://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,614,932 $1,047,505 $157,840 $168,792 $321,487 $44,450

100 50 48 86 7 50 75 4 57 NA 90 100 38 75 10 17 92

Y N NV Y NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y Y

Duckworth, Tammy (D)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3711fax: NAhttps://duckworth.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,967,487 $1,175,137 $176,141 $35,500 $192,506 $79,609

0 33 11 0 85 93 100 86 27 NA NA 0 95 0 100 100 70

N N N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA N N Y

Latham, Tom (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5476fax: 202-225-3301http://latham.house.gov/contact/

$1,005,831 $253,261 $80,500 $121,000 $139,500 $28,777

100 50 60 100 0 36 0 8 60 67 90 100 12 75 12 22 92

Y N Y Y Y NV Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Loebsack, Dave (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6576fax: 202-226-0757https://loebsack.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/

$996,338 $440,848 $84,764 $190,350 $98,350 $10,200

0 75 7 0 85 93 100 86 27 27 10 0 95 0 93 89 81

N Y N Y Y Y NV N Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - IL

Enyart, Bill (D)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5661fax: 202-225-0285https://enyart.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,246,750 $533,089 $34,300 $50,680 $92,700 $18,250

0 75 5 29 85 93 100 71 26 NA NA 0 95 25 80 83 81

N N N Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y Y NA N N Y

Foster, Bill (D)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3515fax: 202-225-9420https://foster.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,917,865 $1,285,406 $48,300 $238,250 $354,425 $57,540

0 50 13 0 78 86 100 81 37 NA 30 0 88 0 90 100 90

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y N N NA N N Y

Gutierrez, Luis (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8203fax: 202-225-7810http://gutierrezforms.house.gov/contact/

$180,405 $35,303 $11,000 $177,500 $44,690 $22,750

0 50 6 0 78 93 100 90 0 18 0 0 97 0 100 100 51

N Y N Y N Y N N NV N Y Y N Y N N Y

Hultgren, Randy (R)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2976

fax: 202-225-0697http://hultgren.house.gov/contact

$904,216 $319,201 $41,100 $0 $399,078 $10,840

100 50 77 100 0 29 0 9 57 77 80 100 24 100 0 11 79

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Kelly, Robin (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-0773fax: 202-225-4583http://robinkelly.house.gov/contact

$1,191,255 $765,616 $60,650 $213,250 $119,450 $19,250

0 50 17 0 71 NA 100 96 13 NA NA 0 100 0 100 92 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA N NA NA

Kinzinger, Adam (R)District 16 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3635fax: 202-225-3521https://kinzingerforms.house.gov/email-adam

$1,552,117 $648,412 $124,850 $5,000 $213,898 $127,430

100 50 54 100 0 50 50 7 68 65 90 100 27 75 7 22 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - IL

Roskam, Peter (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4561fax: 202-225-1166http://roskam.house.gov/contact

$2,643,875 $1,137,871 $369,385 $214,550 $704,749 $136,650

100 50 74 100 0 36 25 10 68 69 90 100 23 100 9 11 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Rush, Bobby (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4372fax: 202-226-0333https://rush.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$259,031 $22,531 $31,000 $67,500 $25,350 $55,000

0 50 8 0 57 64 100 80 13 16 0 0 97 0 98 100 53

N NV N NV N NV N N NV N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Schakowsky, Jan (D)District 9 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2111fax: 202-226-6890http://schakowsky.house.gov/contact/

$1,120,066 $838,768 $121,650 $55,500 $64,300 $18,950

0 50 6 0 92 93 100 97 0 14 0 0 100 0 100 94 51

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Schneider, Brad (D)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4835

fax: NAhttps://schneider.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,842,775 $2,038,744 $122,325 $44,000 $420,310 $62,500

0 50 18 14 71 93 100 96 38 NA 10 0 86 0 80 94 79

N Y NV Y NA Y N N Y N Y N N NA N N Y

Schock, Aaron (R)District 18 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6201fax: 202-225-9249http://schock.house.gov/contact/

$2,163,320 $428,922 $276,200 $0 $575,440 $77,980

100 50 58 100 0 50 50 8 68 65 90 100 24 67 7 22 90

NV N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y NV Y Y

Shimkus, John (R)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5271fax: 202-225-5880http://shimkus.house.gov/contact

$1,586,385 $226,776 $374,750 $0 $126,700 $109,500

100 66 69 100 7 50 25 7 53 68 90 100 28 75 10 22 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Lipinski, Daniel (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5701fax: 202-225-1012https://lipinskiforms.house.gov/contact-form

$618,271 $208,304 $9,000 $121,850 $29,250 $11,000

50 50 11 0 7 79 100 89 44 18 10 67 90 50 92 89 83

Y N N Y Y Y N N N N N N N Y N Y Y

Quigley, Mike (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4061fax: 202-225-5603http://quigley.house.gov/contact

$674,726 $344,776 $14,700 $157,950 $141,750 $25,400

0 50 12 0 78 86 100 97 6 22 0 0 91 0 100 100 56

N Y N Y Y Y N NV N N Y Y N Y N N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - IN

Brooks, Susan (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2276fax: 202-225-0016https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,224,397 $668,764 $127,850 $0 $199,950 $55,550

100 50 63 100 0 36 0 0 77 NA 90 100 14 75 10 17 96

Y N Y Y NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y Y

Bucshon, Larry (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4636fax: 202-225-3284https://bucshon.house.gov/contact-me

$873,380 $486,025 $162,851 $16,000 $97,050 $12,600

100 50 69 100 0 29 0 7 86 73 90 100 10 75 0 11 96

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Carson, Andre (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4011fax: 202-225-5633https://forms.house.gov/carson/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

$839,707 $412,696 $88,780 $2,500 $77,100 $19,650

0 50 7 0 92 100 100 90 25 17 0 0 95 0 100 100 58

N N N Y N Y N N NV N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Messer, Luke (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3021

fax: NAhttps://messer.house.gov/contact/email-me

$872,985 $460,171 $88,075 $16,000 $166,510 $26,350

100 50 81 100 0 29 0 4 95 NA 90 100 10 75 0 17 94

Y N NV N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y Y

Rokita, Todd (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5037fax: 202-226-0544https://rokita.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,110,386 $736,019 $99,750 $5,000 $130,500 $34,200

100 50 85 100 0 21 0 7 95 85 90 100 6 67 3 22 96

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N NV Y Y

Stutzman, Marlin (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4436fax: 202-226-9870http://stutzman.house.gov/contacts/new

$1,024,756 $435,618 $66,900 $500 $415,400 $15,250

100 25 93 100 7 21 0 8 56 86 90 100 7 100 0 11 81

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - IN, KS, KY

Young, Todd (R)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5315fax: 202-226-6866https://toddyoungforms.house.gov/give-me-your-opinion

$1,612,965 $1,052,854 $199,200 $9,500 $323,500 $35,535

100 50 71 100 0 36 0 3 77 76 90 100 10 75 3 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y Y

Huelskamp, Tim (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2715fax: 202-225-5124http://huelskamp.house.gov/contact

$665,380 $481,027 $26,250 $115,750 $40,600 $18,276

100 50 99 100 35 21 0 9 49 87 90 100 8 100 3 11 79

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Jenkins, Lynn (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6601fax: 202-225-7986http://lynnjenkins.house.gov/contact-me/

$1,776,615 $715,586 $232,900 $2,000 $438,344 $66,050

100 50 85 100 7 36 0 5 68 81 90 100 8 75 8 11 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Pompeo, Mike (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6216

fax: 202-225-3489http://pompeo.house.gov/contact/

$2,018,703 $1,026,811 $212,800 $1,000 $173,700 $154,250

100 25 90 100 14 21 0 6 60 85 90 100 4 100 0 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Yoder, Kevin (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2865fax: NAhttp://yoder.house.gov/contact

$1,647,007 $1,025,115 $113,458 $46,500 $396,228 $73,485

100 50 79 100 0 36 0 5 95 83 90 100 7 75 0 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Barr, Andy (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4706fax: NAhttps://barr.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,082,648 $1,128,490 $153,755 $4,500 $594,248 $25,650

100 50 76 100 0 29 0 4 95 NA 90 100 10 75 0 17 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y Y

Visclosky, Pete (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2461fax: 202-225-2493http://visclosky.house.gov/contact-pete/email-pete

$722,276 $227,730 $37,250 $150,900 $23,700 $4,500

0 50 9 0 92 86 100 77 36 14 10 0 94 0 95 89 79

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N N N N Y

Walorski, Jackie (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3915fax: 202-225-6798https://walorski.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,477,361 $765,591 $146,500 $1,000 $143,700 $27,500

100 50 62 100 0 21 0 0 60 NA 90 100 10 75 0 28 94

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y Y

K a n s a s

K e n t u c k y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - KY, LA

Guthrie, Brett (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3501fax: [email protected]

$1,468,022 $427,403 $415,632 $139,000 $164,900 $132,200

100 50 71 100 0 29 0 10 86 72 90 100 10 100 8 17 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Massie, Thomas (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3465fax: 202-225-0003http://massieforms.house.gov/contact/

$547,487 $308,169 $33,510 $0 $46,525 $28,900

100 25 93 100 50 36 0 14 45 NA 90 67 29 100 10 28 34

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y N N

Rogers, Hal (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4601fax: [email protected]

$903,164 $247,418 $48,470 $0 $46,550 $29,250

100 50 62 100 0 29 0 10 60 64 70 100 20 NA 8 13 94

NV N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Whitfield, Ed (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3115

fax: [email protected]

$1,532,044 $285,336 $278,900 $15,500 $73,000 $67,000

100 50 59 100 0 29 0 15 68 65 70 100 20 100 13 12 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y NV N N Y N N Y N

Yarmuth, John (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5401fax: 202-225-5776 [email protected]

$528,042 $198,053 $69,400 $2,500 $52,850 $36,790

0 50 5 14 78 100 100 94 10 17 10 0 97 0 100 100 45

NV Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y

Boustany Jr., Charles (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2031fax: 202-225-5724https://boustanyforms.house.gov/contact-me

$1,636,815 $728,812 $341,540 $86,000 $289,390 $56,900

100 50 67 100 0 36 0 6 68 77 NA 100 13 75 8 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

K Y C o n t .

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - LA, MA

McAllister, Vance (R)District 5 - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-225-8490fax: 202-225-5639http://mcallister.house.gov/contact

$985,105 $184,590 $23,500 $133,250 $11,650 $5,500

100 0 NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA N Y 0 NA N Y NA Y NA N NA NA NA NA NA NA

Richmond, Cedric (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6636fax: 202-225-1988https://richmond.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$931,447 $261,185 $61,000 $68,250 $59,895 $86,750

0 50 17 29 64 100 100 74 41 16 0 0 94 0 100 89 39

N NV N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Scalise, Steve (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3015fax: NAhttps://scalise.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,425,974 $567,159 $168,300 $34,000 $190,600 $179,590

100 25 90 100 0 21 0 7 95 82 90 100 4 100 7 6 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Capuano, Mike (D)District 7 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5111

fax: 202-225-9322http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml

$535,087 $158,465 $37,000 $137,500 $216,950 $7,500

0 50 8 0 85 100 100 95 6 15 0 0 98 0 100 94 45

N NV N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Clark, Katherine (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2836fax: NAhttps://katherineclark.house.gov/index.cfm/email-me

$2,013,074 $1,462,377 $116,228 $99,850 $219,200 $79,740

0 NA NA NA 28 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA Y N 0 NA Y N NA N NA Y NA NA NA NA NA NA

Keating, Bill (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3111fax: 202-225-5658https://forms.house.gov/keating/webforms/contact.shtml

$658,849 $279,556 $40,050 $58,000 $48,800 $17,450

0 50 9 0 85 93 100 97 14 19 0 0 97 0 100 94 60

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N N Y N Y Y N Y

Cassidy, Bill (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3901fax: 202-225-7313http://cassidy.house.gov/contact

$7,999,200 $4,765,119 $764,767 $262,000 $520,410 $69,549

100 50 76 100 0 21 0 11 77 77 80 100 11 100 6 6 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Fleming Jr., John (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2777fax: 202-225-8039https://fleming.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm

$1,301,621 $1,110,530 $234,271 $143,750 $154,546 $15,600

100 25 92 100 7 21 0 7 86 84 90 100 6 100 3 11 79

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MA

Kennedy III, Joe (D)District 4 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5931fax: 202-225-0182http://kennedy.house.gov/contact

$2,186,636 $1,832,165 $122,100 $3,500 $637,175 $109,343

0 50 10 0 85 100 100 96 10 NA NA 0 95 0 100 100 47

N N N Y NA Y N N N N N Y N NA N N Y

Lynch, Stephen (D)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8273fax: [email protected]

$2,542,069 $1,698,579 $83,401 $245,515 $315,895 $24,150

0 50 9 0 78 79 100 94 31 19 10 0 98 0 99 93 45

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y NV Y

McGovern, Jim (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6101fax: 202-225-5759http://jimmcgovern.house.gov/contact/

$653,894 $389,278 $52,000 $213,400 $45,704 $16,404

0 50 6 0 85 100 100 99 6 17 0 0 98 0 100 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Neal, Richard (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5601

fax: 202-225-8112https://forms.house.gov/neal/webforms/Contact_Form.shtml

$1,306,965 $239,393 $212,049 $105,500 $550,240 $68,500

0 50 8 0 57 100 100 91 0 16 0 0 95 0 98 94 51

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y NV N Y Y N Y

Tierney, John (D)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8020fax: 202-225-5915https://tierney.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,722,176 $1,019,446 $82,200 -$5,000 $107,025 $33,871

0 50 8 0 85 93 100 97 0 17 0 0 97 0 100 100 47

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Tsongas, Niki (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3411fax: 202-226-0771https://tsongas.house.gov/contact/

$919,581 $686,146 $43,300 $171,000 $91,650 $21,050

0 50 8 0 85 100 100 93 22 19 0 0 98 0 100 100 58

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MD

Edwards, Donna (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8699fax: 202-225-8714https://forms.house.gov/formdonnaedwards/issue_subscribe.shtml

$446,814 $146,896 $16,700 $44,500 $26,300 $8,150

0 50 6 0 78 100 100 97 0 15 0 0 98 0 100 100 64

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y NV N Y Y N Y

Harris, Andy (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5311fax: 202-225-0254https://harris.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$987,706 $609,586 $309,835 $191,000 $53,247 $9,750

100 50 88 100 0 21 0 5 86 83 90 100 7 100 0 0 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Hoyer, Steny (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4131fax: 202-225-4300https://hoyer.house.gov/email-steny

$3,088,426 $969,131 $385,970 $2,500 $628,100 $174,000

0 50 8 0 78 100 100 80 23 13 10 0 95 0 98 94 68

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Ruppersberger, Dutch (D)District 2 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-3061

fax: 202-225-3094http://ruppersberger.house.gov/contact-dutch

$766,843 $204,050 $61,050 $119,000 $81,950 $84,750

0 50 11 0 50 93 100 84 42 14 10 0 96 0 96 94 68

N N N Y Y Y N N NV N Y Y N Y N N Y

Sarbanes, John (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4016fax: 202-225-9219http://sarbanes.house.gov/free_details.asp?id=69

$712,975 $712,975 $39,300 $28,000 $131,700 $13,100

0 50 6 0 85 93 100 95 0 13 0 0 99 0 100 100 39

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y NV Y Y N Y

Van Hollen, Chris (D)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5341fax: 202-225-0375http://vanhollen.house.gov/contact/

$641,179 $154,283 $111,200 $4,500 $169,990 $49,375

0 50 9 0 85 100 100 98 15 15 0 0 95 0 100 100 58

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Cummings, Elijah (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4741fax: 202-225-3178https://cummings.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$696,508 $243,020 $66,825 $0 $44,450 $24,500

0 50 7 0 85 100 100 94 10 14 0 0 98 0 100 94 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Delaney, John (D)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2721fax: NAhttps://delaney.house.gov/contact/email-me

$887,642 $371,348 $32,750 $0 $325,486 $8,700

0 50 18 0 85 93 100 89 32 NA NA 0 86 0 90 100 68

N N N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA N N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - ME, MI

Michaud, Mike (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6306fax: [email protected]

$171,580 $15,705 $27,750 $38,000 $19,250 $7,000

0 50 8 0 92 86 100 92 20 24 20 0 96 25 95 89 72

N Y N Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y

Pingree, Chellie (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6116fax: 202-225-5590http://pingree.house.gov/contact-chellie/

$303,456 $237,985 $2,708 $84,700 $32,200 $6,450

0 50 7 0 85 100 100 94 15 16 0 0 99 0 100 94 43

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Amash, Justin (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3831fax: 202-225-5144https://amash.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,626,918 $1,524,361 $65,409 $188,250 $122,860 $32,250

100 50 100 100 71 29 0 16 41 92 90 67 17 75 20 28 23

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y NV N Y N N

Benishek, Dan (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4735

fax: 202-225-4710https://benishek.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,497,655 $669,990 $177,325 $0 $147,307 $15,777

100 50 66 100 0 36 0 5 50 78 90 100 10 75 3 17 90

Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y Y N Y Y

Bentivolio, Kerry (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8171fax: NAhttps://bentivolio.house.gov/contact/email-me

$570,022 $433,858 $10,350 $7,000 $67,300 $2,050

100 50 88 100 14 21 0 4 57 NA 90 100 10 100 0 6 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y N

Camp, Dave (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3561fax: 202-225-9679http://camp.house.gov/contact/

$2,077,147 $491,489 $528,900 $49,500 $427,760 $88,500

100 50 66 100 7 36 0 10 68 72 90 100 12 75 6 11 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MI

Huizenga, Bill (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4401fax: 202-226-0779http://huizenga.house.gov/contact/

$1,013,830 $473,867 $28,150 $0 $393,161 $12,350

100 50 85 100 0 21 0 8 68 87 90 100 6 100 0 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Kildee, Dan (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3611fax: NAhttps://dankildee.house.gov/contact/email-me

$609,990 $223,636 $57,251 $0 $157,750 $5,200

0 50 10 0 85 93 100 96 23 NA NA 0 100 0 100 94 47

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Levin, Sandy (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 888-810-3880fax: 202-226-1033https://levin.house.gov/contact-me

$1,201,971 $283,811 $173,020 $143,400 $281,040 $39,200

0 50 8 0 71 93 100 89 27 12 0 0 95 0 100 89 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N N Y N Y N N Y

Miller, Candice (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2106

fax: 202-226-1169http://candicemiller.house.gov/contact

$674,994 $245,960 $22,200 $11,000 $99,205 $13,000

100 50 59 100 7 29 0 14 68 75 70 100 33 75 17 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Peters, Gary (D)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5802fax: 202-226-2356https://petersforms.house.gov/contact-us-form

$6,995,276 $5,301,564 $298,148 $0 $786,080 $67,425

0 75 8 14 64 93 100 89 41 17 10 33 95 0 98 83 53

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y N N Y N N Y

Rogers, Mike (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4872fax: 202-225-5820http://mikerogers.house.gov/contact/

$948,169 $271,759 $191,550 $257,300 $162,400 $109,390

100 66 71 100 0 36 0 8 77 70 90 100 16 75 7 17 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Conyers Jr., John (D)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5126fax: 202-225-0072 [email protected]

$602,920 $152,600 $22,100 $140,250 $8,700 $172,840

0 50 8 0 92 100 100 79 0 15 0 0 95 0 100 94 39

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Dingell, John (D)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4071fax: 202-226-0371https://dingell.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$398,244 $57,135 $59,750 $121,000 $20,900 $47,300

0 50 4 0 78 86 100 75 31 12 20 0 95 0 98 94 68

N Y N Y N Y NV N NV N NV Y N Y Y N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MI, MN

Upton, Fred (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3761fax: 202-225-4986http://upton.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$2,464,870 $668,092 $589,200 $64,033 $147,300 $270,348

100 50 56 100 0 43 25 31 68 76 70 100 28 75 16 11 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y

Walberg, Tim (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6276fax: 202-225-6281https://walberg.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm

$1,298,089 $777,118 $71,900 $113,000 $158,290 $15,250

100 50 85 100 0 21 0 6 86 84 90 100 8 100 10 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Bachmann, Michele (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2331fax: 202-225-6475http://bachmann.house.gov/contact/email-michele

$678,666 $673,464 $6,376 $0 $29,702 $2,750

100 25 92 100 0 21 0 6 76 85 90 67 6 100 11 11 77

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N NV Y N N Y N

Ellison, Keith (DFL)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4755

fax: NAhttp://ellison.house.gov/contact

$1,585,002 $1,350,926 $118,700 $0 $101,550 $18,800

0 50 9 0 92 100 100 94 0 18 0 0 97 0 100 94 39

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Kline, John (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2271fax: 202-225-2595http://kline.house.gov/contact/

$2,185,735 $1,287,126 $98,155 $217,750 $353,823 $60,050

100 50 78 100 0 36 0 4 68 76 90 100 9 75 9 22 96

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

McCollum, Betty (DFL)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6631fax: 202-225-1968https://mccollum.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$619,915 $275,933 $43,900 $8,000 $43,700 $8,750

0 66 6 0 92 100 100 92 32 14 0 0 97 0 99 100 49

N Y N Y NV Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MN, MO

Peterson, Collin (DFL)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2165fax: 202-225-1593https://collinpeterson.house.gov/contact-me

$1,067,718 $273,382 $14,000 $127,550 $107,449 $18,500

50 50 28 86 42 71 100 38 43 49 80 0 75 50 66 61 79

Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y Y N N Y Y

Walz, Tim (DFL)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2472fax: NAhttp://walz.house.gov/contact

$1,108,354 $645,963 $69,050 $104,000 $81,050 $14,300

0 75 10 0 92 93 100 82 27 21 30 0 92 0 90 83 81

N NV N Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Clay Jr., Lacy (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2406fax: 202-226-3717http://lacyclay.house.gov/contact-form/

$426,489 $72,832 $27,400 $0 $86,800 $11,490

0 50 9 0 64 100 100 89 26 15 0 0 100 0 97 94 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N NV Y N Y Y N Y

Cleaver II, Emanuel (D)District 5 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-4535

fax: 202-225-4403https://cleaver.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$679,572 $169,586 $31,650 $0 $189,150 $29,710

0 66 7 0 78 100 100 86 29 15 10 0 98 0 100 100 70

N Y N Y N Y N N NV N NV Y N Y Y N Y

Graves, Sam (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7041fax: 202-225-8221https://gravesforms.house.gov/email-sam

$949,710 $131,682 $67,150 $1,000 $74,750 $70,100

100 50 72 100 0 29 25 5 86 78 90 100 19 100 8 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y NV N Y N

Hartzler, Vicky (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2876fax: 202-225-0148https://hartzler.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$715,441 $472,219 $45,650 $181,000 $94,800 $12,450

100 50 71 100 0 14 0 5 60 78 90 100 9 100 0 11 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y N N Y N

Nolan, Rick (DFL)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6211fax: 202-225-0699https://nolan.house.gov/contact/

$1,170,933 $561,472 $19,850 $78,000 $96,150 $3,250

0 50 12 0 92 100 100 83 6 NA 10 0 100 0 100 94 47

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Paulsen, Erik (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2871fax: 202-225-6351https://paulsenforms.house.gov/contact-me

$2,509,757 $1,406,213 $379,549 $112,500 $587,850 $95,350

100 50 73 100 0 36 0 19 77 72 70 100 9 75 6 17 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MO, MS

Long, Billy (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6536fax: 202-225-5604https://longforms.house.gov/email-billy

$941,716 $487,054 $127,887 $3,500 $112,930 $120,140

100 50 79 100 0 21 0 5 86 80 90 100 9 100 0 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2956fax: 202-225-5712http://luetkemeyer.house.gov/contact/

$840,799 $308,749 $37,950 $2,000 $398,951 $37,350

100 50 74 100 0 21 0 5 86 71 90 100 9 100 6 6 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N

Smith, Jason (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4404fax: 202-226-0326https://jasonsmith.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,446,391 $757,091 $122,450 $47,000 $141,100 $82,450

100 50 82 100 0 NA NA 4 85 NA NA 100 20 100 0 NA 90

Y N Y N NA N Y NA Y Y N N NA NA Y NA NA

Wagner, Ann (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1621

fax: NAhttps://wagner.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,876,091 $895,543 $134,800 $0 $655,138 $45,210

100 50 71 100 0 21 0 4 95 NA 90 100 15 100 0 6 94

Y N Y N NA N Y NV Y Y N N Y NA N Y N

Harper, Gregg (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5031fax: 202-225-5797http://harper.house.gov/contact-gregg/email-gregg

$856,823 $482,151 $88,050 $96,000 $106,250 $50,000

100 50 70 100 0 43 0 5 60 70 90 100 11 75 10 22 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Nunnelee, Alan (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4306fax: 202-225-3549https://nunnelee.house.gov/contact-form

$752,693 $230,036 $88,400 $16,000 $88,050 $25,700

100 50 73 100 0 21 0 3 60 77 90 100 8 100 3 6 92

Y NV Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - MS, MT, NC

Daines, Steve (R)District At-Large - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3211fax: 202-225-5687https://daines.house.gov/contact/email-me

$5,002,041 $3,064,016 $96,616 $2,000 $667,056 $94,307

100 50 77 100 7 36 0 4 86 NA 90 100 14 75 10 11 94

Y Y Y Y NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y Y

Butterfield Jr., G.K. (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3101fax: 202-225-3354https://butterfield.house.gov/email-congressman-butterfield

$607,762 $118,823 $110,116 $77,500 $41,566 $90,004

0 50 9 0 78 93 100 88 32 14 10 0 96 0 98 100 56

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Coble, Howard (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3065fax: [email protected]

$85,484 $21,311 $8,000 $0 $8,250 $12,500

100 50 72 100 0 29 0 12 85 80 90 100 13 100 12 6 90

Y N NV Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y NV Y NV

Ellmers, Renee (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4531

fax: 202-225-5662https://ellmersforms.house.gov/contact-us1

$1,305,534 $304,910 $359,670 $18,000 $98,950 $78,254

100 50 65 100 0 21 0 6 77 74 NA 100 10 100 0 6 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y N

Foxx, Virginia (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2071fax: 202-225-2995http://virginiafoxx.house.gov/contact/

$973,511 $641,011 $55,105 $4,000 $96,500 $24,900

100 50 88 100 0 21 0 5 77 84 90 100 6 100 4 11 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Holding, George (R)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3032fax: 919-782-4490https://holding.house.gov/contact/email-me

$994,961 $568,821 $81,963 $196,500 $151,280 $84,000

100 50 86 100 0 21 0 4 95 NA 90 100 10 100 0 6 92

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y N

Palazzo, Steven (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5772fax: 202-225-7074http://palazzo.house.gov/contact/

$839,107 $395,744 $27,450 $0 $125,349 $19,250

100 50 69 100 0 21 0 6 95 74 90 100 11 100 3 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y N N Y N

Thompson, Bennie (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5876fax: 202-225-5898https://forms.house.gov/benniethompson/contact-form.shtml

$890,800 $163,228 $51,850 $23,750 $76,750 $66,250

0 66 8 14 78 100 100 78 37 15 10 0 97 0 98 89 51

N NV N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NC

Hudson, Richard (R)District 8 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-3715fax: NAhttps://hudson.house.gov/email-me

$1,151,493 $376,947 $68,300 $1,000 $189,907 $35,600

100 50 78 100 0 14 0 4 86 NA 90 100 14 100 0 6 96

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y N

Jones Jr., Walter (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3415fax: 202-225-3286https://jones.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$538,814 $310,468 $67,800 $0 $50,275 $3,500

100 25 56 100 50 36 50 24 44 67 70 100 30 100 36 17 81

Y Y NV N Y N Y Y NV Y Y N Y N Y Y N

McHenry, Patrick (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2576fax: 202-225-0316http://mchenry.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$1,138,864 $472,239 $78,000 $0 $574,100 $32,996

100 50 88 100 7 36 0 3 86 81 90 100 10 75 8 18 90

Y N NV Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

McIntyre, Mike (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2731

fax: 202-225-5773http://mcintyreforms.house.gov/contact/

$744,106 $149,646 $41,050 $5,000 $70,000 $17,590

100 75 34 57 21 79 100 53 46 48 NA 67 73 75 72 56 77

Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Meadows, Mark (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6401fax: 202-226-6422https://meadows.house.gov/email-me

$300,011 $103,652 $20,000 $155,250 $59,200 $4,000

100 50 85 100 14 21 0 4 77 NA 90 100 10 100 0 6 92

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Pittenger, Robert (R)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1976fax: 202-225-3389https://pittenger.house.gov/contact/email-me

$842,452 $302,630 $56,600 $44,000 $297,850 $25,750

100 25 80 100 0 29 0 4 67 NA 90 NA 15 100 10 18 92

Y N Y Y NA N Y Y Y NV N N Y NA N Y N

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ

Fortenberry, Jeff (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4806fax: 202-225-5686http://fortenberry.house.gov/email-and-contact-center1/

$594,924 $336,872 $57,164 $52,400 $116,350 $22,400

100 50 61 100 0 36 0 23 60 68 70 100 18 100 18 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Smith, Adrian (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6435fax: 202-225-0207https://adriansmith.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$751,600 $173,585 $55,400 $0 $234,500 $24,750

100 50 81 100 0 21 0 7 86 74 90 100 7 100 9 0 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Terry, Lee (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4155fax: 202-226-5452http://leeterry.house.gov/contact/

$1,829,965 $579,493 $147,150 $63,000 $210,060 $209,152

100 50 75 100 0 43 0 9 60 70 90 100 14 75 11 22 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Kuster, Ann (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5206

fax: 202-225-2946https://kuster.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,308,860 $1,598,772 $77,944 $43,600 $207,150 $68,690

0 50 15 0 71 93 100 96 19 NA NA 0 90 0 70 100 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y NV N NA N N Y

Shea-Porter, Carol (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5456fax: 202-225-5822https://shea-porter.house.gov/contact/email-me

$954,942 $610,024 $12,549 $122,000 $24,050 $27,240

0 50 13 0 42 93 100 95 39 NA 20 0 99 0 100 94 68

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y NV N NA Y N Y

Frelinghuysen, Rodney (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5034fax: NAhttps://frelinghuysenforms.house.gov/contact-form

$1,003,910 $529,236 $78,300 $1,000 $100,700 $15,500

75 50 57 86 14 36 0 42 54 63 60 100 15 50 9 28 90

N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Price, David (D)District 4 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-1784fax: 202-225-2014https://price.house.gov/contact

$543,593 $225,451 $57,350 $1,000 $30,500 $21,700

0 50 7 0 85 100 100 88 15 12 0 0 90 0 98 100 68

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Cramer, Kevin (R)District At-Large - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2611fax: 202-226-0893https://cramer.house.gov/contact/email-me

$968,688 $607,255 $11,850 $269,150 $89,350 $14,000

100 50 45 100 0 43 0 4 57 NA 90 100 29 75 10 17 96

Y N Y Y NA N Y Y Y Y NV N Y NA Y Y Y

N e b r a s k a

N e w H a m p s h i r e

N e w J e r s e y

N o r t h D a k o t a

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NJ

Garrett, Scott (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4465fax: 202-225-9048http://garrettforms.house.gov/contact/

$1,562,577 $768,110 $24,300 $1,500 $912,363 $27,900

100 25 95 100 14 21 0 11 60 84 90 100 8 100 6 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Holt Jr., Rush (D)District 12 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5801fax: 202-225-6025https://holt.house.gov/email-me

$1,710,557 $1,224,042 $72,900 $25,000 $179,500 $49,180

0 50 7 0 85 93 100 96 0 13 0 0 96 0 96 93 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Lance, Leonard (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5361fax: 202-225-9460http://lance.house.gov/contact-me1

$823,169 $372,419 $169,975 $187,500 $82,475 $60,700

100 25 69 86 7 50 25 31 57 78 70 100 32 75 10 39 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

LoBiondo, Frank (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6572

fax: 202-225-3318https://lobiondo.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,529,778 $527,201 $68,501 $75,500 $105,600 $13,000

100 50 43 71 7 64 100 63 57 55 60 100 53 75 25 50 81

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y

Pallone Jr., Frank (D)District 6 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-4671fax: 202-225-9665https://pallone.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$3,168,807 $344,440 $578,022 $72,500 $148,133 $139,650

0 50 9 0 85 93 100 95 0 15 0 0 95 0 100 93 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y NV N Y

Pascrell Jr., Bill (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5751fax: 202-225-5782http://pascrell.house.gov/contact/

$1,298,511 $597,653 $253,292 $89,000 $182,650 $23,900

0 50 8 0 78 100 100 92 15 11 0 0 99 0 98 94 64

NV Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NJ, NM, NV

Sires, Albio (D)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7919fax: 202-226-0792https://sires.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$424,359 $190,359 $20,500 $1,000 $35,100 $28,500

0 50 7 0 71 100 100 88 25 11 0 0 97 0 99 94 64

N Y N Y N Y N N Y N Y Y N Y N N Y

Smith, Chris (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3765fax: 202-225-7768http://chrissmith.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$302,974 $183,965 $11,675 $57,000 $13,950 $9,750

100 25 41 71 0 57 25 68 54 59 30 100 61 100 28 44 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N

Lujan Grisham, Michelle (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6316fax: 202-225-4975https://lujangrisham.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,341,393 $728,745 $186,816 $179,000 $101,346 $30,510

0 50 10 0 78 93 100 89 36 NA NA 0 95 0 100 100 81

N NV N Y NA Y N N Y N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Lujan Jr., Ben (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6190

fax: 202-226-1528https://lujan.house.gov/issue-subscribe

$940,761 $381,874 $93,750 $105,000 $60,350 $115,107

0 50 8 0 78 100 100 96 32 16 10 0 98 0 100 100 56

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Pearce, Steve (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2365fax: NAhttps://pearce.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,438,584 $1,055,648 $18,800 $253,750 $271,499 $31,150

100 50 76 100 7 36 0 4 86 75 90 100 9 75 5 12 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Amodei, Mark (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6155fax: 202-225-5679https://amodeiforms.house.gov/contact-us

$436,941 $227,022 $16,500 $24,500 $31,100 $26,100

100 50 70 100 0 29 0 3 68 78 90 100 13 75 0 18 96

Y N Y N Y NV NV Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y

Payne Jr. , Don (D)District 10 - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-225-3436fax: 202-225-4160http://payne.house.gov/contact/email-me

$418,412 $144,568 $31,250 $162,500 $48,600 $22,250

0 50 15 0 85 100 100 93 0 NA NA 33 95 0 100 100 56

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y NV NA N N Y

Runyan, Jon (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4765fax: 202-225-0778https://runyan.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$396,889 $124,292 $44,250 $149,450 $46,600 $6,700

66 50 47 57 14 64 100 17 60 61 90 100 44 50 13 39 81

N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y

N e w M e x i c o

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NV, NY

Heck Jr., Joe (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3252fax: 202-225-2185https://heck.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,870,238 $1,001,389 $267,899 $34,000 $219,312 $36,200

100 25 62 100 14 50 0 10 52 67 90 100 21 75 10 28 96

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y

Horsford, Steven (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9894fax: 202-225-9783https://horsford.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,108,238 $450,897 $71,450 $63,200 $155,300 $51,863

0 33 19 0 85 93 100 54 23 NA 50 33 94 0 100 100 83

N N N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA NV N Y

Titus, Dina (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5965fax: NAhttps://titus.house.gov/contact/email-me

$778,124 $404,711 $48,195 $265,500 $53,450 $23,000

0 50 16 0 78 93 100 94 27 NA 30 0 98 0 97 94 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA N N Y

Bishop, Tim (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3826

fax: 202-225-3143http://timbishop.house.gov/email-me/

$1,825,536 $962,397 $96,750 $33,500 $153,000 $65,790

0 50 7 0 78 93 100 94 18 19 0 0 98 0 99 94 56

N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Clarke, Yvette (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6231fax: 202-226-0112https://clarke.house.gov/contact/email-me

$430,871 $157,319 $16,955 $62,000 $53,455 $42,200

0 50 9 0 78 100 100 92 0 15 0 0 98 0 100 94 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Collins, Chris (R)District 27 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5265fax: 202-225-5910https://chriscollins.house.gov/contact/email-me

$829,648 $338,873 $56,750 $36,000 $87,307 $13,060

100 50 57 100 0 29 0 4 86 NA 90 100 24 75 0 22 90

Y N NV N NA Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA N Y Y

N V C o n t .

N e w Y o r k

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NY

Gibson, Chris (R)District 19 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5614fax: 202-225-1168http://gibson.house.gov/Contact/

$2,261,120 $1,073,461 $117,600 $180,500 $317,967 $47,500

75 50 44 71 50 64 100 33 47 55 90 67 51 50 27 44 70

Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y

Grimm, Michael (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3371fax: 202-226-1272https://grimm.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,857,301 $865,371 $58,401 $89,500 $592,226 $39,952

100 50 47 67 7 71 100 13 50 64 90 67 51 75 19 53 81

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y N Y Y

Hanna, Richard (R)District 22 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3665fax: 202-225-1891https://hanna.house.gov/email-me

$1,141,804 $406,980 $37,250 $1,000 $101,850 $16,500

25 50 51 86 28 64 100 19 48 67 90 100 30 25 13 47 94

N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y

Higgins, Brian (D)District 26 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-3306

fax: 202-226-0347http://higgins.house.gov/contact/email-brian

$688,571 $474,193 $48,750 $0 $68,200 $8,100

0 50 6 0 78 100 100 92 12 20 10 0 96 0 99 94 56

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Israel, Steve (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3335fax: 202-225-4669https://israel.house.gov/contact/email-me

$3,115,537 $1,952,518 $236,650 $86,815 $769,050 $101,500

0 50 7 0 78 100 100 96 29 13 0 0 93 0 93 100 68

N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Jeffries, Hakeem (D)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5936fax: NAhttps://jeffries.house.gov/contact/email-me

$858,859 $502,178 $27,850 $154,450 $125,259 $102,090

0 50 15 0 78 93 100 89 17 NA 0 0 95 0 100 100 58

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

Crowley, Joe (D)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3965fax: NAhttps://crowley.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,522,321 $623,251 $221,150 $149,250 $956,722 $147,250

0 50 9 0 85 100 100 95 18 15 0 0 93 0 98 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Engel, Eliot (D)District 16 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2464fax: 202-225-5513https://engel.house.gov/write-your-rep1

$923,965 $597,990 $142,930 $55,840 $108,245 $51,350

0 50 7 0 78 79 100 92 27 11 0 0 97 0 100 100 45

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NY

King, Pete (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7896fax: [email protected]

$881,326 $563,669 $57,600 $138,100 $221,550 $24,050

100 50 54 86 0 50 75 18 67 63 10 100 39 75 16 39 79

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Lowey, Nita (D)District 17 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6506fax: 202-225-0546https://lowey.house.gov/contact-form

$1,524,906 $1,194,673 $80,550 $6,000 $294,650 $55,800

0 50 8 0 85 93 100 93 15 15 0 0 95 0 100 100 68

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Maffei, Dan (D)District 24 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3701fax: NAhttps://maffei.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,902,030 $829,836 $146,300 $81,100 $311,707 $60,275

0 50 24 NA 100 14 411 64 0 83 50 0 25 0 90 10 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y N N NA Y Y Y

Maloney, Carolyn (D)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7944

fax: 202-225-4709https://maloney.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,147,215 $600,928 $32,400 $204,750 $473,800 $24,090

0 50 7 0 78 86 100 95 6 17 0 0 94 0 99 100 64

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y NV Y

Maloney, Sean (D)District 18 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5441fax: NAhttps://seanmaloney.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,799,282 $1,874,381 $99,699 $194,750 $587,072 $140,050

0 60 18 NA 100 29 100 42 0 78 50 0 0 0 79 NA 81

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N Y N Y NA N Y Y

McCarthy, Carolyn (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5516fax: 202-225-5758https://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/contact

$744,688 $509,378 $22,550 $133,100 $116,850 $7,250

0 0 7 0 21 57 100 92 NA 14 0 NA 92 0 95 NA 54

NV NV NV NV NV Y N N NV NV NV NV N Y NV N Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NY

Nadler, Jerry (D)District 10 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5635fax: NAhttps://jerroldnadler.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep

$875,940 $546,497 $14,350 $37,500 $137,483 $88,100

0 50 5 0 92 93 100 96 0 14 0 0 99 0 100 100 47

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Owens, Bill (D)District 21 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4611fax: 202-226-0621http://owens.house.gov/contact/

$609,239 $219,340 $50,000 $11,500 $98,550 $26,850

0 75 19 43 35 86 100 56 45 34 70 67 81 25 80 72 79

N N Y Y Y Y N N N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y

Rangel, Charlie (D)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4365fax: 202-225-0816https://rangel.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,407,163 $903,108 $75,300 $123,000 $220,850 $28,100

0 50 8 0 78 100 100 82 29 15 0 0 95 0 100 100 45

N NV N Y Y Y NV N N N NV Y N Y Y N Y

Reed II, Tom (R)District 23 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3161

fax: 202-226-6599https://reed.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,545,350 $989,237 $202,002 $4,500 $508,249 $87,012

100 50 58 86 0 36 50 7 68 67 90 100 14 100 6 24 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y NV

Serrano, Jose (D)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4361fax: 202-225-6001 [email protected]

$161,690 $24,315 $1,500 $91,000 $17,000 $6,500

0 50 6 0 85 100 100 90 0 16 0 0 96 0 100 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Slaughter, Louise (D)District 25 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3615fax: 202-225-7822https://louise.house.gov/contact-louise

$813,390 $347,865 $44,950 $0 $85,355 $22,750

0 66 5 0 78 93 100 90 26 16 0 0 98 0 99 93 45

N Y N Y N Y N N NV N NV Y N Y N N Y

Meeks, Gregory (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3461fax: 202-225-4169https://meeks.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$689,641 $130,483 $17,225 $199,000 $329,574 $37,499

0 50 12 0 78 100 100 88 23 13 0 0 93 0 98 100 53

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Meng, Grace (D)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2601fax: NAhttps://meng.house.gov/contact/email-me

$920,436 $756,130 $62,150 $90,350 $90,699 $26,050

0 100 6 NA 100 0 25 78 0 100 50 0 0 0 89 0 58

N Y N Y NA Y NV N N N Y Y N NA N N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - NY, OH

Tonko, Paul (D)District 20 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5076fax: 202-225-5077http://tonko.house.gov/email-form1/

$776,029 $259,122 $113,548 $95,500 $53,150 $49,500

0 50 8 0 85 100 100 96 10 17 0 0 99 0 100 94 47

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Velasquez, Nydia (D)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2361fax: 202-226-0327http://velazquez.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml

$641,616 $383,985 $43,750 $79,100 $131,650 $21,200

0 50 7 0 78 100 100 92 0 17 0 0 96 0 100 94 45

N Y N Y N Y NV N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Beatty, Joyce (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4324fax: 202-225-1984https://beatty.house.gov/contact/email-me

$583,813 $148,413 $41,550 $179,600 $237,650 $9,900

0 50 14 0 78 100 100 93 13 NA 10 0 100 0 100 94 70

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA NV N Y

Boehner, John (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-0600

fax: 202-225-5117http://boehner.house.gov/contact/

$15,188,942 $4,323,625 $918,050 $133,500 $2,668,226 $528,185

NA 50 83 100 0 NA NA NA NA NA 90 NA 5 NA 2 NA NA

NV NV NV Y NV Y NV NV NV NV NV NV NV Y N NV NV

Chabot, Steve (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2216fax: 202-225-3012http://chabot.house.gov/contact/

$710,202 $443,504 $34,000 $27,500 $107,100 $61,550

100 25 92 100 0 21 0 18 95 85 90 100 7 100 13 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Fudge, Marcia (D)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7032fax: 202-225-1339https://fudgeforms.house.gov/contact-form

$670,846 $128,320 $64,500 $0 $86,000 $31,600

0 50 11 0 64 100 100 92 23 13 0 0 98 0 100 89 53

N NV N Y N Y N N N N Y NV N Y Y N Y

N Y C o n t .

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - OH

Jordan, Jim (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2676fax: 202-226-0577http://jordan.house.gov/contact/

$615,328 $351,825 $27,700 $56,500 $85,300 $47,550

100 25 98 100 0 21 0 6 60 87 90 100 3 100 0 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Joyce, David (R)District 14 - Unknown Political Couragephone: 202-225-5731fax: 202-225-3307https://joyce.house.gov/email-me

$1,979,893 $930,888 $141,000 $7,000 $254,155 $41,400

100 50 47 71 0 57 75 7 60 NA NA 100 45 75 30 41 92

Y N Y Y NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA N Y Y

Kaptur, Marcy (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4146fax: 202-225-7711https://forms.house.gov/kaptur/webforms/issue_subscribe.shtml

$600,775 $157,765 $14,900 $30,000 $44,050 $7,450

0 50 8 0 78 100 100 78 29 9 10 0 96 0 98 94 81

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Latta, Bob (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6405

fax: 202-225-1985http://latta.house.gov/contact/

$793,526 $395,330 $89,250 $145,600 $51,800 $131,950

100 50 86 100 0 21 0 4 86 75 90 100 7 100 8 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Renacci, Jim (R)District 16 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3876fax: 202-225-3059https://renacci.house.gov/contact-form

$1,576,018 $691,516 $166,000 $153,250 $471,559 $45,300

100 50 66 100 0 36 0 5 86 69 90 100 13 75 3 17 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Ryan, Tim (D)District 13 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5261fax: 202-225-3719http://timryanforms.house.gov/contact/

$783,027 $356,041 $42,050 $10,000 $49,750 $12,250

0 50 7 0 92 100 100 91 42 12 20 0 98 0 96 94 83

N NV N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Gibbs, Bob (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6265fax: 202-225-3394https://gibbs.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$902,961 $286,675 $14,500 $158,100 $66,300 $35,800

100 50 66 100 0 36 0 6 86 70 90 100 10 75 0 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Johnson, Bill (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5705fax: 202-225-5907http://billjohnson.house.gov/contact/

$1,766,423 $786,416 $159,136 $57,000 $122,500 $80,097

100 50 66 100 0 21 0 5 77 69 90 100 11 100 0 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - OH, OK

Stivers, Steve (R)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2015fax: 202-225-3529http://stivers.house.gov/Contact/

$2,005,194 $886,459 $225,110 $4,500 $799,309 $28,750

100 50 52 100 0 50 25 8 60 71 80 100 24 75 3 17 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Tiberi, Pat (R)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5355fax: 202-226-4523https://tiberi.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm

$2,565,859 $892,774 $302,850 $2,000 $823,450 $78,600

100 50 64 100 0 43 25 12 86 70 90 100 22 75 8 17 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Turner, Mike (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6465fax: 202-225-6754http://turner.house.gov/contact/

$693,688 $361,233 $30,300 $34,000 $76,625 $25,575

100 50 55 100 0 43 25 10 60 65 70 100 35 75 16 39 83

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Wenstrup, Brad (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3164

fax: 202-225-1992https://wenstrup.house.gov/contact/email-me

$811,798 $530,630 $116,237 $38,000 $113,175 $24,180

100 25 90 100 0 21 0 7 77 NA 90 100 10 100 0 11 94

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA N Y N

Bridenstine, Jim (R)District 1 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2211fax: NAhttps://bridenstine.house.gov/contact/email-me

$561,012 $417,526 $37,850 $45,000 $43,650 $7,500

100 25 97 100 14 21 0 7 77 NA 90 100 19 100 0 22 53

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y N N

Cole, Tom (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6165fax: 202-225-3512https://coleforms.house.gov/contact/default.aspx

$995,806 $576,780 $28,600 $125,000 $165,550 $12,750

100 66 70 100 7 36 0 7 59 66 90 100 14 75 10 28 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N NV Y N Y Y

O H C o n t .

O k l a h o m a

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - OK, OR

Mullin, Markwayne (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2701fax: 202-225-3038https://mullin.house.gov/contact/email-me

$942,846 $536,190 $39,400 $154,625 $103,750 $12,000

100 50 75 100 7 14 0 0 86 NA 90 100 19 100 0 0 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Blumenauer, Earl (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4811fax: 202-225-8941https://forms.house.gov/blumenauer/webforms/issue_subscribe.html

$879,570 $277,864 $105,500 $4,000 $90,925 $29,100

0 50 14 0 71 100 100 95 0 23 0 0 94 0 95 100 56

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N N Y N Y

Bonamici, Suzanne (ID)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-0855fax: 202-225-9497https://bonamici.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$706,853 $308,075 $52,100 $104,000 $41,800 $38,500

0 100 1 0 100 0 0 92 0 100 50 0 0 0 97 10 58

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

DeFazio, Peter (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6416

fax: NAhttp://defazio.house.gov/contact/contact-peter

$768,152 $300,931 $9,600 $6,000 $12,750 $16,750

0 50 12 0 85 100 100 90 6 27 20 0 94 0 94 94 72

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N Y N Y

Schrader, Kurt (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5711fax: 202-225-5699http://schraderforms.house.gov/contact/

$1,234,606 $476,774 $162,600 $17,500 $107,940 $55,850

0 75 16 0 71 86 100 77 26 30 20 33 84 0 88 72 45

N Y Y Y N Y N N Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y

Walden, Greg (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6730fax: 202-225-5774https://walden.house.gov/e-mail-greg

$2,659,551 $1,103,850 $328,998 $17,000 $296,270 $387,507

100 50 61 100 0 36 25 12 68 73 70 100 22 75 8 17 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y

Lankford, James (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2132fax: 202-226-1463https://lankford.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,609,146 $2,143,724 $50,300 $158,700 $164,714 $31,000

100 50 76 100 0 14 0 7 77 78 90 100 10 100 0 11 92

Y NV Y N Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y N N Y N

Lucas, Frank (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5565fax: 202-225-8698https://lucas.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,045,024 $271,105 $11,750 $169,500 $224,683 $20,850

100 50 66 100 0 21 0 5 67 64 90 100 9 100 7 17 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

O r e g o n

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - PA

Barletta, Lou (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6511fax: 202-226-6250https://barletta.house.gov/contact/email-me

$964,035 $497,611 $39,647 $154,000 $104,713 $29,200

100 50 52 100 0 50 0 8 76 64 90 100 30 75 7 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y NV Y Y

Brady, Bob (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4731fax: 202-225-0088https://brady.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$520,318 $288,695 $8,000 $106,000 $43,350 $30,700

0 66 7 0 85 93 100 83 20 9 0 0 100 0 99 94 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Cartwright, Matt (D)District 17 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5546fax: 202-226-0996https://cartwright.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,061,729 $815,512 $28,850 $0 $34,450 $9,550

0 50 13 0 85 93 100 96 27 NA NA 0 95 0 100 100 58

N N N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y NV Y

Dent, Charlie (R)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6411

fax: 202-226-0778https://dent.house.gov/?p=ContactForm

$1,396,343 $722,418 $230,850 $0 $131,995 $54,000

75 50 50 100 14 43 50 23 77 64 70 100 30 50 22 28 90

N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Doyle Jr., Mike (D)District 14 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2135fax: 202-225-3084https://doyle.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$620,036 $133,667 $52,250 $132,650 $39,650 $76,500

0 66 6 0 85 100 100 71 20 15 0 0 97 0 100 94 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Fattah Sr., Chaka (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4001fax: 202-225-5392https://fattahforms.house.gov/contact-rep-fattah

$371,528 $113,947 $26,300 $40,000 $20,400 $46,000

0 50 7 0 71 100 100 89 14 13 0 0 97 0 100 94 51

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - PA

Kelly, Mike (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5406fax: 202-225-3103https://kelly.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,132,081 $421,122 $141,230 $138,000 $238,350 $41,500

100 50 56 100 0 29 0 6 77 66 90 100 23 100 3 17 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Marino, Tom (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3731fax: 202-225-9594https://marino.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$776,750 $404,921 $107,100 $2,000 $83,300 $91,939

100 50 62 100 7 21 0 8 77 68 90 67 13 100 0 17 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Meehan, Pat (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2011fax: NAhttps://meehan.house.gov/email-me

$1,519,943 $651,758 $142,700 $57,000 $297,750 $59,200

100 25 50 71 7 64 75 11 77 63 90 100 39 75 13 44 92

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

Murphy, Tim (R)District 18 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2301

fax: 202-225-1844https://murphy.house.gov/contact-me

$1,427,025 $534,183 $289,960 $3,000 $143,000 $56,250

100 50 52 100 0 36 25 11 86 70 90 100 45 100 23 11 90

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Perry, Scott (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5836fax: 202-226-1000http://perryforms.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/

$386,703 $185,172 $9,500 $1,000 $48,300 $11,500

100 25 90 100 0 21 0 7 86 NA 90 100 10 100 0 17 92

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y N

Pitts, Joe (R)District 16 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2411fax: 202-225-2013https://pitts.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$950,382 $150,184 $523,750 $2,500 $58,500 $49,500

100 25 86 100 0 29 0 8 86 74 90 100 6 100 4 17 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Fitzpatrick, Mike (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4276fax: 202-225-9511https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$2,482,114 $1,422,241 $117,675 $132,500 $636,275 $62,400

100 50 42 83 7 57 50 48 50 62 70 100 37 75 16 39 92

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y

Gerlach, Jim (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4315fax: 202-225-8440http://gerlach.house.gov/contact/emailjim.htm

$801,345 $239,907 $232,374 $0 $260,499 $50,600

100 50 45 100 7 50 25 41 77 61 70 100 39 75 28 22 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - PA, RI

Rothfus, Keith (R)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2065fax: 202-225-5709https://rothfus.house.gov/email-keith

$1,763,346 $1,023,491 $107,450 $57,500 $439,222 $32,227

100 25 82 100 0 21 0 7 86 NA 90 100 14 100 0 11 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Schwartz, Allyson (D)District 13 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6111fax: 202-226-0611http://schwartz.house.gov/serving-you/email-me

$416,406 $195,946 $112,049 $118,000 $85,450 $25,100

0 66 9 0 64 93 100 94 32 15 10 0 95 0 100 94 70

N Y NV Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Shuster, Bill (R)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2431fax: 202-225-2486http://shuster.house.gov/contact-form/

$3,408,837 $1,616,623 $40,970 $37,500 $191,055 $79,050

100 25 70 100 0 43 25 7 86 69 90 100 17 75 8 22 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y Y N Y Y

Thompson Jr., G.T. (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5121

fax: 202-225-5796https://thompson.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$960,452 $579,909 $86,890 $55,500 $99,557 $13,225

100 50 67 100 0 36 25 7 77 69 90 100 11 75 6 17 94

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y

Cicilline, David (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4911fax: 202-225-3290https://cicilline.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,068,760 $806,619 $26,550 $0 $123,450 $67,650

0 50 12 0 92 100 100 97 20 16 0 0 97 0 100 94 41

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Langevin, Jim (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2735fax: 202-225-5976https://langevin.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$837,559 $361,170 $83,519 $216,500 $70,200 $35,150

0 50 6 0 78 93 100 95 35 15 0 0 97 0 100 100 68

N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

P A C o n t .

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - SC, SD

Gowdy III, Trey (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6030fax: 202-226-1177http://gowdy.house.gov/contact/

$546,512 $213,203 $32,250 $22,000 $120,000 $58,250

100 25 95 100 0 21 0 6 95 85 90 100 7 100 0 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Mulvaney, Mick (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5501fax: 202-225-0464https://forms.house.gov/mulvaney/webforms/zipau-then_contact.shtml

$823,568 $280,220 $25,000 $6,500 $428,360 $16,000

100 25 96 100 0 21 0 10 49 90 90 100 7 100 0 11 68

Y NV Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Rice, Tom (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9895fax: 202-225-9690https://rice.house.gov/contact/

$940,363 $593,122 $78,600 $28,000 $166,849 $20,700

100 50 76 100 0 21 0 0 95 NA NA 100 14 100 0 11 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y N

Sanford Jr., Mark (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3176

fax: NAhttps://sanford.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,558,334 $1,376,039 $44,200 $0 $393,460 $39,550

100 50 95 80 35 NA 0 39 46 NA 90 67 14 100 0 NA 90

Y Y Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y NA NA

Wilson Sr., Joe (R)District 2 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-2452fax: 202-225-2455https://joewilson.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/default.aspx

$823,383 $477,787 $55,901 $4,000 $81,966 $11,500

100 50 86 100 0 21 0 4 77 83 90 100 9 100 5 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Noem, Kristi (R)District At-Large - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2801fax: 202-225-5823http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/email-kristi

$1,796,957 $1,195,037 $98,600 $0 $253,800 $16,250

100 50 61 100 7 21 0 8 68 70 90 100 9 100 0 17 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y NV Y N N Y Y N Y N

Clyburn, Jim (D)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3315fax: 202-225-2313https://clyburn.house.gov/contact-me

$1,728,270 $329,211 $252,511 $0 $346,061 $141,250

0 50 8 0 78 86 100 83 38 11 10 0 96 0 98 94 45

N N N Y N Y N NV N N Y Y NV Y Y N Y

Duncan, Jeff (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5301fax: 202-225-3216https://jeffduncan.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$418,754 $149,706 $36,000 $1,000 $54,800 $15,750

100 25 97 100 21 21 0 6 95 86 90 100 6 100 0 11 81

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

S o u t h D a k o t a

S o u t h C a r o l i n a

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - TN

Black, Diane (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4231fax: 202-225-6887https://black.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$992,814 $332,203 $234,377 $0 $228,309 $24,500

100 50 77 100 0 21 0 6 95 83 90 100 6 100 0 11 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Blackburn, Marsha (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2811fax: 202-225-3004https://blackburn.house.gov/contactform/

$1,644,145 $685,245 $406,300 $0 $178,126 $158,200

100 50 91 100 0 21 0 3 86 81 90 100 5 100 3 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Cohen, Steve (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3265fax: 202-225-5663https://cohen.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$572,809 $227,855 $27,600 $1,500 $48,600 $45,350

0 50 7 0 92 100 100 95 6 15 0 0 97 0 100 100 47

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Cooper, Jim (D)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4311

fax: 202-226-1035http://cooper.house.gov/contact

$593,815 $385,604 $30,900 $10,000 $125,500 $16,250

0 50 26 29 78 93 100 79 38 32 20 33 77 25 82 89 68

N N N Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y N N N Y

DesJarlais, Scott (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6831fax: 202-226-5172http://desjarlais.house.gov/contact/

$447,015 $386,494 $48,550 $0 $31,749 $5,100

100 50 79 100 0 21 0 4 95 78 90 100 11 100 3 0 70

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Duncan Jr., John (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5435fax: 202-225-6440https://duncan.house.gov/contact-me

$380,247 $110,931 $28,300 $13,500 $17,750 $3,500

100 50 85 100 35 21 0 11 47 81 90 100 18 100 10 6 58

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - TX

Conaway, Mike (R)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3605fax: 202-225-1783http://conaway.house.gov/contact/

$1,587,781 $827,079 $45,400 $3,000 $231,600 $24,280

100 50 81 100 0 21 0 2 68 82 90 100 6 100 2 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Cuellar, Henry (D)District 28 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1640fax: 202-225-1641http://cuellar.house.gov/contact/sendmeanemail.htm

$1,174,595 $583,741 $82,750 $76,500 $110,900 $31,100

50 75 26 71 21 86 100 51 45 33 20 67 76 50 84 83 68

Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y N N Y

Culberson, John (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2571fax: 202-225-4381http://culbersonforms.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$521,180 $299,994 $11,250 $5,000 $96,500 $17,700

100 25 82 100 7 14 0 5 86 76 90 100 7 100 7 24 92

Y N NV N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Doggett II, Lloyd (D)District 35 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4865

fax: NAhttps://forms.house.gov/doggett/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

$701,630 $375,011 $60,600 $30,000 $72,950 $19,450

0 50 12 0 85 93 100 97 13 16 0 0 93 0 97 100 51

N Y N Y N Y N N NV N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Farenthold, Blake (R)District 27 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7742fax: 202-226-1134http://farentholdforms.house.gov/contact/email.htm

$879,328 $552,749 $54,300 $176,500 $110,050 $55,550

100 50 70 100 7 29 0 6 60 79 90 100 13 75 3 11 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Flores, Bill (R)District 17 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6105fax: 202-225-0350https://billflores.house.gov/contact/

$1,049,555 $530,864 $111,400 $139,500 $135,890 $22,090

100 50 81 100 0 14 0 7 95 83 90 100 4 100 0 12 94

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

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Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - TX

Granger, Kay (R)District 12 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5071fax: 202-225-5683http://kaygranger.house.gov/contact-kay/

$1,093,233 $692,429 $56,650 $54,500 $184,830 $23,050

100 50 70 100 0 21 0 6 76 67 90 100 7 100 6 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y NV

Green, Al (D)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7508fax: 202-225-2947https://algreen.house.gov/contact-me/

$287,980 $214,648 $3,950 $46,500 $66,375 $4,000

0 50 8 29 71 100 100 81 39 14 0 0 98 0 100 94 68

N Y NV Y N Y N N N N NV Y Y Y N N Y

Green, Gene (D)District 29 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1688fax: 202-225-9903https://green.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$670,626 $120,620 $162,452 $117,500 $39,950 $56,750

0 33 9 29 64 93 100 63 37 22 20 33 97 25 100 94 64

N Y NV Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y

Hall, Ralph (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6673

fax: 202-225-3332https://ralphhallforms.house.gov/email-congress-man-hall

$1,082,336 $352,879 $71,100 $12,000 $106,800 $37,350

100 50 76 100 7 21 0 11 95 76 90 100 24 100 13 6 81

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Hensarling, Jeb (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3484fax: 202-226-4888https://hensarling.house.gov/contact/email-me

$2,672,756 $1,383,907 $71,803 $0 $1,428,259 $50,700

100 25 96 100 0 21 0 6 86 84 90 100 5 100 2 17 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Hinojosa Sr., Ruben (D)District 15 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2531fax: 202-225-5688https://hinojosa.house.gov/contact-me/

$355,503 $121,081 $82,200 $5,000 $78,300 $26,500

0 50 13 14 64 79 100 66 29 19 10 0 93 0 94 94 56

N Y NV Y N Y N N NV N N Y Y Y N N NV

Gallego, Pete (D)District 23 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4511fax: NAhttps://gallego.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,655,804 $855,877 $85,325 $115,500 $156,858 $52,520

0 50 12 29 57 93 100 64 45 NA NA 0 86 25 80 89 79

N N N Y NA Y Y N Y N N N N NA N N Y

Gohmert, Louie (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3035fax: 202-226-1230http://gohmert.house.gov/contact/

$505,611 $396,752 $49,100 $3,000 $82,450 $14,350

100 25 89 100 21 29 0 5 77 83 90 100 10 100 11 11 51

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - TX

Jackson Lee, Sheila (D)District 18 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3816fax: 202-225-3317http://jacksonlee.house.gov/contact/

$239,840 $134,840 $46,100 $0 $34,300 $9,500

0 50 8 14 78 93 100 76 34 9 0 0 97 0 99 94 56

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Johnson, Eddie (D)District 30 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8885fax: 202-226-1477http://ebjohnson.house.gov/contact

$419,714 $142,964 $30,050 $0 $15,820 $20,750

0 50 8 0 78 100 100 82 29 13 10 0 95 0 98 94 68

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Johnson, Sam (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4201fax: NAhttp://samjohnson.house.gov/contact/

$728,552 $338,832 $91,150 $54,500 $204,400 $19,750

100 50 88 100 0 21 0 4 68 78 90 100 5 100 2 0 90

Y N NV N Y N Y NV Y Y N N Y N N Y NV

Marchant, Kenny (R)District 24 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6605

fax: 202-225-0074http://marchant.house.gov/contact/

$566,394 $95,314 $25,250 $99,500 $224,600 $18,500

100 66 86 100 7 21 0 4 95 82 90 100 7 100 6 6 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

McCaul, Michael (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2401fax: 202-225-5955http://mccaul.house.gov/contact

$1,193,794 $568,109 $43,041 $46,000 $204,534 $90,801

100 50 79 100 0 21 0 8 95 76 90 100 10 100 8 17 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Neugebauer, Randy (R)District 19 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4005fax: 202-225-9615https://randy.house.gov/contact-me

$1,297,137 $539,789 $31,850 $9,250 $656,113 $21,000

100 50 92 100 0 21 0 3 77 87 90 100 7 100 6 0 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - TX, UT

Vela Jr., Filemon (D)District 34 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9901fax: 202-225-9770https://vela.house.gov/contact/email-me

$604,267 $310,372 $48,643 $27,000 $40,550 $15,500

0 75 17 29 57 93 100 46 43 NA NA 0 81 25 100 89 68

N Y N Y NA Y N N Y N NV N Y NA Y N Y

Weber, Randy (R)District 14 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2831fax: 202-225-0271https://weber.house.gov/contact/

$589,723 $396,859 $6,450 $47,000 $93,100 $12,500

100 50 84 100 0 21 0 4 86 NA 90 100 10 100 0 6 92

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Williams, Roger (R)District 25 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9896fax: NAhttps://williams.house.gov/contact/email-me

$1,477,673 $1,020,825 $45,670 $2,000 $269,117 $22,850

100 50 80 100 0 21 0 4 86 NA 90 100 14 100 0 6 90

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y N N Y NA Y Y N

Bishop, Rob (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-0453

fax: 202-225-5857http://robbishop.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$302,470 $70,904 $9,000 $89,250 $27,000 $4,500

100 50 80 100 7 21 0 4 95 78 90 100 13 100 3 6 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Chaffetz, Jason (R)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-7751fax: NAhttps://chaffetz.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$678,271 $234,380 $83,514 $0 $126,143 $99,288

100 50 93 100 7 21 0 5 57 84 90 100 6 100 0 11 92

Y N NV N Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y N Y Y N

Matheson, Jim (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3011fax: 202-225-5638https://mathesonforms.house.gov/contact-form

$823,906 $91,777 $282,927 $9,500 $147,500 $69,590

100 50 41 86 14 71 75 48 46 61 40 67 66 75 63 61 92

Y N Y Y Y N N Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - UT, VA

Connolly, Gerry (D)District 11 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-1492fax: 202-225-3071https://connollyforms.house.gov/contact-gerry1

$1,568,482 $817,640 $67,500 $1,000 $137,450 $130,871

0 50 13 0 71 93 100 97 23 15 10 33 88 0 98 94 51

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Forbes, Randy (R)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6365fax: 202-226-1170http://forbes.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

$1,100,676 $715,297 $38,411 $25,500 $122,336 $44,080

100 50 72 100 0 21 0 6 60 72 90 100 14 100 11 17 92

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Goodlatte, Bob (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5431fax: 202-225-9681http://goodlatte.house.gov/contacts/new

$1,699,822 $649,551 $82,650 $91,000 $173,000 $457,945

100 25 81 100 0 21 0 8 86 84 90 100 10 100 8 11 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Griffith, Morgan (R)District 9 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3861

fax: 202-225-0076https://morgangriffith.house.gov/contact/contact-form.htm

$746,144 $274,799 $88,450 $15,500 $22,283 $58,620

100 50 75 71 21 21 0 9 46 80 90 100 14 100 10 17 79

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Hurt, Robert (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4711fax: 202-225-5681https://hurt.house.gov/index.cfm/email-me

$961,027 $374,293 $43,100 $193,800 $352,999 $13,250

100 25 78 100 0 21 0 7 86 78 90 100 9 100 0 17 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Moran Jr., Jim (D)District 8 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-4376fax: 202-225-0017https://moran.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$643,293 $284,803 $21,200 $110,500 $42,200 $67,136

0 50 14 0 85 100 100 88 23 16 0 0 85 0 94 100 64

N N N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N N Y N Y

Stewart, Chris (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-9730fax: NAhttp://stewart.house.gov/contact

$536,034 $225,015 $50,800 $20,500 $80,850 $25,500

100 50 79 100 0 21 0 4 77 NA 90 100 14 100 0 11 92

Y N Y N NA N Y Y Y Y Y N Y NA Y Y N

Cantor, Eric (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2815fax: 202-225-0011http://cantor.house.gov/contact

$6,165,587 $2,868,709 $642,400 $202,500 $1,848,125 $314,350

100 50 77 100 0 29 0 4 77 74 90 100 7 100 2 11 90

Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N V i r g i n i a

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - VA, VT, WA

Rigell, Scott (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4215fax: 202-225-4218http://rigell.house.gov/contact/

$1,250,793 $702,323 $49,220 $87,700 $148,950 $30,766

100 25 76 100 7 36 50 13 68 76 70 100 10 75 7 22 92

Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N Y Y

Scott, Bobby (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-8351fax: 202-225-8354https://bobbyscott.house.gov/email-bobby-scott

$341,878 $98,208 $6,700 $1,000 $37,050 $20,250

0 50 9 0 92 100 100 88 32 13 0 0 98 0 99 100 81

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N N Y N Y

Wittman, Rob (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4261fax: 202-225-4382https://wittman.house.gov/contact-form/

$939,226 $461,104 $47,525 $14,500 $81,700 $17,900

100 50 73 100 0 29 0 21 59 70 70 100 14 100 15 11 94

Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y N

Wolf, Frank (R)District 10 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5136

fax: 202-225-0437https://wolf.house.gov/contact/email-me

$212,500 $100,976 $1,900 $0 $10,050 $13,500

100 25 53 100 0 43 0 28 68 62 30 100 22 100 20 28 92

Y N Y Y N Y Y Y NV Y N N Y N N Y N

Welch, Peter (D)District At-Large - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4115fax: NAhttps://welch.house.gov/email-me

$838,951 $301,608 $114,500 $195,100 $74,754 $111,600

0 50 7 0 92 100 100 94 0 18 30 0 96 0 97 100 45

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

DelBene, Suzan (D)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-6311fax: 202-226-1606https://delbene.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,789,474 $881,152 $56,100 $101,750 $132,775 $218,885

0 50 12 0 85 93 100 96 18 NA 10 0 95 0 90 94 81

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

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(2) Interest Group Ratings: (details on pages 30-32)1. National Right to Life2. American Farm Bureau Federation3. Club For Growth4. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)6. NAACP

7. National Education Association (NEA)8. League of Conservation Voters9. National Journal – Conservative On Foreign Policy10. National Taxpayers Union11. Gun Owners of America12. Federation for American Immigration Reform. (FAIR)13. AFL-CIO14. Family Research Council (FRC Action)15. Alliance for Retired Americans16. Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law17. American Veterans (AMVETS)

(1)Key Votes: (details on pages 28-30)

(3)Campaign Contributions: (details on page 38)

(NA) Information Not Available

1. Abortion (HR 1797)2. Defense (HA 908)3. Energy (HR 2641)4. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 2775)5. Gov. Budget & Spending

(HR 6726)6. Gov. Budget & Spending(S 540)

7. Government Operations(HR 4138)

8. Health (HR 45)

Key Vote Guide: (Y) Yea (N) Nay (NV) Not Voting

9. Health (HR 3362)10. Immigration (HA 136)11. Marijuana (HA 748)12. National Security/Civil Liberties

(HA 168)13. Oil & Gas (HR 3)14. Taxes (HR 8)15. Technology (HA 413)16. Unemployed & Low Income

(HR 890)17. Women (S 47)

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - WA, WI

Smith, Adam (D)District 9 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-8901fax: 202-225-5893http://adamsmith.house.gov/Contact/

$855,149 $294,913 $45,465 $1,000 $88,800 $81,300

0 33 15 0 85 93 100 91 32 15 20 33 88 0 90 100 77

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N N N N Y

Duffy, Sean (R)District 7 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3365fax: 202-225-3240https://duffy.house.gov/contact

$1,854,135 $917,636 $118,306 $21,500 $587,169 $23,950

100 50 63 100 0 36 0 5 68 76 90 100 19 75 0 18 90

Y N Y N Y N Y NV Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y

Kind, Ron (D)District 3 - Has Political Couragephone: 202-225-5506fax: 202-225-5739https://kindforms.house.gov/email-ron

$1,609,589 $447,456 $427,575 $120,500 $394,294 $84,150

0 50 15 0 78 93 100 90 15 25 40 0 89 0 91 94 68

N Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N N Y

Moore, Gwen (D)District 4 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4572

fax: 202-225-8135https://gwenmoore.house.gov/contact-form

$741,593 $206,526 $19,500 $31,000 $339,300 $6,750

0 50 7 0 85 100 100 92 13 15 10 0 96 0 100 100 56

N Y N Y N Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y N Y

Petri, Tom (R)District 6 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2476fax: 202-225-2356https://petri.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$382,725 $76,592 $10,850 $0 $19,000 $7,750

100 50 73 100 21 29 0 42 48 81 70 100 22 100 11 11 90

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Pocan, Mark (D)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2906fax: 202-225-6942https://pocan.house.gov/contact/email-me

$776,478 $356,801 $57,750 $4,500 $85,572 $18,015

0 50 16 0 92 100 100 96 6 NA 10 0 100 0 100 89 47

N Y N Y NA Y N N N N Y Y N NA Y N Y

W A C o n t .

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Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

Campaign

Contributions:3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Key Votes: 1

Interest Group Ratings: 2

CampaignContributions: 3

Total Individual F/I/R Labor Health Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

U.S. HOUSE - WI, WV, WY

Sensenbrenner Jr., Jim (R)District 5 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5101fax: NAhttp://sensenbrenner.house.gov/contact/email.htm

$280,815 $147,319 $16,300 $354,500 $19,700 $52,750

100 0 88 100 14 21 0 31 52 89 90 100 9 100 5 17 90

Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y N

Capito, Shelley (R)District 2 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2711fax: 202-225-7856http://capito.house.gov/contact-shelley

$5,470,132 $3,743,594 $213,066 $31,000 $847,365 $58,700

100 50 50 100 7 50 50 21 77 64 70 100 41 75 18 22 92

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y NV N Y N N Y Y

McKinley, David (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-4172fax: 202-225-7564https://mckinleyforms.house.gov/email-me

$1,237,039 $602,683 $159,580 $120,500 $75,250 $27,600

100 50 51 86 7 43 75 8 77 65 90 100 52 75 17 22 79

Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y

Rahall II, Nick (D)District 3 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3452

fax: NAhttps://rahall.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,764,507 $581,163 $55,800 $354,500 $75,750 $37,750

50 75 12 43 28 93 100 64 44 24 40 100 93 50 94 78 79

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N N Y Y N Y

Lummis, Cynthia (R)District At-Large - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-2311fax: 202-225-3057http://lummis.house.gov/contact/

$268,405 $95,528 $9,350 $0 $19,500 $6,000

100 50 86 100 7 21 0 7 67 86 90 67 6 100 2 6 70

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N

Ribble, Reid (R)District 8 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-5665fax: 202-225-5729https://ribble.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

$1,373,979 $697,900 $96,050 $4,500 $129,163 $35,300

100 50 79 100 14 29 0 5 51 84 90 100 10 100 3 11 90

Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N

Ryan, Paul (R)District 1 - No Political Couragephone: 202-225-3031fax: 202-225-3393https://paulryan.house.gov/contact/email.htm

$7,197,778 $4,333,958 $537,754 $21,500 $1,225,756 $150,990

100 25 85 100 0 36 0 13 86 77 90 100 17 75 5 22 90

Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y

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