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Do You Care About Cutting the US Military Budget?
Then here is whom to vote for on November 4!
What is it?
- The size of the U.S. military budget has been growing every year for decades. Even President Obama's "cuts" only reduced the amount of growth. The Congress is similarly reluctant to vote against military spending; hence this is the most lopsided list (towards "Con") in our survey. Recent legislation includes:
- Opponents of defense cuts attempt to keep the U.S. in its role as the world's leading arms exporter: the Resolution Against Arms Trade Treaty would block a United Nations treaty which would reduce U.S. arms sales abroad.
- Meanwhile, supporters of defense cuts cannot even get a vote on de-funding the Afghanistan war, even though its termination has been promised for several years now, with the latest promise to withdraw down to "only" 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of 2015.
How does it get passed?
It takes 218 Congresspersons to pass defense cuts bills in the House of Representatives. It takes 50 Senators in the Senate.
What's happened so far?
Supporters of defense cuts failed in the Senate to set defense contract services to "sufficient size" to meet strategic needs, but even that meager cut was rejected, receiving only 41 votes.
Supporters of defense cuts need another 9 Senate votes on that bill to win.
Supporters of defense cuts failed in the House to cut funding for the U.S. military in Iraq, even though U.S. forces are out of Iraq and most people now agree that entering Iraq was a mistake. This modest bill was rejected with only 182 votes.
Supporters of defense cuts need another 24 House votes on that bill to win.
What will the candidates running in my area on November 4 do?
You'll see below the names of everyone running, for whom we can predict their vote on this issue. They are organized alphabetically by State in one of the two lists below!
The PRO list are those running in 2014 who have supported defense cuts.
The CON listlist are those running in 2014 who have opposed defense cuts.
Get your friends and family and friends on Facebook and Twitter and elsewhere to help elect 218 and 50 and defense cuts will pass!
Candidate Responses
Cutting the US Military Budget PRO: (Supporters of Cutting the US Military Budget)- AR: Nathan LaFrance (AR Senatorial: Libertarian Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- AR: Mark Pryor (AR Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- AR: Mark Swaney (AR Senatorial: 2014 Green Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- AZ: Raul Grijalva (AZ-3 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Xavier Becerra (CA-34 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Barbara Boxer (CA Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- CA: Judy Chu (CA-27 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Susan Davis (CA-53 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Anna Eshoo (CA-18 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Sam Farr (CA-20 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Dianne Feinstein (CA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- CA: Janice Hahn (CA-44 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Mike Honda (CA-17 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Jared Huffman (CA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Barbara Lee (CA-13 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Zoe Lofgren (CA-19 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Alan Lowenthal (CA-47 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Doris Matsui (CA-6 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Jerry McNerney (CA-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Grace Napolitano (CA-32 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Linda Sanchez (CA-38 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Jackie Speier (CA-14 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Maxine Waters (CA-43 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CO: Diana DeGette (CO-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CO: Jared Polis (CO-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CT: Joe Courtney (CT-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CT: Rosa DeLauro (CT-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CT: John Larson (CT-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CT: Chris Murphy (CT Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- DC: Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-Delegate House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- DE: Tom Carper (DE Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- DE: Chris Coons (DE Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- FL: Kathy Castor (FL-14 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Alcee Hastings (FL-20 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Bill Nelson (FL Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- FL: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Frederica Wilson (FL-24 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- GA: Hank Johnson (GA-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- GA: John Lewis (GA-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- GA: Amanda Swafford (GA Senatorial: Libertarian Challenger): A likely YES vote
- HI: Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- HI: Colleen Hanabusa (HI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- HI: Mazie Hirono (HI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- HI: Brian Schatz (HI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator Appointee): A likely YES vote
- IA: Doug Butzier (IA Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- IA: David Loebsack (IA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Danny Davis (IL-7 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- IL: Tammy Duckworth (IL-8 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Richard Durbin (IL Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A solid YES vote
- IL: Bill Enyart (IL-12 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Luis Gutierrez (IL-4 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- IL: Jim Oberweis (IL Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- IL: Peter Roskam (IL-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IL: Bobby Rush (IL-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Jan Schakowsky (IL-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- KS: Randall Batson (KS Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- KY: Rand Paul (KY Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- LA: Mary Landrieu (LA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- MA: Michael Capuano (MA-7 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- MA: Bill Keating (MA-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MA: Joe Kennedy III (MA-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MA: Ed Markey (MA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): An absolute YES vote
- MA: Jim McGovern (MA-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MA: Richard Neal (MA-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MA: John Tierney (MA-6 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MA: Elizabeth Warren (MA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MD: Elijah Cummings (MD-7 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MD: John Delaney (MD-6 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MD: Donna Edwards (MD-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MD: John Sarbanes (MD-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- ME: Angus King (ME Senatorial: Independent Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MI: John Conyers (MI-13 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MI: Sander Levin (MI-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MI: Debbie Stabenow (MI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- MN: Keith Ellison (MN-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MN: Al Franken (MN Senatorial: Democrat/DFL Jr Senator): A solid YES vote
- MN: Amy Klobuchar (MN Senatorial: Democrat/DFL Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- MN: Betty McCollum (MN-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MN: Rick Nolan (MN-8 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MN: Tim Walz (MN-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MO: William Lacy Clay (MO-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MO: Emmanuel Cleaver (MO-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MT: Steve Daines (MT Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- MT: Sam Rankin (MT Senatorial: Reform Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MT: Jon Tester (MT Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- Maine: Shenna Bellows (Maine Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NC: Sean Haugh (NC Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- ND: Kevin Cramer (ND-0 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NH: Annie Kuster (NH-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NH: Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Cory Booker (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Rush Holt (NJ Senatorial: Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep.): A solid YES vote
- NJ: Donald Payne Jr. (NJ-10 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Albio Sires (NJ-8 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NM: Tom Udall (NM Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously Representative): A likely YES vote
- NV: Steven Horsford (NV-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NV: Harry Reid (NV Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- NY: Joseph Crowley (NY-14 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NY: Eliot Engel (NY-16 House: Democrat/Liberal): A likely YES vote
- NY: Carolyn Maloney (NY-12 House: Democrat/Liberal): A likely YES vote
- NY: Gregory Meeks (NY-5 House: Dem./Working-Families): A solid YES vote
- NY: Jerrold Nadler (NY-10 House: Dem./Lib./Working-Families): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Charles Rangel (NY-13 House: Dem./Lib./Working-Families): A likely YES vote
- NY: Jose Serrano (NY-15 House: Democrat/Liberal): A likely YES vote
- NY: Nydia Velazquez (NY-7 House: Democrat/Working-Families): A solid YES vote
- OH: Sherrod Brown (OH Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- OH: Marcy Kaptur (OH-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- OH: Tim Ryan (OH-13 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- OK: Tom Coburn (OK Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A solid YES vote
- OR: Earl Blumenauer (OR-3 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- OR: Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- OR: Peter Defazio (OR-4 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- OR: Jeff Merkley (OR Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- OR: Ron Wyden (OR Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A solid YES vote
- PA: Robert Brady (PA-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- PA: Matt Cartwright (PA-17 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- PA: Bob Casey (PA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously state treasurer): A likely YES vote
- PA: Chaka Fattah (PA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- PA: Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (PA-13 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- RI: Jack Reed (RI Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- RI: Sheldon Whitehouse (RI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator, previously attorney general): A likely YES vote
- SC: Brad Hutto (SC Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- TN: Steve Cohen (TN-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Lloyd Doggett (TX-35 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Al Green (TX-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Beto O`Rourke (TX-16 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Emily Sanchez (TX Senatorial: Green Party Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- UT: Mia Love (UT-4 House: Republican nominee): A likely YES vote
- VA: Bobby Scott (VA-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- VA: Mark Warner (VA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously Governor): A likely YES vote
- VT: Patrick Leahy (VT Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A solid YES vote
- VT: Bernie Sanders (VT Senatorial: Independent Jr Senator, previously Representative): A solid YES vote
- VT: Peter Welch (VT-At-Large House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- WA: Maria Cantwell (WA Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- WA: Jim McDermott (WA-7 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WA: Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (WA-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- WI: Tammy Baldwin (WI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- WI: Gwen Moore (WI-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- WI: Mark Pocan (WI-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- WV: John Buckley (WV Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- WV: Nick Rahall (WV-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- WY: Charlie Hardy (WY Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
CON: (Opponents of Cutting the US Military Budget)- AK: Mark Begich (AK Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- AK: Lisa Murkowski (AK Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A solid NO vote
- AK: Dan Sullivan (AK Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- AK: Don Young (AK-AL House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- AL: Robert Aderholt (AL-4 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- AL: Bobby Bright (AL-2 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- AL: Mo Brooks (AL-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AL: Bradley Byrne (AL-1 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- AL: Gary Palmer (AL-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AL: Martha Roby (AL-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AL: Michael Rogers (AL-3 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- AL: Jeff Sessions (AL Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- AL: Richard Shelby (AL Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- AR: John Boozman (AR Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- AR: Tom Cotton (AR Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- AR: Steve Womack (AR-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AZ: Ron Barber (AZ-2 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- AZ: Trent Franks (AZ-8 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- AZ: Paul Gosar (AZ-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AZ: John McCain (AZ Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- AZ: Matt Salmon (AZ-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AZ: David Schweikert (AZ-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Julia Brownley (CA-26 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Ken Calvert (CA-42 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- CA: Paul Cook (CA-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Jeff Denham (CA-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Duncan Hunter Jr. (CA-50 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Darrell Issa (CA-49 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- CA: Doug LaMalfa (CA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Ted Lieu (CA-33 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Tom McClintock (CA-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35 House: Democrat (County run 2014)): A likely NO vote
- CA: Devin Nunes (CA-22 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Doug Ose (CA-3 House: Republican challenger): A solid NO vote
- CA: Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- CA: Ed Royce (CA-39 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- CA: Raul Ruiz (CA-36 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Loretta Sanchez (CA-46 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Adam Schiff (CA-28 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Brad Sherman (CA-30 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Eric Swalwell (CA-15 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Mark Takano (CA-41 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- CA: Mimi Walters (CA-45 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CO: Michael Bennet (CO Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- CO: Ken Buck (CO Senatorial: Republican Challenger (withdrawn)): A likely NO vote
- CO: Mike Coffman (CO-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CO: Cory Gardner (CO Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- CO: Owen Hill (CO Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- CO: Doug Lamborn (CO-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CO: Scott Tipton (CO-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CO: Mark Udall (CO Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
- CT: Richard Blumenthal (CT Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- DE: John Carney (DE-AL House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- DE: Christine O`Donnell (DE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- DE: Kevin Wade (DE Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- FL: Gus Bilirakis (FL-12 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- FL: Vern Buchanan (FL-16 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: Ander Crenshaw (FL-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: Ron DeSantis (FL-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: Lois Frankel (FL-22 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- FL: David Jolly (FL-13 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: John Mica (FL-7 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- FL: Jeff Miller (FL-1 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- FL: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- FL: Dennis Ross (FL-15 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: Marco Rubio (FL Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- FL: Steve Southerland (FL-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- FL: Ted Yoho (FL-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- GA: Bob Barr (GA-11 House: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- GA: Sanford Bishop (GA-2 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- GA: Paul Broun (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- GA: Buddy Carter (GA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- GA: Doug Collins (GA-9 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- GA: Phil Gingrey (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A solid NO vote
- GA: Tom Graves (GA-14 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- GA: Jody Hice (GA-10 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- GA: Johnny Isakson (GA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): An absolute NO vote
- GA: Jack Kingston (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A solid NO vote
- GA: Barry Loudermilk (GA-11 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- GA: Michelle Nunn (GA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- GA: David Perdue (GA Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- GA: Tom Price (GA-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- GA: David Scott (GA-13 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- GA: Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- HI: Cam Cavasso (HI Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- HI: Charles Djou (HI-1 House: Republican Governor challenger): A likely NO vote
- HI: Eddie Pirkowski (HI Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- IA: Bruce Braley (IA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- IA: Sam Clovis (IA Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- IA: Joni Ernst (IA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- IA: Chuck Grassley (IA Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- IA: Steve King (IA-4 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- ID: Michael Crapo (ID Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A solid NO vote
- ID: Nels Mitchell (ID Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- ID: Jim Risch (ID Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Governor): A likely NO vote
- ID: Mike Simpson (ID-2 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- IL: Randy Hultgren (IL-14 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IL: Adam Kinzinger (IL-16 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IL: Mark Kirk (IL Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- IL: John Shimkus (IL-15 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- IL: Doug Truax (IL Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger (lost primary)): A likely NO vote
- IN: Susan Brooks (IN-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IN: Daniel Coats (IN Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- IN: Joe Donnelly (IN Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- IN: Luke Messer (IN-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IN: Marlin Stutzman (IN-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IN: Peter Visclosky (IN-1 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- IN: Jackie Walorski (IN-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IN: Todd Young (IN-9 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KS: Tim Huelskamp (KS-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KS: Lynn Jenkins (KS-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KS: Jerry Moran (KS Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A solid NO vote
- KS: Greg Orman (KS Senatorial: Independent Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- KS: Mike Pompeo (KS-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KS: Pat Roberts (KS Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- KS: Chad Taylor (KS Senatorial: Democrat Challenger): A likely NO vote
- KS: Todd Tiahrt (KS Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): An absolute NO vote
- KS: Milton Wolf (KS Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- KY: Andy Barr (KY-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KY: Matt Bevin (KY Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- KY: Alison Grimes (KY Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- KY: Brett Guthrie (KY-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KY: Thomas Massie (KY-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- KY: Mitch McConnell (KY Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- KY: Hal Rogers (KY-5 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- KY: Ed Whitfield (KY-1 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- LA: Charles Boustany (LA-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- LA: John Fleming (LA-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- LA: Rob Maness (LA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- LA: Steve Scalise (LA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- LA: David Vitter (LA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A solid NO vote
- MA: Gabriel Gomez (MA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MA: Brian Herr (MA Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MA: Seth Moulton (MA-6 House: Democratic Nominee): A likely NO vote
- MA: Richard Tisei (MA-6 House: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MD: Benjamin Cardin (MD Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator, previously Representative): A solid NO vote
- MD: Andy Harris (MD-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MD: Steny Hoyer (MD-5 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- MD: Barbara Mikulski (MD Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- MD: Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- MD: Chris Van Hollen (MD-8 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- ME: Susan Collins (ME Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- ME: Scott D`Amboise (ME Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MI: Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MI: Dave Curson (MI-11 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- MI: Debbie Dingell (MI-12 House: Democratic nominee): A likely NO vote
- MI: Bill Huizenga (MI-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MI: Peter Konetchy (MI-4 House: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MI: Terri Lynn Land (MI Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MI: Candice Miller (MI-10 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- MI: John Moolenaar (MI-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MI: Mike Rogers (MI-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MI: Fred Upton (MI-6 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- MI: Tim Walberg (MI-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MI: Matt Wiedenhoeft (MI Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger (withdrawn)): A likely NO vote
- MN: Jim Abeler (MN Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- MN: John Kline (MN-2 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- MN: Collin Peterson (MN-7 House: Democrat/Farmer/Labor): A solid NO vote
- MO: Roy Blunt (MO Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- MO: Samuel Graves (MO-6 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- MO: Vicky Hartzler (MO-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MO: Billy Long (MO-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MO: Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MO: Claire McCaskill (MO Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously state Auditor): A likely NO vote
- MO: Ann Wagner (MO-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MS: Thad Cochran (MS Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- MS: Gregg Harper (MS-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MS: Chris McDaniel (MS Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- MS: Alan Nunnelee (MS-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- MS: Gene Taylor (MS-4 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MS: Bennie Thompson (MS-2 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- MS: Roger Wicker (MS Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): An absolute NO vote
- MT: Champ Edmunds (MT Senatorial: Democrat Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MT: Dennis Rehberg (MT-AL House: Republican (Senate run 2014)): A likely NO vote
- MT: Corey Stapleton (MT Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NC: Richard Burr (NC Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative): An absolute NO vote
- NC: G.K. Butterfield (NC-1 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NC: Renee Ellmers (NC-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Virginia Foxx (NC-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Kay Hagan (NC Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- NC: George Holding (NC-13 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Richard Hudson (NC-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Walter Beaman Jones (NC-3 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- NC: Patrick McHenry (NC-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Mark Meadows (NC-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Robert Pittenger (NC-9 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: David Eugene Price (NC-4 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NC: David Rouzer (NC-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NC: Thom Tillis (NC Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NC: Mark Walker (NC-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NE: Dave Domina (NE Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NE: Deb Fischer (NE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NE: Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NE: Shane Osborn (NE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NE: Lee Terry (NE-2 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- NH: Kelly Ayotte (NH Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- NH: Scott Brown (NH Senatorial: Previsouly MA Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- NH: Andy Martin (NH Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NH: Karen Testerman (NH Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NJ: Jeff Bell (NJ Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- NJ: Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- NJ: Scott Garrett (NJ-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NJ: Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- NJ: Robert Menendez (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
- NJ: Christopher Smith (NJ-4 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- NM: David Clements (NM Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NM: Steve Pearce (NM-2 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- NM: Allen Weh (NM Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NV: Mark Amodei (NV-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NY: Timothy Bishop (NY-1 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NY: Yvette Clarke (NY-9 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NY: Vito Fossella (NY-11 House: Rep./Cons. challenger): An absolute NO vote
- NY: Kirsten Gillibrand (NY Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- NY: Richard Hanna (NY-22 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NY: Nan Hayworth (NY-18 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NY: Peter King (NY-2 House: Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life): An absolute NO vote
- NY: Nita Lowey (NY-17 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NY: Sean Maloney (NY-18 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NY: Tom Reed (NY-23 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NY: Kathleen Rice (NY-4 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- NY: Charles Schumer (NY Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- Nebraska: Ben Sasse (Nebraska Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- OH: John Boehner (OH-8 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- OH: Steve Chabot (OH-1 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- OH: Bob Gibbs (OH-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OH: Bill Johnson (OH-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OH: Rob Portman (OH Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- OH: Steve Stivers (OH-15 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OH: Pat Tiberi (OH-12 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OH: Mike Turner (OH-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OH: Brad Wenstrup (OH-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OK: Dan Boren (OK-2 House: Democratic Governor Challenger): A likely NO vote
- OK: Jim Bridenstine (OK-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OK: Tom Cole (OK-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OK: James Inhofe (OK Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- OK: James Lankford (OK Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- OK: Frank Dean Lucas (OK-3 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- OK: Steve Russell (OK-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OK: Matt Silverstein (OK Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- OR: Jason Conger (OR Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- OR: Greg Walden (OR-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OR: Monica Wehby (OR Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- PA: Lou Barletta (PA-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Charles Dent (PA-15 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Mike Doyle (PA-14 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- PA: Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Mike Kelly (PA-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Tom Marino (PA-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Tim Murphy (PA-18 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Scott Perry (PA-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Joseph Pitts (PA-16 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- PA: Keith Rothfus (PA-12 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Bill Shuster (PA-9 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- PA: Glenn Thompson (PA-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- PA: Pat Toomey (PA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A solid NO vote
- RI: James Langevin (RI-2 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- SC: Lee Bright (SC Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SC: James Clyburn (SC-6 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- SC: Joyce Dickerson (SC Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SC: Jeff Duncan (SC-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- SC: Trey Gowdy (SC-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- SC: Lindsey Graham (SC Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- SC: Nancy Mace (SC Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- SC: Mick Mulvaney (SC-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- SC: Tom Rice (SC-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- SC: Mark Sanford (SC-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- SC: Tim Scott (SC Senatorial: Republican Senator-Appointee): A likely NO vote
- SC: Jay Stamper (SC Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SC: Joe Wilson (SC-2 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- SD: Gordon Howie (SD Senatorial: Independent Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SD: Larry Pressler (SD Senatorial: Independent Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SD: Mike Rounds (SD Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SD: John Thune (SD Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
- SD: Rick Weiland (SD Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TN: Terry Adams (TN Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TN: Lamar Alexander (TN Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A solid NO vote
- TN: Gordon Ball (TN Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TN: Marsha Blackburn (TN-7 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TN: Diane Black (TN-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TN: Joe Carr (TN Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TN: Jim Cooper (TN-5 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- TN: Bob Corker (TN Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- TN: Jimmy Duncan (TN-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TN: Stephen Fincher (TN-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: Brian Babin (TX-36 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- TX: Joe Linus Barton (TX-6 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Kevin Brady (TX-8 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Michael Burgess (TX-26 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: Quico Canseco (TX-23 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: John Carter (TX-31 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: Mike Conaway (TX-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: John Cornyn (TX Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A solid NO vote
- TX: Ted Cruz (TX Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TX: Henry Cuellar (TX-28 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- TX: John Culberson (TX-7 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: Bill Flores (TX-17 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: Pete Gallego (TX-23 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- TX: Louie Gohmert (TX-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: Kay Granger (TX-12 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: Gene Green (TX-29 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- TX: Ralph Moody Hall (TX-4 House: Democrat until 2004; now GOP): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Jeb Hensarling (TX-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- TX: Sam Johnson (TX-3 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Scott Keller (TX-8 House: Independent Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TX: Kenny Marchant (TX-24 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: Michael McCaul (TX-10 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: Randy Neugebauer (TX-19 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: Pete Olson (TX-22 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- TX: Ted Poe (TX-2 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- TX: John Ratcliffe (TX-4 House: Republican nominee): A likely NO vote
- TX: Jon Roland (TX Senatorial: Libertarian Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TX: Pete Sessions (TX-32 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Lamar Smith (TX-21 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Steve Stockman (TX Senatorial: Republican challenger (Lost primary)): A likely NO vote
- TX: Mac Thornberry (TX-13 House: Republican): An absolute NO vote
- TX: Roger Williams (TX-25 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- UT: Rob Bishop (UT-1 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- UT: Jason Chaffetz (UT-3 House: Republican (Senate run 2012)): A likely NO vote
- UT: Orrin Hatch (UT Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- UT: Mike Lee (UT Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- VA: Dave Brat (VA-7 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- VA: Eric Cantor (VA-7 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- VA: Gerry Connolly (VA-11 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- VA: Randy Forbes (VA-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- VA: Ed Gillespie (VA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- VA: Bob Goodlatte (VA-6 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- VA: Morgan Griffith (VA-9 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- VA: Robert Hurt (VA-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- VA: Tim Kaine (VA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid NO vote
- VA: Robert Wittman (VA-1 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- WA: Jaime Herrera (WA-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- WA: Derek Kilmer (WA-6 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
- WA: Patty Murray (WA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- WA: David Adam Smith (WA-9 House: Democrat): A solid NO vote
- WI: Sean Duffy (WI-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- WI: Tom Petri (WI-6 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- WI: Paul Ryan (WI-1 House: Republican; ran for V.P.): An absolute NO vote
- WI: James Sensenbrenner (WI-5 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
- WV: Shelley Moore Capito (WV Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- WV: Zane Lawhorn (WV Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- WV: Joe Manchin III (WV Senatorial: Democratic Senator): A likely NO vote
- WV: Pat McGeehan (WV Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- WV: David McKinley (WV-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- WV: Natalie Tennant (WV Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- WY: John Barrasso (WY Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- WY: Liz Cheney (WY Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- WY: Michael Enzi (WY Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- WY: Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL House: Republican): A likely NO vote
How to interpret this page
- The list above includes candidates for Senate and House seats in 2014.
- All of the above ratings are based on multiple sources of information.
- The sources of information include legislative votes; bill sponsorships; group ratings; campaign websites; campaign debates; and biographical books.
- Each information source is rated as supporting the topic, or opposing the topic.
- The number of opposing sources is subtracted from the number of supporting sources; if the net sum is positive, the candidate counts as "Pro"; if negative, the candidate counts as "Con."
- Click on the candidate's name to see the list of information sources, and whether we rate is as supporting or opposing.
- Click on the date of each information source to see a full excerpt and context.
Key for Pro votes:
- An aboslute YES vote: 5 or more net supporting information sources, indicating consistent and long-standing support
- A solid YES vote: 3 or 4 net supporting information sources, indicating substantive support
- A likely YES vote: 1 or 2 net supporting information sources, indicating some support but not enough for certitude.
- If a candidate has a net zero supporting information sources (or no information sources), that candidate is not listed above at all.
Key for Con votes:
- An absolute NO vote: 5 or more net opposinginformation sources, indicating consistent and long-standing opposition
- A solid NO vote: 3 or 4 net opposing information sources, indicating substantive opposition
- A likely NO vote: 1 or 2 net opposing information sources, indicating some opposition but not enough for certitude.
- The above list is not fully inclusive; many House challengers are not included, but all House incumbents are eligibla.
- All major-party Senate candidates (and incumbents) are eligible; and most Senate challengers are, too.
- Some of the candidates listed above lost in the primary, but are still listed.
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