Do You Care About Getting Money Out of Politics?
Then here is whom to vote for on November 4!
What is it?
- "Citizens United" refers to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that overturned campaign finance rules; now, corporations may finance independent campaign ads ("Citizens United" was a non-profit corporation which lobbied for conservative causes) with unlimited money. Recent legislation includes:
- Some in Congress want to fight Citizens United with a Constitutional Amendment that corporate political spending is not free speech; the Senate vote below addresses that aspect.
- Some in Congress want to counter-balance corporate spending with vouchers for small campaign contributions
or more matching funds but with greater disclosure; opponents push back in the House vote below.
- A related campaign issue is about who gets to vote: we associate in our lists campaign finance with Voter ID laws. Supporters push for more voters (like they push for more donors); opponents push for requiring photo ID's to vote; this seems likely to become the next big aspect of this issue.
How does it get passed?
It takes 218 Congresspersons to pass campaign finance reform bills in the House of Representatives. It takes 60 Senators in the Senate (a super-majority is needed on this issue, to avoid filibusters).
What's happened so far?
The last major House bill, (Repeals Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election), passed the House with 235 votes -- this bill would remove the tax form check-off of $3, which would reduce the public money available to presidential candidates.
The last major Senate bill, proposing a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United,
was rejected in the Senate with 54 votes in the Senate
(60 votes were needed; so 6 more votes needed to break filibuster).
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 limiting corporate campaigning.
The CON list are those running in 2014 who have opposed limiting corporate campaigning.
An interpretation key appears at the bottom.
Get your friends and family and friends on Facebook and Twitter and elsewhere to help elect 218 and 60 and campaign finance reform will pass!
Candidate Responses
Getting Money Out of Politics PRO: (Supporters of Getting Money Out of Politics)- AK: Mark Begich (AK Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- AK: Lisa Murkowski (AK Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- AL: Bobby Bright (AL-2 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- AL: Terri Sewell (AL-7 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- AR: Rick Crawford (AR-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- AR: Mark Swaney (AR Senatorial: 2014 Green Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- AR: Bruce Westerman (AR-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- AZ: Ron Barber (AZ-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- AZ: Jeff Flake (AZ Senatorial: Republican Challenger): An absolute YES vote
- AZ: Trent Franks (AZ-8 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- AZ: Paul Gosar (AZ-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- AZ: Raul Grijalva (AZ-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- AZ: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- AZ: John McCain (AZ Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- AZ: Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Joe Baca (CA-31 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- CA: Karen Bass (CA-37 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Xavier Becerra (CA-34 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Ami Bera (CA-7 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Barbara Boxer (CA Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Julia Brownley (CA-26 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Lois Capps (CA-24 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Tony Cardenas (CA-29 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Judy Chu (CA-27 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Jim Costa (CA-16 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Susan Davis (CA-53 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CA: Jeff Denham (CA-10 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CA: Anna Eshoo (CA-18 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Sam Farr (CA-20 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Dianne Feinstein (CA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- CA: John Garamendi (CA-3 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Janice Hahn (CA-44 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Mike Honda (CA-17 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Jared Huffman (CA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Darrell Issa (CA-49 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CA: Barbara Lee (CA-13 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Zoe Lofgren (CA-19 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Alan Lowenthal (CA-47 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Doris Matsui (CA-6 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Kevin McCarthy (CA-23 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CA: Tom McClintock (CA-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CA: Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35 House: Democrat (County run 2014)): A likely YES vote
- CA: Jerry McNerney (CA-9 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Grace Napolitano (CA-32 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Doug Ose (CA-3 House: Republican challenger): A solid YES vote
- CA: Nancy Pelosi (CA-12 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Scott Peters (CA-52 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Raul Ruiz (CA-36 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Linda Sanchez (CA-38 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Loretta Sanchez (CA-46 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Adam Schiff (CA-28 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Brad Sherman (CA-30 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Jackie Speier (CA-14 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Eric Swalwell (CA-15 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CA: Mark Takano (CA-41 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Mike Thompson (CA-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CA: Norma Torres (CA-35 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Juan Vargas (CA-51 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CA: Maxine Waters (CA-43 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CO: Michael Bennet (CO Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- CO: Mike Coffman (CO-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CO: Diana DeGette (CO-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CO: Cory Gardner (CO Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- CO: Doug Lamborn (CO-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CO: Ed Perlmutter (CO-7 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CO: Jared Polis (CO-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CO: Scott Tipton (CO-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- CO: Mark Udall (CO Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously Representative): An absolute YES vote
- CT: Richard Blumenthal (CT Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- CT: Joe Courtney (CT-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CT: Rosa DeLauro (CT-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CT: Elizabeth Esty (CT-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- CT: Jim Himes (CT-4 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- CT: John Larson (CT-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- CT: Chris Murphy (CT Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- DC: Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-Delegate House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- DE: John Carney (DE-AL House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- DE: Tom Carper (DE Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- DE: Chris Coons (DE Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- DE: Christine O`Donnell (DE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- DE: Kevin Wade (DE Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- FL: Gus Bilirakis (FL-12 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Corrine Brown (FL-5 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- FL: Vern Buchanan (FL-16 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Kathy Castor (FL-14 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- FL: Ander Crenshaw (FL-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Ted Deutch (FL-21 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Lois Frankel (FL-22 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- FL: Joe Garcia (FL-26 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Alan Grayson (FL-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Alcee Hastings (FL-20 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- FL: Kendrick Meek (FL-17 House: Democratic Gubernatorial): A likely YES vote
- FL: John Mica (FL-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Jeff Miller (FL-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Patrick Murphy (FL-18 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- FL: Bill Nelson (FL Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- FL: Bill Posey (FL-8 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Tom Rooney (FL-17 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27 House: Republican): An absolute YES vote
- FL: Dennis Ross (FL-15 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- FL: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- FL: Frederica Wilson (FL-24 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- FL: Ted Yoho (FL-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- GA: John Barrow (GA-12 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- GA: Bob Barr (GA-11 House: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- GA: Sanford Bishop (GA-2 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- GA: Paul Broun (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- GA: Doug Collins (GA-9 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- GA: Phil Gingrey (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- GA: Karen Handel (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- GA: Johnny Isakson (GA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely YES vote
- GA: Hank Johnson (GA-4 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- GA: John Lewis (GA-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- GA: Michelle Nunn (GA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- GA: Tom Price (GA-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- GA: Austin Scott (GA-8 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- GA: David Scott (GA-13 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- GA: Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- HI: Charles Djou (HI-1 House: Republican Governor challenger): A likely YES vote
- HI: Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- HI: Colleen Hanabusa (HI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- HI: Mazie Hirono (HI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- HI: Eddie Pirkowski (HI Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- HI: Brian Schatz (HI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator Appointee): A likely YES vote
- IA: Bruce Braley (IA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- IA: Steve King (IA-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IA: David Loebsack (IA-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- ID: Larry LaRocco (ID Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- ID: Raul Labrador (ID-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- ID: Nels Mitchell (ID Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- IL: Cheri Bustos (IL-17 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Danny Davis (IL-7 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- IL: Tammy Duckworth (IL-8 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Richard Durbin (IL Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- IL: Bill Foster (IL-11 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Luis Gutierrez (IL-4 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- IL: Robin Kelly (IL-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Mark Kirk (IL Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- IL: Dan Lipinski (IL-3 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- IL: Mike Quigley (IL-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- IL: Peter Roskam (IL-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IL: Bobby Rush (IL-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- IL: Jan Schakowsky (IL-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IL: Bobby Schilling (IL-17 House: Republican challenger 2014): A likely YES vote
- IL: Aaron Schock (IL-18 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IL: John Shimkus (IL-15 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IL: Doug Truax (IL Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger (lost primary)): A likely YES vote
- IN: Susan Brooks (IN-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IN: Andre Carson (IN-7 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- IN: Joe Donnelly (IN Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): An absolute YES vote
- IN: Luke Messer (IN-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- IN: Peter Visclosky (IN-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- IN: Todd Young (IN-9 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- KS: Lynn Jenkins (KS-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- KS: Greg Orman (KS Senatorial: Independent Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- KS: Chad Taylor (KS Senatorial: Democrat Challenger): A likely YES vote
- KS: Kevin Yoder (KS-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- KY: Alison Grimes (KY Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- KY: Brett Guthrie (KY-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- KY: Thomas Massie (KY-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- KY: Rand Paul (KY Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- KY: John Yarmuth (KY-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- LA: Charles Boustany (LA-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- LA: Bill Cassidy (LA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- LA: John Fleming (LA-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- LA: Mary Landrieu (LA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- LA: Cedric Richmond (LA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- LA: Steve Scalise (LA-1 House: Republican): A solid YES vote
- LA: David Vitter (LA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely YES vote
- MA: Michael Capuano (MA-7 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MA: Katherine Clark (MA-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MA: Brian Herr (MA Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely 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: Steve Lynch (MA-8 House: Democrat (Senate run 2013)): A solid YES vote
- MA: Ed Markey (MA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- MA: Jim McGovern (MA-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MA: Seth Moulton (MA-6 House: Democratic Nominee): A likely YES vote
- MA: Richard Neal (MA-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- MA: Bruce Skarin (MA Senatorial: Independent Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MA: John Tierney (MA-6 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MA: Niki Tsongas (MA-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MA: Elizabeth Warren (MA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MD: Benjamin Cardin (MD Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator, previously Representative): A solid YES vote
- MD: Elijah Cummings (MD-7 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MD: John Delaney (MD-6 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MD: Donna Edwards (MD-4 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MD: Steny Hoyer (MD-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MD: Barbara Mikulski (MD Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- MD: Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- MD: John Sarbanes (MD-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MD: Chris Van Hollen (MD-8 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- ME: Susan Collins (ME Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- ME: Angus King (ME Senatorial: Independent Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- ME: Chellie Pingree (ME-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MI: John Conyers (MI-13 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MI: Dan Kildee (MI-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MI: Sander Levin (MI-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MI: Candice Miller (MI-10 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MI: Gary Peters (MI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): An absolute YES vote
- MI: Mike Rogers (MI-8 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MI: Debbie Stabenow (MI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- MI: Fred Upton (MI-6 House: Republican): A solid YES vote
- MI: Tim Walberg (MI-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MI: Matt Wiedenhoeft (MI Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger (withdrawn)): A likely YES vote
- MN: Keith Ellison (MN-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MN: Tom Emmer (MN-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MN: Al Franken (MN Senatorial: Democrat/DFL Jr Senator): A solid YES vote
- MN: John Kline (MN-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MN: Amy Klobuchar (MN Senatorial: Democrat/DFL Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- MN: Betty McCollum (MN-4 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MN: Rick Nolan (MN-8 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MN: Erik Paulsen (MN-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MN: Collin Peterson (MN-7 House: Democrat/Farmer/Labor): A likely YES vote
- MN: Tim Walz (MN-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- MO: Roy Blunt (MO Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- MO: William Lacy Clay (MO-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- MO: Emmanuel Cleaver (MO-5 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- MO: Samuel Graves (MO-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MO: Vicky Hartzler (MO-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MO: Billy Long (MO-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MO: Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MO: Claire McCaskill (MO Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously state Auditor): A solid YES vote
- MO: Ann Wagner (MO-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MS: Travis Childers (MS Senatorial: Democratic Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- MS: Thad Cochran (MS Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- MS: Gregg Harper (MS-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- MS: Gene Taylor (MS-4 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MS: Bennie Thompson (MS-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- MT: John Bohlinger (MT Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MT: Sam Rankin (MT Senatorial: Reform Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MT: Corey Stapleton (MT Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- MT: Jon Tester (MT Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- MT: John Walsh (MT Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- Maine: Shenna Bellows (Maine Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NC: Alma Adams (NC-12 House: Democratic Nominee): A likely YES vote
- NC: G.K. Butterfield (NC-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- NC: Virginia Foxx (NC-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NC: Kay Hagan (NC Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- NC: Richard Hudson (NC-8 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NC: Walter Beaman Jones (NC-3 House: Republican): An absolute YES vote
- NC: David Eugene Price (NC-4 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NE: Dave Domina (NE Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NE: Deb Fischer (NE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NE: Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NE: Adrian Smith (NE-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NE: Lee Terry (NE-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NH: Kelly Ayotte (NH Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- NH: Annie Kuster (NH-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NH: Andy Martin (NH Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NH: Jim Rubens (NH Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NH: Jeanne Shaheen (NH Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A solid YES vote
- NH: Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NH: Karen Testerman (NH Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Cory Booker (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11 House: Republican): A solid YES vote
- NJ: Scott Garrett (NJ-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Rush Holt (NJ Senatorial: Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep.): An absolute YES vote
- NJ: Leonard Lance (NJ-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NJ: Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2 House: Republican): A solid YES vote
- NJ: Robert Menendez (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator; previously Representative): A solid YES vote
- NJ: Frank Pallone (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): An absolute YES vote
- NJ: Bill Pascrell (NJ-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NJ: Albio Sires (NJ-8 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NJ: Christopher Smith (NJ-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NM: Martin Heinrich (NM Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A solid YES vote
- NM: Michelle Lujan-Grisham (NM-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NM: Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NM: Tom Udall (NM Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator; previously Representative): An absolute YES vote
- NV: Mark Amodei (NV-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NV: Joe Heck (NV-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NV: Dean Heller (NV Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): 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
- NV: Dina Titus (NV-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NY: Timothy Bishop (NY-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Yvette Clarke (NY-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Joseph Crowley (NY-14 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Eliot Engel (NY-16 House: Democrat/Liberal): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Vito Fossella (NY-11 House: Rep./Cons. challenger): A likely YES vote
- NY: Chris Gibson (NY-19 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- NY: Kirsten Gillibrand (NY Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Brian Higgins (NY-26 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Steve Israel (NY-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- NY: Nita Lowey (NY-17 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Dan Maffei (NY-24 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NY: Carolyn Maloney (NY-12 House: Democrat/Liberal): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Sean Maloney (NY-18 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- NY: Gregory Meeks (NY-5 House: Dem./Working-Families): A likely YES vote
- NY: Grace Meng (NY-6 House: Democrat): A likely 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): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Charles Schumer (NY Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Jose Serrano (NY-15 House: Democrat/Liberal): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Louise Slaughter (NY-25 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Paul Tonko (NY-20 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- NY: Nydia Velazquez (NY-7 House: Democrat/Working-Families): A solid YES vote
- Nebraska: Ben Sasse (Nebraska Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- OH: Joyce Beatty (OH-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- OH: John Boccieri (OH-7 House: Democratic challenger): A likely YES vote
- OH: John Boehner (OH-8 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OH: Sherrod Brown (OH Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- OH: Steve Chabot (OH-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OH: Marcia Fudge (OH-11 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- OH: Bill Johnson (OH-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OH: Jim Jordan (OH-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OH: Marcy Kaptur (OH-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- OH: Bob Latta (OH-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OH: Tim Ryan (OH-13 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- OH: Pat Tiberi (OH-12 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OK: Dan Boren (OK-2 House: Democratic Governor Challenger): A likely YES vote
- OK: Tom Cole (OK-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OK: Connie Johnson (OK Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- OK: Matt Silverstein (OK Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- OR: Earl Blumenauer (OR-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- OR: Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- OR: Jason Conger (OR Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- OR: Peter Defazio (OR-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- OR: Jeff Merkley (OR Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A solid YES vote
- OR: Kurt Schrader (OR-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- OR: Greg Walden (OR-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- OR: Monica Wehby (OR Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- OR: Ron Wyden (OR Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- PA: Brendan Boyle (PA-13 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- PA: Robert Brady (PA-1 House: Democrat): An absolute 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 solid YES vote
- PA: Charles Dent (PA-15 House: Republican): A solid YES vote
- PA: Mike Doyle (PA-14 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- PA: Chaka Fattah (PA-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- PA: Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (PA-13 House: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- PA: Patrick Meehan (PA-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- PA: Tim Murphy (PA-18 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- RI: David Cicilline (RI-1 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- RI: James Langevin (RI-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- RI: Jack Reed (RI Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): An absolute YES vote
- RI: Sheldon Whitehouse (RI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator, previously attorney general): An absolute YES vote
- SC: James Clyburn (SC-6 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- SC: Joyce Dickerson (SC Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- SC: Jeff Duncan (SC-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- SC: Trey Gowdy (SC-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- SC: Lindsey Graham (SC Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- SC: Brad Hutto (SC Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- SC: Nancy Mace (SC Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely YES vote
- SC: Tom Rice (SC-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- SC: Mark Sanford (SC-1 House: Republican): A solid YES vote
- SC: Joe Wilson (SC-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- SD: Kristi Noem (SD-AL House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- SD: Larry Pressler (SD Senatorial: Independent Challenger): A likely YES vote
- SD: Mike Rounds (SD Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- SD: John Thune (SD Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely YES vote
- SD: Rick Weiland (SD Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- TN: Terry Adams (TN Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- TN: Marsha Blackburn (TN-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TN: Steve Cohen (TN-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TN: Jim Cooper (TN-5 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TN: Bob Corker (TN Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- TN: Scott DesJarlais (TN-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TN: Jimmy Duncan (TN-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TN: Phil Roe (TN-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: David Alameel (TX Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- TX: Michael Burgess (TX-26 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: John Carter (TX-31 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Joaquin Castro (TX-20 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Henry Cuellar (TX-28 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: John Culberson (TX-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Lloyd Doggett (TX-35 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: Bill Flores (TX-17 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Pete Gallego (TX-23 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Kay Granger (TX-12 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Al Green (TX-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: Gene Green (TX-29 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: Jeb Hensarling (TX-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- TX: Scott Keller (TX-8 House: Independent Challenger): A solid YES vote
- TX: Kenny Marchant (TX-24 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Michael McCaul (TX-10 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Randy Neugebauer (TX-19 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Beto O`Rourke (TX-16 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- TX: Pete Olson (TX-22 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Ted Poe (TX-2 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Pete Sessions (TX-32 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- TX: Marc Veasey (TX-33 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- UT: Jason Chaffetz (UT-3 House: Republican (Senate run 2012)): A likely YES vote
- UT: Mike Lee (UT Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- VA: Dave Brat (VA-7 House: Republican Nominee): A likely YES vote
- VA: Gerry Connolly (VA-11 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- VA: Randy Forbes (VA-4 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- VA: Bob Goodlatte (VA-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- VA: Scott Rigell (VA-2 House: Republican): 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
- VA: Robert Wittman (VA-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- VI: Donna Christensen (VI-Delegate House: Governor candidate 2014): 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 likely YES vote
- VT: Peter Welch (VT-At-Large House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WA: Maria Cantwell (WA Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A solid YES vote
- WA: Suzan DelBene (WA-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- WA: Denny Heck (WA-10 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
- WA: Jaime Herrera (WA-3 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- WA: Derek Kilmer (WA-6 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- WA: Rick Larsen (WA-2 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WA: Jim McDermott (WA-7 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WA: Patty Murray (WA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- WA: Dave Reichert (WA-8 House: Republican (Governor run 2012)): A likely YES vote
- WA: David Adam Smith (WA-9 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WI: Tammy Baldwin (WI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
- WI: Sean Duffy (WI-7 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- WI: Ron Johnson (WI Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
- WI: Ron Kind (WI-3 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WI: Gwen Moore (WI-4 House: Democrat): An absolute YES vote
- WI: Tom Petri (WI-6 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- WI: Mark Pocan (WI-2 House: Democrat): A solid YES vote
- WV: Shelley Moore Capito (WV Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely YES vote
- WV: Zane Lawhorn (WV Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- WV: Joe Manchin III (WV Senatorial: Democratic Senator): A likely YES vote
- WV: David McKinley (WV-1 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
- WV: Natalie Tennant (WV Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- WY: John Barrasso (WY Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
- WY: Charlie Hardy (WY Senatorial: Democratic Senate Challenger): A likely YES vote
- WY: Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL House: Republican): A likely YES vote
CON: (Opponents of Getting Money Out of Politics)- AK: Joe Miller (AK Senatorial: Challenger and previous Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- AK: Dan Sullivan (AK Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- AK: Don Young (AK-AL House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AL: Robert Aderholt (AL-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AL: Gary Palmer (AL-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- AL: Jeff Sessions (AL Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- AL: Richard Shelby (AL Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A solid NO vote
- AR: Mark Pryor (AR Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- AZ: Matt Salmon (AZ-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Doug LaMalfa (CA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CA: Ed Royce (CA-39 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- CO: Randy Baumgardner (CO Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- CO: Owen Hill (CO Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- CO: Amy Stephens (CO Senatorial: Republican Challenger (withdrawn)): A likely NO vote
- GA: Buddy Carter (GA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- GA: Barry Loudermilk (GA-11 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- GA: Amanda Swafford (GA Senatorial: Libertarian Challenger): A likely NO vote
- HI: Cam Cavasso (HI Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- IA: Doug Butzier (IA Senatorial: Libertarian Senate 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): A likely NO vote
- ID: Michael Crapo (ID Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A solid NO vote
- ID: Jim Risch (ID Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Governor): A likely NO vote
- ID: Mike Simpson (ID-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- IN: Daniel Coats (IN Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- KS: Randall Batson (KS Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- KS: Pat Roberts (KS Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- KY: Mitch McConnell (KY Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- KY: Ed Whitfield (KY-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- LA: Rob Maness (LA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MA: Gabriel Gomez (MA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely 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: Peter Konetchy (MI-4 House: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MI: Terri Lynn Land (MI Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- MN: Jim Abeler (MN Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- MS: Chris McDaniel (MS Senatorial: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
- MS: Roger Wicker (MS Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely 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
- NC: Richard Burr (NC Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
- NC: Sean Haugh (NC Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- NC: Robert Pittenger (NC-9 House: Republican): 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
- ND: Kevin Cramer (ND-0 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- NE: Shane Osborn (NE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NJ: Jeff Bell (NJ Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- NM: Allen Weh (NM Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- NY: Peter King (NY-2 House: Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life): A likely NO vote
- OH: Rob Portman (OH Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
- OK: James Inhofe (OK Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- OK: Steve Russell (OK-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- OK: T.W. Shannon (OK Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SC: Lee Bright (SC Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- SD: Gordon Howie (SD Senatorial: Independent Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TN: Lamar Alexander (TN Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- TN: Joe Carr (TN Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TX: Brian Babin (TX-36 House: Republican Nominee): A likely NO vote
- TX: John Cornyn (TX Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
- TX: Ted Cruz (TX Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
- TX: Emily Sanchez (TX Senatorial: Green Party Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- TX: Steve Stockman (TX Senatorial: Republican challenger (Lost primary)): A likely NO vote
- TX: Randy Weber (TX-14 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
- UT: Orrin Hatch (UT Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): An absolute NO vote
- VA: Robert Sarvis (VA Senatorial: Libertarian Challenger for Senate): A likely NO vote
- WV: John Buckley (WV Senatorial: Libertarian Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
- WV: Pat McGeehan (WV Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
- WY: Michael Enzi (WY Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A solid 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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