5 facts to know about Kamala Harris' VP pick Tim Walz
4. Walz's progressive voting record, moving further left over time
As a member of Congress for 12 years, Walz received ratings from interest groups based on how often he voted with their preferred positions on specific pieces of legislation. The website VoteSmart compiled a list of Walz’s ratings from various interest groups based on his tenure in Congress.
The pro-abortion advocacy group NARAL Pro-Choice America gave Walz a 100% rating in 2017 while another pro-abortion advocacy organization, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, awarded Walz a 100% rating in 2018. Meanwhile, Walz received a 12% rating for 2017-2018 from the pro-life advocacy group National Right to Life Committee.
The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT activist group, awarded Walz a 97% rating for 2017-2018, while the American Civil Liberties Union, another left-leaning organization, gave him a 92% rating that same year.
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Walz received low ratings from several conservative advocacy groups that look at lawmakers’ overall records as opposed to their votes on specific issues. The American Conservative Union gave him a rating of 8% for 2018, while he received a 20% rating from the Conservative Review that same year. However, the group GOPUSA gave him a rating of 100% for the year 2008, suggesting that his voting record has moved to the left over time.
Walz also received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund, a gun rights advocacy group, in 2010.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: [email protected]
