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E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson

E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson's Special Interest Group Ratings

E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson
Full Name: E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson

Foreign Affairs

2011 Citizens for Global Solutions - Global Issues Score 36%
2011 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 40%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Economic Policy Score 53%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Foreign Policy Score 50%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Social Policy 49%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Foreign Policy Score 49%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Economic Policy Score 47%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Social Policy Score 51%
2011 Peace Action West - Positions 22%
2010 American Security Council Foundation - Positions 40%
2010 Peace Action - Positions 79%
2010 Peace Action West - Positions 79%
2009-2010 ACT! for America - Positions 67%
2009-2010 Council for a Livable World - Positions 88%
2009-2010 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) - Positions 38%
2009 American Security Council Foundation - Positions 90%
2009 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 60%
2009 Latin America Working Group - Positions 0%
2009 Peace Action West - Positions 50%
2009 Resolve Uganda - Lifetime Score 25%
2008 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2008 Peace Action West - Positions 40%
2007-2008 ACT! for America - Positions 100%
2007-2008 Council for a Livable World - Positions 40%
2007-2008 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 63%
2007 Council for a Livable World - Positions 59%
2007 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 75%
2007 Latin America Working Group - Positions 0%
2007 Peace Action West - Positions 9%
2007 Voices for Creative Nonviolence - Positions on Iraq War Amendments 75%
2006 Latin America Working Group - Positions 0%
2006 Peace Action - Positions 33%
2006 Peace Action West - Positions 33%
2005-2006 ACT! for America - Positions 67%
2005-2006 Council for a Livable World - Positions 16%
2005-2006 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 42%
2005-2006 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 16%
2005 Citizens for Global Solutions - Global Issues Score B-
2005 Latin America Working Group - Positions 50%
2005 Peace Action - Positions 33%
2005 PeacePAC - Positions 25%
2004 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions 38%
2004 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 0%
2004 Latin America Working Group - Positions 0%
2004 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 0%
2004 Peace Action - Positions 50%
2003-2004 ACT! for America - Positions 0%
2003-2004 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 38%
2003 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 33%
2003 Latin America Working Group - Positions 67%
2003 Peace Action - Positions 40%
2003 United States Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation - Positions on International Middle East Human Rights -1
2002 Peace Action - Positions 0%
2001-2004 Council for a Livable World - Positions 33%
2001-2002 American Foreign Service Association - Positions 100%
2001-2002 American Muslims for Jerusalem - Positions on International Middle East Policy Advocacy -2
2001-2002 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 0%
2001 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 38%
2001 Peace Action - Positions 14%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Project Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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