Heather A. Wilson's Special Interest Group Ratings

Biographical

Full Name: Heather A. Wilson
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Jay; 3 Children: Scott, Joshua, Caitlin
Birth Date: 12/30/1960
Birth Place: Keene, NH
Home City: Albuquerque, NM
Religion: Methodist
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2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Lifetime Score 56% 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 77% 2007 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 30% 2006 State PIRGs Working Together - Positions 18% 2006 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 18% 2005-2006 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 56% 2005-2006 Freedom Democrats - Positions on Social Issues 20% 2005-2006 Freedom Democrats - Positions on Economic Issues 15% 2005-2006 National Association of Counties - Positions 78% 2005-2006 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions on Population Stabilization 18% 2005 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 56% 2005 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 0% 2004 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 46% 2004 State PIRGs Working Together - Positions 0% 2004 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 0% 2003-2004 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 0% 2003-2004 Radical Middle - Positions 30% 2003 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 55% 2003 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 0% 2003 State PIRGs Working Together - Positions 5% 2003 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 5% 2002 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 79% 2002 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 10% 2001-2002 National Association of Counties - Positions 93% 2001-2002 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 5% 2001-2002 Radical Middle - Positions 10% 2001 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 70% 2001 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 15% 2000 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 63% 2000 National Association of Counties - Positions 71% 1999-2000 Common Cause - Lifetime Score 0% 1999-2000 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 7% 1999-2000 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 5% 1999 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 57% 1999 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 25% 1998 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 58% 1997-1998 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 0% 1997-1998 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 25%

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