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Collin C. Peterson

Representative Collin C. Peterson's Special Interest Group Ratings

Collin C. Peterson
Full Name: Collin C. Peterson
Current Office: U.S. House - District 7, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/06/1990
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014

Foreign Affairs

2011 Citizens for Global Solutions - Global Issues Score 27%
2011 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Social Policy 57%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Economic Policy Score 44%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Social Policy Score 43%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Foreign Policy Score 41%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Foreign Policy Score 59%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Economic Policy Score 56%
2011 Peace Action West - Positions 34%
2010 American Security Council Foundation - Positions 60%
2010 Peace Action - Positions 38%
2010 Peace Action West - Positions 38%
2009-2010 ACT! for America - Positions 60%
2009-2010 Council for a Livable World - Positions 50%
2009-2010 PeacePAC - Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only) 50%
2009-2010 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) - Positions 50%
2009 American Security Council Foundation - Positions 60%
2009 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 8%
2009 Latin America Working Group - Positions 25%
2009 NewPolicy.org - Positions on International Middle East Policy Advocacy 0%
2009 Peace Action West - Positions 38%
2009 Resolve Uganda - Lifetime Score 25%
2008 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2008 Peace Action West - Positions 50%
2007-2008 ACT! for America - Positions 50%
2007-2008 Council for a Livable World - Positions 50%
2007-2008 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 55%
2007 Council for a Livable World - Positions 71%
2007 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 73%
2007 Latin America Working Group - Positions 40%
2007 Peace Action West - Positions 55%
2006 Church World Service - Positions 33
2006 Latin America Working Group - Positions 20%
2006 Peace Action - Positions 50%
2006 Peace Action West - Positions 50%
2005-2006 ACT! for America - Positions 71%
2005-2006 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 56%
2005-2006 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 50%
2005 Church World Service - Positions 50
2005 Citizens for Global Solutions - Global Issues Score F
2005 Council on American-Islamic Relations - Positions 0%
2005 Latin America Working Group - Positions 50%
2005 Peace Action - Positions 33%
2005 PeacePAC - Positions 50%
2004 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions 77%
2004 Center for International Policy - Positions 100%
2004 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 25%
2004 Latin America Working Group - Positions 43%
2004 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 33%
2004 Peace Action - Positions 20%
2003-2004 ACT! for America - Positions 75%
2003-2004 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 27%
2003-2004 PeacePAC - Positions 45%
2003 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 33%
2003 Latin America Working Group - Positions 33%
2003 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 0%
2003 Peace Action - Positions 33%
2003 United States Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation - Positions on International Middle East Human Rights -2
2002 Peace Action - Positions 20%
2001-2002 American Foreign Service Association - Positions 55%
2001-2002 American Muslims for Jerusalem - Positions on International Middle East Policy Advocacy +1
2001-2002 Council for a Livable World - Positions 11%
2001-2002 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 23%
2001 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 29%
2001 Peace Action - Positions 25%
2000 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 54%
2000 Peace Action - Positions 40%
1999-2000 PeacePAC - Positions 43%
1999 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 36%
1999 Peace Action - Positions 81%
1998 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 57%
1998 Peace Action - Positions 50%
1997-1998 PeacePAC - Positions 75%
1997 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 60%
1997 Peace Action - Positions 58%
1996 Peace Action - Positions 40%
1996 PeacePAC - Positions 80%
1995-1996 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Peace and Justice Score 53%
1995 Peace Action - Positions 75%

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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.

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