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Juan C. Vargas

Representative Juan C. Vargas's Special Interest Group Ratings

Juan C. Vargas
Full Name: Juan C. Vargas
Current Office: U.S. House - District 51, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014

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Abortion

2012 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions on Reproductive Health Issues 38%
2006 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions on Reproductive Rights 100
2005-2006 NARAL Pro-Choice California - Positions 100%
2005 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions 100%
2004 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions 100%
2003-2004 NARAL Pro-Choice California - Positions 100%
2003 Life Priority Network - Positions 3%
2003 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions 100%
2002 Life Priority Network - Positions 0%
2002 NARAL Pro-Choice California - Positions on Reproductive Rights 100%
2002 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions 100%
2001 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California - Positions 100%

Agriculture and Food

2006 California Farm Bureau Federation - Positions 40%
2005 California Farm Bureau Federation - Positions 33%

Animals and Wildlife

2011 PawPAC - Positions on Animal Protection A-
2005 PawPAC - Positions on Animal Protection 83%
2002 PawPAC - Positions 100%

Budget, Spending and Taxes

2011 California Taxpayers' Association - Positions 28%
2011 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association - Positions 19%
2006 California Taxpayers' Association - Positions on Tax and Fiscal Policy 31
2005 California Taxpayers' Association - Positions 25%
2005 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association - Positions 8
2004 California Taxpayers' Association - Positions 18%
2004 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association - Positions 10
2003 California Taxpayers' Association - Positions 10%
2003 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association - Positions 9
2002 California Taxpayers' Association - Positions 20%
2001-2002 National Tax-Limitation Committee - Positions 17%

Business and Consumers

2012 California Manufacturers and Technology Association - Positions 83%
2012 Consumer Federation of California - Positions on Consumer Issues 56%
2012 Consumer Federation of California - Lifetime Score 70%
2011 California Chamber of Commerce - Positions 23%
2011 California Manufacturers and Technology Association - Positions 27%
2011 California National Federation of Independent Business - Positions 36%
2011 Consumer Federation of California - Positions 60%
2011 Consumer Federation of California - Lifetime Score 74%
2006 California Manufacturers and Technology Association - Positions on Manufacturers Advocacy 0
2006 California National Federation of Independent Business - Positions on Pro-Small Business Policy 20
2006 Consumer Federation of California - Positions on Consumer Advocacy 92
2005-2006 California Manufacturers and Technology Association - Positions 25%
2005 California Chamber of Commerce - Positions 42%
2004 California Chamber of Commerce - Positions 33%
2003-2004 California Manufacturers and Technology Association - Positions 20%
2003-2004 California National Federation of Independent Business - Positions 10%
2003 California Chamber of Commerce - Positions 17%
2002 Alliance for Better Business - Positions 88%
2002 California Chamber of Commerce - Positions 6%
2002 Consumer Federation of California - Positions 86%
2002 Silicon Valley Leadership Group - Positions 59%
2001-2002 California National Federation of Independent Business - Positions 0%
2001 Alliance for Better Business - Positions 92%
2001 California Chamber of Commerce - Positions 33%

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

2011 California Communities United Institute - Positions 99
2006 Applied Research Center - Positions on Racial Justice 100
2006 Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality - Positions on Civil Rights & Equality 100%
2006 California Communities United Institute - Positions on Underrepresented Group Issues 100
2006 California Communities United Institute - LGBTI - LGBTI Rights Score 100
2006 Lambda Letters Project-Economic - Economic Policy Score 100
2006 Lambda Letters Project-HIVAIDS - HIV/AIDS Policy Score 100
2006 Lambda Letters Project-People of Color - Minority Rights Policy Score 100
2006 Lambda Letters Project-Women's Issues - Women's Issues Score 100
2005-2006 Equality California - Positions on LGBT Rights 93
2005 Applied Research Center - Positions on Racial Justice 89
2005 Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality - Positions 92%
2005 California Communities United Institute - LGBTI - Positions 83%
2005 Equality California - Positions 93%
2005 Lambda Letters Project-HIVAIDS - Positions 95%
2005 Lambda Letters Project-People of Color - Positions 100%
2005 Lambda Letters Project-Women's Issues - Positions 100%
2004 Applied Research Center - Positions 100%
2004 Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality - Positions 100%
2004 California Communities United Institute - LGBTI - Positions 92%
2004 Lambda Letters Project-HIVAIDS - Positions 100%
2004 Lambda Letters Project-People of Color - Positions 97%
2004 Lambda Letters Project-Women's Issues - Positions 92%
2003 Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality - Positions 100%
2003 California Communities United Institute - Positions 100%
2003 Equality California - Positions 100%
2002 California Communities United Institute - Positions 98%
2002 Equality California - Positions 100%
2001 Equality California - Positions 100%

Conservative

2012 American Conservative Union (California State Legislature) - Positions 0%
2012 California Republican Assembly - Positions 22%
2011 California Republican Assembly - Positions 11%
2006 California Republican Assembly - Positions on Republican Principles 0
2005 California Republican Assembly - Positions 6%
2004 California Republican Assembly - Positions 3%
2003 California Republican Assembly - Positions 0%
2001 California Republican Assembly - Positions 5%

Drugs

2003-2004 Drug Policy Forum of California (DPFCA) - Positions 100%
2003 Drug Policy Forum of California (DPFCA) - Positions 0%

Education

2011 California State University - Positions 83%

Environment

2011 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 88%
2011 California League of Conservation Voters - Lifetime Score 82%
2011 Sierra Club California - Positions 64%
2006 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 78%
2006 Environment California - Positions on Environmental Conservation 88
2006 Sierra Club California - Positions on Environmental Conservation 82
2005-2006 California Park and Recreation Society - Positions 100
2005 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 68%
2005 Sierra Club California - Positions 60%
2004 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 75%
2004 Sierra Club California - Positions 45%
2003-2004 California Park and Recreation Society - Positions 100%
2003 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 100%
2003 Sierra Club California - Positions 100%
2002 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 83%
2001-2002 California Park and Recreation Society - Positions 88%
2001 California League of Conservation Voters - Positions 80%

Government Operations

2006 California Public Interest Research Group - Positions on Public Interest Advocacy 90
2005 California Public Interest Research Group - Positions 100%
2004 California Public Interest Research Group - Positions 93%
2003 California Public Interest Research Group - Positions 100%
2002 California Public Interest Research Group - Positions 79%

Guns

2012 Gun Owners of America - Ratings on Gun Rights - Elected to 113th Congress [12/2012] 17%
2012 National Rifle Association - Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 0%
2010 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund - Positions on Gun Rights F
2003 Gun Owners of California - Positions 0%
2002 Gun Owners of California - Positions on Gun Rights 0%

Health and Health Care

2002 San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Positions 100%

Housing and Property

2003-2004 Housing California - Positions 92%
2002-2003 Housing California - Positions 100%

Immigration

2003-2004 California Immigrant Policy Center - Positions 100%
2001-2002 California Immigrant Policy Center - Positions 77%

Labor Unions

2012 California School Employees Association - Positions on Classified School Employee Issues 90%
2011 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Committee Score 0%
2011 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Floor Score 96%
2006 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Positions on Workplace Rights 88
2005 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Positions 100%
2005 California School Employees Association - Positions 100%
2004 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Positions 100%
2003 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Positions 100%
2002 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Positions 100%
2001 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO - Positions 100%

Marriage, Family, and Children

2011 Capitol Resource Institute - Positions 0%
2011 Children's Advocacy Institute - Positions 98%
2006 Children's Advocacy Institute - Positions on Child and Youth Issues 96
2005 Children's Advocacy Institute - Positions on Child and Youth Issues 85
2004 Children's Advocacy Institute - Positions on Child and Youth Issues 90
2003 Children's Advocacy Institute - Positions 100%
2001-2002 Children's Advocacy Institute - Positions 98%

Science

2002 BIOCOM - Positions 40%

Senior Citizens

2012 Congress of California Seniors - Positions on Seniors Issues 100%
2011 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 87%
2006 California Alliance for Retired Americans - Positions on Senior & Retirement Issues 88
2006 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 100
2005 California Alliance for Retired Americans - Positions 94%
2005 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 83%
2004 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 100%
2003 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 100%
2002 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 94%
2001 Congress of California Seniors - Positions 100%

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

2011 Equality California - Positions 100%

Social

2005 Jericho - Positions 100%
2004 Friends Committee on Legislation of California - Positions 90%
2004 Jericho - Positions 100%
2003 Friends Committee on Legislation of California - Positions 100%
2002-2003 Jericho - Positions 100%
2002 Jericho - Positions 100%

Women

2006 California National Organization for Women - Positions on Women's Rights 100
2005 American Association of University Women of California - Positions 100%
2005 California National Organization for Women - Positions 90%
2004 California National Organization for Women - Positions 93%
2003 American Association of University Women of California - Positions 100%
2003 California National Organization for Women - Positions 100%
2002 American Association of University Women of California - Positions 93%
2002 California National Organization for Women - Positions 96%
2001 American Association of University Women of California - Positions 100%
2001 California National Organization for Women - Positions on Women's Rights 100

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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