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Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel's Special Interest Group Ratings

Rahm Emanuel
Full Name: Rahm Emanuel
Current Office: Mayor (Chicago, IL) - At-Large, Democratic
First Elected: 02/22/2011

Labor Unions

2009 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 0%
2008 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Lifetime Score 95%
2008 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 100%
2008 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Lifetime Score 100%
2008 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Positions 100%
2008 Illinois AFL-CIO - Positions 100%
2008 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 100%
2008 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Positions 100%
2008 The Alliance for Worker Freedom - Positions 0%
2008 Utility Workers Union of America - Positions 100%
2007-2008 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Positions 90%
2007-2008 International Foodservice Distributors Association - Positions 0%
2007-2008 United Food & Commercial Workers - Positions 100%
2007 American Federation of Government Employees - Positions 100%
2007 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 96%
2007 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Positions 100%
2007 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers - Positions 100%
2007 Federally Employed Women - Positions 80%
2007 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Positions 83%
2007 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 100
2007 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Positions 94%
2007 The Alliance for Worker Freedom - Positions 0%
2007 The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association - Positions 20%
2007 United Auto Workers - Positions 100%
2007 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers - Positions 50
2007 Utility Workers Union of America - Positions 100
2006 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 93%
2006 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Positions 100%
2006 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Positions 100%
2006 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 83%
2006 National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - Positions 75%
2006 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Positions 100%
2006 Transportation Communications Union - Positions 100%
2006 United Auto Workers - Positions 100%
2005-2006 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Positions 80%
2005 American Federation of Government Employees - Positions 100%
2005 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 93%
2005 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Positions 100%
2005 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Positions 100%
2005 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 75%
2005 National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - Positions 50%
2005 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Positions 100%
2005 Transportation Communications Union - Positions 100%
2005 United Auto Workers - Positions 93%
2005 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers - Positions 84%
2004 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 100%
2004 American Postal Workers Union - Positions 100%
2004 Communications Workers of America - Positions 100%
2004 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Positions 100%
2004 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 88%
2004 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Positions 100%
2004 Transportation Communications Union - Positions 100%
2004 United Auto Workers - Positions 100%
2004 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers - Positions 67%
2004 Workplace Fairness - Positions 0%
2003-2004 American Federation of Government Employees - Positions 62%
2003-2004 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Positions 100%
2003-2004 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers - Positions 86%
2003-2004 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Positions 83%
2003-2004 National Association for the Self-Employed - Positions 29%
2003 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 87%
2003 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Positions 100%
2003 Communications Workers of America - Positions 100%
2003 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Positions 100%
2003 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers - Positions 75%
2003 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Positions 78%
2003 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Positions 100%
2003 Transportation Communications Union - Positions 100%
2003 United Auto Workers - Positions on Workplace Rights 93%
2003 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers - Positions 50%
2003 Workplace Fairness - Positions 0%
1999 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - Positions 87%

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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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