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Elijah E. Cummings

Representative Elijah E. Cummings's Special Interest Group Ratings

Elijah E. Cummings
Full Name: Elijah E. Cummings
Current Office: U.S. House - District 7, Democratic
First Elected: 04/16/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014

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2011 National Journal - Conservative on Social Policy Score 21%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Foreign Policy Score 78%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Economic Policy Score 92%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Foreign Policy Score 18%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Social Policy 79%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Economic Policy Score 8%
2011 National Taxpayers Union - Positions on Tax and Spending 12%
2010 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 2%
2010 National Taxpayers Union - Positions on Tax and Spending 5%
2009 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 0%
2009 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 1%
2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 0%
2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Lifetime Score 6%
2007-2008 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 0%
2007 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 10%
2007 FreedomWorks - Positions 5%
2006 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 9%
2006 FreedomWorks - Positions 8%
2006 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 12%
2005-2006 Citizens for Tax Justice - Positions 100%
2005-2006 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 3%
2005 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 12%
2005 FreedomWorks - Positions 12%
2005 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 13%
2005 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 88%
2004 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 10%
2004 American Shareholders Association - Positions 20%
2004 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 7%
2004 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 50%
2003-2004 FreedomWorks - Positions 9%
2003-2004 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 0%
2003 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 0%
2003 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 20%
2003 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 50%
2002 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 0%
2002 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 20%
2002 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 33%
2001-2002 Concord Coalition - Positions 63%
2001-2002 FreedomWorks - Positions 0%
2001-2002 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 0%
2001 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 0%
2001 American Shareholders Association - Positions 0%
2001 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 8%
2001 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 45%
2000 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 5%
2000 Concord Coalition - Positions 21%
2000 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 33%
1999-2000 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 9%
1999 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 10%
1999 Concord Coalition - Positions 35%
1999 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 17%
1998 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 5%
1998 Concord Coalition - Positions 37%
1998 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 14%
1998 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 47%
1997-1998 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 3%
1997 Concord Coalition - Positions 59%
1997 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 29%
1997 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 53%
1996 Concord Coalition - Positions 27%
1995-1996 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 33%

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