Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor's Special Interest Group Ratings

Biographical

Full Name: Mark Lunsford Pryor
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jill; 2 Children: Adams, Porter
Birth Date: 01/10/1963
Birth Place: Fayetteville, AR
Home City: Little Rock, AR
Religion: Christian
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2011 National Journal - Conservative on Social Policy Score 53% 2011 National Journal - Liberal on Foreign Policy Score 50% 2011 National Journal - Liberal on Economic Policy Score 53% 2011 National Journal - Conservative on Foreign Policy Score 49% 2011 National Journal - Conservative on Economic Policy Score 47% 2011 National Journal - Liberal on Social Policy 47% 2011 National Taxpayers Union - Positions on Tax and Spending 16% 2010 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 15% 2010 National Taxpayers Union - Positions on Tax and Spending 22% 2009 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 7% 2009 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 9% 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 2% 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Lifetime Score 9% 2007-2008 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 8% 2007 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 0% 2007 FreedomWorks - Positions 0% 2006 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 25% 2006 FreedomWorks - Positions 33% 2006 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 20% 2005-2006 Citizens for Tax Justice - Positions 50% 2005-2006 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 13% 2005 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 25% 2005 FreedomWorks - Positions 13% 2005 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 15% 2005 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 20% 2004 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 20% 2004 American Shareholders Association - Positions 30% 2004 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 13% 2004 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 30% 2003-2004 FreedomWorks - Positions 21% 2003-2004 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 13% 2003 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 20% 2003 American Shareholders Association - Positions 27% 2003 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 19%

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