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Rating Group: The Humane Society Legislative Fund

2007-2008 Positions on Animal Protection

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 92%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Todd Akin 8%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 17%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 25%
Jason Altmire 67%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 67%
Michael Arcuri 100%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 8%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 33%
Brian Baird 75%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 17%
J. Gresham Barrett 25%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 42%
Roscoe Bartlett 100%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 17%
Evan Bayh 50%
Melissa Bean 58%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 67%
Bob Bennett 33%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 50%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 117%
Judy Biggert 92%
Brian Bilbray 42%
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 58%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 17%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 42%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 83%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 17%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 92%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 8%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Kit Bond 17%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 17%
Mary Bono Mack 92%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 33%
Dan Boren 33%
Leonard Boswell 42%
Rick Boucher 83%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 25%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 117%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 42%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 8%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 92%
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 67%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 75%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 33%
Ginny Brown-Waite 25%
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 67%
Jim Bunning 17%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 25%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 33%
Dan Burton 42%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 67%
Steve Buyer 17%
Robert Byrd 83%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 50%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 58%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 117%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 108%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 92%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 83%
Dennis Cardoza 33%
Russ Carnahan 67%
Christopher Carney 50%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 17%
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 50%
Mike Castle 92%
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 58%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 33%
Ben Chandler III 75%
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 83%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 83%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100%
Hillary Clinton 83%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 58%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 17%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 50%
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 108%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 33%
Norm Coleman 67%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 8%
Kent Conrad 33%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 50%
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 17%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 42%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100%
Larry Craig 17%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 33%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 83%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 42%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 8%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 75%
David Davis 8%
Geoff Davis 42%
Lincoln Davis 50%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 108%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 17%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 108%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 75%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 108%
James DeMint 0%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 58%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 42%
Norm Dicks 108%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 42%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 75%
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 50%
Byron Dorgan 17%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 108%
David Dreier 17%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 25%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 67%
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83%
Brad Ellsworth 42%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 83%
Jo Ann Emerson 25%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 83%
John Ensign 67%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 92%
Bob Etheridge 50%
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 108%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 92%
Russ Feingold 67%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 100%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 42%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 42%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 8%
Barney Frank 92%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 67%
Elton Gallegly 83%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 8%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 100%
Gabrielle Giffords 75%
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 58%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 8%
Charlie Gonzalez 83%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 17%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 33%
Bart Gordon 50%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 17%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 17%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 8%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 75%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 50%
Judd Gregg 17%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 108%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 17%
John Hall 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 25%
Phil Hare 92%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 67%
Jane Harman 67%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 83%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 17%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 17%
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 17%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 67%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 92%
Baron Hill 67%
Maurice Hinchey 108%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 42%
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100%
Paul Hodes 83%
Pete Hoekstra 25%
Thomas Holden 58%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 108%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 92%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 58%
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 8%
Kay Hutchison 17%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 17%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 17%
Daniel Inouye 33%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 17%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 25%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 92%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 92%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 92%
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 67%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 42%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 50%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 67%
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 8%
Steve Kagen 50%
Paul Kanjorski 42%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 92%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 83%
Patrick Kennedy 83%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 117%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 67%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 25%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 58%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 8%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 17%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 92%
Ron Klein 92%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 25%
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
Herb Kohl 83%
Dennis Kucinich 108%
Jon Kyl 17%
Ray LaHood 17%
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 0%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 67%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 108%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 92%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 50%
Steve LaTourette 92%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 117%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 117%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 75%
Jerry Lewis 25%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 17%
John Linder 33%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 100%
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 58%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 83%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 108%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 17%
Dick Lugar 33%
Dan Lungren 8%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100%
Connie Mack IV 8%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 17%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 17%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 42%
Melquiades Martinez 17%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 42%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 17%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 108%
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 8%
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 67%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 33%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 17%
Thaddeus McCotter 83%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 8%
John McHugh 67%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 17%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 42%
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 92%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 58%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 117%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 33%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 75%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 83%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 42%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 8%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 108%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 8%
Brad Miller 83%
Harry Mitchell 75%
Alan Mollohan 67%
Dennis Moore 100%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 75%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 58%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 108%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 17%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 33%
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 83%
Patrick Murphy 83%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 42%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Jack Murtha 75%
Sue Myrick 25%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 92%
Ben Nelson 17%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 8%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 25%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 67%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 58%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 108%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 92%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 67%
Ron Paul 0%
Donald Payne 92%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 42%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 8%
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 58%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 33%
Todd Platts 100%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 8%
Earl Pomeroy 42%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 83%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 8%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 33%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 25%
George Radanovich 17%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 83%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Denny Rehberg 33%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 100%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 33%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 17%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 33%
Ciro Rodriguez 42%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 58%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 33%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 58%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 8%
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 25%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 58%
Mike Ross 58%
Steve Rothman 83%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 42%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 17%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 17%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 75%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 42%
Ken Salazar 50%
William Sali 8%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 75%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 75%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 108%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
Jean Schmidt 42%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 67%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 92%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 58%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 75%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 8%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 92%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 8%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 83%
John Shadegg 8%
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 108%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 33%
Heath Shuler 67%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 17%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 42%
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 100%
Ike Skelton 50%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 75%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 58%
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 25%
Olympia Snowe 100%
Vic Snyder 67%
Hilda Solis 75%
Mark Souder 8%
Zack Space 42%
Arlen Specter 83%
John Spratt, Jr. 67%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 67%
Pete Stark 75%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Ted Stevens 83%
Bart Stupak 58%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sununu 0%
Betty Sutton 108%
Tom Tancredo 8%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
Gene Taylor 50%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 17%
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 17%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 58%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 8%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 17%
Todd Tiahrt 8%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 33%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 92%
Ed Towns 108%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 67%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 83%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 67%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 108%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 67%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 58%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 67%
George Voinovich 0%
MI U.S. House 7 Tim Walberg Republican 17%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 25%
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 58%
Zach Wamp 8%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 67%
Diane Watson 67%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 92%
Jim Webb, Jr. 17%
Anthony Weiner 100%
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 92%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0%
Robert Wexler 75%
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 67%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 83%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 17%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 50%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 58%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 67%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 83%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 83%
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 75%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 58%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 17%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

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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