| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 0% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 17% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jon Kyl | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 100% |
| CT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | 50% |
| HI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Inouye | Democratic | 67% |
| HI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Daniel Akaka, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 17% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 83% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Lugar | Republican | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Jr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 17% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 17% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 0% | |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 17% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 83% |
| MA | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Olympia Snowe | Republican | 33% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Jr | Susan Collins | Republican | 33% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 100% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 33% |
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 83% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 83% | |
| ND | U.S. Senate | Sr | Kent Conrad | Democratic-NPL | 83% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 100% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | 100% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 83% |
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 17% | |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 83% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 83% |
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | Kay Hutchison | Republican | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 17% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Herb Kohl | Democratic | 83% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 67% |
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 17% |
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 17% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 0% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 0% | ||||
| Carol Moseley Braun | 100% | ||||
| John Breaux | 67% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 67% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 100% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 83% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 17% | ||||
| John Chafee | 67% | ||||
| Joseph Maxwell Cleland | 83% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 0% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 67% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 83% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 17% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 83% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 0% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 100% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 67% | ||||
| William Frist | 33% | ||||
| John Glenn | 83% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 17% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 67% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 17% | ||||
| Charles Hagel | 17% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 0% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 83% | ||||
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 0% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 83% | ||||
| Dirk Kempthorne | 0% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 100% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 17% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 83% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 17% | ||||
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 67% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 33% | ||||
| Rick Santorum | 17% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 100% | ||||
| Gordon Smith | 17% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 0% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 83% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 33% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 17% | ||||
| Fred Thompson | 0% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 0% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 83% | ||||
| John Warner | 17% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 100% |
Special Interest Groups
Interest Group Ratings
Rating Group: Council for a Livable World
1997 Positions
Issues:
Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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.
