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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Council for a Livable World

2001-2002 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 78%
Gary Ackerman 78%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Todd Akin 0%
Thomas Allen 78%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 44%
Joe Baca, Sr. 56%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 11%
Brian Baird 89%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Cass Ballenger 0%
Roscoe Bartlett 0%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 11%
Charlie Bass 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 89%
Douglas Bereuter 11%
Shelley Berkley 78%
Howard Berman 67%
Judy Biggert 11%
Michael Bilirakis 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 22%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 89%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 11%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Henry Bonilla 0%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 0%
Leonard Boswell 56%
Rick Boucher 67%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 11%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 56%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
Henry Brown, Jr. 0%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 0%
Dan Burton 0%
Steve Buyer 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 89%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 78%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
Brad Carson 11%
Julia Carson 89%
Mike Castle 11%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 78%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
Michael Collins 0%
Larry Combest 0%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
Jerry Costello 33%
Christopher Cox 0%
Robert Cramer 22%
Philip Crane 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 78%
Barbara Cubin 0%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 78%
Randall Cunningham 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 89%
James Davis 56%
Jo Ann Davis 0%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 67%
Thomas Davis III 11%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 67%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 89%
Bill Delahunt 89%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 78%
Thomas DeLay 0%
James DeMint 0%
Peter Deutsch 56%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 11%
Norm Dicks 44%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 67%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Calvin Dooley 56%
John Doolittle 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 56%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 33%
Jennifer Dunn 0%
Chet Edwards 33%
Vern Ehlers 44%
Jo Ann Emerson 0%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 78%
Philip English 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 44%
Lane Evans 89%
Terry Everett 0%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 89%
Michael Ferguson 0%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0%
Ernest Fletcher 0%
Mark Foley 0%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 0%
Harold Ford, Jr. 56%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0%
Barney Frank 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 0%
Jonas Frost III 56%
Elton Gallegly 0%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 67%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Wayne Gilchrest 0%
Paul Gillmor 0%
Charlie Gonzalez 78%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 11%
Bart Gordon 22%
Porter Goss 11%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
Mark Green 0%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 33%
James Greenwood 0%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 89%
Gilbert Gutknecht 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0%
Jane Harman 44%
Melissa Hart 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 0%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Baron Hill 44%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 67%
David Lee Hobson 0%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Pete Hoekstra 11%
Thomas Holden 22%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 78%
John Nathan Hostettler 11%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 33%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 56%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Henry Hyde 0%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 78%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 89%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 78%
William Jefferson 78%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
Christopher John 11%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 78%
Nancy Johnson 22%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 67%
Ric Keller 0%
Sue Kelly 11%
Mark Kennedy 0%
Patrick Kennedy 56%
Dale Kildee 44%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 89%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 67%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 0%
Gerald Kleczka 89%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
James Kolbe 11%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
Ray LaHood 0%
Nicholas Lampson 44%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 56%
Tom Lantos 56%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 78%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 78%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 0%
James Leach 78%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 0%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 56%
Ron Lewis 0%
John Linder 0%
William Lipinski 11%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 78%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 78%
Don Manzullo 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 78%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 56%
Robert Matsui 67%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 33%
Karen McCarthy 100%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 11%
Scott McInnis 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 22%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 67%
Martin Meehan 89%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 56%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 33%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0%
Alan Mollohan 33%
Dennis Moore 56%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 0%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 67%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
Jack Murtha 22%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 78%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 0%
Robert William Ney 0%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
James Nussle 0%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 89%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 22%
Thomas William Osborne 0%
Doug Ose 0%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 0%
Major Owens 89%
Michael Oxley 0%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 56%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 89%
Ron Paul 33%
Donald Payne 100%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 89%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 11%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 11%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Todd Platts 0%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 44%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 89%
Deborah Pryce 0%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 0%
Jack Quinn 0%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 78%
James Ramstad 0%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 0%
Denny Rehberg 0%
Silvestre Reyes 22%
Thomas Reynolds 0%
Ciro Rodriguez 78%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 11%
Mike Ross 33%
Steve Rothman 44%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 0%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 89%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 78%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 89%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 22%
Jim Saxton 0%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 56%
Edward Schrock 0%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 78%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 89%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 0%
Christopher Shays 22%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 78%
Donald Sherwood 0%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 0%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Ike Skelton 44%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 89%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 56%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 11%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Nick Smith 11%
Vic Snyder 56%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 0%
John Spratt, Jr. 44%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Charles Stenholm 0%
Ted Strickland 78%
Bart Stupak 78%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sweeney 0%
Tom Tancredo 0%
John Tanner 22%
Ellen Tauscher 67%
William Tauzin 0%
Charles Taylor 0%
Gene Taylor 0%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 0%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 0%
Ed Towns 89%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 89%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 67%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 0%
James Walsh 11%
Zach Wamp 0%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Diane Watson 33%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 33%
Anthony Weiner 89%
David Weldon 0%
W. Curtis Weldon 0%
Gerald Weller 0%
Robert Wexler 56%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 0%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 0%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 89%
Albert Wynn 89%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 0%

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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