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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Education Association

2003 Positions

Issues: Education
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 83%
Gary Ackerman 91%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 17%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 82%
Todd Akin 8%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 27%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 100%
Wayne Allard 27%
George Allen 27%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100%
Joe Baca, Sr. 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 18%
Brian Baird 83%
Richard Hugh Baker 8%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 92%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 92%
Cass Ballenger 18%
J. Gresham Barrett 18%
Roscoe Bartlett 17%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 17%
Charlie Bass 25%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 91%
Evan Bayh 91%
Bob Beauprez 17%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Chris Bell 100%
Bob Bennett 27%
Douglas Bereuter 25%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 92%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 91%
Judy Biggert 50%
Michael Bilirakis 25%
Jeff Bingaman 82%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 25%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 92%
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 17%
Sherwood Boehlert 45%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 17%
Kit Bond 27%
Henry Bonilla 33%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 17%
Mary Bono Mack 9%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 17%
Leonard Boswell 92%
Rick Boucher 100%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 91%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 100%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 17%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
John Breaux 91%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
Henry Brown, Jr. 17%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 92%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 27%
Ginny Brown-Waite 17%
Jim Bunning 27%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 33%
Conrad Burns 27%
Max Burns 33%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 40%
Dan Burton 20%
Steve Buyer 18%
Robert Byrd 100%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 9%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 17%
Ben Campbell 45%
Chris Cannon 8%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 17%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 90%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 91%
Dennis Cardoza 100%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 82%
Brad Carson 92%
Julia Carson 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 33%
Edward Case 100%
Mike Castle 27%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 8%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 55%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 27%
Chris Chocola 17%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 92%
Hillary Clinton 82%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 17%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 27%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 17%
Norm Coleman 45%
Michael Collins 10%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 55%
Kent Conrad 91%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 91%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 75%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 27%
Jon Corzine 91%
Jerry Costello 92%
Christopher Cox 8%
Larry Craig 20%
Robert Cramer 90%
Philip Crane 25%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 27%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 17%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 10%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 33%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 17%
Thomas Daschle 91%
Artur Davis 100%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 92%
James Davis 100%
Jo Ann Davis 17%
Lincoln Davis 91%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
Thomas Davis III 25%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 82%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 17%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 92%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 91%
Bill Delahunt 92%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 9%
James DeMint 18%
Peter Deutsch 92%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 27%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 10%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 17%
Norm Dicks 92%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Chris Dodd 82%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 92%
Elizabeth Dole 27%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 27%
Calvin Dooley 83%
John Doolittle 17%
Byron Dorgan 100%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 92%
David Dreier 20%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 25%
Jennifer Dunn 17%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 91%
John Edwards 83%
Chet Edwards 100%
Vern Ehlers 20%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100%
Jo Ann Emerson 27%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 33%
John Ensign 18%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 82%
Bob Etheridge 92%
Lane Evans 92%
Terry Everett 9%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 92%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Tom Feeney 17%
Russ Feingold 91%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 91%
Michael Ferguson 9%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 92%
Peter Fitzgerald 18%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 17%
Mark Foley 10%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 17%
Harold Ford, Jr. 91%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 22%
Barney Frank 92%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 25%
William Frist 27%
Jonas Frost III 100%
Elton Gallegly 17%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 17%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 67%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 25%
Jim Gibbons 10%
Wayne Gilchrest 9%
Paul Gillmor 25%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 17%
Charlie Gonzalez 100%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 17%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 9%
Bart Gordon 100%
Porter Goss 20%
Daniel Graham 100%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 27%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 33%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 36%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 36%
Mark Green 8%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100%
James Greenwood 25%
Judd Gregg 27%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 92%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 8%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 36%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 58%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 91%
Jane Harman 100%
Katherine Harris 17%
Melissa Hart 17%
J. Dennis Hastert 25%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 92%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 17%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 27%
Robert Hayes 17%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 17%
Joel Hefley 33%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 17%
Wally Herger, Jr. 17%
Baron Hill 100%
Maurice Hinchey 92%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 100%
David Lee Hobson 25%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 100%
Pete Hoekstra 9%
Thomas Holden 83%
Ernest Hollings 91%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 100%
John Nathan Hostettler 25%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 27%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
Kenny Hulshof 25%
Duncan Hunter 17%
Kay Hutchison 36%
Henry Hyde 20%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 27%
Daniel Inouye 100%
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 9%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 17%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 92%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Janklow 22%
William Jefferson 92%
James Merrill Jeffords 82%
William Lewis Jenkins 17%
Christopher John 100%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100%
Nancy Johnson 50%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 17%
Tim Johnson 58%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 17%
Paul Kanjorski 92%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
Ric Keller 18%
Sue Kelly 17%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 82%
Mark Kennedy 17%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 92%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 82%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 18%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 17%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 27%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 27%
Gerald Kleczka 100%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 17%
Joseph Knollenberg 17%
Herb Kohl 82%
James Kolbe 17%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Jon Kyl 18%
Ray LaHood 18%
Nicholas Lampson 100%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 91%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 17%
Steve LaTourette 33%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 82%
James Leach 55%
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 82%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 17%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 91%
Ron Lewis 17%
Joe Lieberman 86%
Blanche Lincoln 91%
John Linder 9%
William Lipinski 50%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 42%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 18%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 92%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 25%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 92%
Dick Lugar 27%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100%
Denise Majette 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 17%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 92%
Jim Marshall 100%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 100%
Robert Matsui 91%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 45%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 92%
Karen McCarthy 100%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 92%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 20%
Thaddeus McCotter 17%
James McCrery III 17%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 92%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 50%
Scott McInnis 18%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 25%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 92%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 17%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 83%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 8%
Brad Miller 100%
Zell Bryan Miller 25%
Alan Mollohan 100%
Dennis Moore 92%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 25%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 33%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 55%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 17%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 91%
Marilyn Musgrave 8%
Sue Myrick 18%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Ben Nelson 100%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 91%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 27%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 17%
Robert William Ney 42%
Don Nickles 18%
Anne Northup 17%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 17%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 17%
James Nussle 17%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 83%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 100%
Thomas William Osborne 42%
Doug Ose 25%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 17%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 8%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 91%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 67%
Donald Payne 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 17%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
John Peterson 17%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 8%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 18%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 8%
Todd Platts 50%
Richard Pombo 17%
Earl Pomeroy 82%
Jon Porter, Sr. 17%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 17%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
Deborah Pryce 17%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 82%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 17%
Jack Quinn 33%
George Radanovich 17%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100%
James Ramstad 58%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 91%
Ralph Regula 25%
Denny Rehberg 25%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 91%
Richard Renzi 17%
Silvestre Reyes 100%
Thomas Reynolds 17%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 36%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 91%
Ciro Rodriguez 100%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 17%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 18%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 17%
Mike Ross 100%
Steve Rothman 92%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 8%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 92%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 8%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100%
Jim Ryun 8%
Martin Olav Sabo 75%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 83%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 100%
Rick Santorum 27%
Paul Sarbanes 91%
Jim Saxton 36%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
Edward Schrock 17%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 8%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 17%
John Shadegg 8%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 9%
Christopher Shays 25%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
Donald Sherwood 17%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 25%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 58%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 27%
Ike Skelton 100%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 17%
Gordon Smith 57%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 17%
Nick Smith 8%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Vic Snyder 88%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 18%
Arlen Specter 36%
John Spratt, Jr. 100%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 92%
Cliff Stearns 17%
Charles Stenholm 100%
Ted Stevens 36%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sullivan 18%
John Sununu 27%
John Sweeney 18%
James Talent 27%
Tom Tancredo 8%
John Tanner 83%
Ellen Tauscher 92%
William Tauzin 18%
Charles Taylor 18%
Gene Taylor 50%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 18%
Craig Thomas 27%
William Thomas 17%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 27%
Todd Tiahrt 17%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 9%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 83%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 17%
Ed Towns 91%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 91%
James Turner 100%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 17%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 80%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 92%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 18%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 92%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 9%
George Voinovich 27%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 20%
James Walsh 25%
Zach Wamp 17%
John Warner 27%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Diane Watson 91%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 91%
Anthony Weiner 83%
David Weldon 17%
W. Curtis Weldon 25%
Gerald Weller 17%
Robert Wexler 92%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 33%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 17%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 10%
Heather Wilson 33%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 17%
Lynn Woolsey 89%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 91%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 25%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 18%

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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