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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Education Association

2007-2008 Positions on Public Education Teaching Profession Issues

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

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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