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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: National Rifle Association

2000 Lifetime Score

Issues: Gun Issues
State Office District Name Party Rating
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican A+
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican A+
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican A
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jon Kyl Republican A
AZ U.S. House 4 Edward Pastor Democratic F
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic F
CA U.S. House 1 Mike Thompson Democratic C
CA U.S. House 2 Wally Herger, Jr. Republican A
CA U.S. House 6 Lynn Woolsey Democratic F
CA U.S. House 7 George Miller Democratic F
CA U.S. House 8 Nancy Pelosi Democratic F
CA U.S. House 9 Barbara Lee Democratic F
CA U.S. House 13 Pete Stark Democratic F
CA U.S. House 14 Anna Eshoo Democratic F
CA U.S. House 16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic F
CA U.S. House 17 Sam Farr Democratic F
CA U.S. House 23 Lois Capps Democratic F
CA U.S. House 24 Elton Gallegly Republican A
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican A
CA U.S. House 26 David Dreier Republican A
CA U.S. House 27 Brad Sherman Democratic F
CA U.S. House 28 Howard Berman Democratic F
CA U.S. House 30 Henry Waxman Democratic F
CA U.S. House 31 Xavier Becerra Democratic F
CA U.S. House 34 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic F
CA U.S. House 35 Maxine Waters Democratic F
CA U.S. House 38 Grace Napolitano Democratic D
CA U.S. House 40 Ed Royce Republican A
CA U.S. House 41 Jerry Lewis Republican A
CA U.S. House 42 Gary Miller Republican A
CA U.S. House 43 Joe Baca, Sr. Democratic A+
CA U.S. House 44 Ken Calvert Republican A
CA U.S. House 45 Mary Bono Mack Republican A-
CA U.S. House 46 Dana Rohrabacher Republican A
CA U.S. House 47 Loretta Sanchez Democratic F
CA U.S. House 50 Brian Bilbray Republican F
CA U.S. House 51 Bob Filner Democratic F
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic F
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic F
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican A+
CT U.S. Senate Sr Joe Lieberman Independent Democrat F
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic D
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic F
FL U.S. House 3 Corrine Brown Democratic F
FL U.S. House 6 Cliff Stearns Republican A+
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican A+
FL U.S. House 10 Bill Young Republican C-
FL U.S. House 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican D
FL U.S. House 23 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic F
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican A+
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican A
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican A
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic B+
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic F
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican A
HI U.S. Senate Jr Daniel Akaka, Sr. Democratic F
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic F
IA U.S. House 3 Leonard Boswell Democratic A
IA U.S. House 4 Tom Latham Republican A
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican A
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic F
IL U.S. House 2 Jesse Jackson, Jr. Democratic D
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic F
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic F
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic F
IL U.S. House 12 Jerry Costello Democratic A
IL U.S. House 13 Judy Biggert Republican A
IL U.S. House 16 Don Manzullo Republican A
IL U.S. House 19 John Shimkus Republican A
IN U.S. Senate Sr Dick Lugar Republican C-
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic F
IN U.S. House 5 Dan Burton Republican A
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican A
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican A
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican A
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic A
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican A
MA U.S. House 1 John Olver Democratic F
MA U.S. House 2 Richard Neal Democratic F
MA U.S. House 3 Jim McGovern Democratic F
MA U.S. House 4 Barney Frank Democratic F
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic F
MA U.S. House 7 Ed Markey Democratic F
MA U.S. House 8 Mike Capuano Democratic F
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic F
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic F
MD U.S. House 6 Roscoe Bartlett Republican A+
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic F
ME U.S. Senate Sr Olympia Snowe Republican A-
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic F
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican A
MI U.S. House 5 Dale Kildee Democratic F
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican C
MI U.S. House 12 Sandy Levin Democratic F
MI U.S. House 14 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic F
MI U.S. House 15 John Dingell Democratic A+
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor A+
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican A
MO U.S. House 8 Jo Ann Emerson Republican A
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican A+
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic F
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Republican A
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican A
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican A
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic F
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican A
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic A
NC U.S. House 9 Sue Myrick Republican A
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic F
ND U.S. Senate Sr Kent Conrad Democratic-NPL F
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican A
NH U.S. House 2 Charlie Bass Republican A
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic F
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican A
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican D
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic F
NJ U.S. House 8 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic F
NJ U.S. House 9 Steve Rothman Democratic F
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican D
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic F
NM U.S. Senate Sr Jeff Bingaman Democratic C-
NM U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Udall Democratic D
NV U.S. House 1 Shelley Berkley Democratic F
NY U.S. House 3 Pete King Republican D
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic F
NY U.S. House 5 Gary Ackerman Democratic F
NY U.S. House 6 Gregory Meeks Democratic F
NY U.S. House 7 Joe Crowley Democratic F
NY U.S. House 8 Jerry Nadler Democratic F
NY U.S. House 10 Ed Towns Democratic F
NY U.S. House 12 Nydia Velázquez Democratic F
NY U.S. House 14 Carolyn Maloney Democratic F
NY U.S. House 15 Charlie Rangel Democratic F
NY U.S. House 16 José Serrano Democratic F
NY U.S. House 17 Eliot Engel Democratic F
NY U.S. House 18 Nita Lowey Democratic F
NY U.S. House 22 Maurice Hinchey Democratic C
NY U.S. House 28 Louise Slaughter Democratic F
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic F
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican A
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican A+
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican A+
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic F
OH U.S. House 10 Dennis Kucinich Democratic F
OH U.S. House 14 Steve LaTourette Republican A-
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic F
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican C
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican A
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican A
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic F
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic C+
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican A
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic F
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic F
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic C
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican A
PA U.S. House 17 Thomas Holden Democratic A
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel F
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent D+
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican A
SC U.S. Senate Jr James DeMint Republican A
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic F
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican A+
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican A
TX U.S. Senate Sr Kay Hutchison Republican A
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican A
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican A
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican A
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican A
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican A
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican A
TX U.S. House 14 Ron Paul Republican A
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa-Flores, Sr. Democratic D
TX U.S. House 16 Silvestre Reyes Democratic B
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic F
TX U.S. House 20 Charlie Gonzalez Democratic F
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican A
TX U.S. House 25 Lloyd Doggett Democratic F
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic A
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic F
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican A+
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican A
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic F
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican A
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic F
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican A-
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent F
WA U.S. House 4 Richard Hastings Republican A
WA U.S. House 6 Norm Dicks Democratic F
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic F
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic B
WI U.S. Senate Sr Herb Kohl Democratic F
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican A
WI U.S. House 2 Tammy Baldwin Democratic F
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic D
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican A
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican A
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic F
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic A+
Edmond Spencer Abraham A
Thomas Allen F
Richard Armey A+
John Ashcroft A
Brian Baird C
Richard Hugh Baker A+
John Baldacci D-
Cass Ballenger A
James Barcia A+
Robert Barr, Jr. A+
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. F
Douglas Bereuter D
Marion Berry D+
Michael Bilirakis B
Rod Blagojevich F
Sherwood Boehlert D-
Henry Bonilla A+
David Edward Bonior F
Robert Borski, Jr. F
Rick Boucher A+
Allen Boyd, Jr. A
Ed Bryant A
Conrad Burns A
Steve Buyer A
Robert Byrd F
Herbert Callahan A
Chris Cannon A
Julia Carson F
Mike Castle F
William Clay, Sr. F
Eva Clayton F
Robert Clement B+
Mac Collins A
Larry Combest A
Gary Condit C
John Cooksey A
Christopher Cox A
William Coyne F
Robert Cramer A
Philip Crane A
Barbara Cubin A+
Randall Cunningham A+
James Davis F
Thomas Davis III C
Bill Delahunt F
Thomas DeLay A+
Peter Deutsch F
Lincoln Diaz-Balart B-
Jay Dickey A+
Julian Dixon F
Calvin Dooley F
John Doolittle A+
Jennifer Dunn B
Chet Edwards F
Vern Ehlers A
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. A
Philip English A
Bob Etheridge D
Lane Evans F
Terry Everett A
Ernest Fletcher A
Mark Foley A-
Harold Ford, Jr. F
Vito Fossella, Jr. B+
Robert Franks D
William Frist A
Jonas Frost III F
John Ganske D
Sam Gejdenson F
George Gekas A
Richard Andrew Gephardt F
Jim Gibbons A+
Wayne Gilchrest F
Paul Gillmor A
Benjamin Gilman B+
Virgil Goode, Jr. A+
Bart Gordon B+
Slade Gorton A
Porter Goss B
Rodney Grams A+
Mark Green A
James Greenwood D+
Gilbert Gutknecht A
Tony Hall F
James Hansen A
J. Dennis Hastert A
Robert Hayes A+
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. A+
Joel Hefley A
Baron Hill A
Van Hilleary A
Earl Hilliard, Jr. A
David Lee Hobson A
Pete Hoekstra A
Darlene Hooley F
Stephen Horn F
John Nathan Hostettler A
Amory Houghton, Jr. D
Kenny Hulshof A
Duncan Hunter A+
William Hutchinson A+
Henry Hyde C+
Jay Inslee F
Ernest Istook, Jr. A
William Jefferson F
James Merrill Jeffords B
William Lewis Jenkins A
Christopher John A
Nancy Johnson D
Paul Kanjorski A
Sue Kelly B+
Patrick Kennedy F
Carolyn Kilpatrick F
Gerald Kleczka F
Joseph Knollenberg A+
James Kolbe A
Steven Kuykendall D
John LaFalce F
Nicholas Lampson A
Tom Lantos F
Stephen Largent A
Rick Lazio D+
James Leach F
Ron Lewis A
John Linder A
William Lipinski F
Trent Lott, Sr. A+
William Luther F
James Maloney F
Frank Mascara A
Robert Matsui F
Karen McCarthy F
Bill McCollum A-
James McCrery III A
John McHugh A
Scott McInnis A
Cynthia Ann McKinney F
Michael McNulty F
Martin Meehan F
Carrie Meek F
Juanita Millender-McDonald F
Dan Miller B
Zell Bryan Miller A
David Minge F
Patsy Takemoto Mink F
John Moakley F
Alan Mollohan A+
Dennis Moore F
Constance Morella F
Jack Murtha A+
George Nethercutt, Jr. A
Robert William Ney A+
Anne Northup C
Charles Norwood, Jr. A+
James Nussle A
Jim Oberstar A
Dave Obey A
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. A+
Doug Ose D
Major Owens F
Michael Oxley A
Donald Payne F
John Peterson A+
David Phelps A
Charles Pickering, Jr. A
Richard Pombo A+
Earl Pomeroy F
Deborah Pryce C
Jack Quinn D
George Radanovich A
James Ramstad F
Ralph Regula A
Thomas Reynolds A
Bob Riley A
Lynn Nancy Rivers F
Charles Robb F
Ciro Rodriguez C
Timothy Roemer F
James Rogan C
William Roth, Jr. B
Marge Roukema D
Jim Ryun A
Martin Olav Sabo F
Max Sandlin, Jr. A
Rick Santorum A+
Paul Sarbanes F
H. James Saxton B
Joe Scarborough A
John Shadegg A
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. D+
Christopher Shays F
Donald Sherwood A
Ronnie Shows A
E.G. Shuster A+
Norman Sisisky A
Joseph Skeen A
Ike Skelton A
Nick Smith A
Vic Snyder F
Mark Souder A
Floyd Spence A
John Spratt, Jr. F
Charles Stenholm A
Ted Strickland A+
Robert Stump A+
Bart Stupak C
John Sununu A+
John Sweeney A
Tom Tancredo B
John Tanner A
Ellen Tauscher F
William Tauzin A
Charles Taylor A+
Gene Taylor A
Craig Thomas A
William Thomas A
Karen Thurman A-
Todd Tiahrt A
James Traficant, Jr. A
Stephanie Tubbs Jones F
James Turner A
James Walsh B+
Zach Wamp A
Wesley Watkins A
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. A
Anthony Weiner F
David Weldon A
W. Curtis Weldon B
Gerald Weller A
Robert Wexler F
Robert Weygand F
Heather Wilson A
David Wu F
Albert Wynn F

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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