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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Rifle Association

2000 Lifetime Score

Issues: Guns
State Office District Name Party Rating
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 92%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 0%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 42%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 92%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 0%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 0%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 100%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 17%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 0%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 0%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 33%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 0%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 17%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 92%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 92%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 75%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 0%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 92%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 0%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 92%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 92%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 92%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 0%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 92%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 92%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 92%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 92%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 92%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 0%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 0%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 0%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 92%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 42%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 92%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 100%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 92%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 92%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 92%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 92%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 0%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 92%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 92%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 0%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 17%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 17%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 92%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 100%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 100%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 0%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 0%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 42%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 92%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 92%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 50%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 92%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 0%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 42%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 92%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 0%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 25%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 92%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 0%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 100%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 17%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 92%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 92%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 92%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 0%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 83%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 0%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 92%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 0%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 0%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 92%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 17%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 92%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 92%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 92%
Gary Ackerman 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Thomas Allen 0%
Richard Armey 100%
John Ashcroft 92%
Joe Baca, Sr. 100%
Brian Baird 42%
Richard Hugh Baker 100%
John Baldacci 8%
Cass Ballenger 92%
James Barcia 100%
Robert Barr, Jr. 100%
Roscoe Bartlett 100%
Charlie Bass 92%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 0%
Douglas Bereuter 17%
Shelley Berkley 0%
Howard Berman 0%
Marion Berry 25%
Judy Biggert 92%
Brian Bilbray 0%
Michael Bilirakis 67%
Jeff Bingaman 33%
Rod Blagojevich 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 8%
Henry Bonilla 100%
David Edward Bonior 0%
Mary Bono Mack 83%
Robert Borski, Jr. 0%
Leonard Boswell 92%
Rick Boucher 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 92%
Ed Bryant 92%
Conrad Burns 92%
Dan Burton 92%
Steve Buyer 92%
Robert Byrd 0%
Herbert Callahan 92%
Chris Cannon 92%
Julia Carson 0%
Mike Castle 0%
William Clay, Sr. 0%
Eva Clayton 0%
Robert Clement 75%
Michael Collins 92%
Larry Combest 92%
Gary Condit 42%
Kent Conrad 0%
John Cooksey 92%
Jerry Costello 92%
Christopher Cox 92%
William Coyne 0%
Robert Cramer 92%
Philip Crane 92%
Barbara Cubin 100%
Randall Cunningham 100%
James Davis 0%
Thomas Davis III 42%
Bill Delahunt 0%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 92%
Peter Deutsch 0%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 58%
Jay Dickey 100%
Norm Dicks 0%
Julian Dixon 0%
Calvin Dooley 0%
John Doolittle 100%
David Dreier 92%
Jennifer Dunn 67%
Chet Edwards 0%
Vern Ehlers 92%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 92%
Jo Ann Emerson 92%
Philip English 92%
Bob Etheridge 17%
Lane Evans 0%
Terry Everett 92%
Ernest Fletcher 92%
Mark Foley 83%
Harold Ford, Jr. 0%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 75%
Barney Frank 0%
Robert Franks 17%
William Frist 92%
Jonas Frost III 0%
Elton Gallegly 92%
John Ganske 17%
Sam Gejdenson 0%
George Gekas 92%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 0%
Jim Gibbons 100%
Wayne Gilchrest 0%
Paul Gillmor 92%
Benjamin Gilman 75%
Charlie Gonzalez 0%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 100%
Bart Gordon 75%
Slade Gorton 92%
Porter Goss 67%
Rodney Grams 100%
Mark Green 92%
James Greenwood 25%
Gilbert Gutknecht 92%
Tony Hall 0%
James Hansen 92%
J. Dennis Hastert 92%
Robert Hayes 100%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 100%
Joel Hefley 92%
Wally Herger, Jr. 92%
Baron Hill 92%
Van Hilleary 92%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 92%
Maurice Hinchey 42%
David Lee Hobson 92%
Pete Hoekstra 92%
Thomas Holden 92%
Darlene Hooley 0%
Stephen Horn 0%
John Nathan Hostettler 92%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 17%
Kenny Hulshof 92%
Duncan Hunter 100%
Asa Hutchinson 100%
Kay Hutchison 92%
Henry Hyde 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 92%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 17%
William Jefferson 0%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
William Lewis Jenkins 92%
Christopher John 92%
Nancy Johnson 17%
Paul Kanjorski 92%
Sue Kelly 75%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
Dale Kildee 0%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 0%
Gerald Kleczka 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 100%
Herb Kohl 0%
James Kolbe 92%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Steven Kuykendall 17%
Jon Kyl 92%
John LaFalce 0%
Ray LaHood 92%
Nicholas Lampson 92%
Tom Lantos 0%
Stephen Largent 92%
Steve LaTourette 83%
Rick Lazio 25%
James Leach 0%
Jerry Lewis 92%
Ron Lewis 92%
Joe Lieberman 0%
John Linder 92%
William Lipinski 0%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
Dick Lugar 33%
William Luther 0%
James Maloney 0%
Don Manzullo 92%
Frank Mascara 92%
Robert Matsui 0%
Karen McCarthy 0%
Bill McCollum 83%
James McCrery III 92%
John McHugh 92%
Scott McInnis 92%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 0%
Michael McNulty 0%
Martin Meehan 0%
Carrie Meek 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 0%
Dan Miller 67%
Zell Bryan Miller 92%
David Minge 0%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 0%
John Moakley 0%
Alan Mollohan 100%
Dennis Moore 0%
Constance Morella 0%
Jack Murtha 100%
Sue Myrick 92%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 92%
Robert William Ney 100%
Anne Northup 42%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 100%
James Nussle 92%
Jim Oberstar 92%
Dave Obey 92%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 100%
Doug Ose 17%
Major Owens 0%
Michael Oxley 92%
Ron Paul 92%
Donald Payne 0%
John Peterson 100%
David Phelps 92%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 92%
Richard Pombo 100%
Earl Pomeroy 0%
Deborah Pryce 42%
Jack Quinn 17%
George Radanovich 92%
James Ramstad 0%
Ralph Regula 92%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
Thomas Reynolds 92%
Bob Riley 92%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 0%
Charles Robb 0%
Ciro Rodriguez 42%
Timothy Roemer 0%
James Rogan 42%
William Roth, Jr. 67%
Steve Rothman 0%
Marge Roukema 17%
Jim Ryun 92%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 92%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Jim Saxton 67%
Joe Scarborough 92%
John Shadegg 92%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 25%
Christopher Shays 0%
Donald Sherwood 92%
Ronnie Shows 92%
E.G. Shuster 100%
Norman Sisisky 92%
Joseph Skeen 92%
Ike Skelton 92%
Nick Smith 92%
Olympia Snowe 83%
Vic Snyder 0%
Mark Souder 92%
Floyd Spence 92%
John Spratt, Jr. 0%
Pete Stark 0%
Cliff Stearns 100%
Charles Stenholm 92%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bob Stump 100%
Bart Stupak 42%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 92%
Tom Tancredo 67%
John Tanner 92%
Ellen Tauscher 0%
William Tauzin 92%
Charles Taylor 100%
Gene Taylor 92%
Craig Thomas 92%
William Thomas 92%
Karen Thurman 83%
Todd Tiahrt 92%
Ed Towns 0%
James Traficant, Jr. 92%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 0%
James Turner 92%
James Walsh 75%
Zach Wamp 92%
Wesley Watkins 92%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 92%
Anthony Weiner 0%
David Weldon 92%
W. Curtis Weldon 67%
Gerald Weller 92%
Robert Wexler 0%
Bob Weygand 0%
Heather Wilson 92%
Lynn Woolsey 0%
David Wu 0%
Albert Wynn 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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