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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants

1999-2000 Positions

Issues: Crime
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 80%
Gary Ackerman 78%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 30%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 75%
Wayne Allard 13%
Thomas Allen 60%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 20%
Richard Armey 30%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 10%
Brian Baird 50%
Richard Hugh Baker 30%
John Baldacci 70%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 80%
Cass Ballenger 20%
James Barcia 40%
Robert Barr, Jr. 30%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 30%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 20%
Charlie Bass 30%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 75%
Evan Bayh 63%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 80%
Bob Bennett 25%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 60%
Douglas Bereuter 40%
Shelley Berkley 70%
Howard Berman 71%
Marion Berry 40%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 71%
Judy Biggert 30%
Michael Bilirakis 30%
Jeff Bingaman 75%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 67%
Rod Blagojevich 30%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 55%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 20%
Sherwood Boehlert 30%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 30%
Kit Bond 25%
Henry Bonilla 40%
David Edward Bonior 44%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
Robert Borski, Jr. 44%
Leonard Boswell 0%
Rick Boucher 50%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 22%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 80%
John Breaux 63%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 28%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 78%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 25%
Ed Bryant 10%
Jim Bunning 13%
Conrad Burns 25%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 30%
Dan Burton 30%
Steve Buyer 20%
Robert Byrd 75%
Herbert Callahan 30%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 20%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 40%
Ben Campbell 13%
Chris Cannon 25%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 78%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 60%
Julia Carson 80%
Mike Castle 40%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 30%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 63%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 10%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
Eva Clayton 89%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 63%
Robert Clement 50%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 30%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 25%
Michael Collins 10%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 25%
Larry Combest 30%
Gary Condit 30%
Kent Conrad 63%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
John Cooksey 30%
Jerry Costello 14%
Christopher Cox 30%
William Coyne 67%
Larry Craig 13%
Robert Cramer 30%
Philip Crane 30%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 25%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 44%
Barbara Cubin 10%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 80%
Randall Cunningham 30%
Thomas Daschle 63%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 90%
James Davis 60%
Thomas Davis III 40%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 20%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 78%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 78%
Bill Delahunt 78%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 60%
Thomas DeLay 30%
James DeMint 30%
Peter Deutsch 22%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 25%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33%
Norm Dicks 60%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 70%
Julian Dixon 62%
Chris Dodd 75%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 60%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 13%
Calvin Dooley 50%
John Doolittle 30%
Byron Dorgan 88%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 40%
David Dreier 33%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 50%
Jennifer Dunn 30%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 75%
John Edwards 63%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 33%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 20%
Jo Ann Emerson 30%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 90%
Philip English 40%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 68%
Bob Etheridge 20%
Lane Evans 60%
Terry Everett 30%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 78%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 80%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 63%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 75%
Peter Fitzgerald 13%
Ernest Fletcher 30%
Mark Foley 60%
Harold Ford, Jr. 78%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 30%
Barney Frank 89%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 30%
William Frist 13%
Jonas Frost III 70%
Elton Gallegly 30%
John Ganske 40%
George Gekas 10%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 56%
Jim Gibbons 30%
Wayne Gilchrest 38%
Paul Gillmor 40%
Benjamin Gilman 30%
Charlie Gonzalez 60%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 30%
Bart Gordon 44%
Porter Goss 20%
Daniel Graham 63%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 30%
William Phillip Gramm 14%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 40%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 25%
Mark Green 10%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 50%
James Greenwood 50%
Judd Gregg 25%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 70%
Gilbert Gutknecht 30%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 40%
Tony Hall 44%
James Hansen 30%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 88%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 90%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 30%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 25%
Robert Hayes 10%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 30%
Joel Hefley 30%
Jesse Helms 13%
Wally Herger, Jr. 20%
Baron Hill 30%
Van Hilleary 20%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 90%
Maurice Hinchey 80%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 67%
David Lee Hobson 30%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 50%
Pete Hoekstra 40%
Thomas Holden 38%
Ernest Hollings 75%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 40%
Darlene Hooley 55%
Stephen Horn 30%
John Nathan Hostettler 30%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 43%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 56%
Kenny Hulshof 20%
Duncan Hunter 30%
Asa Hutchinson 30%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 13%
Kay Hutchison 13%
Henry Hyde 30%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 75%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 40%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 20%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 78%
William Jefferson 78%
James Merrill Jeffords 57%
William Lewis Jenkins 30%
Christopher John 10%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 78%
Nancy Johnson 30%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 33%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 38%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 10%
Paul Kanjorski 44%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Sue Kelly 30%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 57%
Patrick Kennedy 70%
Brian Kerns 30%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 63%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 30%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 30%
Gerald Kleczka 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 20%
Herb Kohl 63%
James Kolbe 44%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Jon Kyl 25%
John LaFalce 78%
Ray LaHood 50%
Nicholas Lampson 60%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 63%
Tom Lantos 75%
Stephen Largent 22%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 10%
Steve LaTourette 40%
James Leach 40%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 75%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 40%
Jerry Lewis 33%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 78%
Ron Lewis 30%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 63%
John Linder 30%
William Lipinski 30%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 68%
Trent Lott, Sr. 13%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 40%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 30%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 30%
Dick Lugar 25%
William Luther 40%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 50%
James Maloney 20%
Don Manzullo 40%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 78%
Frank Mascara 40%
Robert Matsui 60%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 29%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 40%
Karen McCarthy 67%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 13%
James McCrery III 10%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 78%
John McHugh 20%
Scott McInnis 25%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 30%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 30%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 80%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 78%
Carrie Meek 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 60%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 10%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 86%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 78%
Dan Miller 30%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 68%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
John Moakley 78%
Alan Mollohan 38%
Dennis Moore 40%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 67%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 20%
Constance Morella 60%
Frank Murkowski 13%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 75%
Jack Murtha 22%
Sue Myrick 11%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 70%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 40%
Robert William Ney 30%
Don Nickles 13%
Anne Northup 40%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 20%
James Nussle 20%
Jim Oberstar 78%
Dave Obey 78%
John Olver 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Doug Ose 20%
Major Owens 90%
Michael Oxley 20%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 33%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 22%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 78%
Ron Paul 60%
Donald Payne 100%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 88%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 22%
John Peterson 43%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 30%
David Phelps 30%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 10%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 30%
Richard Pombo 30%
Earl Pomeroy 30%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 10%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 60%
Deborah Pryce 22%
Jack Quinn 30%
George Radanovich 30%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 80%
James Ramstad 10%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 75%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 63%
Ralph Regula 20%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 50%
Silvestre Reyes 25%
Thomas Reynolds 10%
Bob Riley 30%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 56%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 29%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 75%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
Timothy Roemer 22%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 30%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 20%
Steve Rothman 33%
Marge Roukema 10%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 89%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 30%
Jim Ryun 30%
Martin Olav Sabo 78%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 67%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 78%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 50%
Rick Santorum 25%
Paul Sarbanes 63%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 78%
Jim Saxton 20%
Joe Scarborough 30%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 30%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 80%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 63%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 30%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 80%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 38%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 30%
John Shadegg 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 40%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 29%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 30%
Donald Sherwood 30%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 30%
Ronnie Shows 10%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 30%
Norman Sisisky 44%
Joseph Skeen 30%
Ike Skelton 56%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 63%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 22%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 30%
Gordon Smith 25%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 30%
Nick Smith 30%
Bob Smith 13%
Olympia Snowe 38%
Vic Snyder 78%
Mark Souder 20%
Arlen Specter 63%
Floyd Spence 30%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Pete Stark 78%
Cliff Stearns 20%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 25%
Ted Strickland 60%
Bob Stump 30%
Bart Stupak 60%
John Sununu 38%
John Sweeney 0%
Tom Tancredo 30%
John Tanner 30%
Ellen Tauscher 56%
William Tauzin 30%
Charles Taylor 30%
Gene Taylor 10%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 20%
Craig Thomas 13%
William Thomas 29%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
Fred Thompson 25%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 30%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 20%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 20%
Karen Thurman 50%
Strom Thurmond 13%
Todd Tiahrt 30%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 78%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 30%
Robert Torricelli 63%
Ed Towns 78%
James Traficant, Jr. 30%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 88%
James Turner 30%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 78%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 70%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 50%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 80%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 20%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 20%
George Voinovich 13%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 20%
James Walsh 30%
Zach Wamp 30%
John Warner 13%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Wesley Watkins 30%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 67%
Anthony Weiner 50%
David Weldon 10%
W. Curtis Weldon 30%
Gerald Weller 30%
Paul Wellstone 88%
Robert Wexler 67%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 30%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 33%
Heather Wilson 50%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 30%
Lynn Woolsey 78%
David Wu 30%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 63%
Albert Wynn 78%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 20%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 33%

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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