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Rating Group: NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

2004 Positions

Issues: Social
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 13%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 86%
Todd Akin 0%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 0%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 75%
Wayne Allard 0%
George Allen 0%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100%
Joe Baca, Sr. 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Brian Baird 100%
Richard Hugh Baker 13%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
Roscoe Bartlett 13%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 14%
Charlie Bass 13%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 86%
Evan Bayh 43%
Bob Beauprez 13%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 0%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 100%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 86%
Judy Biggert 13%
Michael Bilirakis 25%
Jeff Bingaman 83%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 88%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 13%
Sherwood Boehlert 25%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 13%
Kit Bond 14%
Henry Bonilla 29%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 29%
Mary Bono Mack 25%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 0%
Leonard Boswell 100%
Rick Boucher 88%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 86%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 100%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 13%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
Henry Brown, Jr. 13%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Ginny Brown-Waite 13%
Jim Bunning 0%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 13%
Conrad Burns 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 20%
Dan Burton 0%
Steve Buyer 0%
Robert Byrd 100%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 25%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 13%
Chris Cannon 13%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 13%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 86%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
Dennis Cardoza 100%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100%
Julia Carson 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0%
Edward Case 100%
Mike Castle 25%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 13%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 43%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Ben Chandler III 75%
Chris Chocola 13%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
Hillary Clinton 71%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 13%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 13%
Norm Coleman 14%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 29%
Kent Conrad 86%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 100%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0%
Jon Corzine 86%
Jerry Costello 100%
Christopher Cox 0%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 75%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 25%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 13%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 14%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 13%
Artur Davis 100%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
James Davis 100%
Jo Ann Davis 25%
Lincoln Davis 100%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
Thomas Davis III 25%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 86%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 13%
James DeMint 0%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 29%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 13%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 13%
Norm Dicks 100%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Chris Dodd 71%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Elizabeth Dole 0%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
John Doolittle 14%
Byron Dorgan 86%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
David Dreier 13%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 86%
Chet Edwards 88%
Vern Ehlers 25%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100%
Jo Ann Emerson 38%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 25%
John Ensign 0%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 100%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 13%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Tom Feeney 0%
Russ Feingold 86%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 71%
Michael Ferguson 25%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 13%
Mark Foley 13%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 0%
Harold Ford, Jr. 100%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 17%
Barney Frank 100%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 25%
William Frist 0%
Elton Gallegly 0%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 13%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Wayne Gilchrest 25%
Paul Gillmor 13%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0%
Charlie Gonzalez 100%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
Bart Gordon 100%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 17%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 13%
Mark Green 13%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100%
Judd Gregg 14%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 13%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 86%
Jane Harman 100%
Katherine Harris 13%
Melissa Hart 13%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 14%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 13%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 13%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 13%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 100%
David Lee Hobson 25%
Pete Hoekstra 0%
Thomas Holden 100%
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 0%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 13%
Kay Hutchison 0%
Henry Hyde 38%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 86%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 13%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 14%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Jefferson 100%
James Merrill Jeffords 100%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100%
Nancy Johnson 25%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 13%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 88%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
Ric Keller 0%
Sue Kelly 0%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 86%
Mark Kennedy 13%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 75%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 25%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 13%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 13%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 25%
Herb Kohl 86%
James Kolbe 38%
Dennis Kucinich 88%
Jon Kyl 0%
Ray LaHood 25%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 86%
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 25%
Steve LaTourette 33%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 83%
James Leach 50%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 86%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 88%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 86%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 25%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 25%
Joe Lieberman 57%
Blanche Lincoln 86%
John Linder 13%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 13%
Dick Lugar 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 43%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 63%
Robert Matsui 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 29%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
Thaddeus McCotter 0%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 25%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 25%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 100%
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 13%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 86%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0%
Brad Miller 100%
Alan Mollohan 71%
Dennis Moore 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 13%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 13%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 13%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 86%
Jack Murtha 71%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Sue Myrick 0%
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 43%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 43%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 13%
Robert William Ney 13%
Anne Northup 25%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 13%
James Nussle 14%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 100%
Thomas William Osborne 25%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 0%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 13%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 13%
Donald Payne 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 38%
John Peterson 25%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 38%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 13%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Todd Platts 0%
Richard Pombo 13%
Earl Pomeroy 100%
Jon Porter, Sr. 25%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 13%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
Deborah Pryce 13%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 86%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 13%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100%
James Ramstad 0%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 86%
Ralph Regula 25%
Denny Rehberg 0%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 86%
Richard Renzi 25%
Silvestre Reyes 100%
Thomas Reynolds 13%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 86%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 25%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 13%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 13%
Mike Ross 100%
Steve Rothman 100%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 13%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100%
Jim Ryun 13%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
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 100%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 86%
Jim Saxton 25%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 86%
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 0%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 13%
John Shadegg 13%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 25%
Christopher Shays 29%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
Donald Sherwood 25%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 38%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 13%
Ike Skelton 100%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 29%
Gordon Smith 14%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 13%
Olympia Snowe 29%
Vic Snyder 100%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 25%
Arlen Specter 29%
John Spratt, Jr. 100%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 86%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Ted Stevens 0%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sununu 0%
John Sweeney 25%
James Talent 0%
Tom Tancredo 0%
John Tanner 100%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
Charles Taylor 14%
Gene Taylor 75%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 13%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 13%
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 13%
Todd Tiahrt 25%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 13%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Ed Towns 100%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 13%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 38%
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 88%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
George Voinovich 0%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 25%
James Walsh 33%
Zach Wamp 25%
John Warner 0%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Diane Watson 100%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 13%
W. Curtis Weldon 13%
Gerald Weller 25%
Robert Wexler 100%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 13%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 13%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 38%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 25%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 86%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 25%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 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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