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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Campaign for Working Families

2003 Positions

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 5%
Gary Ackerman 5%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 100%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 3%
Todd Akin 100%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 100%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 77%
Wayne Allard 100%
George Allen 100%
Thomas Allen 0%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 20%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 100%
Brian Baird 9%
Richard Hugh Baker 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 5%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 0%
Cass Ballenger 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 100%
Roscoe Bartlett 95%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 100%
Charlie Bass 64%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 3%
Evan Bayh 11%
Bob Beauprez 100%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 0%
Chris Bell 18%
Bob Bennett 100%
Douglas Bereuter 86%
Shelley Berkley 12%
Howard Berman 0%
Marion Berry 68%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 0%
Judy Biggert 59%
Michael Bilirakis 100%
Jeff Bingaman 3%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 55%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 9%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 0%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 100%
Sherwood Boehlert 55%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 95%
Kit Bond 100%
Henry Bonilla 95%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 100%
Mary Bono Mack 82%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 100%
Leonard Boswell 41%
Rick Boucher 14%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 53%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 77%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 9%
John Breaux 51%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 20%
Henry Brown, Jr. 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 9%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
Ginny Brown-Waite 100%
Jim Bunning 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 100%
Conrad Burns 100%
Max Burns 100%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 100%
Dan Burton 100%
Steve Buyer 100%
Robert Byrd 8%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 100%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 100%
Ben Campbell 92%
Chris Cannon 100%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 100%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 6%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 5%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 0%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 5%
Dennis Cardoza 32%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 6%
Brad Carson 56%
Julia Carson 6%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 100%
Edward Case 9%
Mike Castle 41%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 100%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 57%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 100%
Chris Chocola 100%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 5%
Hillary Clinton 5%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 10%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 95%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 100%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 95%
Norm Coleman 97%
Michael Collins 100%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 78%
Kent Conrad 14%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 18%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
Jon Corzine 3%
Jerry Costello 71%
Christopher Cox 100%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 81%
Philip Crane 100%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 95%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 14%
Barbara Cubin 100%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 100%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 5%
Randall Cunningham 100%
Thomas Daschle 5%
Artur Davis 27%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 5%
James Davis 9%
Jo Ann Davis 100%
Lincoln Davis 85%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 0%
Thomas Davis III 68%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 6%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 25%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 5%
Bill Delahunt 5%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 0%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 100%
Peter Deutsch 14%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 97%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 80%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 95%
Norm Dicks 0%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 18%
Chris Dodd 0%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 5%
Elizabeth Dole 100%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100%
Calvin Dooley 27%
John Doolittle 95%
Byron Dorgan 14%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 48%
David Dreier 76%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 100%
Jennifer Dunn 86%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0%
John Edwards 4%
Chet Edwards 41%
Vern Ehlers 77%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 0%
Jo Ann Emerson 100%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 9%
Philip English 86%
John Ensign 100%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 0%
Bob Etheridge 23%
Lane Evans 0%
Terry Everett 100%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 5%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 5%
Tom Feeney 100%
Russ Feingold 3%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 3%
Michael Ferguson 94%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0%
Peter Fitzgerald 97%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 91%
Mark Foley 90%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. 28%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 100%
Barney Frank 0%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 68%
William Frist 97%
Jonas Frost III 10%
Elton Gallegly 95%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 100%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 82%
Jim Gibbons 95%
Wayne Gilchrest 43%
Paul Gillmor 86%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 100%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 100%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 100%
Bart Gordon 50%
Porter Goss 95%
Daniel Graham 0%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 97%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 91%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 95%
Mark Green 100%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 27%
James Greenwood 43%
Judd Gregg 100%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 5%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 5%
Gilbert Gutknecht 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 100%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
Jane Harman 10%
Katherine Harris 100%
Melissa Hart 95%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 5%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 100%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
Robert Hayes 100%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 100%
Joel Hefley 100%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 95%
Wally Herger, Jr. 100%
Baron Hill 41%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 40%
David Lee Hobson 91%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 5%
Pete Hoekstra 95%
Thomas Holden 77%
Ernest Hollings 11%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 5%
Darlene Hooley 14%
John Nathan Hostettler 95%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 0%
Kenny Hulshof 100%
Duncan Hunter 100%
Kay Hutchison 97%
Henry Hyde 94%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 3%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 9%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 95%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 18%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 95%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 95%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 5%
William Janklow 100%
William Jefferson 37%
James Merrill Jeffords 8%
William Lewis Jenkins 95%
Christopher John 81%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 5%
Nancy Johnson 43%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
Tim Johnson 86%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 5%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 100%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 36%
Ric Keller 100%
Sue Kelly 68%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Mark Kennedy 95%
Patrick Kennedy 5%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 7%
Dale Kildee 45%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 5%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 82%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 100%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 100%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 64%
Gerald Kleczka 9%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 100%
Joseph Knollenberg 91%
Herb Kohl 5%
James Kolbe 45%
Dennis Kucinich 24%
Jon Kyl 100%
Ray LaHood 100%
Nicholas Lampson 32%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 11%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 36%
Tom Lantos 5%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 18%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 0%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 100%
Steve LaTourette 91%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 0%
James Leach 40%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 3%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 5%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 0%
Jerry Lewis 77%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 0%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 7%
Blanche Lincoln 11%
John Linder 91%
William Lipinski 75%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 91%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 0%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 9%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 100%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 91%
Dick Lugar 100%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 41%
Denise Majette 5%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 5%
Don Manzullo 100%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0%
Jim Marshall 68%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 55%
Robert Matsui 5%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 89%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 14%
Karen McCarthy 6%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
Thaddeus McCotter 100%
James McCrery III 95%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 5%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 5%
John McHugh 90%
Scott McInnis 100%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 81%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 91%
Michael McNulty 43%
Martin Meehan 0%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 10%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 9%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 100%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 32%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 3%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 6%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 0%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 100%
Brad Miller 0%
Zell Bryan Miller 100%
Alan Mollohan 62%
Dennis Moore 14%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 86%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 5%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 100%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 94%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 100%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 6%
Jack Murtha 62%
Marilyn Musgrave 100%
Sue Myrick 100%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 5%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 10%
Ben Nelson 77%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 24%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 100%
Robert William Ney 95%
Don Nickles 100%
Anne Northup 100%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 95%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 100%
James Nussle 100%
Jim Oberstar 33%
Dave Obey 10%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 53%
Thomas William Osborne 95%
Doug Ose 55%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 95%
Major Owens 10%
Michael Oxley 86%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 14%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 19%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 5%
Ron Paul 71%
Donald Payne 6%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 5%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 85%
John Peterson 100%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 91%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 95%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100%
Todd Platts 91%
Richard Pombo 100%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Jon Porter, Sr. 91%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 95%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 5%
Deborah Pryce 64%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 19%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 100%
Jack Quinn 95%
George Radanovich 100%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 59%
James Ramstad 68%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 0%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 3%
Ralph Regula 95%
Denny Rehberg 100%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 14%
Richard Renzi 95%
Silvestre Reyes 32%
Thomas Reynolds 95%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 3%
Ciro Rodriguez 24%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 100%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 100%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 100%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 84%
Mike Ross 59%
Steve Rothman 11%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 100%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 23%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 5%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 100%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 36%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 11%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 0%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 18%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 38%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Jim Saxton 91%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 5%
Edward Schrock 100%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 27%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 0%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 91%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 5%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
John Shadegg 95%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 86%
Christopher Shays 41%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 5%
Donald Sherwood 91%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 100%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 48%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 86%
Ike Skelton 82%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 5%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 13%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 86%
Gordon Smith 92%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 100%
Nick Smith 100%
Olympia Snowe 65%
Vic Snyder 5%
Hilda Solis 5%
Mark Souder 100%
Arlen Specter 86%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 3%
Pete Stark 5%
Cliff Stearns 100%
Charles Stenholm 82%
Ted Stevens 92%
Ted Strickland 18%
Bart Stupak 55%
John Sullivan 100%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 77%
James Talent 100%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 45%
Ellen Tauscher 0%
William Tauzin 95%
Charles Taylor 100%
Gene Taylor 95%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 95%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 77%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 9%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 14%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 100%
Todd Tiahrt 100%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 95%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 100%
Ed Towns 5%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 0%
James Turner 50%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 100%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 9%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 9%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 91%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 9%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 14%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 100%
George Voinovich 92%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 82%
James Walsh 91%
Zach Wamp 100%
John Warner 92%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 5%
Diane Watson 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 0%
Anthony Weiner 9%
David Weldon 100%
W. Curtis Weldon 95%
Gerald Weller 91%
Robert Wexler 5%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 100%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 100%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 95%
Heather Wilson 82%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 86%
Lynn Woolsey 5%
David Wu 18%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 3%
Albert Wynn 27%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 95%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 100%

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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