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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Campaign for Working Families

2007-2008 Positions on Conservative Issues

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 100
Todd Akin 100
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 100
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 100
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 100
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 100
J. Gresham Barrett 100
Roscoe Bartlett 100
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 100
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 100
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 100
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 100
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 100
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 100
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 100
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 100
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 100
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 100
Henry Brown, Jr. 100
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 100
Jim Bunning 100
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 100
Dan Burton 100
Steve Buyer 100
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 100
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 100
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 100
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 100
Travis Childers 100
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 100
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 100
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 100
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 100
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 100
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 100
Geoff Davis 100
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 100
James DeMint 100
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 100
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 100
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 100
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 100
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 100
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 100
Elton Gallegly 100
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 100
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 100
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 100
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 100
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 100
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 100
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 100
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 100
Pete Hoekstra 100
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 100
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 100
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 100
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 100
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 100
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 100
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 100
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 100
OH U.S. House 5 Bob Latta Republican 100
John Linder 100
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 100
Dan Lungren 100
Don Manzullo 100
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 100
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 100
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 100
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 100
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 100
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 100
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 100
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 100
Sue Myrick 100
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 100
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 100
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 100
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 100
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 100
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 100
George Radanovich 100
Denny Rehberg 100
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100
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 100
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 100
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 100
LA U.S. House 1 Steve Scalise Republican 100
Jean Schmidt 100
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 100
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100
John Shadegg 100
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 100
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 100
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 100
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 100
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 100
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 100
Mark Souder 100
Cliff Stearns 100
John Sullivan 100
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 100
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 100
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 100
Todd Tiahrt 100
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 100
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 100
Zach Wamp 100
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 100
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 100
VA U.S. House 1 Rob Wittman Republican 100
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 100
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 96
John Ensign 96
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 96
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 94
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 94
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 94
Vern Ehlers 94
Jo Ann Emerson 94
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 94
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 94
Wally Herger, Jr. 94
Bob Inglis, Sr. 94
Tim Johnson 94
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 94
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 94
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 94
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 94
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 94
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 94
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 94
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 94
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 93
Kit Bond 92
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 92
Kay Hutchison 92
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 92
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 90
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 88
David Dreier 88
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 88
Connie Mack IV 88
Thaddeus McCotter 88
John McHugh 88
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 88
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 88
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 88
Gene Taylor 88
Jim Marshall 87
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 87
Jon Kyl 85
Brian Bilbray 82
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 82
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 82
Judd Gregg 82
Melquiades Martinez 82
Todd Platts 82
Bob Bennett 81
Ginny Brown-Waite 81
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 81
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 81
Ron Paul 81
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 78
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 77
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 76
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 76
Brad Ellsworth 76
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 76
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 76
Heath Shuler 76
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 76
Dan Boren 75
Jerry Lewis 75
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 70
Steve LaTourette 70
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 70
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 70
Lincoln Davis 68
Dick Lugar 64
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 64
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 60
Judy Biggert 58
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 58
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 58
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 58
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 58
Olympia Snowe 57
Mary Bono Mack 56
Arlen Specter 53
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 52
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 52
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 50
George Voinovich 50
Jerry Costello 47
Ike Skelton 47
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 44
Ben Nelson 44
Jason Altmire 41
Christopher Carney 41
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 41
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 41
Mike Ross 41
Evan Bayh 39
John Tanner 37
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 35
Mike Castle 35
Byron Dorgan 35
Bart Gordon 35
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 35
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 35
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 33
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 32
Thomas Holden 31
Bart Stupak 31
Baron Hill 29
Alan Mollohan 29
Kent Conrad 25
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 25
Jim Oberstar 25
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 25
Marion Berry 23
Leonard Boswell 23
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 23
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 23
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 23
Dale Kildee 23
Harry Mitchell 23
Patrick Murphy 23
Earl Pomeroy 23
Zack Space 23
Paul Kanjorski 21
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 20
Robert Byrd 20
John Spratt, Jr. 20
Chet Edwards 18
Artur Davis 17
Bob Etheridge 17
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 17
Joe Lieberman 17
Blanche Lincoln 17
Jack Murtha 17
Dave Obey 17
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 17
Joe Sestak, Jr. 17
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 15
Brian Baird 12
Gabrielle Giffords 12
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 12
Anthony Weiner 12
Michael Arcuri 11
Melissa Bean 11
Rick Boucher 11
Russ Carnahan 11
Ben Chandler III 11
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 11
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 11
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 11
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 11
Steve Kagen 11
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 11
Ron Klein 11
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 11
Dennis Kucinich 11
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 11
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 11
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 11
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 11
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 11
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 11
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 11
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 10
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 10
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 10
Jim Webb, Jr. 10
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 7
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 7
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 7
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 7
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 7
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 7
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 6
Allen Boyd, Jr. 6
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 6
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 6
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 6
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 6
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 6
Ed Towns 6
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 6
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 6
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 6
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 6
David Wu 6
Shelley Berkley 5
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 5
Dennis Cardoza 5
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 5
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 5
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 5
Norm Dicks 5
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 5
John Hall 5
Phil Hare 5
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 5
Paul Hodes 5
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 5
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 5
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 5
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 5
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 5
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 5
Dennis Moore 5
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 5
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 5
Silvestre Reyes 5
Ciro Rodriguez 5
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 5
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 5
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 5
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 5
Vic Snyder 5
Hilda Solis 5
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 5
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 5
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 5
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 5
Diane Watson 5
Lynn Woolsey 5
Jeff Bingaman 3
Russ Feingold 3
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 3
Herb Kohl 3
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 3
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 3
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 3
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 0
Gary Ackerman 0
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 0
Joe Baca, Sr. 0
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 0
Howard Berman 0
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 0
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 0
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 0
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 0
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 0
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 0
IN U.S. House 7 André Carson Democratic 0
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 0
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 0
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 0
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 0
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 0
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 0
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 0
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 0
Bill Delahunt 0
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 0
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 0
Chris Dodd 0
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 0
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0
MD U.S. House 4 Donna Edwards Democratic 0
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 0
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 0
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0
IL U.S. House 11 Bill Foster Democratic 0
Barney Frank 0
Charlie Gonzalez 0
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 0
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 0
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 0
Jane Harman 0
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 0
Maurice Hinchey 0
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 0
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 0
Daniel Inouye 0
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 0
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 0
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 0
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 0
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0
Patrick Kennedy 0
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0
Carolyn Kilpatrick 0
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 0
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 0
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 0
Frank Lautenberg 0
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 0
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 0
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 0
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 0
Brad Miller 0
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 0
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 0
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 0
John Olver 0
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 0
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 0
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 0
Donald Payne 0
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 0
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 0
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0
Laura Richardson 0
Steve Rothman 0
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 0
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 0
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 0
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 0
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0
CA U.S. House 14 Jackie Speier Democratic 0
Pete Stark 0
Betty Sutton 0
Ellen Tauscher 0
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 0
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 0
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 0
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 0
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 0
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 0
Robert Wexler 0
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 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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