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Rating Group: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

2005-2006 Positions

Issues: Environment
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 70%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 64%
Todd Akin 6%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 0%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 0%
Wayne Allard 0%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 95%
Joe Baca, Sr. 53%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Brian Baird 86%
Richard Hugh Baker 6%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 6%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 56%
Roscoe Bartlett 36%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 55%
Evan Bayh 82%
Melissa Bean 70%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 0%
Shelley Berkley 90%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 30%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 91%
Judy Biggert 36%
Jeff Bingaman 82%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 24%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 96%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 6%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 96%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Kit Bond 0%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 16%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 0%
Dan Boren 20%
Leonard Boswell 48%
Rick Boucher 70%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 0%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 91%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 46%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 69%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 86%
Henry Brown, Jr. 0%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 96%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Jim Bunning 0%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 10%
Dan Burton 0%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 80%
Steve Buyer 0%
Robert Byrd 55%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 6%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 6%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 90%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
Dennis Cardoza 46%
Russ Carnahan 96%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 73%
Julia Carson 96%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0%
Mike Castle 74%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 6%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Ben Chandler III 90%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100%
Hillary Clinton 82%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 6%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0%
Norm Coleman 28%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 37%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 6%
Kent Conrad 64%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 90%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 40%
Jerry Costello 80%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 36%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 10%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 96%
Barbara Cubin 0%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 30%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Artur Davis 36%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
Geoff Davis 0%
Jo Ann Davis 16%
Lincoln Davis 40%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
Thomas Davis III 46%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 86%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Bill Delahunt 95%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
James DeMint 10%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 6%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 16%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 16%
Norm Dicks 85%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 96%
Chris Dodd 91%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Elizabeth Dole 10%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 70%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 80%
Thelma Drake 6%
David Dreier 6%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 91%
Chet Edwards 30%
Vern Ehlers 60%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 95%
Jo Ann Emerson 6%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 6%
John Ensign 0%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 76%
Terry Everett 6%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 96%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 95%
Tom Feeney 11%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 91%
Michael Ferguson 56%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 90%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 12%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 6%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 6%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 6%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 6%
Barney Frank 96%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 6%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 56%
Elton Gallegly 6%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 10%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 64%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Paul Gillmor 6%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 0%
Charlie Gonzalez 80%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 16%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
Bart Gordon 76%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 10%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 70%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 67%
Judd Gregg 10%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 82%
Jane Harman 95%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 0%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 10%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 40%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 96%
Maurice Hinchey 95%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 48%
David Lee Hobson 0%
Pete Hoekstra 0%
Thomas Holden 50%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 96%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 96%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Kay Hutchison 0%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 20%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 55%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 96%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 96%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 80%
William Jefferson 53%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 80%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 70%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 50%
Paul Kanjorski 69%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Ric Keller 11%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 0%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 6%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 56%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
Herb Kohl 73%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
John Kuhl, Jr. 6%
Jon Kyl 10%
Ray LaHood 20%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 20%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 86%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 16%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 80%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 96%
Jerry Lewis 0%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 0%
Blanche Lincoln 55%
John Linder 0%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 80%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 96%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
Dick Lugar 0%
Dan Lungren 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 96%
Connie Mack IV 16%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 86%
Don Manzullo 0%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 50%
Melquiades Martinez 19%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 40%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 90%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 6%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
Thaddeus McCotter 6%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 96%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0%
John McHugh 6%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 56%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 96%
Martin Meehan 100%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 95%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 20%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 90%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 82%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 96%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 6%
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 10%
Brad Miller 96%
Alan Mollohan 53%
Dennis Moore 86%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 6%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 90%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 6%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 56%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 96%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95%
Ben Nelson 37%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 82%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 0%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 82%
Jim Oberstar 76%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 95%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 36%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 86%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 90%
Ron Paul 34%
Donald Payne 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0%
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 30%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 46%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 6%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 6%
Todd Platts 30%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 10%
Earl Pomeroy 58%
Jon Porter, Sr. 0%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 96%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 6%
Deborah Pryce 6%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 55%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 10%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 80%
James Ramstad 66%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 96%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 6%
Denny Rehberg 0%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 56%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 91%
Richard Renzi 6%
Silvestre Reyes 48%
Thomas Reynolds 0%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 73%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 16%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 20%
Mike Ross 30%
Steve Rothman 95%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 16%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 90%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 85%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 10%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 90%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 60%
Ken Salazar 73%
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 96%
Jim Saxton 76%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
Jean Schmidt 0%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 82%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 60%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 26%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 96%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 6%
Christopher Shays 86%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Ike Skelton 50%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 95%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 96%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 70%
Gordon Smith 19%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 6%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Vic Snyder 90%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 0%
Arlen Specter 0%
John Spratt, Jr. 86%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 73%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 10%
Ted Stevens 0%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sununu 28%
Tom Tancredo 0%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
Gene Taylor 46%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 6%
Craig Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 56%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 96%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 6%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 0%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 6%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Ed Towns 83%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 96%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 90%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 30%
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 86%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
George Voinovich 19%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 0%
James Walsh 36%
Zach Wamp 0%
John Warner 10%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 96%
Diane Watson 100%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 90%
David Weldon 6%
Gerald Weller 0%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0%
Robert Wexler 96%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 16%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 16%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 20%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 91%
Albert Wynn 90%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 22%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 10%

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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