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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: The Libertarian Party

1995 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 45%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 65%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 30%
Wayne Allard 55%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 30%
Bill Archer 50%
Richard Armey 45%
John Ashcroft 70%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 40%
Henry Scott Baesler 15%
Richard Hugh Baker 35%
William Baker 65%
John Baldacci 25%
Cass Ballenger 40%
James Barcia 30%
Robert Barr, Jr. 45%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 45%
Bill Barrett 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 45%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 65%
Charlie Bass 50%
Herbert Bateman 20%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 45%
Anthony Beilenson 45%
Bob Bennett 70%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 30%
Douglas Bereuter 35%
Howard Berman 35%
Tom Bevill 25%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 30%
Brian Bilbray 40%
Michael Bilirakis 40%
Jeff Bingaman 45%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 30%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 40%
Peter Blute 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 45%
Kit Bond 50%
Henry Bonilla 45%
David Edward Bonior 45%
Sonny Bono 60%
Robert Borski, Jr. 25%
Rick Boucher 45%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 30%
Bill Bradley 35%
John Breaux 35%
Bill Brewster 40%
Glen Browder 20%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 35%
George Brown, Jr. 45%
Hank Brown 70%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 40%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 50%
Richard Bryan 40%
Ed Bryant 50%
John Bryant 30%
Dale Bumpers 20%
Jim Bunn 45%
Jim Bunning 45%
Conrad Burns 60%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 45%
Dan Burton 50%
Steve Buyer 45%
Robert Byrd 20%
Herbert Callahan 45%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 40%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 60%
Ben Campbell 55%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 30%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 45%
Mike Castle 40%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 60%
John Chafee 65%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 30%
Jim Chapman 25%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 70%
Jon Lynn Christensen 50%
Dick Chrysler 55%
William Clay, Sr. 45%
Eva Clayton 45%
Robert Clement 25%
William Clinger 30%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 30%
IN U.S. Senate Sr Daniel Coats Republican 65%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 50%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 60%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 55%
William Cohen 65%
Ronald Coleman 45%
Barbara-Rose Collins 40%
Cardiss Collins 45%
Michael Collins 40%
Larry Combest 50%
Gary Condit 55%
Kent Conrad 30%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 45%
Wes Cooley 55%
Jerry Costello 20%
Paul Coverdell 60%
Christopher Cox 65%
William Coyne 45%
Larry Craig 75%
Robert Cramer 30%
Philip Crane 50%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 60%
Frank Arnold Cremeans 45%
Barbara Cubin 45%
Randall Cunningham 50%
Alfonse D'Amato 50%
Patsy Ann Danner 30%
Thomas Daschle 35%
Thomas Davis III 30%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 40%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 40%
E. Kika de la Garza 20%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 35%
Thomas DeLay 45%
Ronald Dellums 50%
Peter Deutsch 30%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 25%
Jay Dickey 55%
Norm Dicks 20%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 45%
Julian Dixon 40%
Chris Dodd 30%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 35%
Robert Dole 60%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 55%
Calvin Dooley 40%
John Doolittle 65%
Byron Dorgan 35%
Robert Dornan 45%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 25%
David Dreier 55%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 60%
Jennifer Dunn 35%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 40%
Chet Edwards 30%
Vern Ehlers 40%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 50%
Bill Emerson 45%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 45%
Philip English 40%
John Ensign 70%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 45%
Lane Evans 45%
Terry Everett 40%
Thomas Ewing 50%
Jim Exon 40%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 65%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 40%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 45%
Harris Fawell 45%
Victor Fazio 40%
Russ Feingold 45%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 25%
Cleo Fields 25%
Jack Fields, Jr. 45%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 40%
Floyd Flake 35%
Michael Patrick Flanagan 40%
Thomas Foglietta 45%
Mark Foley 55%
Michael Patrick Forbes 35%
Harold Ford, Sr. 35%
Wendell Ford 25%
Tillie Fowler 30%
Jon David Fox 45%
Barney Frank 45%
Gary Franks 50%
Robert Franks 50%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 40%
Dan Frisa 45%
William Frist 65%
Jonas Frost III 35%
David Funderburk 45%
Elizabeth Furse 40%
Elton Gallegly 50%
John Ganske 45%
Sam Gejdenson 40%
George Gekas 30%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 35%
Pete Geren 40%
Sam Gibbons 35%
Wayne Gilchrest 60%
Paul Gillmor 50%
Benjamin Gilman 40%
John Glenn 40%
Henry Gonzalez 40%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 50%
William Goodling 40%
Bart Gordon 25%
Slade Gorton 50%
Porter Goss 35%
Daniel Graham 45%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 45%
William Phillip Gramm 70%
Rodney Grams 70%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 75%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 25%
Enid Greene 40%
James Greenwood 55%
Judd Gregg 60%
Steven Gunderson 45%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 30%
Gilbert Gutknecht 60%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 45%
Tony Hall 30%
Lee Hamilton 20%
Melton Hancock 55%
James Hansen 45%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 40%
Jane Harman 35%
J. Dennis Hastert 45%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 45%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 45%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 65%
Mark Hatfield 35%
James Hayes 35%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 50%
Joel Hefley 50%
W.G. Hefner 25%
Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman 35%
Jesse Helms 65%
Wally Herger, Jr. 55%
Van Hilleary 50%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 45%
Maurice Hinchey 40%
David Lee Hobson 40%
Pete Hoekstra 60%
Martin Hoke 50%
Thomas Holden 15%
Ernest Hollings 45%
Stephen Horn 60%
John Nathan Hostettler 50%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 40%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 25%
Duncan Hunter 50%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 40%
Kay Hutchison 60%
Henry Hyde 35%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 45%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 70%
Daniel Inouye 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 45%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 45%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 30%
William Jefferson 30%
James Merrill Jeffords 75%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 40%
Nancy Johnson 40%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 55%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 20%
Harry Johnston 30%
J. Bennett Johnston 25%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 55%
Paul Kanjorski 25%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 35%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 45%
Nancy Landon Kassebaum 55%
Sue Kelly 35%
Dirk Kempthorne 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 40%
Joseph Kennedy II 45%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 30%
Bob Kerrey 35%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 35%
Dale Kildee 30%
Jay Kim 50%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 30%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 40%
Gerald Kleczka 25%
Ronald Klink 20%
Scott Klug 60%
Joseph Knollenberg 35%
Herb Kohl 45%
James Kolbe 55%
Jon Kyl 65%
John LaFalce 20%
Ray LaHood 50%
Tom Lantos 30%
Stephen Largent 55%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 45%
Steve LaTourette 25%
Greg Laughlin 30%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 30%
Rick Lazio 35%
James Leach 55%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 50%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 40%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 35%
Jerry Lewis 50%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 40%
Ron Lewis 40%
Joe Lieberman 35%
Jim Lightfoot 40%
Blanche Lincoln 40%
John Linder 40%
William Lipinski 20%
Robert Livingston 40%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 45%
James Longley, Jr. 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 70%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 40%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 35%
Dick Lugar 70%
William Luther 35%
Connie Mack 70%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 40%
Thomas Manton 15%
Don Manzullo 55%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 40%
Matthew Martinez 35%
Bill Martini 35%
Frank Mascara 20%
Robert Matsui 30%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 70%
Karen McCarthy 35%
Bill McCollum 40%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 80%
James McCrery III 40%
Joseph McDade 40%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 45%
Paul McHale 25%
John McHugh 45%
Scott McInnis 70%
David McIntosh 45%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 45%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 25%
Michael McNulty 25%
Martin Meehan 45%
Carrie Meek 40%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 30%
Jack Metcalf 70%
Jan Meyers 45%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 50%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 30%
Dan Miller 45%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 50%
David Minge 45%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 40%
John Moakley 15%
Susan Molinari 35%
Alan Mollohan 10%
G.V. Montgomery 25%
Carlos Moorhead 55%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 35%
Constance Morella 40%
Carol Moseley Braun 45%
Patrick Moynihan 40%
Frank Murkowski 65%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 35%
Jack Murtha 5%
John Myers 45%
Sue Myrick 40%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 45%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 30%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 30%
Mark Neumann 55%
Robert William Ney 50%
Don Nickles 65%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Sam Nunn 50%
James Nussle 45%
Jim Oberstar 40%
Dave Obey 45%
John Olver 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 5%
Bill Orton 25%
Major Owens 40%
Michael Oxley 45%
Ronald Packard 55%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 30%
Mike Parker 35%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 35%
William Paxon 50%
Donald Payne 45%
Lewis Payne, Jr. 20%
Claiborne Pell 30%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 45%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 35%
Pete Peterson 20%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 55%
Owen Pickett 20%
Richard Pombo 60%
Earl Pomeroy 25%
John Edward Porter 35%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 40%
Glenn Poshard 40%
Larry Pressler 65%
Deborah Pryce 40%
David Pryor 20%
James Quillen 40%
Jack Quinn 35%
George Radanovich 50%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 15%
James Ramstad 45%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 40%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 40%
Ralph Regula 35%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 20%
Bill Richardson 25%
Frank Duncan Riggs 45%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 45%
Charles Robb 55%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 45%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 15%
Timothy Roemer 25%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 85%
Charles Rose III 15%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 30%
Toby Roth 50%
William Roth, Jr. 60%
Marge Roukema 30%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 45%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 65%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 40%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 55%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 45%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 45%
Rick Santorum 70%
Paul Sarbanes 30%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 40%
Jim Saxton 30%
Joe Scarborough 65%
Daniel Schaefer 55%
Steven Schiff 45%
Patricia Schroeder 55%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 45%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 35%
Andrea Seastrand 60%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 60%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 45%
John Shadegg 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Christopher Shays 55%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 70%
E.G. Shuster 45%
Paul Simon 45%
Alan Simpson 60%
Norman Sisisky 15%
David Skaggs 40%
Joseph Skeen 45%
Ike Skelton 30%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 25%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 35%
Linda Smith 40%
Nick Smith 50%
Bob Smith 70%
Olympia Snowe 65%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 40%
Mark Souder 65%
Arlen Specter 70%
Floyd Spence 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 30%
Pete Stark 40%
Cliff Stearns 45%
Charles Stenholm 25%
Ted Stevens 60%
TX U.S. House 36 Steve Stockman Republican 65%
Louis Stokes 45%
Gerry Studds 40%
Bob Stump 55%
Bart Stupak 20%
James Talent 45%
John Tanner 25%
Randy Tate 40%
William Tauzin 35%
Charles Taylor 45%
Gene Taylor 35%
Frank Tejeda 10%
Craig Thomas 65%
William Thomas 55%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 35%
Fred Thompson 60%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 55%
Ray Thornton 15%
Karen Thurman 30%
Strom Thurmond 70%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Peter Torkildsen 50%
Esteban Edward Torres 35%
Robert Torricelli 35%
Ed Towns 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 55%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 40%
Bruce Vento 45%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 35%
Harold Volkmer 20%
Barbara Vucanovich 45%
Robert Walker 40%
James Walsh 30%
Zach Wamp 50%
Michael Ward 35%
John Warner 55%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 50%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 45%
David Weldon 45%
W. Curtis Weldon 30%
Gerald Weller 45%
Paul Wellstone 40%
Rick White 65%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 40%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 45%
Pat Williams 50%
Charles Wilson 15%
Bob Wise, Jr. 15%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 30%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 35%
Albert Wynn 35%
Sidney Yates 35%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 35%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 40%
Bill Zeliff 50%
Richard Zimmer 65%

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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