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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Americans for Better Immigration

2005-2006 Positions

Issues: Immigration
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 25%
Gary Ackerman 25%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 79%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 23%
Todd Akin 89%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 38%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 78%
Wayne Allard 71%
Thomas Allen 19%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 28%
Joe Baca, Sr. 22%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 81%
Brian Baird 37%
Richard Hugh Baker 72%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 19%
J. Gresham Barrett 96%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 80%
Roscoe Bartlett 76%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 76%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 32%
Evan Bayh 31%
Melissa Bean 56%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 25%
Bob Bennett 31%
Shelley Berkley 31%
Howard Berman 27%
Marion Berry 76%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 25%
Judy Biggert 85%
Brian Bilbray 87%
Jeff Bingaman 21%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 89%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 40%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 32%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 89%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 25%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 77%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 57%
Kit Bond 59%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 81%
Mary Bono Mack 76%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 98%
Dan Boren 79%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Rick Boucher 72%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 66%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 31%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 57%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 80%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 20%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 22%
Henry Brown, Jr. 69%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 37%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 24%
Ginny Brown-Waite 94%
Jim Bunning 88%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 91%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 80%
Dan Burton 83%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 35%
Steve Buyer 89%
Robert Byrd 87%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 75%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 89%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 82%
Chris Cannon 41%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 64%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 16%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 22%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 23%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 19%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 25%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 36%
Julia Carson 25%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 69%
Mike Castle 55%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 89%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 90%
Ben Chandler III 79%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 19%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 14%
Hillary Clinton 26%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 21%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 89%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 94%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 39%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 76%
Norm Coleman 22%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 21%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 76%
Kent Conrad 30%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 21%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 51%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 71%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 43%
Jerry Costello 69%
Larry Craig 37%
Robert Cramer 80%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 80%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 76%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 6%
Barbara Cubin 85%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 24%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 84%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 14%
Artur Davis 19%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 19%
Geoff Davis 94%
Jo Ann Davis 86%
Lincoln Davis 88%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 25%
Thomas Davis III 61%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 85%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 85%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 14%
Bill Delahunt 20%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 22%
James DeMint 79%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 89%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 3%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 8%
Norm Dicks 22%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 19%
Chris Dodd 29%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 22%
Elizabeth Dole 83%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 38%
John Doolittle 79%
Byron Dorgan 82%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 25%
Thelma Drake 71%
David Dreier 88%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 84%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 22%
Chet Edwards 76%
Vern Ehlers 41%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 14%
Jo Ann Emerson 89%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 22%
Philip English 74%
John Ensign 80%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 74%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 28%
Bob Etheridge 34%
Terry Everett 75%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 21%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 25%
Tom Feeney 85%
Russ Feingold 19%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 32%
Michael Ferguson 62%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 6%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 47%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 94%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 89%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 69%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 82%
Barney Frank 28%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 84%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 65%
Elton Gallegly 94%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 94%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 79%
Wayne Gilchrest 55%
Paul Gillmor 88%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 97%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 83%
Charlie Gonzalez 25%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 87%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 94%
Bart Gordon 78%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 66%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 93%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 82%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 41%
Judd Gregg 28%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 15%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 2%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 25%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 89%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 26%
Jane Harman 7%
J. Dennis Hastert 89%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 22%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 45%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 66%
Robert Hayes 94%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 87%
Wally Herger, Jr. 93%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 72%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 48%
Maurice Hinchey 30%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 27%
David Lee Hobson 46%
Pete Hoekstra 74%
Thomas Holden 78%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 9%
Darlene Hooley 53%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 17%
Kenny Hulshof 89%
Duncan Hunter 85%
Kay Hutchison 64%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 81%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 95%
Daniel Inouye 19%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 26%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 92%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 38%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 90%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 22%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 18%
William Jefferson 7%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 86%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 83%
Tim Johnson 89%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 33%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 88%
Paul Kanjorski 65%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 27%
Ric Keller 89%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 21%
Patrick Kennedy 23%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 21%
Dale Kildee 28%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 17%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 33%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 71%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 86%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 94%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 70%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 73%
Joseph Knollenberg 66%
Herb Kohl 28%
Dennis Kucinich 22%
John Kuhl, Jr. 76%
Jon Kyl 75%
Ray LaHood 42%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 35%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 25%
Tom Lantos 25%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 34%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 17%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 73%
Steve LaTourette 58%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 19%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 23%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 19%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 23%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 23%
Jerry Lewis 76%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 15%
Ron Lewis 89%
Joe Lieberman 17%
Blanche Lincoln 29%
John Linder 93%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 68%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 89%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 21%
Trent Lott, Sr. 55%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 25%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 77%
Dick Lugar 19%
Dan Lungren 89%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 21%
Connie Mack IV 79%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 31%
Don Manzullo 84%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 82%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 25%
Jim Marshall 80%
Melquiades Martinez 28%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 35%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 18%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 56%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 85%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 25%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 36%
Thaddeus McCotter 86%
James McCrery III 66%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 25%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 22%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 89%
John McHugh 83%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 94%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 85%
Michael McNulty 35%
Martin Meehan 19%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 22%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 7%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 69%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 4%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 94%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 28%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 33%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 15%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 83%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 84%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 22%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 85%
Brad Miller 32%
Alan Mollohan 28%
Dennis Moore 53%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 25%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 89%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 22%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 79%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 20%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 84%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 19%
Jack Murtha 29%
Marilyn Musgrave 83%
Sue Myrick 98%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 21%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 14%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 20%
Ben Nelson 72%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 31%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 94%
DC U.S. House Delegate Eleanor Norton Democratic 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 85%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 44%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 28%
Jim Oberstar 25%
Dave Obey 33%
John Olver 19%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 13%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 30%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 6%
Ron Paul 81%
Donald Payne 21%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 45%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 6%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 79%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83%
John Peterson 79%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 89%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 79%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 79%
Todd Platts 94%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 80%
Earl Pomeroy 46%
Jon Porter, Sr. 75%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 23%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 83%
Deborah Pryce 76%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 27%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 72%
George Radanovich 44%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 28%
James Ramstad 79%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 6%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 22%
Ralph Regula 48%
Denny Rehberg 86%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 64%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 21%
Richard Renzi 83%
Silvestre Reyes 26%
Thomas Reynolds 66%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 91%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 81%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 58%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 94%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 89%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 94%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 4%
Mike Ross 66%
Steve Rothman 25%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 19%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 86%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 37%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 19%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 49%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 40%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 44%
Ken Salazar 25%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 32%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 21%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 34%
Jim Saxton 76%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 22%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 21%
Jean Schmidt 89%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 28%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 33%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 49%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 21%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 78%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 22%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 94%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 84%
John Shadegg 79%
Christopher Shays 94%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 69%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 33%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 61%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 94%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 89%
Ike Skelton 87%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 25%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 31%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 47%
Gordon Smith 16%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 94%
Olympia Snowe 29%
Vic Snyder 20%
Hilda Solis 19%
Mark Souder 54%
Arlen Specter 16%
John Spratt, Jr. 51%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 53%
Pete Stark 22%
Cliff Stearns 89%
Ted Stevens 16%
Bart Stupak 37%
John Sullivan 89%
John Sununu 75%
Tom Tancredo 94%
John Tanner 89%
Ellen Tauscher 25%
Gene Taylor 89%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 63%
Craig Thomas 52%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 24%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 30%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 72%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 90%
Todd Tiahrt 56%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 70%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 27%
Ed Towns 7%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 25%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 53%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 57%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 33%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 73%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 19%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 22%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 48%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 94%
George Voinovich 16%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 83%
James Walsh 46%
Zach Wamp 93%
John Warner 22%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 22%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 24%
Diane Watson 20%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 19%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 33%
Anthony Weiner 24%
David Weldon 82%
Gerald Weller 84%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 91%
Robert Wexler 23%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 94%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 77%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 83%
Heather Wilson 21%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 88%
Lynn Woolsey 26%
David Wu 22%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 27%
Albert Wynn 19%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 79%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 44%

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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