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2000 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 33%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 91%
Gary Ackerman 13%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 80%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Wayne Allard 100%
Thomas Allen 13%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 20%
Bill Archer 100%
Richard Armey 100%
John Ashcroft 100%
Joe Baca, Sr. 6%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 80%
Brian Baird 26%
Richard Hugh Baker 86%
John Baldacci 6%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 6%
Cass Ballenger 93%
James Barcia 46%
Robert Barr, Jr. 93%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 6%
Bill Barrett 86%
Roscoe Bartlett 93%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 66%
Charlie Bass 93%
Herbert Bateman 73%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 0%
Evan Bayh 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 6%
Bob Bennett 91%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 13%
Douglas Bereuter 73%
Shelley Berkley 33%
Howard Berman 6%
Marion Berry 26%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 8%
Judy Biggert 93%
Brian Bilbray 86%
Michael Bilirakis 73%
Jeff Bingaman 16%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 40%
Rod Blagojevich 26%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 86%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 13%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 100%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 86%
Kit Bond 91%
Henry Bonilla 93%
David Edward Bonior 0%
Mary Bono Mack 93%
Robert Borski, Jr. 6%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 86%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 6%
John Breaux 25%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 6%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
Richard Bryan 0%
Ed Bryant 93%
Jim Bunning 100%
Conrad Burns 83%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 86%
Dan Burton 86%
Steve Buyer 80%
Robert Byrd 8%
Herbert Callahan 80%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 93%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 93%
Ben Campbell 100%
Thomas Campbell 46%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 93%
Chris Cannon 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 33%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 13%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 20%
Julia Carson 13%
Mike Castle 80%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 100%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 25%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 93%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 80%
William Clay, Sr. 0%
Eva Clayton 13%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 25%
Robert Clement 33%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 13%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 80%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 73%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 91%
Michael Collins 93%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 83%
Larry Combest 100%
Gary Condit 60%
Kent Conrad 16%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0%
Merrill Cook 60%
John Cooksey 80%
Jerry Costello 26%
Christopher Cox 100%
William Coyne 6%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 53%
Philip Crane 100%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 13%
Barbara Cubin 86%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 6%
Randall Cunningham 86%
Patsy Ann Danner 40%
Thomas Daschle 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 6%
James Davis 13%
Thomas Davis III 100%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 93%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 26%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 13%
Bill Delahunt 13%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 6%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 100%
Peter Deutsch 26%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 91%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 73%
Jay Dickey 86%
Norm Dicks 13%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 13%
Julian Dixon 13%
Chris Dodd 0%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 26%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 91%
Calvin Dooley 33%
John Doolittle 86%
Byron Dorgan 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 13%
David Dreier 93%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 66%
Jennifer Dunn 93%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0%
John Edwards 0%
Chet Edwards 13%
Vern Ehlers 80%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 86%
Jo Ann Emerson 73%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 13%
Philip English 86%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 91%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 26%
Bob Etheridge 33%
Lane Evans 13%
Terry Everett 80%
Thomas Ewing 86%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 13%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 6%
Russ Feingold 0%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 25%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0%
Peter Fitzgerald 75%
Ernest Fletcher 93%
Mark Foley 80%
Michael Patrick Forbes 53%
Harold Ford, Jr. 26%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 100%
Tillie Fowler 80%
Barney Frank 6%
Robert Franks 93%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 93%
William Frist 91%
Jonas Frost III 13%
Elton Gallegly 86%
John Ganske 73%
Sam Gejdenson 20%
George Gekas 86%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 0%
Jim Gibbons 86%
Wayne Gilchrest 86%
Paul Gillmor 60%
Benjamin Gilman 60%
Charlie Gonzalez 13%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 93%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 100%
William Goodling 86%
Bart Gordon 40%
Slade Gorton 100%
Porter Goss 100%
Daniel Graham 8%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 86%
William Phillip Gramm 100%
Rodney Grams 100%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 86%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
Mark Green 93%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 13%
James Greenwood 80%
Judd Gregg 91%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 13%
Gilbert Gutknecht 93%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 83%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 73%
Tony Hall 13%
James Hansen 100%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 6%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 93%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
Robert Hayes 86%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 93%
Joel Hefley 93%
Jesse Helms 100%
Wally Herger, Jr. 100%
Baron Hill 13%
Rick Hill 93%
Van Hilleary 86%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 13%
Maurice Hinchey 0%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 13%
David Lee Hobson 86%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 6%
Pete Hoekstra 86%
Thomas Holden 20%
Ernest Hollings 8%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 26%
Darlene Hooley 40%
Stephen Horn 80%
John Nathan Hostettler 80%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 66%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 13%
Kenny Hulshof 93%
Duncan Hunter 73%
Asa Hutchinson 93%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 75%
Kay Hutchison 100%
Henry Hyde 73%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 0%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 53%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 93%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 66%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 13%
William Jefferson 26%
James Merrill Jeffords 41%
William Lewis Jenkins 86%
Christopher John 40%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 13%
Nancy Johnson 73%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 80%
Paul Kanjorski 6%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 26%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 100%
Sue Kelly 86%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
Bob Kerrey 8%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 6%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 6%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 13%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 60%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 93%
Gerald Kleczka 6%
Ronald Klink 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 86%
Herb Kohl 8%
James Kolbe 93%
Dennis Kucinich 13%
Steven Kuykendall 93%
Jon Kyl 100%
John LaFalce 13%
Ray LaHood 86%
Nicholas Lampson 20%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 8%
Tom Lantos 13%
Stephen Largent 80%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 13%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 86%
Steve LaTourette 73%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 0%
Rick Lazio 80%
James Leach 73%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 0%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 20%
Jerry Lewis 80%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 6%
Ron Lewis 80%
Joe Lieberman 16%
Blanche Lincoln 25%
John Linder 100%
William Lipinski 33%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 86%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 33%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 20%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 86%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 73%
Dick Lugar 100%
William Luther 20%
Connie Mack 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 20%
James Maloney 40%
Don Manzullo 100%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0%
Matthew Martinez 66%
Frank Mascara 13%
Robert Matsui 6%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 41%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 40%
Karen McCarthy 6%
Bill McCollum 80%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
James McCrery III 93%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 6%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 6%
John McHugh 93%
Scott McInnis 93%
David McIntosh 80%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 100%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 20%
Michael McNulty 20%
Martin Meehan 26%
Carrie Meek 6%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 20%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 13%
Jack Metcalf 73%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 93%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 6%
Dan Miller 93%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 6%
David Minge 26%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 26%
John Moakley 6%
Alan Mollohan 20%
Dennis Moore 33%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 26%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 86%
Constance Morella 40%
Patrick Moynihan 0%
Frank Murkowski 100%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 8%
Jack Murtha 13%
Sue Myrick 80%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 6%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 6%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 80%
Robert William Ney 66%
Don Nickles 100%
Anne Northup 93%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 86%
James Nussle 80%
Jim Oberstar 6%
Dave Obey 6%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 13%
Doug Ose 86%
Major Owens 6%
Michael Oxley 100%
Ronald Packard 86%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 13%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 20%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 6%
Ron Paul 60%
Donald Payne 6%
Edward Pease 93%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 13%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 26%
John Peterson 100%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 86%
David Phelps 26%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 100%
Owen Pickett 33%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100%
Richard Pombo 93%
Earl Pomeroy 20%
John Edward Porter 66%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 100%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 13%
Deborah Pryce 86%
Jack Quinn 73%
George Radanovich 100%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 13%
James Ramstad 93%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 6%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0%
Ralph Regula 73%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 0%
Silvestre Reyes 13%
Thomas Reynolds 100%
Bob Riley 73%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 13%
Charles Robb 8%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 91%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 0%
Ciro Rodriguez 6%
Timothy Roemer 40%
James Rogan 100%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 93%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 73%
William Roth, Jr. 83%
Steve Rothman 6%
Marge Roukema 93%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 100%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 6%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 86%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 26%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 0%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 40%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 66%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 13%
Jim Saxton 86%
Joe Scarborough 80%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 93%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 13%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 0%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 6%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 93%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 6%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
John Shadegg 93%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 80%
Christopher Shays 93%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 13%
Donald Sherwood 86%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 86%
Ronnie Shows 40%
E.G. Shuster 73%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 100%
Norman Sisisky 46%
Joseph Skeen 93%
Ike Skelton 33%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 6%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 20%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 86%
Gordon Smith 100%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 100%
Nick Smith 86%
Bob Smith 100%
Olympia Snowe 83%
Vic Snyder 13%
Mark Souder 86%
Arlen Specter 33%
Floyd Spence 66%
John Spratt, Jr. 13%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 26%
Pete Stark 0%
Cliff Stearns 93%
Charles Stenholm 33%
Ted Stevens 100%
Ted Strickland 26%
Bob Stump 93%
Bart Stupak 13%
John Sununu 93%
John Sweeney 93%
James Talent 93%
Tom Tancredo 93%
John Tanner 33%
Ellen Tauscher 33%
William Tauzin 100%
Charles Taylor 80%
Gene Taylor 33%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 93%
Craig Thomas 91%
William Thomas 93%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 13%
Fred Thompson 100%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 20%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 100%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 80%
Karen Thurman 13%
Strom Thurmond 100%
Todd Tiahrt 93%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 6%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 93%
Robert Torricelli 33%
Ed Towns 13%
James Traficant, Jr. 66%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 6%
James Turner 26%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 13%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 6%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 93%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 13%
Bruce Vento 0%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 0%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 93%
George Voinovich 83%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 100%
James Walsh 73%
Zach Wamp 86%
John Warner 91%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 6%
Wesley Watkins 73%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 6%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 93%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 13%
Anthony Weiner 20%
David Weldon 93%
W. Curtis Weldon 80%
Gerald Weller 93%
Paul Wellstone 8%
Robert Wexler 13%
Bob Weygand 6%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 86%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 80%
Heather Wilson 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 26%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 80%
Lynn Woolsey 6%
David Wu 26%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 8%
Albert Wynn 13%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 73%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 73%

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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