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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Citizens Against Government Waste

2003 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 13%
Gary Ackerman 11%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 70%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 16%
Todd Akin 95%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 76%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 32%
Wayne Allard 80%
George Allen 76%
Thomas Allen 8%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 14%
Joe Baca, Sr. 13%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 78%
Brian Baird 13%
Richard Hugh Baker 86%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 13%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 13%
Cass Ballenger 69%
J. Gresham Barrett 95%
Roscoe Bartlett 87%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 89%
Charlie Bass 76%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 17%
Evan Bayh 36%
Bob Beauprez 87%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 11%
Chris Bell 16%
Bob Bennett 63%
Douglas Bereuter 43%
Shelley Berkley 14%
Howard Berman 14%
Marion Berry 26%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 33%
Judy Biggert 55%
Michael Bilirakis 84%
Jeff Bingaman 24%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 73%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 18%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 13%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 92%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 13%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 76%
Sherwood Boehlert 45%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 68%
Kit Bond 58%
Henry Bonilla 64%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 68%
Mary Bono Mack 57%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 68%
Leonard Boswell 24%
Rick Boucher 11%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 12%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 32%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 68%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 84%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 13%
John Breaux 21%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 14%
Henry Brown, Jr. 66%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 14%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 76%
Ginny Brown-Waite 76%
Jim Bunning 80%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 81%
Conrad Burns 56%
Max Burns 68%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 70%
Dan Burton 81%
Steve Buyer 86%
Robert Byrd 16%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 65%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 71%
Ben Campbell 54%
Chris Cannon 89%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 74%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 20%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 11%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 26%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 16%
Dennis Cardoza 24%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 24%
Brad Carson 28%
Julia Carson 14%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 71%
Edward Case 21%
Mike Castle 53%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 95%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 40%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 72%
Chris Chocola 82%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 18%
Hillary Clinton 16%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 16%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 84%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 64%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 68%
Norm Coleman 72%
Michael Collins 87%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 64%
Kent Conrad 8%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 18%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 24%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 76%
Jon Corzine 20%
Jerry Costello 25%
Christopher Cox 94%
Larry Craig 72%
Robert Cramer 35%
Philip Crane 89%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 71%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 66%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 13%
Barbara Cubin 76%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 74%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 12%
Randall Cunningham 79%
Thomas Daschle 4%
Artur Davis 16%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 16%
James Davis 13%
Jo Ann Davis 79%
Lincoln Davis 50%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 8%
Thomas Davis III 62%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 24%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 89%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 21%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 17%
Bill Delahunt 13%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 11%
Thomas DeLay 77%
James DeMint 95%
Peter Deutsch 21%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 72%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 58%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 87%
Norm Dicks 8%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 16%
Chris Dodd 16%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 22%
Elizabeth Dole 72%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 58%
Calvin Dooley 37%
John Doolittle 68%
Byron Dorgan 4%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 11%
David Dreier 68%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 87%
Jennifer Dunn 68%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 8%
John Edwards 13%
Chet Edwards 27%
Vern Ehlers 54%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 13%
Jo Ann Emerson 71%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 13%
Philip English 47%
John Ensign 88%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 76%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 19%
Bob Etheridge 16%
Lane Evans 11%
Terry Everett 81%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 16%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 5%
Tom Feeney 92%
Russ Feingold 44%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 13%
Michael Ferguson 70%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 11%
Peter Fitzgerald 80%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 92%
Mark Foley 65%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 76%
Harold Ford, Jr. 15%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 87%
Barney Frank 13%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 89%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 53%
William Frist 68%
Jonas Frost III 11%
Elton Gallegly 68%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 89%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 43%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 55%
Jim Gibbons 87%
Wayne Gilchrest 54%
Paul Gillmor 63%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 74%
Charlie Gonzalez 16%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 71%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 76%
Bart Gordon 24%
Porter Goss 64%
Daniel Graham 25%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 88%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 68%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 72%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 84%
Mark Green 95%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 18%
James Greenwood 53%
Judd Gregg 60%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 13%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 9%
Gilbert Gutknecht 84%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 77%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 66%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 9%
Jane Harman 17%
Melissa Hart 66%
J. Dennis Hastert 67%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 14%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 68%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 72%
Robert Hayes 76%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 78%
Joel Hefley 82%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 84%
Wally Herger, Jr. 89%
Baron Hill 24%
Maurice Hinchey 13%
David Lee Hobson 63%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 8%
Pete Hoekstra 82%
Thomas Holden 26%
Ernest Hollings 13%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 13%
Darlene Hooley 18%
John Nathan Hostettler 71%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 13%
Kenny Hulshof 76%
Duncan Hunter 82%
Kay Hutchison 72%
Henry Hyde 70%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 72%
Daniel Inouye 10%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 13%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 87%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 21%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 66%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 72%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 13%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 13%
William Jefferson 24%
James Merrill Jeffords 25%
William Lewis Jenkins 81%
Christopher John 36%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 13%
Nancy Johnson 46%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 89%
Tim Johnson 42%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 12%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 82%
Paul Kanjorski 11%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 8%
Ric Keller 81%
Sue Kelly 57%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 8%
Mark Kennedy 79%
Patrick Kennedy 11%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 22%
Dale Kildee 13%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 13%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 18%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 54%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 74%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 68%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 68%
Gerald Kleczka 11%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 70%
Joseph Knollenberg 59%
Herb Kohl 20%
James Kolbe 55%
Dennis Kucinich 16%
Jon Kyl 88%
Ray LaHood 58%
Nicholas Lampson 8%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 16%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 11%
Tom Lantos 6%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 16%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 13%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 63%
Steve LaTourette 54%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 16%
James Leach 41%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 24%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 11%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 24%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 13%
Jerry Lewis 61%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 11%
Ron Lewis 76%
Joe Lieberman 14%
Blanche Lincoln 24%
John Linder 89%
William Lipinski 26%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 17%
Trent Lott, Sr. 72%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 11%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 66%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 47%
Dick Lugar 71%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 11%
Denise Majette 16%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 13%
Don Manzullo 82%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 13%
Jim Marshall 24%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 34%
Robert Matsui 16%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 80%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 21%
Karen McCarthy 17%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 13%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 68%
Thaddeus McCotter 82%
James McCrery III 66%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 14%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 11%
John McHugh 52%
Scott McInnis 72%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 32%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 54%
Michael McNulty 11%
Martin Meehan 13%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 14%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 16%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 13%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 76%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 11%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 16%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 13%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 65%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 89%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 14%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 95%
Brad Miller 11%
Zell Bryan Miller 71%
Alan Mollohan 14%
Dennis Moore 19%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 55%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 21%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 66%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 66%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 24%
Jack Murtha 16%
Marilyn Musgrave 89%
Sue Myrick 81%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 8%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 14%
Ben Nelson 28%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 16%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 65%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 70%
Robert William Ney 66%
Don Nickles 88%
Anne Northup 68%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 88%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 73%
James Nussle 68%
Jim Oberstar 11%
Dave Obey 13%
John Olver 11%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 8%
Thomas William Osborne 61%
Doug Ose 66%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 89%
Major Owens 11%
Michael Oxley 74%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 11%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 14%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 11%
Ron Paul 79%
Donald Payne 15%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 74%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 11%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 89%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 45%
John Peterson 71%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 89%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 64%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 92%
Todd Platts 58%
Richard Pombo 74%
Earl Pomeroy 38%
Jon Porter, Sr. 66%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 61%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 13%
Deborah Pryce 61%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 12%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 71%
Jack Quinn 56%
George Radanovich 76%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 16%
James Ramstad 74%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 13%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 16%
Ralph Regula 63%
Denny Rehberg 68%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 13%
Richard Renzi 66%
Silvestre Reyes 11%
Thomas Reynolds 64%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 68%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 16%
Ciro Rodriguez 11%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 68%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 68%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 74%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 92%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 61%
Mike Ross 21%
Steve Rothman 16%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 11%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 92%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 18%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 19%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 95%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 11%
Jim Ryun 89%
Martin Olav Sabo 13%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 16%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 11%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 13%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 17%
Rick Santorum 76%
Paul Sarbanes 8%
Jim Saxton 53%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 11%
Edward Schrock 81%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 16%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 24%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 11%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 89%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 9%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 80%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 89%
John Shadegg 95%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 61%
Christopher Shays 61%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 60%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 14%
Donald Sherwood 63%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 79%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 68%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 62%
Ike Skelton 32%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 8%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 47%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 47%
Gordon Smith 71%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 71%
Nick Smith 92%
Olympia Snowe 44%
Vic Snyder 17%
Hilda Solis 11%
Mark Souder 65%
Arlen Specter 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 8%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 28%
Pete Stark 13%
Cliff Stearns 89%
Charles Stenholm 45%
Ted Stevens 56%
Ted Strickland 13%
Bart Stupak 14%
John Sullivan 78%
John Sununu 88%
John Sweeney 51%
James Talent 68%
Tom Tancredo 92%
John Tanner 42%
Ellen Tauscher 16%
William Tauzin 68%
Charles Taylor 82%
Gene Taylor 63%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 89%
Craig Thomas 80%
William Thomas 63%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 16%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 76%
Todd Tiahrt 73%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 96%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 16%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 95%
Ed Towns 18%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 19%
James Turner 39%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 65%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 22%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 16%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 66%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 11%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 15%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 13%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 73%
George Voinovich 74%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 66%
James Walsh 62%
Zach Wamp 74%
John Warner 64%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 8%
Diane Watson 16%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 14%
Anthony Weiner 13%
David Weldon 71%
W. Curtis Weldon 52%
Gerald Weller 68%
Robert Wexler 11%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 73%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 63%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 84%
Heather Wilson 55%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 61%
Lynn Woolsey 14%
David Wu 13%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 28%
Albert Wynn 13%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 59%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 76%

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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