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Rating Group: National Restaurant Association

2007-2008 Positions on Restaurant Advocacy

State Office District Name Party Rating
Gary Ackerman 60
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 57
Todd Akin 60
Jason Altmire 20
Michael Arcuri 60
Joe Baca, Sr. 40
Brian Baird 60
J. Gresham Barrett 80
Roscoe Bartlett 60
Evan Bayh 28
Melissa Bean 60
Bob Bennett 100
Shelley Berkley 40
Howard Berman 60
Marion Berry 60
Judy Biggert 80
Brian Bilbray 50
Jeff Bingaman 42
Kit Bond 85
Mary Bono Mack 100
Dan Boren 100
Leonard Boswell 60
Rick Boucher 60
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80
Henry Brown, Jr. 100
Ginny Brown-Waite 60
Jim Bunning 71
Dan Burton 60
Steve Buyer 60
Robert Byrd 28
Dennis Cardoza 60
Russ Carnahan 60
Christopher Carney 0
Mike Castle 100
Ben Chandler III 20
Travis Childers 0
Hillary Clinton 42
Kent Conrad 42
Jerry Costello 20
Artur Davis 60
Geoff Davis 60
Lincoln Davis 20
James DeMint 66
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50
Norm Dicks 60
Chris Dodd 50
Byron Dorgan 14
David Dreier 100
Chet Edwards 60
Vern Ehlers 100
Brad Ellsworth 60
Jo Ann Emerson 100
John Ensign 85
Bob Etheridge 60
Russ Feingold 28
Barney Frank 60
Elton Gallegly 60
Gabrielle Giffords 40
Charlie Gonzalez 60
Bart Gordon 60
Judd Gregg 100
John Hall 60
Phil Hare 60
Jane Harman 60
Wally Herger, Jr. 100
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 20
Baron Hill 20
Maurice Hinchey 20
Paul Hodes 20
Pete Hoekstra 80
Thomas Holden 20
Kay Hutchison 85
Bob Inglis, Sr. 100
Daniel Inouye 42
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 40
Tim Johnson 60
Steve Kagen 20
Paul Kanjorski 60
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 40
Patrick Kennedy 60
Dale Kildee 60
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40
Ron Klein 60
Herb Kohl 57
Dennis Kucinich 20
Jon Kyl 85
Steve LaTourette 40
Jerry Lewis 100
Joe Lieberman 57
Blanche Lincoln 57
John Linder 60
Dick Lugar 100
Dan Lungren 100
Connie Mack IV 50
Don Manzullo 60
Jim Marshall 60
Melquiades Martinez 100
Thaddeus McCotter 40
John McHugh 80
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60
Brad Miller 60
Harry Mitchell 40
Alan Mollohan 50
Dennis Moore 60
Patrick Murphy 60
Jack Murtha 60
Sue Myrick 75
Ben Nelson 28
Jim Oberstar 60
Dave Obey 60
John Olver 60
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Ron Paul 60
Donald Payne 20
Todd Platts 60
Earl Pomeroy 60
George Radanovich 100
Denny Rehberg 60
Silvestre Reyes 60
Laura Richardson 100
Ciro Rodriguez 20
Mike Ross 60
Steve Rothman 20
Ken Salazar 57
Jean Schmidt 80
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60
John Shadegg 80
Heath Shuler 20
Ike Skelton 60
Olympia Snowe 71
Vic Snyder 60
Hilda Solis 40
Mark Souder 100
Zack Space 60
Arlen Specter 57
John Spratt, Jr. 60
Pete Stark 0
Cliff Stearns 60
Bart Stupak 20
John Sullivan 80
Betty Sutton 40
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 60
Gene Taylor 40
Todd Tiahrt 60
Ed Towns 60
George Voinovich 85
Zach Wamp 80
Diane Watson 25
Jim Webb, Jr. 28
Anthony Weiner 60
Robert Wexler 60
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 60
Lynn Woolsey 40
David Wu 40
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 40
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 50
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 60
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 20
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 28
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 20
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 33
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 60
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 20
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 42
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 60
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 40
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 60
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 28
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 20
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 42
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 60
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 57
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 66
IN U.S. House 7 André Carson Democratic 66
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 42
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 20
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 75
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 20
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 40
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 60
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 60
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 20
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 60
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 20
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 60
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 40
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 40
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 60
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 20
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 60
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 60
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 60
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 20
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 60
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 60
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 42
MD U.S. House 4 Donna Edwards Democratic 50
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 60
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 60
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 57
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 20
IL U.S. House 11 Bill Foster Democratic 100
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 20
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 40
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 20
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 20
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 60
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 28
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 50
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 50
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 40
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 60
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 60
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 33
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 60
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 40
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 60
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 20
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 33
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 20
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 57
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 60
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 14
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 60
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 60
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 60
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 42
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 42
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 40
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 42
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 60
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 40
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 20
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 75
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 60
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 20
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 60
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 28
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 40
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 60
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 20
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 60
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 57
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 20
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 57
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 50
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 60
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 60
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 60
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 42
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 20
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 60
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 42
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 60
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 40
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 40
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 60
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 60
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 42
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 60
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 42
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 57
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 28
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 20
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 60
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 25
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 20
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 20
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 60
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 40
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 60
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 40
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 20
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 20
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 20
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 20
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 60
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 14 Jackie Speier Democratic 100
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 14
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 14
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 20
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 40
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 40
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 100
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 20
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 0
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 60
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 60
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 20
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 60
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 60
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 40
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 42
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 42
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 40
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 57
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 14
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 20
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 60
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 85
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 80
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 60
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 100
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 60
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 60
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 60
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 60
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 50
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 100
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 100
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 100
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 100
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 80
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 100
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 50
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 66
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 80
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 60
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 85
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 100
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 100
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 100
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 100
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 60
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 85
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 80
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 71
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 71
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 100
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 57
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 80
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 85
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 85
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 57
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 100
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 60
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 60
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 80
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 60
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 60
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 71
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 80
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 60
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 60
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 60
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 60
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 60
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 80
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 60
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 75
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 60
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 60
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 60
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 100
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 100
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 85
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 60
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 60
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 50
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 85
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 60
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 60
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 60
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 71
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 85
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 60
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 50
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 60
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 60
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 80
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 60
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 60
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 100
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 100
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 60
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 60
OH U.S. House 5 Bob Latta Republican 33
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 40
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 60
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 60
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 100
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 60
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 60
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 85
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 60
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 100
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 60
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 50
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 60
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 60
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 60
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 60
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 85
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 40
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 60
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 60
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 60
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 60
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 60
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 50
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 60
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 100
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 60
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 71
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 100
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 100
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 60
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 50
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 50
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 80
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 60
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 100
LA U.S. House 1 Steve Scalise Republican 33
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 60
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 71
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 71
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 60
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 80
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 100
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 60
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 40
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 100
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 80
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 80
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 85
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 80
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 60
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 100
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 57
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 100
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 60
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 60
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 66
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 100
VA U.S. House 1 Rob Wittman Republican 33
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 100
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 60
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 20

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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