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2000 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 86%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 14%
Gary Ackerman 86%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 21%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 71%
Wayne Allard 14%
Thomas Allen 86%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 64%
Bill Archer 21%
Richard Armey 21%
John Ashcroft 14%
Joe Baca, Sr. 0%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Brian Baird 71%
Richard Hugh Baker 14%
John Baldacci 79%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 85%
Cass Ballenger 21%
James Barcia 43%
Robert Barr, Jr. 29%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 71%
Bill Barrett 21%
Roscoe Bartlett 21%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 21%
Charlie Bass 36%
Herbert Bateman 21%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 57%
Evan Bayh 33%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 86%
Bob Bennett 29%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 79%
Douglas Bereuter 21%
Shelley Berkley 71%
Howard Berman 85%
Marion Berry 21%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 57%
Judy Biggert 50%
Brian Bilbray 21%
Michael Bilirakis 21%
Jeff Bingaman 71%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 43%
Rod Blagojevich 71%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 14%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 79%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 29%
Sherwood Boehlert 64%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 29%
Kit Bond 14%
Henry Bonilla 43%
David Edward Bonior 64%
Mary Bono Mack 36%
Robert Borski, Jr. 62%
Leonard Boswell 36%
Rick Boucher 71%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 71%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 36%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 21%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 86%
John Breaux 29%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 79%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 83%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 29%
Richard Bryan 71%
Ed Bryant 7%
Jim Bunning 29%
Conrad Burns 29%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 36%
Dan Burton 23%
Steve Buyer 21%
Robert Byrd 43%
Herbert Callahan 21%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 14%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 38%
Ben Campbell 43%
Thomas Campbell 69%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 14%
Chris Cannon 29%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 71%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 86%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 86%
Julia Carson 85%
Mike Castle 50%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 21%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 100%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 7%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 42%
William Clay, Sr. 86%
Eva Clayton 86%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 57%
Robert Clement 21%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 79%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 36%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 29%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 14%
Michael Collins 7%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 43%
Larry Combest 21%
Gary Condit 36%
Kent Conrad 43%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 86%
Merrill Cook 15%
John Cooksey 50%
Jerry Costello 23%
Christopher Cox 21%
William Coyne 86%
Larry Craig 43%
Robert Cramer 21%
Philip Crane 31%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 43%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 57%
Barbara Cubin 14%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 86%
Randall Cunningham 14%
Patsy Ann Danner 29%
Thomas Daschle 57%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 83%
James Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 29%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 14%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 86%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 86%
Bill Delahunt 79%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 86%
Thomas DeLay 14%
James DeMint 21%
Peter Deutsch 64%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 14%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 21%
Jay Dickey 21%
Norm Dicks 85%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 64%
Julian Dixon 86%
Chris Dodd 71%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 86%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 14%
Calvin Dooley 71%
John Doolittle 36%
Byron Dorgan 57%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 36%
David Dreier 29%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 14%
Jennifer Dunn 21%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 71%
John Edwards 67%
Chet Edwards 64%
Vern Ehlers 29%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 36%
Jo Ann Emerson 21%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 86%
Philip English 36%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 86%
Bob Etheridge 36%
Lane Evans 79%
Terry Everett 21%
Thomas Ewing 21%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 86%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 86%
Russ Feingold 86%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 57%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 86%
Peter Fitzgerald 17%
Ernest Fletcher 29%
Mark Foley 43%
Michael Patrick Forbes 36%
Harold Ford, Jr. 58%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 31%
Tillie Fowler 21%
Barney Frank 86%
Robert Franks 29%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 29%
William Frist 14%
Jonas Frost III 69%
Elton Gallegly 14%
John Ganske 21%
Sam Gejdenson 86%
George Gekas 21%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 69%
Jim Gibbons 29%
Wayne Gilchrest 18%
Paul Gillmor 14%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 86%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 36%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 29%
William Goodling 29%
Bart Gordon 21%
Slade Gorton 43%
Porter Goss 29%
Daniel Graham 57%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 29%
William Phillip Gramm 29%
Rodney Grams 14%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 15%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 29%
Mark Green 29%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 62%
James Greenwood 71%
Judd Gregg 40%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 79%
Gilbert Gutknecht 21%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 29%
Tony Hall 21%
James Hansen 14%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 71%
J. Dennis Hastert 50%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 92%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 29%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 14%
Robert Hayes 14%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 29%
Joel Hefley 21%
Jesse Helms 29%
Wally Herger, Jr. 21%
Baron Hill 36%
Rick Hill 21%
Van Hilleary 21%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 71%
Maurice Hinchey 86%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 71%
David Lee Hobson 29%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 86%
Pete Hoekstra 43%
Thomas Holden 29%
Ernest Hollings 50%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 79%
Darlene Hooley 77%
Stephen Horn 50%
John Nathan Hostettler 36%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 86%
Kenny Hulshof 29%
Duncan Hunter 21%
Asa Hutchinson 21%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 29%
Kay Hutchison 29%
Henry Hyde 21%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 29%
Daniel Inouye 71%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 86%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 15%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 21%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 86%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 86%
William Jefferson 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 71%
William Lewis Jenkins 21%
Christopher John 21%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 86%
Nancy Johnson 50%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 23%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 43%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 31%
Paul Kanjorski 57%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 64%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 20%
Sue Kelly 36%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71%
Patrick Kennedy 79%
Bob Kerrey 71%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 71%
Dale Kildee 57%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 86%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 64%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 21%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 15%
Gerald Kleczka 64%
Ronald Klink 57%
Joseph Knollenberg 21%
Herb Kohl 71%
James Kolbe 57%
Dennis Kucinich 57%
Steven Kuykendall 50%
Jon Kyl 14%
John LaFalce 57%
Ray LaHood 21%
Nicholas Lampson 64%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 43%
Tom Lantos 79%
Stephen Largent 21%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 79%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 15%
Steve LaTourette 43%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 71%
Rick Lazio 8%
James Leach 43%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 57%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 86%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 71%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 86%
Jerry Lewis 46%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 86%
Ron Lewis 21%
Joe Lieberman 57%
Blanche Lincoln 43%
John Linder 29%
William Lipinski 23%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 86%
Trent Lott, Sr. 14%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 79%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 23%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 8%
Dick Lugar 14%
William Luther 64%
Connie Mack 17%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 86%
James Maloney 50%
Don Manzullo 36%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 86%
Matthew Martinez 67%
Frank Mascara 29%
Robert Matsui 86%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 69%
Karen McCarthy 85%
Bill McCollum 21%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 29%
James McCrery III 7%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 83%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 79%
John McHugh 14%
Scott McInnis 23%
David McIntosh 14%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 21%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 23%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 86%
Michael McNulty 54%
Martin Meehan 86%
Carrie Meek 86%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 85%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 79%
Jack Metcalf 21%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 7%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 71%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 85%
Dan Miller 36%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 21%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 93%
David Minge 57%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 57%
Alan Mollohan 38%
Dennis Moore 64%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 79%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 36%
Constance Morella 79%
Patrick Moynihan 57%
Frank Murkowski 14%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 71%
Jack Murtha 57%
Sue Myrick 21%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 86%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 79%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 57%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 29%
Robert William Ney 43%
Don Nickles 29%
Anne Northup 21%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 21%
James Nussle 21%
Jim Oberstar 64%
Dave Obey 57%
John Olver 86%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 21%
Doug Ose 36%
Major Owens 86%
Michael Oxley 21%
Ronald Packard 15%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 71%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 50%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 86%
Ron Paul 64%
Donald Payne 86%
Edward Pease 43%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 92%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 21%
John Peterson 15%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 21%
David Phelps 29%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 14%
Owen Pickett 71%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 21%
Richard Pombo 36%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
John Edward Porter 64%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 8%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 86%
Deborah Pryce 31%
Jack Quinn 21%
George Radanovich 21%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 50%
James Ramstad 7%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 86%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 71%
Ralph Regula 21%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 29%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Thomas Reynolds 14%
Bob Riley 21%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 92%
Charles Robb 71%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 29%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 57%
Ciro Rodriguez 79%
Timothy Roemer 36%
James Rogan 21%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 29%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 15%
William Roth, Jr. 14%
Steve Rothman 71%
Marge Roukema 14%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 86%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 29%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 86%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 29%
Jim Ryun 21%
Martin Olav Sabo 86%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 21%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 71%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 86%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 29%
Rick Santorum 14%
Paul Sarbanes 71%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 86%
Jim Saxton 14%
Joe Scarborough 42%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 29%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 86%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 71%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 93%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 29%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 86%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 21%
John Shadegg 21%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 15%
Christopher Shays 43%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 29%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 79%
Donald Sherwood 21%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 14%
Ronnie Shows 7%
E.G. Shuster 21%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 21%
Norman Sisisky 64%
Joseph Skeen 36%
Ike Skelton 15%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 86%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 71%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 31%
Gordon Smith 14%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 14%
Nick Smith 14%
Bob Smith 29%
Olympia Snowe 29%
Vic Snyder 79%
Mark Souder 14%
Arlen Specter 43%
Floyd Spence 21%
John Spratt, Jr. 36%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 64%
Pete Stark 86%
Cliff Stearns 21%
Charles Stenholm 21%
Ted Stevens 29%
Ted Strickland 64%
Bob Stump 21%
Bart Stupak 57%
John Sununu 31%
John Sweeney 14%
James Talent 14%
Tom Tancredo 21%
John Tanner 43%
Ellen Tauscher 79%
William Tauzin 21%
Charles Taylor 21%
Gene Taylor 7%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 21%
Craig Thomas 29%
William Thomas 27%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 79%
Fred Thompson 14%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 71%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 36%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 21%
Karen Thurman 77%
Strom Thurmond 14%
Todd Tiahrt 29%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 86%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 36%
Robert Torricelli 71%
Ed Towns 85%
James Traficant, Jr. 29%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 69%
James Turner 14%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 86%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 79%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 7%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 85%
Bruce Vento 77%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 71%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 14%
George Voinovich 33%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 29%
James Walsh 14%
Zach Wamp 29%
John Warner 29%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 85%
Wesley Watkins 21%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 86%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 21%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 86%
Anthony Weiner 67%
David Weldon 14%
W. Curtis Weldon 7%
Gerald Weller 29%
Paul Wellstone 86%
Robert Wexler 79%
Bob Weygand 64%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 29%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 21%
Heather Wilson 36%
Bob Wise, Jr. 69%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 7%
Lynn Woolsey 93%
David Wu 77%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 71%
Albert Wynn 79%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 21%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 29%

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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