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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union

2007 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100
Gary Ackerman 100
Thomas Allen 100
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Brian Baird 100
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100
Howard Berman 100
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100
Rick Boucher 100
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100
Bill Delahunt 100
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
Norm Dicks 100
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100
Byron Dorgan 100
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100
Barney Frank 100
Gabrielle Giffords 100
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100
John Hall 100
Phil Hare 100
Jane Harman 100
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 100
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
Paul Hodes 100
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100
Darlene Hooley 100
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100
William Jefferson 100
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Patrick Kennedy 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 100
Ron Klein 100
Dennis Kucinich 100
Tom Lantos 100
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 100
Michael McNulty 100
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100
Brad Miller 100
Alan Mollohan 100
Dennis Moore 100
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100
Jack Murtha 100
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100
Jim Oberstar 100
Dave Obey 100
John Olver 100
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100
Donald Payne 100
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100
Steve Rothman 100
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 100
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100
Joe Sestak, Jr. 100
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 100
Ike Skelton 100
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100
Hilda Solis 100
John Spratt, Jr. 100
Pete Stark 100
Bart Stupak 100
Betty Sutton 100
Ellen Tauscher 100
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100
Ed Towns 100
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100
Diane Watson 100
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100
Anthony Weiner 100
Robert Wexler 100
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
Albert Wynn 100
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 86
Evan Bayh 86
Jeff Bingaman 86
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 86
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 86
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 86
Kent Conrad 86
Russ Feingold 86
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 86
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 86
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 86
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 86
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 86
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 86
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 86
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 86
Olympia Snowe 86
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 86
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 86
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 86
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 86
Michael Arcuri 83
Melissa Bean 83
Shelley Berkley 83
Marion Berry 83
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 83
Leonard Boswell 83
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 83
Bob Etheridge 83
Charlie Gonzalez 83
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 83
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 83
Baron Hill 83
Thomas Holden 83
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 83
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 83
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 83
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 83
Harry Mitchell 83
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 83
Patrick Murphy 83
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 83
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 83
Silvestre Reyes 83
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 83
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 83
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 83
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 83
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 83
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 83
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 80
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 75
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 75
Robert Byrd 71
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 71
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 71
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 71
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Herb Kohl 71
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 71
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 71
Ben Nelson 71
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 71
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 71
Ken Salazar 71
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 71
Jim Webb, Jr. 71
Jason Altmire 67
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 67
Allen Boyd, Jr. 67
Nancy Boyda 67
Ben Chandler III 67
Hillary Clinton 67
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 67
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 67
Artur Davis 67
Chris Dodd 67
Chet Edwards 67
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 67
Blanche Lincoln 67
Tim Mahoney 67
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 67
Ron Paul 67
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67
Earl Pomeroy 67
Ciro Rodriguez 67
Vic Snyder 67
Zack Space 67
Wayne Gilchrest 60
Christopher Shays 60
John Tanner 60
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 57
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 57
Daniel Inouye 57
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 57
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 57
Gordon Smith 57
Arlen Specter 57
John Sununu 57
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 50
Christopher Carney 50
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 50
Brad Ellsworth 50
Bart Gordon 50
Tim Johnson 50
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 50
Dick Lugar 50
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 50
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50
Mike Ross 50
Gene Taylor 50
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 43
Joe Lieberman 43
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 43
George Voinovich 43
John Warner 43
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 33
Roscoe Bartlett 33
Dan Boren 33
Jim Bunning 33
Mike Castle 33
Larry Craig 33
Robert Cramer 33
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 33
Judd Gregg 33
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 33
Jim Marshall 33
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 33
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 33
Heath Shuler 33
James Walsh 33
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 29
Norm Coleman 29
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 29
James DeMint 29
Elizabeth Dole 29
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 29
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 29
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 29
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 29
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 29
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 29
Ted Stevens 29
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 29
Ray LaHood 25
Nicholas Lampson 25
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 20
Jim Saxton 20
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 20
Judy Biggert 17
Mary Bono Mack 17
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 17
David Davis 17
Lincoln Davis 17
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 17
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 17
Vern Ehlers 17
Philip English 17
Michael Ferguson 17
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 17
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 17
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 17
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 17
John Kuhl, Jr. 17
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 17
Connie Mack IV 17
Don Manzullo 17
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 17
James McCrery III 17
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 17
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 17
Todd Platts 17
Jon Porter, Sr. 17
Deborah Pryce 17
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 17
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 17
William Sali 17
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 17
Cliff Stearns 17
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 17
MI U.S. House 7 Tim Walberg Republican 17
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 17
Zach Wamp 17
Wayne Allard 14
Bob Bennett 14
Kit Bond 14
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 14
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 14
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 14
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 14
Pete Domenici, Jr. 14
John Ensign 14
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 14
Kay Hutchison 14
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 14
Jon Kyl 14
Melquiades Martinez 14
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 14
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 14
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 14
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 10
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0
Todd Akin 0
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 0
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 0
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0
Richard Hugh Baker 0
J. Gresham Barrett 0
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0
Brian Bilbray 0
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 0
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 0
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 0
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 0
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 0
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 0
Henry Brown, Jr. 0
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0
Ginny Brown-Waite 0
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 0
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 0
Dan Burton 0
Steve Buyer 0
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 0
Chris Cannon 0
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 0
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 0
Barbara Cubin 0
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0
Geoff Davis 0
Thomas Davis III 0
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0
John Doolittle 0
Thelma Drake 0
David Dreier 0
Jo Ann Emerson 0
Terry Everett 0
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 0
Tom Feeney 0
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 0
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 0
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0
Elton Gallegly 0
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 0
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0
Robert Hayes 0
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 0
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 0
David Lee Hobson 0
Pete Hoekstra 0
Kenny Hulshof 0
Duncan Hunter 0
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 0
Ric Keller 0
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 0
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 0
Joseph Knollenberg 0
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 0
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0
Steve LaTourette 0
Jerry Lewis 0
Ron Lewis 0
John Linder 0
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0
Dan Lungren 0
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 0
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 0
Thaddeus McCotter 0
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0
John McHugh 0
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 0
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 0
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 0
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 0
Marilyn Musgrave 0
Sue Myrick 0
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 0
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0
John Peterson 0
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 0
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 0
George Radanovich 0
James Ramstad 0
Ralph Regula 0
Denny Rehberg 0
Richard Renzi 0
Thomas Reynolds 0
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 0
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 0
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 0
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 0
Jean Schmidt 0
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 0
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0
John Shadegg 0
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 0
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0
Mark Souder 0
John Sullivan 0
Tom Tancredo 0
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 0
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0
Todd Tiahrt 0
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 0
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 0
David Weldon 0
Gerald Weller 0
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0
Heather Wilson 0
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 0
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0

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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