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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union

2007-2008 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
Gary Ackerman 91%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 93%
Todd Akin 18%
Jason Altmire 64%
Michael Arcuri 73%
Joe Baca, Sr. 91%
Brian Baird 90%
J. Gresham Barrett 18%
Roscoe Bartlett 45%
Evan Bayh 57%
Melissa Bean 82%
Bob Bennett 14%
Shelley Berkley 82%
Howard Berman 91%
Marion Berry 82%
Judy Biggert 27%
Brian Bilbray 18%
Jeff Bingaman 93%
Kit Bond 14%
Mary Bono Mack 27%
Dan Boren 45%
Leonard Boswell 82%
Rick Boucher 91%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 73%
Henry Brown, Jr. 18%
Ginny Brown-Waite 22%
Jim Bunning 23%
Dan Burton 18%
Steve Buyer 18%
Robert Byrd 86%
Dennis Cardoza 91%
Russ Carnahan 100%
Christopher Carney 55%
Mike Castle 55%
Ben Chandler III 64%
Travis Childers 50%
Hillary Clinton 75%
Norm Coleman 29%
Kent Conrad 64%
Jerry Costello 100%
Artur Davis 73%
Geoff Davis 18%
Lincoln Davis 45%
Bill Delahunt 100%
James DeMint 15%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 55%
Norm Dicks 91%
Chris Dodd 85%
Byron Dorgan 100%
David Dreier 18%
Chet Edwards 73%
Vern Ehlers 30%
Brad Ellsworth 55%
Jo Ann Emerson 27%
John Ensign 14%
Bob Etheridge 82%
Russ Feingold 93%
Barney Frank 100%
Elton Gallegly 18%
Gabrielle Giffords 91%
Charlie Gonzalez 91%
Bart Gordon 64%
Judd Gregg 17%
John Hall 100%
Phil Hare 100%
Jane Harman 91%
Wally Herger, Jr. 18%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 73%
Baron Hill 91%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
Paul Hodes 100%
Pete Hoekstra 18%
Thomas Holden 82%
Kay Hutchison 14%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 45%
Daniel Inouye 43%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
Tim Johnson 64%
Steve Kagen 100%
Paul Kanjorski 91%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 85%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
Dale Kildee 91%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
Ron Klein 18%
Herb Kohl 64%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
Jon Kyl 14%
Steve LaTourette 18%
Jerry Lewis 18%
Joe Lieberman 36%
Blanche Lincoln 46%
John Linder 9%
Dick Lugar 31%
Dan Lungren 18%
Connie Mack IV 27%
Don Manzullo 27%
Jim Marshall 45%
Melquiades Martinez 14%
Thaddeus McCotter 10%
John McHugh 18%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 64%
Brad Miller 100%
Harry Mitchell 82%
Alan Mollohan 100%
Dennis Moore 91%
Patrick Murphy 82%
Jack Murtha 91%
Sue Myrick 18%
Ben Nelson 50%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
Ron Paul 33%
Donald Payne 100%
Todd Platts 27%
Earl Pomeroy 73%
George Radanovich 22%
Denny Rehberg 18%
Silvestre Reyes 82%
Laura Richardson 75%
Ciro Rodriguez 73%
Mike Ross 64%
Steve Rothman 100%
Ken Salazar 64%
Jean Schmidt 18%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 91%
John Shadegg 18%
Heath Shuler 45%
Ike Skelton 90%
Olympia Snowe 57%
Vic Snyder 70%
Mark Souder 11%
Zack Space 64%
Arlen Specter 43%
John Spratt, Jr. 91%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 27%
Ted Stevens 21%
Bart Stupak 91%
John Sullivan 18%
John Sununu 43%
Betty Sutton 100%
John Tanner 60%
Ellen Tauscher 91%
Gene Taylor 64%
Todd Tiahrt 20%
Ed Towns 100%
George Voinovich 29%
Zach Wamp 27%
Diane Watson 100%
Jim Webb, Jr. 71%
Anthony Weiner 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 82%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 64%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 86%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 91%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 82%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 91%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 85%
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 91%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 93%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 91%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 93%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 93%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 29%
IN U.S. House 7 André Carson Democratic 100%
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 71%
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 90%
VI U.S. House Delegate Donna Christensen 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 90%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 91%
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 73%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 82%
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 91%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 64%
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%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 55%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 86%
MD U.S. House 4 Donna Edwards Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 86%
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 U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 57%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 11 Bill Foster Democratic 100%
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 90%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 91%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 82%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 91%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 92%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 82%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 88%
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 91%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 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 50%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 92%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 91%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 57%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 82%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 93%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 93%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 86%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 82%
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 91%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 64%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 91%
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 64%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 93%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100%
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 82%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 92%
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%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 43%
DC U.S. House Delegate Eleanor Norton Democratic 100%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 80%
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%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 80%
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 82%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 50%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 93%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 79%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 57%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 73%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 91%
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 91%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 86%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 82%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 91%
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House 14 Jackie Speier Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 86%
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 93%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 100%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 89%
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%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 91%
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 79%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 93%
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 91%
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 79%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 64%
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 91%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 93%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 73%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 18%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 23%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 18%
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 18%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 18%
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 18%
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 18%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 18%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 20%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 18%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 18%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 18%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 18%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 18%
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 0%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 8%
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 18%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 18%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 18%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 9%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 20%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 15%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 20%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 21%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 14%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 18%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 18%
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 14%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 14%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 21%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 22%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 18%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 18%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 36%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 55%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 18%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 21%
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 18%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 9%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 18%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 18%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 18%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 18%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 27%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 9%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 36%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 10%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 18%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 18%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 21%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 22%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 31%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 18%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 18%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 21%
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 9%
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 25%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 21%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 22%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 33%
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 18%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 18%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 18%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 18%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 45%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 18%
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 18%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 18%
OH U.S. House 5 Bob Latta Republican 25%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 27%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 20%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 18%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 14%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 18%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 18%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 33%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 20%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 18%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 20%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 18%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 36%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 29%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 18%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 18%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 18%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 27%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 9%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 9%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 10%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 36%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 14%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 18%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 18%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 18%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 36%
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 18%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 9%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 18%
LA U.S. House 1 Steve Scalise Republican 25%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 18%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 23%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 18%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 21%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 18%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 18%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 20%
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 18%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 45%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 20%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 18%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 18%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 14%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 18%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 20%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 36%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 21%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 30%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 18%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 14%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 18%
VA U.S. House 1 Rob Wittman Republican 25%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 18%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 18%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 38%

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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