| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Boozman | Republican | 25% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Flake | Republican | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Udall | Democratic | 75% |
| CT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 75% |
| HI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Mark Kirk | Republican | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Jr | Joe Donnelly, Sr. | Democratic | 25% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 25% |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 25% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thomas Udall | Democratic | 75% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Jr | Dean Heller | Republican | 25% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 75% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. House | 1 | Jo Bonner, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
| AL | U.S. House | 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 25% |
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 25% |
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 25% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 3 | Raúl Grijalva | Democratic | 75% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 75% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 8 | Trent Franks | Republican | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House | 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 6 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 9 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 17 | Mike Honda | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 22 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House | 23 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House | 24 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 31 | Gary Miller | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 45 | John Campbell III | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 49 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 50 | Duncan Hunter | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 53 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 75% |
| CO | U.S. House | 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 75% |
| CO | U.S. House | 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 0% |
| CO | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 75% |
| CT | U.S. House | 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 75% |
| CT | U.S. House | 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House | 1 | Jefferson Miller | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 4 | Ander Crenshaw | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House | 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House | 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House | 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 25% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House | 3 | Lynn Westmoreland | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Price | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 11 | Phil Gingrey | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 12 | John Barrow | Democratic | 25% |
| GA | U.S. House | 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| IA | U.S. House | 1 | Bruce Braley | Democratic | 25% |
| IA | U.S. House | 2 | Dave Loebsack | Democratic | 75% |
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 25% |
| IA | U.S. House | 4 | Steve King | Republican | 0% |
| ID | U.S. House | 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 25% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House | 3 | Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | 25% |
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House | 6 | Peter Roskam | Republican | 25% |
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House | 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 25% |
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House | 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. House | 3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 75% |
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House | 3 | Charles Boustany, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House | 5 | Rodney Alexander | Republican | 25% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House | 7 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House | 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House | 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House | 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House | 8 | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| ME | U.S. House | 2 | Mike Michaud | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 25% |
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 25% |
| MI | U.S. House | 8 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 25% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House | 10 | Candice Miller | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House | 1 | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House | 2 | John Kline | Republican | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House | 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House | 5 | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House | 6 | Michele Bachmann | Republican | 25% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House | 1 | Lacy Clay, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House | 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House | 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 25% |
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House | 1 | G.K. Butterfield, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House | 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House | 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House | 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | 25% |
| NE | U.S. House | 2 | Lee Terry | Republican | 25% |
| NE | U.S. House | 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 25% |
| NH | U.S. House | 1 | Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 5 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 8 | Albio Sires | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 12 | Rush Holt, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 1 | Tim Bishop | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House | 3 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 14 | Joe Crowley | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 26 | Brian Higgins | Democratic | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House | 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House | 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House | 12 | Pat Tiberi | Republican | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House | 13 | Tim Ryan | Democratic | 75% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 25% |
| OK | U.S. House | 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 25% |
| OR | U.S. House | 2 | Greg Walden | Republican | 25% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 75% |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House | 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Gerlach | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Shuster | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House | 13 | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House | 15 | Charlie Dent | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House | 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House | 18 | Tim Murphy | Republican | 25% |
| RI | U.S. House | 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House | 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| TN | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House | 7 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
| TN | U.S. House | 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House | 1 | Louie Gohmert | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 2 | Ted Poe | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 5 | Jeb Hensarling | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House | 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 11 | Mike Conaway | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House | 19 | Randy Neugebauer | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 24 | Kenny Marchant | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House | 31 | John Carter | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 75% |
| UT | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Bishop | Republican | 25% |
| UT | U.S. House | 4 | Jim Matheson | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House | 4 | Randy Forbes | Republican | 25% |
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House | 7 | Eric Cantor | Republican | 25% |
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 25% |
| VT | U.S. House | At-Large | Peter Welch | Democratic | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House | 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House | 5 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | 25% |
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House | 8 | Dave Reichert | Republican | 25% |
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House | 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 0% |
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 75% |
| WI | U.S. House | 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 25% |
| WV | U.S. House | 2 | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 25% |
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 25% |
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 0% | |
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 50% | |
| IN | Governor | Mike Pence | Republican | 25% | |
| OK | Governor | Mary Fallin | Republican | 25% | |
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 75% | |
| CO | Commissioner of Agriculture | John Salazar | No Party Affiliation | 50% | |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Adam Putnam | Republican | 0% | |
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 75% |
| Gary Ackerman | 75% | ||||
| Todd Akin | 0% | ||||
| Jason Altmire | 25% | ||||
| Michael Arcuri | 50% | ||||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| Brian Baird | 75% | ||||
| J. Gresham Barrett | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 50% | ||||
| Melissa Bean | 50% | ||||
| Shelley Berkley | 75% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 75% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 50% | ||||
| Judy Biggert | 25% | ||||
| Brian Bilbray | 25% | ||||
| Mary Bono Mack | 25% | ||||
| Dan Boren | 25% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 25% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 50% | ||||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Henry Brown, Jr. | 25% | ||||
| Ginny Brown-Waite | 25% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 25% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 25% | ||||
| Dennis Cardoza | 50% | ||||
| Russ Carnahan | 75% | ||||
| Christopher Carney | 25% | ||||
| Mike Castle | 50% | ||||
| Ben Chandler III | 25% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 25% | ||||
| Artur Davis | 0% | ||||
| Geoff Davis | 25% | ||||
| Lincoln Davis | 50% | ||||
| Bill Delahunt | 75% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 25% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 50% | ||||
| David Dreier | 25% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 50% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 25% | ||||
| Brad Ellsworth | 25% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 25% | ||||
| Bob Etheridge | 25% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 75% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 0% | ||||
| Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | ||||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 75% | ||||
| Bart Gordon | 50% | ||||
| John Hall | 50% | ||||
| Phil Hare | 75% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 75% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 25% | ||||
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 25% | ||||
| Baron Hill | 50% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 75% | ||||
| Paul Hodes | 75% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 25% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 25% | ||||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | ||||
| Tim Johnson | 50% | ||||
| Steve Kagen | 50% | ||||
| Paul Kanjorski | 75% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 75% | ||||
| Dale Kildee | 75% | ||||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 75% | ||||
| Ron Klein | 50% | ||||
| Dennis Kucinich | 75% | ||||
| Steve LaTourette | 75% | ||||
| Jerry Lewis | 25% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| Dan Lungren | 25% | ||||
| Connie Mack IV | 25% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| Jim Marshall | 25% | ||||
| Thaddeus McCotter | 25% | ||||
| John McHugh | 25% | ||||
| Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| Charlie Melancon, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| Brad Miller | 50% | ||||
| Harry Mitchell | 75% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 50% | ||||
| Dennis Moore | 75% | ||||
| Patrick Murphy | 50% | ||||
| Jack Murtha | 75% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 25% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 50% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 75% | ||||
| John Olver | 75% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 25% | ||||
| Ron Paul | 75% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 75% | ||||
| Todd Platts | 25% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 25% | ||||
| George Radanovich | 25% | ||||
| Denny Rehberg | 50% | ||||
| Silvestre Reyes | 50% | ||||
| Ciro Rodriguez | 50% | ||||
| Mike Ross | 25% | ||||
| Steve Rothman | 75% | ||||
| Jean Schmidt | 25% | ||||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 75% | ||||
| John Shadegg | 0% | ||||
| Heath Shuler | 25% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 25% | ||||
| Vic Snyder | 50% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 25% | ||||
| Zack Space | 50% | ||||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 25% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 50% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 25% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 50% | ||||
| Betty Sutton | 75% | ||||
| John Tanner | 25% | ||||
| Ellen Tauscher | 75% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 0% | ||||
| Todd Tiahrt | 0% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 75% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 0% | ||||
| Diane Watson | 75% | ||||
| Anthony Weiner | 75% | ||||
| Robert Wexler | 50% | ||||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 25% | ||||
| Lynn Woolsey | 75% | ||||
| David Wu | 75% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: Drug Policy Alliance Network
2007-2008 House of Representatives Score
Issues:
Drugs
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.
