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