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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Americans for the Arts Action Fund

2001 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%
John Baldacci 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Cass Ballenger 100%
James Barcia 100%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 100%
Charlie Bass 100%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 100%
Douglas Bereuter 100%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 100%
Judy Biggert 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100%
Rod Blagojevich 100%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
Sherwood Boehlert 100%
David Edward Bonior 100%
Robert Borski, Jr. 100%
Leonard Boswell 100%
Rick Boucher 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 100%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
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 100%
Brad Carson 100%
Julia Carson 100%
Mike Castle 100%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
Eva Clayton 100%
Robert Clement 100%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
Gary Condit 100%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
William Coyne 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%
James Davis 100%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
Thomas Davis III 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%
Peter Deutsch 100%
Norm Dicks 100%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Calvin Dooley 100%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
Chet Edwards 100%
Vern Ehlers 100%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 100%
Lane Evans 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%
Mark Foley 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. 100%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 100%
Barney Frank 100%
Jonas Frost III 100%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 100%
Benjamin Gilman 100%
Charlie Gonzalez 100%
Bart Gordon 100%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100%
James Greenwood 100%
Felix Grucci, Jr. 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Tony Hall 100%
Jane Harman 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
Baron Hill 100%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 100%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 100%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 100%
Thomas Holden 100%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 100%
Stephen Horn 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%
Nancy Johnson 100%
Tim Johnson 100%
Paul Kanjorski 100%
Sue Kelly 100%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 100%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 100%
Gerald Kleczka 100%
James Kolbe 100%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 100%
Nicholas Lampson 100%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
James Leach 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%
William Lipinski 100%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
William Luther 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
James Maloney 100%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Frank Mascara 100%
Robert Matsui 100%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100%
Karen McCarthy 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%
John McHugh 100%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 100%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
Alan Mollohan 100%
Dennis Moore 100%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100%
Constance Morella 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%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 100%
Major Owens 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%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
Earl Pomeroy 100%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
Deborah Pryce 100%
Jack Quinn 100%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100%
James Ramstad 100%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
Silvestre Reyes 100%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 100%
Timothy Roemer 100%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 100%
Mike Ross 100%
Steve Rothman 100%
Marge Roukema 100%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 100%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
Christopher Shays 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 100%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100%
Vic Snyder 100%
Hilda Solis 100%
John Spratt, Jr. 100%
Pete Stark 100%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 100%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
Karen Thurman 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%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky 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%
W. Curtis Weldon 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 50%
Philip English 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
George Gekas 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Paul Gillmor 50%
Porter Goss 50%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 50%
Melissa Hart 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 50%
Christopher John 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 50%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 50%
Thomas William Osborne 50%
Doug Ose 50%
David Phelps 50%
Todd Platts 50%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Donald Sherwood 50%
Charles Stenholm 50%
John Sununu 50%
John Sweeney 50%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 50%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 50%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 50%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
James Turner 50%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 50%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 50%
Todd Akin 0%
Richard Armey 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
Robert Barr, Jr. 0%
Roscoe Bartlett 0%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
Michael Bilirakis 0%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Henry Bonilla 0%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
Henry Brown, Jr. 0%
Ed Bryant 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%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
Michael Collins 0%
Larry Combest 0%
John Cooksey 0%
Philip Crane 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Jo Ann Davis 0%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
Thomas DeLay 0%
James DeMint 0%
John Doolittle 0%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
Jennifer Dunn 0%
Jo Ann Emerson 0%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0%
Ernest Fletcher 0%
John Ganske 0%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
Mark Green 0%
Gilbert Gutknecht 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0%
James Hansen 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 0%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Van Hilleary 0%
Pete Hoekstra 0%
John Nathan Hostettler 0%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Henry Hyde 0%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Ric Keller 0%
Mark Kennedy 0%
Brian Kerns 0%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Ron Lewis 0%
John Linder 0%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 0%
Don Manzullo 0%
James McCrery III 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 0%
Dan Miller 0%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
Sue Myrick 0%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 0%
Robert William Ney 0%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
James Nussle 0%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 0%
Michael Oxley 0%
Ron Paul 0%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 0%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Richard Pombo 0%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 0%
George Radanovich 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 0%
Jim Ryun 0%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 0%
Edward Schrock 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%
Ronnie Shows 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Joseph Skeen 0%
Ike Skelton 0%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Nick Smith 0%
Mark Souder 0%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Bob Stump 0%
Tom Tancredo 0%
John Tanner 0%
William Tauzin 0%
Charles Taylor 0%
Gene Taylor 0%
William Thomas 0%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 0%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
James Walsh 0%
Zach Wamp 0%
Wesley Watkins 0%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 0%
David Weldon 0%
Gerald Weller 0%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 0%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don 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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