| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Evan Bayh | 100% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% | |
| Jeff Bingaman | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 100% |
| Robert Byrd | 100% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
| DE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
| Hillary Clinton | 100% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 100% | ||||
| Jon Corzine | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 100% | ||||
| MN | Governor | Mark Dayton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% | |
| Chris Dodd | 100% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| John Edwards | 100% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 100% |
| Daniel Graham | 100% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 100% |
| Ernest Hollings | 100% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 100% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 100% |
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% | |
| Herb Kohl | 100% | ||||
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 100% |
| Joe Lieberman | 100% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 100% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. Senate | Sr | William Nelson, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| AR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Pryor | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 100% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul Sarbanes | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
| TN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lamar Alexander | Republican | 0% |
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| George Allen | 0% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 0% |
| Bob Bennett | 0% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 0% | ||||
| John Breaux | 0% | ||||
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 0% | |
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 0% | ||||
| RI | Governor | Linc Chafee | Independent | 0% | |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 0% |
| Norm Coleman | 0% | ||||
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 0% |
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 0% | |
| Elizabeth Dole | 0% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| John Ensign | 0% | ||||
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 0% |
| Peter Fitzgerald | 0% | ||||
| William Frist | 0% | ||||
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
| Judd Gregg | 0% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 0% | |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 0% |
| Kay Hutchison | 0% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| James Merrill Jeffords | 0% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 0% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 0% |
| Zell Bryan Miller | 0% | ||||
| AK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 0% |
| Ben Nelson | 0% | ||||
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 0% |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
| Gordon Smith | 0% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 0% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 0% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 0% | ||||
| John Sununu | 0% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 0% | ||||
| George Voinovich | 0% | ||||
| John Warner | 0% |
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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.
