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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Council of Senior Citizens

1999 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 20%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 20%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Wayne Allard 0%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 80%
Bill Archer 20%
Richard Armey 11%
John Ashcroft 10%
Joe Baca, Sr. 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 30%
Brian Baird 90%
Richard Hugh Baker 20%
John Baldacci 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Cass Ballenger 20%
James Barcia 78%
Robert Barr, Jr. 22%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 100%
Bill Barrett 20%
Roscoe Bartlett 20%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 20%
Charlie Bass 30%
Herbert Bateman 30%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 90%
Evan Bayh 100%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 90%
Douglas Bereuter 30%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 89%
Marion Berry 67%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100%
Judy Biggert 30%
Brian Bilbray 33%
Michael Bilirakis 20%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
Rod Blagojevich 100%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 20%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 20%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 20%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 20%
David Edward Bonior 100%
Mary Bono Mack 20%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 90%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 22%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
John Breaux 80%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
Richard Bryan 100%
Ed Bryant 20%
Jim Bunning 10%
Conrad Burns 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 20%
Dan Burton 22%
Steve Buyer 14%
Robert Byrd 100%
Herbert Callahan 20%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 20%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 33%
Ben Campbell 0%
Thomas Campbell 50%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 30%
Chris Cannon 0%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 90%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 90%
Julia Carson 100%
Mike Castle 40%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 20%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 11%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 30%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 10%
William Clay, Sr. 90%
Eva Clayton 100%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 100%
Robert Clement 90%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 20%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 10%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
Michael Collins 20%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 20%
Larry Combest 20%
Gary Condit 60%
Kent Conrad 100%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
Merrill Cook 10%
John Cooksey 22%
Jerry Costello 90%
Paul Coverdell 0%
Christopher Cox 22%
William Coyne 100%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 56%
Philip Crane 20%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 30%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 20%
Patsy Ann Danner 80%
Thomas Daschle 100%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
James Davis 90%
Thomas Davis III 30%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 20%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 90%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 20%
James DeMint 20%
Peter Deutsch 90%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 20%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
Jay Dickey 20%
Norm Dicks 78%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Julian Dixon 100%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 90%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 10%
Calvin Dooley 80%
John Doolittle 10%
Byron Dorgan 100%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 90%
David Dreier 30%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 30%
Jennifer Dunn 20%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
John Edwards 100%
Chet Edwards 90%
Vern Ehlers 30%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 20%
Jo Ann Emerson 22%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 20%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 20%
Thomas Ewing 20%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Russ Feingold 90%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 100%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
Peter Fitzgerald 20%
Ernest Fletcher 20%
Mark Foley 20%
Michael Patrick Forbes 40%
Harold Ford, Jr. 100%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 20%
Tillie Fowler 22%
Barney Frank 90%
Robert Franks 44%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 30%
William Frist 0%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Elton Gallegly 20%
John Ganske 60%
Sam Gejdenson 100%
George Gekas 30%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 89%
Jim Gibbons 20%
Wayne Gilchrest 20%
Paul Gillmor 20%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 100%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 30%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 20%
William Goodling 20%
Bart Gordon 70%
Slade Gorton 0%
Porter Goss 20%
Daniel Graham 90%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 20%
William Phillip Gramm 0%
Rodney Grams 10%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 20%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 20%
Mark Green 20%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 80%
James Greenwood 30%
Judd Gregg 0%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 20%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 10%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 50%
Tony Hall 100%
James Hansen 10%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 100%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 89%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 20%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 10%
Robert Hayes 20%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 20%
Joel Hefley 20%
Jesse Helms 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 20%
Baron Hill 90%
Rick Hill 30%
Van Hilleary 30%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 90%
Maurice Hinchey 90%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 90%
David Lee Hobson 20%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 100%
Pete Hoekstra 20%
Thomas Holden 80%
Ernest Hollings 100%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 100%
Stephen Horn 30%
John Nathan Hostettler 22%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 40%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Kenny Hulshof 30%
Duncan Hunter 20%
Asa Hutchinson 22%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 20%
Kay Hutchison 10%
Henry Hyde 30%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 100%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 90%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 20%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 20%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 90%
William Jefferson 100%
James Merrill Jeffords 30%
William Lewis Jenkins 20%
Christopher John 67%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 90%
Nancy Johnson 38%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 10%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 20%
Paul Kanjorski 90%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 22%
Sue Kelly 40%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
Bob Kerrey 90%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 22%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 30%
Gerald Kleczka 100%
Ronald Klink 100%
Joseph Knollenberg 20%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 30%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Steven Kuykendall 30%
Jon Kyl 0%
John LaFalce 90%
Ray LaHood 30%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
Stephen Largent 22%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 20%
Steve LaTourette 30%
Frank Lautenberg 100%
Rick Lazio 30%
James Leach 40%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 30%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 20%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 100%
John Linder 30%
William Lipinski 70%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 20%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 50%
Dick Lugar 10%
William Luther 100%
Connie Mack 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
James Maloney 70%
Don Manzullo 20%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Matthew Martinez 100%
Frank Mascara 89%
Robert Matsui 90%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 80%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Bill McCollum 30%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
James McCrery III 20%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 88%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 90%
John McHugh 22%
Scott McInnis 20%
David McIntosh 13%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 70%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 20%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 90%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
Jack Metcalf 22%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 20%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
Dan Miller 20%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 89%
David Minge 80%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 100%
Alan Mollohan 70%
Dennis Moore 100%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 90%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 30%
Constance Morella 60%
Patrick Moynihan 100%
Frank Murkowski 0%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 80%
Sue Myrick 30%
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 89%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 30%
Robert William Ney 20%
Don Nickles 0%
Anne Northup 20%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 22%
James Nussle 30%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 90%
Doug Ose 20%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 20%
Ronald Packard 20%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 90%
Ron Paul 0%
Donald Payne 100%
Edward Pease 20%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 70%
John Peterson 25%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 20%
David Phelps 90%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 20%
Owen Pickett 80%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 20%
Richard Pombo 20%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
John Edward Porter 40%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 30%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 90%
Deborah Pryce 25%
Jack Quinn 30%
George Radanovich 20%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 90%
James Ramstad 40%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 30%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Thomas Reynolds 20%
Bob Riley 11%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Charles Robb 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 90%
Timothy Roemer 90%
James Rogan 20%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 20%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 38%
William Roth, Jr. 20%
Steve Rothman 100%
Marge Roukema 20%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 10%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 20%
Jim Ryun 20%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 90%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 90%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 10%
Rick Santorum 20%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 100%
Jim Saxton 20%
Joe Scarborough 0%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 20%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 90%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 20%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 20%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 40%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 80%
Donald Sherwood 20%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 20%
Ronnie Shows 90%
E.G. Shuster 22%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 20%
Norman Sisisky 80%
Joseph Skeen 20%
Ike Skelton 80%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 11%
Gordon Smith 30%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 22%
Nick Smith 20%
Bob Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 30%
Vic Snyder 90%
Mark Souder 20%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 90%
Cliff Stearns 20%
Charles Stenholm 67%
Ted Stevens 0%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bob Stump 20%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 22%
John Sweeney 11%
James Talent 20%
Tom Tancredo 20%
John Tanner 67%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
William Tauzin 20%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 60%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 20%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 30%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
Fred Thompson 0%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 20%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 20%
Karen Thurman 90%
Strom Thurmond 0%
Todd Tiahrt 20%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 90%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 20%
Robert Torricelli 100%
Ed Towns 100%
James Traficant, Jr. 80%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
James Turner 90%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 90%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 40%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
Bruce Vento 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 90%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 33%
George Voinovich 20%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 20%
James Walsh 33%
Zach Wamp 30%
John Warner 10%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Wesley Watkins 20%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 20%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 20%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 90%
Bob Weygand 100%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 30%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 20%
Heather Wilson 40%
Bob Wise, Jr. 89%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 20%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 90%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 20%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 25%

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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