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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Organization for Women

1998 Positions

Issues: Women
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 95%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 5%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 85%
Wayne Allard 0%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 95%
Bill Archer 0%
Richard Armey 0%
John Ashcroft 0%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 5%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
John Baldacci 95%
Cass Ballenger 0%
James Barcia 50%
Robert Barr, Jr. 5%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 85%
Bill Barrett 15%
Roscoe Bartlett 0%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
Charlie Bass 35%
Herbert Bateman 11%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 65%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 80%
Bob Bennett 5%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 85%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Howard Berman 95%
Marion Berry 40%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 75%
Brian Bilbray 37%
Michael Bilirakis 0%
Jeff Bingaman 65%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 5%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 90%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 5%
Sherwood Boehlert 75%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Kit Bond 15%
Henry Bonilla 10%
David Edward Bonior 85%
Mary Bono Mack 18%
Robert Borski, Jr. 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Rick Boucher 90%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 11%
John Breaux 45%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Richard Bryan 60%
Ed Bryant 0%
Jim Bunning 0%
Conrad Burns 5%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 10%
Dan Burton 5%
Steve Buyer 11%
Robert Byrd 50%
Herbert Callahan 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 10%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
Ben Campbell 30%
Thomas Campbell 50%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 50%
Chris Cannon 6%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 94%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 85%
Julia Carson 94%
Mike Castle 50%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 5%
William Clay, Sr. 95%
Eva Clayton 100%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 75%
Robert Clement 75%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 95%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
Michael Collins 5%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 30%
Larry Combest 0%
Gary Condit 55%
Kent Conrad 55%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
Merrill Cook 15%
John Cooksey 15%
Jerry Costello 50%
Paul Coverdell 5%
Christopher Cox 5%
William Coyne 90%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 40%
Philip Crane 0%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 5%
Barbara Cubin 6%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 95%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Patsy Ann Danner 30%
Thomas Daschle 75%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
James Davis 55%
Thomas Davis III 45%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 95%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Bill Delahunt 95%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 0%
Peter Deutsch 85%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 0%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 15%
Jay Dickey 5%
Norm Dicks 85%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 72%
Julian Dixon 90%
Chris Dodd 90%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 70%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 10%
Calvin Dooley 80%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 65%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 39%
David Dreier 5%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
Jennifer Dunn 5%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 85%
Chet Edwards 85%
Vern Ehlers 15%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 25%
Jo Ann Emerson 0%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 25%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 95%
Bob Etheridge 65%
Lane Evans 85%
Terry Everett 0%
Thomas Ewing 5%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 94%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 85%
Russ Feingold 75%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 75%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
Mark Foley 45%
Michael Patrick Forbes 25%
Harold Ford, Jr. 100%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 6%
Tillie Fowler 25%
Barney Frank 90%
Robert Franks 35%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 45%
William Frist 0%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Elton Gallegly 15%
John Ganske 30%
Sam Gejdenson 100%
George Gekas 0%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Jim Gibbons 15%
Wayne Gilchrest 55%
Paul Gillmor 0%
Benjamin Gilman 70%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 15%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 10%
William Goodling 5%
Bart Gordon 53%
Slade Gorton 5%
Porter Goss 15%
Daniel Graham 55%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 5%
William Phillip Gramm 0%
Rodney Grams 0%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 25%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 95%
James Greenwood 50%
Judd Gregg 5%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 5%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 10%
Tony Hall 35%
James Hansen 5%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 85%
J. Dennis Hastert 5%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 89%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 5%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 10%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 5%
Joel Hefley 5%
Jesse Helms 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 5%
Rick Hill 6%
Van Hilleary 5%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 95%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 80%
David Lee Hobson 39%
Pete Hoekstra 5%
Thomas Holden 32%
Ernest Hollings 75%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Stephen Horn 65%
John Nathan Hostettler 5%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 53%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 75%
Kenny Hulshof 5%
Duncan Hunter 5%
Asa Hutchinson 11%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 0%
Kay Hutchison 5%
Henry Hyde 5%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 80%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Jefferson 74%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 10%
Christopher John 24%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 95%
Nancy Johnson 70%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 10%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 75%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 55%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 5%
Sue Kelly 45%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 95%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
Bob Kerrey 75%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 85%
Dale Kildee 55%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 10%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
Gerald Kleczka 70%
Ronald Klink 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 5%
Herb Kohl 70%
James Kolbe 45%
Dennis Kucinich 65%
Steven Kuykendall 85%
Jon Kyl 0%
John LaFalce 41%
Ray LaHood 15%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 65%
Tom Lantos 100%
Stephen Largent 6%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 16%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 90%
Rick Lazio 40%
James Leach 60%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 70%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 60%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 75%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 95%
Jerry Lewis 15%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 0%
Joe Lieberman 60%
John Linder 0%
William Lipinski 15%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 95%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
Dick Lugar 0%
William Luther 85%
Connie Mack 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
James Maloney 85%
Don Manzullo 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Matthew Martinez 89%
Frank Mascara 45%
Robert Matsui 90%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 15%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 80%
Karen McCarthy 75%
Bill McCollum 10%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
James McCrery III 10%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 15%
Scott McInnis 10%
David McIntosh 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 30%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 60%
Martin Meehan 95%
Carrie Meek 95%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 74%
Jack Metcalf 5%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 70%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 95%
Dan Miller 25%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 95%
David Minge 65%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 59%
Alan Mollohan 35%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 80%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 10%
Constance Morella 95%
Patrick Moynihan 60%
Frank Murkowski 15%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Jack Murtha 45%
Sue Myrick 5%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 85%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 5%
Robert William Ney 10%
Don Nickles 0%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
James Nussle 5%
Jim Oberstar 60%
Dave Obey 74%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 44%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 15%
Ronald Packard 0%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 70%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 85%
Ron Paul 20%
Donald Payne 100%
Edward Pease 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 0%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
Owen Pickett 60%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 65%
John Edward Porter 29%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 75%
Deborah Pryce 37%
Jack Quinn 20%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 50%
James Ramstad 35%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 95%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 80%
Ralph Regula 20%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 60%
Silvestre Reyes 75%
Bob Riley 0%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Charles Robb 80%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 65%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Timothy Roemer 35%
James Rogan 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 5%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 11%
William Roth, Jr. 15%
Steve Rothman 80%
Marge Roukema 35%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 90%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 55%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 15%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 90%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 90%
Jim Saxton 20%
Joe Scarborough 0%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 0%
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 0%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 89%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 25%
Christopher Shays 65%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 10%
E.G. Shuster 5%
Norman Sisisky 65%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Ike Skelton 30%
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 5%
Gordon Smith 10%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Nick Smith 15%
Bob Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 45%
Vic Snyder 60%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 45%
Floyd Spence 0%
John Spratt, Jr. 60%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 85%
Pete Stark 95%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Charles Stenholm 20%
Ted Stevens 20%
Ted Strickland 65%
Bob Stump 0%
Bart Stupak 45%
John Sununu 0%
James Talent 0%
John Tanner 35%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
William Tauzin 0%
Charles Taylor 10%
Gene Taylor 10%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 30%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
Fred Thompson 0%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 5%
Karen Thurman 90%
Strom Thurmond 5%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 95%
Robert Torricelli 65%
Ed Towns 89%
James Traficant, Jr. 30%
James Turner 45%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 35%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 85%
Bruce Vento 95%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 74%
James Walsh 5%
Zach Wamp 0%
John Warner 25%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Wesley Watkins 5%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 85%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 5%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
David Weldon 0%
W. Curtis Weldon 5%
Gerald Weller 10%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Robert Wexler 95%
Bob Weygand 70%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 5%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Albert Wynn 95%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 11%

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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