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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: American Conservative Union

2001 Positions

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 8%
Gary Ackerman 4%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 91%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 13%
Todd Akin 100%
Wayne Allard 100%
George Allen 96%
Thomas Allen 0%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 20%
Richard Armey 96%
Joe Baca, Sr. 24%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 96%
Brian Baird 12%
Richard Hugh Baker 96%
John Baldacci 4%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 0%
Cass Ballenger 88%
James Barcia 48%
Robert Barr, Jr. 100%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 0%
Roscoe Bartlett 88%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 96%
Charlie Bass 60%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 28%
Evan Bayh 32%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 0%
Bob Bennett 100%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 24%
Douglas Bereuter 72%
Shelley Berkley 12%
Howard Berman 4%
Marion Berry 52%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 12%
Judy Biggert 56%
Michael Bilirakis 84%
Jeff Bingaman 29%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 39%
Rod Blagojevich 12%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 0%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 96%
Sherwood Boehlert 32%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 96%
Kit Bond 88%
Henry Bonilla 92%
David Edward Bonior 20%
Mary Bono Mack 68%
Robert Borski, Jr. 20%
Leonard Boswell 24%
Rick Boucher 16%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 32%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 96%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 16%
John Breaux 48%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 8%
Henry Brown, Jr. 92%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 4%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 96%
Ed Bryant 100%
Jim Bunning 100%
Conrad Burns 96%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 88%
Dan Burton 100%
Steve Buyer 96%
Robert Byrd 40%
Herbert Callahan 91%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 91%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 96%
Ben Campbell 92%
Chris Cannon 100%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 100%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 12%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 4%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 4%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 4%
Jean Carnahan 28%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 24%
Brad Carson 48%
Julia Carson 4%
Mike Castle 48%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 96%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 44%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 100%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 8%
Eva Clayton 0%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 36%
Robert Clement 36%
Hillary Clinton 12%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 20%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 92%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 88%
Michael Collins 96%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 64%
Larry Combest 92%
Gary Condit 24%
Kent Conrad 36%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 4%
John Cooksey 96%
Jon Corzine 0%
Jerry Costello 44%
Christopher Cox 96%
William Coyne 0%
Larry Craig 96%
Robert Cramer 65%
Philip Crane 100%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 92%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 92%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 20%
Barbara Cubin 100%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 100%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 4%
Randall Cunningham 96%
Thomas Daschle 8%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 4%
James Davis 12%
Jo Ann Davis 100%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 12%
Thomas Davis III 60%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 4%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 16%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 0%
Bill Delahunt 4%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 0%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 100%
Peter Deutsch 8%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 72%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 84%
Norm Dicks 8%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 24%
Chris Dodd 16%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 4%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 90%
Calvin Dooley 32%
John Doolittle 100%
Byron Dorgan 36%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 32%
David Dreier 84%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 92%
Jennifer Dunn 88%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0%
John Edwards 16%
Chet Edwards 40%
Vern Ehlers 68%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 76%
Jo Ann Emerson 83%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 4%
Philip English 68%
John Ensign 84%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 0%
Bob Etheridge 36%
Lane Evans 0%
Terry Everett 100%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 0%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 0%
Russ Feingold 20%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 12%
Michael Ferguson 58%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0%
Peter Fitzgerald 78%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 92%
Ernest Fletcher 96%
Mark Foley 64%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. 8%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 88%
Barney Frank 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 60%
William Frist 100%
Jonas Frost III 25%
Elton Gallegly 88%
John Ganske 63%
George Gekas 84%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 13%
Jim Gibbons 96%
Wayne Gilchrest 48%
Paul Gillmor 79%
Benjamin Gilman 36%
Charlie Gonzalez 4%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 96%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 96%
Bart Gordon 42%
Porter Goss 80%
Daniel Graham 16%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 88%
William Phillip Gramm 96%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 80%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 92%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 88%
Mark Green 88%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 36%
James Greenwood 48%
Judd Gregg 88%
Felix Grucci, Jr. 80%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 16%
Gilbert Gutknecht 96%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 84%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 96%
Tony Hall 29%
James Hansen 100%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 8%
Jane Harman 20%
Melissa Hart 88%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 8%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 96%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 96%
Robert Hayes 96%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 100%
Joel Hefley 96%
Jesse Helms 100%
Wally Herger, Jr. 96%
Baron Hill 32%
Van Hilleary 96%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 16%
Maurice Hinchey 0%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 13%
David Lee Hobson 80%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 0%
Pete Hoekstra 88%
Thomas Holden 48%
Ernest Hollings 29%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 0%
Darlene Hooley 4%
Stephen Horn 48%
John Nathan Hostettler 92%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 30%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 9%
Kenny Hulshof 92%
Duncan Hunter 100%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 92%
Kay Hutchison 96%
Henry Hyde 92%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 96%
Daniel Inouye 9%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 4%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 88%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 84%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 100%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 8%
William Jefferson 21%
James Merrill Jeffords 29%
William Lewis Jenkins 96%
Christopher John 63%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 4%
Nancy Johnson 32%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
Tim Johnson 68%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 32%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 92%
Paul Kanjorski 36%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 30%
Ric Keller 96%
Sue Kelly 40%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 4%
Mark Kennedy 88%
Patrick Kennedy 4%
Brian Kerns 92%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 4%
Dale Kildee 32%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 4%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 12%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 84%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 100%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 48%
Gerald Kleczka 4%
Joseph Knollenberg 92%
Herb Kohl 16%
James Kolbe 60%
Dennis Kucinich 20%
Jon Kyl 100%
John LaFalce 16%
Ray LaHood 72%
Nicholas Lampson 21%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 28%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 28%
Tom Lantos 8%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 12%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 8%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 91%
Steve LaTourette 72%
James Leach 25%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 0%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 8%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 4%
Jerry Lewis 80%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 0%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 28%
Blanche Lincoln 28%
John Linder 96%
William Lipinski 55%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 60%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 0%
Trent Lott, Sr. 96%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 0%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 96%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 76%
Dick Lugar 92%
William Luther 4%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 0%
James Maloney 24%
Don Manzullo 92%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 4%
Frank Mascara 56%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 32%
Robert Matsui 0%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 68%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 17%
Karen McCarthy 4%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 4%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 96%
James McCrery III 92%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 4%
John McHugh 68%
Scott McInnis 86%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 64%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 88%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 4%
Michael McNulty 24%
Martin Meehan 0%
Carrie Meek 9%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 5%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 16%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 92%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 12%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 4%
Dan Miller 78%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 0%
Zell Bryan Miller 60%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 4%
Alan Mollohan 48%
Dennis Moore 20%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 76%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 8%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 88%
Constance Morella 12%
Frank Murkowski 100%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 4%
Jack Murtha 48%
Sue Myrick 96%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 4%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 13%
Ben Nelson 56%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 16%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 96%
Robert William Ney 88%
Don Nickles 92%
Anne Northup 96%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 96%
James Nussle 88%
Jim Oberstar 24%
Dave Obey 13%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Thomas William Osborne 84%
Doug Ose 64%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 96%
Major Owens 4%
Michael Oxley 92%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 16%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 20%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 8%
Ron Paul 70%
Donald Payne 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 0%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 43%
John Peterson 88%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 72%
David Phelps 52%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 96%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100%
Todd Platts 80%
Richard Pombo 96%
Earl Pomeroy 28%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 88%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 4%
Deborah Pryce 68%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 88%
Jack Quinn 70%
George Radanovich 92%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 36%
James Ramstad 52%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 4%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 4%
Ralph Regula 76%
Denny Rehberg 84%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 20%
Silvestre Reyes 30%
Thomas Reynolds 88%
Bob Riley 100%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 4%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 12%
Ciro Rodriguez 12%
Timothy Roemer 40%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 88%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 84%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 96%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 71%
Mike Ross 36%
Steve Rothman 13%
Marge Roukema 50%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 100%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 10%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 88%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 12%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 8%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 32%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 8%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 0%
Jim Saxton 64%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 100%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 13%
Edward Schrock 100%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 16%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 4%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 96%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 0%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 96%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
John Shadegg 96%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 76%
Christopher Shays 32%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 12%
Donald Sherwood 88%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 92%
Ronnie Shows 76%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 94%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 44%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 84%
Joseph Skeen 96%
Ike Skelton 64%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 20%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 56%
Gordon Smith 80%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 96%
Nick Smith 92%
Bob Smith 100%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 13%
Hilda Solis 0%
Mark Souder 96%
Arlen Specter 56%
John Spratt, Jr. 36%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 8%
Pete Stark 0%
Cliff Stearns 96%
Charles Stenholm 64%
Ted Stevens 92%
Ted Strickland 16%
Bob Stump 96%
Bart Stupak 38%
John Sununu 92%
John Sweeney 68%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 4%
William Tauzin 96%
Charles Taylor 92%
Gene Taylor 64%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 96%
Craig Thomas 96%
William Thomas 68%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 12%
Fred Thompson 84%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 8%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 96%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 80%
Karen Thurman 12%
Strom Thurmond 100%
Todd Tiahrt 96%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 92%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 100%
Robert Torricelli 28%
Ed Towns 14%
James Traficant, Jr. 76%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 4%
James Turner 48%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 0%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 4%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 76%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 0%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 17%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 100%
George Voinovich 83%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 84%
James Walsh 76%
Zach Wamp 88%
John Warner 96%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 0%
Wesley Watkins 96%
Diane Watson 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 0%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 96%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 0%
Anthony Weiner 0%
David Weldon 92%
W. Curtis Weldon 70%
Gerald Weller 92%
Paul Wellstone 0%
Robert Wexler 4%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 96%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 96%
Heather Wilson 84%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 79%
Lynn Woolsey 0%
David Wu 8%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 8%
Albert Wynn 4%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 80%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 91%

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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