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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: American Conservative Union

2004 Positions

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 0%
Gary Ackerman 4%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 92%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 5%
Todd Akin 100%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 92%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 48%
Wayne Allard 96%
George Allen 92%
Thomas Allen 8%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 0%
Joe Baca, Sr. 12%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 96%
Brian Baird 17%
Richard Hugh Baker 88%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 4%
J. Gresham Barrett 100%
Roscoe Bartlett 92%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 96%
Charlie Bass 56%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 29%
Evan Bayh 20%
Bob Beauprez 92%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 0%
Bob Bennett 88%
Shelley Berkley 8%
Howard Berman 0%
Marion Berry 36%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 0%
Judy Biggert 64%
Michael Bilirakis 92%
Jeff Bingaman 12%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 35%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 4%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 9%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 96%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 100%
Kit Bond 96%
Henry Bonilla 92%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 95%
Mary Bono Mack 56%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 96%
Leonard Boswell 20%
Rick Boucher 32%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 4%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 46%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 76%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 4%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 8%
Henry Brown, Jr. 96%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 4%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 96%
Ginny Brown-Waite 96%
Jim Bunning 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 96%
Conrad Burns 100%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 87%
Dan Burton 100%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 0%
Steve Buyer 96%
Robert Byrd 8%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 88%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 88%
Chris Cannon 100%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 100%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 4%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 0%
Dennis Cardoza 25%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 12%
Julia Carson 0%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 96%
Edward Case 20%
Mike Castle 52%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 96%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 40%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 96%
Chris Chocola 96%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 8%
Hillary Clinton 0%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 13%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 88%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 92%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 96%
Norm Coleman 84%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 68%
Kent Conrad 20%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 13%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
Jon Corzine 4%
Jerry Costello 36%
Christopher Cox 100%
Larry Craig 96%
Robert Cramer 50%
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 9%
Barbara Cubin 100%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 96%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 0%
Randall Cunningham 92%
Artur Davis 24%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 0%
James Davis 4%
Jo Ann Davis 88%
Lincoln Davis 56%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 4%
Thomas Davis III 80%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 12%
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 0%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 4%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 100%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 68%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 83%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 96%
Norm Dicks 13%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 4%
Chris Dodd 4%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 4%
Elizabeth Dole 92%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 95%
John Doolittle 92%
Byron Dorgan 20%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 12%
David Dreier 88%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 88%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 4%
Chet Edwards 48%
Vern Ehlers 67%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 0%
Jo Ann Emerson 76%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 4%
Philip English 68%
John Ensign 92%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 96%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 12%
Bob Etheridge 20%
Lane Evans 4%
Terry Everett 92%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 4%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 0%
Tom Feeney 100%
Russ Feingold 8%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 4%
Michael Ferguson 67%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 9%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 96%
Mark Foley 68%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. 21%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 78%
Barney Frank 4%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 67%
William Frist 92%
Elton Gallegly 96%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 68%
Jim Gibbons 96%
Wayne Gilchrest 56%
Paul Gillmor 84%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 96%
Charlie Gonzalez 20%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 96%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 100%
Bart Gordon 42%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 91%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 96%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 92%
Mark Green 88%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 20%
Judd Gregg 88%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 0%
Gilbert Gutknecht 92%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 87%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 84%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 8%
Jane Harman 13%
Katherine Harris 92%
Melissa Hart 92%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 100%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 96%
Robert Hayes 88%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 96%
Joel Hefley 92%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 100%
Wally Herger, Jr. 100%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 31%
Maurice Hinchey 0%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 13%
David Lee Hobson 88%
Pete Hoekstra 96%
Thomas Holden 48%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 10%
Darlene Hooley 16%
John Nathan Hostettler 88%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 0%
Kenny Hulshof 91%
Duncan Hunter 87%
Kay Hutchison 84%
Henry Hyde 75%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 8%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 4%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 95%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 92%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 92%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 4%
William Jefferson 17%
James Merrill Jeffords 4%
William Lewis Jenkins 91%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 17%
Nancy Johnson 56%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
Tim Johnson 64%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 11%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 79%
Paul Kanjorski 21%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 8%
Ric Keller 100%
Sue Kelly 56%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Mark Kennedy 92%
Patrick Kennedy 8%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 16%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 4%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 24%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 71%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 96%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 96%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 63%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 96%
Joseph Knollenberg 84%
Herb Kohl 4%
James Kolbe 56%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Jon Kyl 100%
Ray LaHood 71%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 32%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 25%
Tom Lantos 9%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 8%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 16%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 72%
Steve LaTourette 71%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 0%
James Leach 43%
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 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 0%
Jerry Lewis 88%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 4%
Ron Lewis 84%
Joe Lieberman 0%
Blanche Lincoln 20%
John Linder 100%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 60%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 12%
Trent Lott, Sr. 96%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 4%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 96%
Dick Lugar 84%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 28%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 4%
Don Manzullo 100%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0%
Jim Marshall 48%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 48%
Robert Matsui 13%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 72%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 12%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 96%
Thaddeus McCotter 88%
James McCrery III 96%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 4%
John McHugh 64%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 88%
Michael McNulty 16%
Martin Meehan 4%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 9%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 9%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 8%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 84%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 20%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 8%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 9%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 84%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 4%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 100%
Brad Miller 8%
Alan Mollohan 24%
Dennis Moore 20%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 72%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 24%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 92%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 74%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 92%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 8%
Jack Murtha 30%
Marilyn Musgrave 100%
Sue Myrick 100%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 4%
Ben Nelson 52%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 4%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 96%
Robert William Ney 92%
Anne Northup 83%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 100%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 96%
James Nussle 80%
Jim Oberstar 12%
Dave Obey 4%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 28%
Thomas William Osborne 84%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 100%
Major Owens 0%
Michael Oxley 96%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 4%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 4%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 4%
Ron Paul 78%
Donald Payne 0%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 96%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 8%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 52%
John Peterson 83%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 80%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 92%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100%
Todd Platts 84%
Richard Pombo 100%
Earl Pomeroy 28%
Jon Porter, Sr. 76%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 88%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 12%
Deborah Pryce 83%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 20%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 100%
George Radanovich 100%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 28%
James Ramstad 76%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 0%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0%
Ralph Regula 88%
Denny Rehberg 96%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 21%
Richard Renzi 88%
Silvestre Reyes 26%
Thomas Reynolds 92%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 92%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 12%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 88%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 88%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 91%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 80%
Mike Ross 44%
Steve Rothman 5%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 96%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 12%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 0%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 92%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 17%
Jim Ryun 96%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 12%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 4%
Rick Santorum 96%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Jim Saxton 64%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 12%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 12%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 30%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 4%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 92%
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 100%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 80%
Christopher Shays 38%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 84%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 4%
Donald Sherwood 88%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 88%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 96%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 40%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 92%
Ike Skelton 48%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 17%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 54%
Gordon Smith 76%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 92%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 20%
Hilda Solis 0%
Mark Souder 88%
Arlen Specter 75%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 8%
Pete Stark 0%
Cliff Stearns 96%
Ted Stevens 92%
Ted Strickland 8%
Bart Stupak 16%
John Sullivan 100%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 72%
James Talent 96%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 43%
Ellen Tauscher 16%
Charles Taylor 88%
Gene Taylor 54%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 92%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 88%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 13%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 100%
Todd Tiahrt 92%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 96%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0%
Ed Towns 0%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 5%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 88%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 8%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 8%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 76%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 4%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 8%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 4%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 96%
George Voinovich 76%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 80%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 88%
John Warner 72%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 4%
Diane Watson 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 0%
Anthony Weiner 4%
David Weldon 91%
W. Curtis Weldon 79%
Gerald Weller 84%
Robert Wexler 0%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 88%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 87%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 96%
Heather Wilson 84%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 76%
Lynn Woolsey 8%
David Wu 12%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 4%
Albert Wynn 20%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 87%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 95%

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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