| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| Evan Bayh | 50% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 50% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 50% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 50% | ||||
| Scott Brown | 0% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Roland Burris | 50% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 0% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 50% | ||||
| James DeMint | 50% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 50% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 50% | ||||
| John Ensign | 50% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 50% | ||||
| Carte Goodwin | 100% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 50% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 50% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 50% | ||||
| Ted Kaufman | 50% | ||||
| Paul Kirk, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 50% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 50% | ||||
| George LeMieux | 100% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 50% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 50% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 50% | ||||
| Ben Nelson | 50% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 50% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 50% | ||||
| George Voinovich | 100% | ||||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Mark Begich | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 50% |
| DE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Jr | Kay Hagan | Democratic | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 50% | |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Sr | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate | Sr | William Nelson, Sr. | Democratic | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Pryor | Democratic | 50% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 50% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 50% |
| NH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Udall | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thomas Udall | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 50% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 50% |
| MN | U.S. Senate | Jr | Al Franken | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| MN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| TN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lamar Alexander | Republican | 50% |
| WY | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Barrasso | Republican | 50% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 50% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. Senate | Jr | Robert Corker | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 50% |
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Johanns | Republican | 50% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Jr | James Risch | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Jr | David Vitter | Republican | 100% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: National Small Business Association
2009-2010 Positions (Senate Only)
Issues:
Business and Consumers
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.
