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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: American Federation of Government Employees

2000 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 91%
Gary Ackerman 90%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 18%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Wayne Allard 8%
Thomas Allen 91%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 82%
Richard Armey 0%
Joe Baca, Sr. 89%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Brian Baird 73%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
John Baldacci 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Cass Ballenger 0%
James Barcia 55%
Robert Barr, Jr. 9%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 100%
Roscoe Bartlett 9%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 11%
Charlie Bass 9%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 92%
Evan Bayh 75%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 91%
Bob Bennett 9%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 91%
Douglas Bereuter 9%
Shelley Berkley 73%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 45%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 75%
Judy Biggert 18%
Michael Bilirakis 9%
Jeff Bingaman 83%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 64%
Rod Blagojevich 82%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 90%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 36%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 10%
Kit Bond 8%
Henry Bonilla 18%
David Edward Bonior 91%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Leonard Boswell 64%
Rick Boucher 91%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 89%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 55%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
John Breaux 58%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 8%
Ed Bryant 0%
Jim Bunning 17%
Conrad Burns 17%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 9%
Dan Burton 11%
Steve Buyer 9%
Robert Byrd 75%
Herbert Callahan 9%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 9%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
Ben Campbell 18%
Chris Cannon 0%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 73%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 91%
Julia Carson 90%
Mike Castle 18%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 58%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
Eva Clayton 91%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 75%
Robert Clement 73%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 91%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 9%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 8%
Michael Collins 18%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 17%
Larry Combest 0%
Gary Condit 64%
Kent Conrad 91%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
John Cooksey 13%
Jerry Costello 73%
Christopher Cox 0%
William Coyne 100%
Larry Craig 8%
Robert Cramer 55%
Philip Crane 0%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 91%
Barbara Cubin 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Thomas Daschle 91%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
James Davis 82%
Jo Ann Davis 9%
Thomas Davis III 9%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 9%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 90%
Bill Delahunt 88%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 9%
James DeMint 0%
Peter Deutsch 91%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 8%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 27%
Norm Dicks 91%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 91%
Julian Dixon 90%
Chris Dodd 92%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 82%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
Calvin Dooley 64%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 92%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 82%
David Dreier 9%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 9%
Jennifer Dunn 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 92%
John Edwards 92%
Chet Edwards 82%
Vern Ehlers 9%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 18%
Jo Ann Emerson 9%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 18%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 8%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 73%
Bob Etheridge 64%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 0%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 91%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Russ Feingold 92%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 75%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
Peter Fitzgerald 33%
Ernest Fletcher 0%
Mark Foley 9%
Harold Ford, Jr. 82%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0%
Barney Frank 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 27%
William Frist 8%
Jonas Frost III 91%
Elton Gallegly 0%
John Ganske 20%
George Gekas 0%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 100%
Jim Gibbons 27%
Wayne Gilchrest 27%
Paul Gillmor 10%
Benjamin Gilman 56%
Charlie Gonzalez 91%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 9%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
Bart Gordon 73%
Porter Goss 0%
Daniel Graham 92%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 9%
William Phillip Gramm 0%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 10%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
Mark Green 0%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 91%
James Greenwood 20%
Judd Gregg 8%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 9%
Tony Hall 82%
James Hansen 0%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 83%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 8%
Robert Hayes 18%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Joel Hefley 9%
Jesse Helms 17%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Baron Hill 91%
Van Hilleary 0%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 100%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 91%
David Lee Hobson 9%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 100%
Pete Hoekstra 9%
Thomas Holden 91%
Ernest Hollings 92%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 82%
Darlene Hooley 73%
Stephen Horn 36%
John Nathan Hostettler 27%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 22%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 91%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 18%
Asa Hutchinson 0%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 20%
Kay Hutchison 8%
Henry Hyde 27%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 18%
Daniel Inouye 89%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 64%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 11%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 91%
William Jefferson 82%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
Christopher John 36%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 90%
Nancy Johnson 36%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 92%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 9%
Paul Kanjorski 91%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
Sue Kelly 9%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 83%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 82%
Dale Kildee 91%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 36%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 9%
Gerald Kleczka 82%
Joseph Knollenberg 9%
Herb Kohl 75%
James Kolbe 9%
Dennis Kucinich 91%
Jon Kyl 0%
John LaFalce 82%
Ray LaHood 9%
Nicholas Lampson 82%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 67%
Tom Lantos 91%
Stephen Largent 0%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 91%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 9%
Steve LaTourette 9%
James Leach 9%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 83%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 91%
Jerry Lewis 9%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 0%
Joe Lieberman 91%
Blanche Lincoln 67%
John Linder 0%
William Lipinski 73%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 82%
Trent Lott, Sr. 8%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 90%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 36%
Dick Lugar 8%
William Luther 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 90%
James Maloney 64%
Don Manzullo 9%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Frank Mascara 82%
Robert Matsui 90%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 25%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 64%
Karen McCarthy 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 8%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 90%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 18%
Scott McInnis 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 45%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 91%
Michael McNulty 78%
Martin Meehan 91%
Carrie Meek 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 9%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
Dan Miller 0%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 82%
John Moakley 91%
Alan Mollohan 82%
Dennis Moore 73%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 73%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
Constance Morella 45%
Frank Murkowski 8%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 82%
Jack Murtha 91%
Sue Myrick 0%
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 82%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 0%
Robert William Ney 27%
Don Nickles 8%
Anne Northup 9%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 9%
James Nussle 0%
Jim Oberstar 91%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 82%
Doug Ose 18%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 0%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 91%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 82%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 36%
Donald Payne 100%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 73%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 9%
David Phelps 73%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Richard Pombo 9%
Earl Pomeroy 91%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 9%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 91%
Deborah Pryce 18%
Jack Quinn 36%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 82%
James Ramstad 9%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 90%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 83%
Ralph Regula 9%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 92%
Silvestre Reyes 91%
Thomas Reynolds 0%
Bob Riley 9%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 100%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 8%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 83%
Ciro Rodriguez 100%
Timothy Roemer 56%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 18%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 9%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 27%
Steve Rothman 100%
Marge Roukema 9%
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%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 0%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 78%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 64%
Rick Santorum 8%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 91%
Jim Saxton 36%
Joe Scarborough 0%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 10%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 83%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 9%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 90%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 8%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 9%
Christopher Shays 18%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 8%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 91%
Donald Sherwood 18%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 18%
Ronnie Shows 45%
E.G. Shuster 0%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Norman Sisisky 64%
Joseph Skeen 9%
Ike Skelton 45%
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 36%
Gordon Smith 8%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Nick Smith 11%
Bob Smith 17%
Olympia Snowe 25%
Vic Snyder 91%
Mark Souder 9%
Arlen Specter 75%
Floyd Spence 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 82%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 9%
Charles Stenholm 55%
Ted Stevens 17%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bob Stump 0%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sununu 0%
John Sweeney 18%
Tom Tancredo 9%
John Tanner 64%
Ellen Tauscher 64%
William Tauzin 0%
Charles Taylor 18%
Gene Taylor 55%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 0%
Craig Thomas 8%
William Thomas 9%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 91%
Fred Thompson 0%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 82%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 9%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 9%
Karen Thurman 91%
Strom Thurmond 8%
Todd Tiahrt 9%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 0%
Robert Torricelli 67%
Ed Towns 100%
James Traficant, Jr. 36%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 73%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 73%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 18%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 91%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 100%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
George Voinovich 33%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 0%
James Walsh 27%
Zach Wamp 18%
John Warner 8%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Wesley Watkins 10%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 9%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 91%
Anthony Weiner 91%
David Weldon 9%
W. Curtis Weldon 18%
Gerald Weller 22%
Paul Wellstone 92%
Robert Wexler 100%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 9%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 18%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 82%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 75%
Albert Wynn 82%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 18%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 18%

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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