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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: The John Birch Society

2005 Positions

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 13%
Gary Ackerman 0%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 13%
Todd Akin 50%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 0%
Thomas Allen 13%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 13%
Joe Baca, Sr. 13%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 29%
Brian Baird 14%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 13%
J. Gresham Barrett 25%
Roscoe Bartlett 88%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
Charlie Bass 0%
Bob Beauprez 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 13%
Shelley Berkley 13%
Howard Berman 13%
Marion Berry 25%
Judy Biggert 0%
Michael Bilirakis 25%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 25%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 13%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 13%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 25%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 20%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 0%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 13%
Henry Bonilla 13%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 29%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 25%
Leonard Boswell 14%
Rick Boucher 25%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 13%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 13%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 13%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 13%
Henry Brown, Jr. 13%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 14%
Ginny Brown-Waite 38%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 38%
Dan Burton 25%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 33%
Steve Buyer 25%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 40%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 25%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 25%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 17%
Dennis Cardoza 14%
Julia Carson 33%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0%
Edward Case 14%
Mike Castle 0%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 38%
Ben Chandler III 13%
Chris Chocola 13%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 13%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 13%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 50%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 38%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 13%
Jerry Costello 25%
Robert Cramer 14%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 13%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 13%
Barbara Cubin 38%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 25%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 13%
Randall Cunningham 25%
Artur Davis 13%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 13%
James Davis 13%
Jo Ann Davis 75%
Lincoln Davis 13%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 13%
Thomas Davis III 0%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 29%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 25%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 25%
Bill Delahunt 17%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 13%
Thomas DeLay 25%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 0%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 13%
Norm Dicks 13%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 17%
John Doolittle 25%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 13%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 75%
Chet Edwards 13%
Vern Ehlers 0%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 13%
Jo Ann Emerson 13%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 13%
Philip English 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 13%
Bob Etheridge 13%
Lane Evans 13%
Terry Everett 43%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 13%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 14%
Tom Feeney 60%
Michael Ferguson 0%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 25%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 88%
Mark Foley 13%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 25%
Harold Ford, Jr. 25%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 25%
Barney Frank 25%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 88%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 0%
Elton Gallegly 0%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 50%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 0%
Jim Gibbons 75%
Wayne Gilchrest 0%
Paul Gillmor 0%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 25%
Charlie Gonzalez 13%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 75%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 38%
Bart Gordon 25%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 43%
Mark Green 25%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 13%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 25%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 13%
Gilbert Gutknecht 29%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0%
Jane Harman 13%
Katherine Harris 13%
Melissa Hart 13%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 17%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 25%
Robert Hayes 43%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 25%
Joel Hefley 88%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 38%
Wally Herger, Jr. 38%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 13%
Maurice Hinchey 17%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 13%
David Lee Hobson 0%
Pete Hoekstra 13%
Thomas Holden 14%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 17%
Darlene Hooley 13%
John Nathan Hostettler 75%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 13%
Kenny Hulshof 38%
Duncan Hunter 25%
Henry Hyde 13%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 25%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 33%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 13%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 14%
William Jefferson 25%
William Lewis Jenkins 14%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 13%
Nancy Johnson 13%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 25%
Tim Johnson 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 88%
Paul Kanjorski 14%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 14%
Ric Keller 50%
Sue Kelly 0%
Mark Kennedy 0%
Patrick Kennedy 13%
Dale Kildee 13%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 13%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 14%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 13%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 25%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 38%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 13%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
James Kolbe 0%
Dennis Kucinich 63%
Ray LaHood 0%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 14%
Tom Lantos 14%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 14%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 13%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 0%
James Leach 0%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 29%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 13%
Jerry Lewis 0%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 13%
Ron Lewis 38%
John Linder 25%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 25%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 13%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 43%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 13%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 13%
Don Manzullo 25%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 38%
Jim Marshall 25%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 13%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 0%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 13%
Thaddeus McCotter 25%
James McCrery III 13%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 17%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 13%
John McHugh 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 13%
Martin Meehan 33%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 17%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 13%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 13%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 13%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 0%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 14%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 63%
Brad Miller 13%
Alan Mollohan 13%
Dennis Moore 13%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 0%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 25%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 57%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 13%
Jack Murtha 13%
Marilyn Musgrave 50%
Sue Myrick 25%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 13%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 13%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 25%
Robert William Ney 25%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 0%
James Nussle 0%
Jim Oberstar 13%
Dave Obey 13%
John Olver 13%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 13%
Thomas William Osborne 0%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 50%
Major Owens 13%
Michael Oxley 0%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 13%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 25%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 13%
Ron Paul 100%
Donald Payne 25%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 13%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 13%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
John Peterson 17%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 13%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 13%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 25%
Todd Platts 25%
Richard Pombo 50%
Earl Pomeroy 13%
Jon Porter, Sr. 0%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 13%
Deborah Pryce 0%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 25%
George Radanovich 33%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 38%
James Ramstad 0%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 13%
Ralph Regula 0%
Denny Rehberg 25%
Richard Renzi 25%
Silvestre Reyes 14%
Thomas Reynolds 13%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 25%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 75%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 0%
Mike Ross 13%
Steve Rothman 14%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 14%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 75%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 13%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 13%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 25%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 14%
Jim Ryun 29%
Martin Olav Sabo 25%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 13%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 13%
Jim Saxton 0%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 13%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 13%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 13%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 50%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 13%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 25%
John Shadegg 25%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 0%
Christopher Shays 13%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 13%
Donald Sherwood 0%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 13%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 43%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 13%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 25%
Ike Skelton 14%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 13%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Vic Snyder 13%
Hilda Solis 13%
Mark Souder 13%
John Spratt, Jr. 13%
Pete Stark 29%
Cliff Stearns 38%
Ted Strickland 13%
Bart Stupak 38%
John Sullivan 25%
John Sweeney 0%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 43%
Ellen Tauscher 25%
Charles Taylor 0%
Gene Taylor 75%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 25%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 13%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 13%
Todd Tiahrt 13%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 25%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 13%
Ed Towns 17%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 17%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 13%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 13%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 13%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 13%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 13%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 0%
James Walsh 0%
Zach Wamp 38%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 14%
Diane Watson 13%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 13%
Anthony Weiner 13%
David Weldon 25%
W. Curtis Weldon 0%
Gerald Weller 0%
Robert Wexler 13%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 13%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 13%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 0%
Lynn Woolsey 25%
David Wu 13%
Albert Wynn 13%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 0%

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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