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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: FreedomWorks

2005 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 12%
Gary Ackerman 6%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 65%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 6%
Todd Akin 82%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 69%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 71%
Wayne Allard 81%
George Allen 88%
Thomas Allen 12%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 12%
Joe Baca, Sr. 29%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 65%
Brian Baird 24%
Richard Hugh Baker 65%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 6%
J. Gresham Barrett 82%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 41%
Roscoe Bartlett 65%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 82%
Charlie Bass 59%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 13%
Evan Bayh 13%
Melissa Bean 41%
Bob Beauprez 71%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 12%
Bob Bennett 69%
Shelley Berkley 24%
Howard Berman 18%
Marion Berry 35%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 0%
Judy Biggert 65%
Michael Bilirakis 65%
Jeff Bingaman 25%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 71%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 35%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 12%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 76%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 12%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 71%
Sherwood Boehlert 41%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 88%
Kit Bond 69%
Henry Bonilla 71%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 76%
Mary Bono Mack 71%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 76%
Dan Boren 53%
Leonard Boswell 12%
Rick Boucher 29%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 65%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 29%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 53%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 76%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 6%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 18%
Henry Brown, Jr. 71%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 12%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 81%
Ginny Brown-Waite 53%
Jim Bunning 75%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 76%
Conrad Burns 69%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 88%
Dan Burton 71%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 18%
Steve Buyer 65%
Robert Byrd 6%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 71%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 71%
Chris Cannon 76%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 76%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 12%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 12%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 12%
Dennis Cardoza 35%
Russ Carnahan 12%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 25%
Julia Carson 12%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 71%
Edward Case 24%
Mike Castle 59%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 76%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 25%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 75%
Ben Chandler III 24%
Chris Chocola 82%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 29%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 6%
Hillary Clinton 0%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 18%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 53%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 94%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 69%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 76%
Norm Coleman 50%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 31%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 76%
Kent Conrad 13%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 18%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 29%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 88%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 35%
Jerry Costello 24%
Larry Craig 75%
Robert Cramer 53%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 75%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 71%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 12%
Barbara Cubin 59%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 59%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 71%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 12%
Artur Davis 29%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 18%
Geoff Davis 71%
James Davis 6%
Jo Ann Davis 65%
Lincoln Davis 47%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 12%
Thomas Davis III 65%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 65%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 12%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 6%
Bill Delahunt 12%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 12%
Thomas DeLay 71%
James DeMint 94%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 71%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 65%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 71%
Norm Dicks 24%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 12%
Chris Dodd 6%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 12%
Elizabeth Dole 75%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 69%
John Doolittle 59%
Byron Dorgan 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 12%
Thelma Drake 76%
David Dreier 71%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 71%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0%
Chet Edwards 41%
Vern Ehlers 59%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 18%
Jo Ann Emerson 65%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 12%
Philip English 76%
John Ensign 81%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 69%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 18%
Bob Etheridge 12%
Lane Evans 6%
Terry Everett 65%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 18%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 12%
Tom Feeney 76%
Russ Feingold 13%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 13%
Michael Ferguson 65%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 18%
PA U.S. House 8 Mike Fitzpatrick Republican 53%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 100%
Mark Foley 59%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 71%
Harold Ford, Jr. 29%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 71%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 71%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 71%
Barney Frank 6%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 71%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 59%
William Frist 75%
Elton Gallegly 65%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 71%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 59%
Jim Gibbons 65%
Wayne Gilchrest 59%
Paul Gillmor 59%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 71%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 76%
Charlie Gonzalez 18%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 59%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 76%
Bart Gordon 41%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 88%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 71%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 75%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 65%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 12%
Mark Green 71%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 12%
Judd Gregg 75%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 6%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 12%
Gilbert Gutknecht 71%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 88%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 59%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
Jane Harman 24%
Katherine Harris 71%
Melissa Hart 71%
J. Dennis Hastert 53%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 65%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 69%
Robert Hayes 71%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 76%
Joel Hefley 65%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 88%
Wally Herger, Jr. 76%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 29%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 24%
Maurice Hinchey 0%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 41%
David Lee Hobson 53%
Pete Hoekstra 76%
Thomas Holden 35%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 12%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 18%
Darlene Hooley 24%
John Nathan Hostettler 71%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 18%
Kenny Hulshof 65%
Duncan Hunter 59%
Kay Hutchison 75%
Henry Hyde 65%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 76%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 75%
Daniel Inouye 6%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 12%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 81%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 18%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 71%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 76%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 18%
William Jefferson 24%
James Merrill Jeffords 13%
William Lewis Jenkins 71%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 71%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 12%
Nancy Johnson 53%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 82%
Tim Johnson 47%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 6%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 53%
Paul Kanjorski 18%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 6%
Ric Keller 71%
Sue Kelly 65%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Mark Kennedy 76%
Patrick Kennedy 12%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 6%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 12%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 29%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 59%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 76%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 65%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 59%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 76%
Joseph Knollenberg 71%
Herb Kohl 6%
James Kolbe 71%
Dennis Kucinich 6%
John Kuhl, Jr. 76%
Jon Kyl 94%
Ray LaHood 47%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 38%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 18%
Tom Lantos 12%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 29%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 18%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 71%
Steve LaTourette 53%
Frank Lautenberg 0%
James Leach 35%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 12%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 6%
Jerry Lewis 71%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 6%
Ron Lewis 71%
Joe Lieberman 6%
Blanche Lincoln 19%
John Linder 76%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 18%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 47%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 18%
Trent Lott, Sr. 75%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 6%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 71%
Dick Lugar 63%
Dan Lungren 76%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 12%
Connie Mack IV 65%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 12%
Don Manzullo 71%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 76%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 12%
Jim Marshall 35%
Melquiades Martinez 75%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 53%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 12%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 18%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 76%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 12%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 75%
Thaddeus McCotter 65%
James McCrery III 71%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 6%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 12%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 71%
John McHugh 59%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 29%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 71%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 12%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 71%
Michael McNulty 18%
Martin Meehan 12%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 18%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 24%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 41%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 12%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 76%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 24%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 18%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 65%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 76%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 6%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 65%
Brad Miller 6%
Alan Mollohan 12%
Dennis Moore 29%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 12%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 65%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 24%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 76%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 69%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 71%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 6%
Jack Murtha 29%
Marilyn Musgrave 82%
Sue Myrick 71%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 6%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 12%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 6%
Ben Nelson 44%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 19%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 76%
Robert William Ney 53%
Anne Northup 71%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 47%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 71%
James Nussle 76%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 6%
Jim Oberstar 6%
Dave Obey 12%
John Olver 6%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 24%
Thomas William Osborne 65%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 82%
Major Owens 12%
Michael Oxley 65%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 6%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 6%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 0%
Ron Paul 59%
Donald Payne 6%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 65%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 6%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 82%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 47%
John Peterson 71%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 71%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 71%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 76%
Todd Platts 59%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 76%
Richard Pombo 59%
Earl Pomeroy 29%
Jon Porter, Sr. 71%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 12%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 76%
Deborah Pryce 59%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 13%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 71%
George Radanovich 71%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 24%
James Ramstad 53%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 12%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 6%
Ralph Regula 65%
Denny Rehberg 65%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 59%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 0%
Richard Renzi 71%
Silvestre Reyes 24%
Thomas Reynolds 76%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 69%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 6%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 71%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 71%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 76%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 71%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 65%
Mike Ross 35%
Steve Rothman 6%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 6%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 82%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 29%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 12%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 76%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 24%
Jim Ryun 76%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 35%
Ken Salazar 13%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 29%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 6%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 6%
Rick Santorum 63%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Jim Saxton 53%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 6%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 6%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 6%
John Schwarz 53%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 47%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 6%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 82%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 18%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 88%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 76%
John Shadegg 94%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 59%
Christopher Shays 47%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 69%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 12%
Donald Sherwood 71%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 71%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 76%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 41%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 65%
Ike Skelton 35%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 18%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 29%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 41%
Gordon Smith 56%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 71%
Olympia Snowe 25%
Vic Snyder 24%
Mike Sodrel 76%
Hilda Solis 12%
Mark Souder 71%
Arlen Specter 44%
John Spratt, Jr. 18%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 0%
Pete Stark 6%
Cliff Stearns 76%
Ted Stevens 69%
Ted Strickland 12%
Bart Stupak 12%
John Sullivan 65%
John Sununu 81%
John Sweeney 65%
James Talent 69%
Tom Tancredo 71%
John Tanner 41%
Ellen Tauscher 24%
Charles Taylor 59%
Gene Taylor 29%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 71%
Craig Thomas 69%
William Thomas 65%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 18%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 24%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 88%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 69%
Todd Tiahrt 71%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 65%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 6%
Ed Towns 29%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 6%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 59%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 24%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 12%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 53%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 12%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 18%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 0%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 88%
George Voinovich 63%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 71%
James Walsh 59%
Zach Wamp 65%
John Warner 75%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 18%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 12%
Diane Watson 18%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 6%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 6%
Anthony Weiner 12%
David Weldon 76%
W. Curtis Weldon 47%
Gerald Weller 71%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 76%
Robert Wexler 12%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 71%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 65%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 76%
Heather Wilson 59%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 53%
Lynn Woolsey 12%
David Wu 24%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 13%
Albert Wynn 29%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 76%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 65%

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.

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