| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 67% |
| WI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 67% |
| Cass Ballenger | 33% | ||||
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 67% |
| Charlie Bass | 0% | ||||
| Evan Bayh | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 33% |
| Douglas Bereuter | 0% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 33% | ||||
| Rod Blagojevich | 67% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 17% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 67% |
| PA | U.S. House | 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 83% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 83% |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 33% |
| Robert Byrd | 67% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 7 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 83% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 33% |
| Julia Carson | 100% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 17% |
| Eva Clayton | 83% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 17% |
| Gary Condit | 67% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| William Coyne | 50% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 50% |
| Thomas Daschle | 33% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 67% |
| Bill Delahunt | 83% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 83% |
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 17% | |
| Julian Dixon | 50% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 33% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 17% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 50% |
| John Edwards | 100% | ||||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Philip English | 17% | ||||
| Bob Etheridge | 67% | ||||
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Russ Feingold | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 33% |
| Peter Fitzgerald | 33% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 67% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 17% | ||||
| John Ganske | 17% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 50% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 50% |
| Rodney Grams | 17% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
| James Greenwood | 0% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 17% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 67% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 0% | |
| Tony Hall | 50% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 33% |
| Robert Hayes | 33% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 67% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 0% | ||||
| PA | Commissioner | At-Large | Joseph Hoeffel | 50% | |
| Thomas Holden | 67% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 12 | Rush Holt, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 83% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 17% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 0% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 83% |
| Sue Kelly | 0% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 33% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 50% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 33% | |
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 50% |
| Gerald Kleczka | 67% | ||||
| Ronald Klink | 83% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 50% | ||||
| Dennis Kucinich | 100% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 50% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 33% |
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 0% |
| Steve LaTourette | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 33% |
| James Leach | 0% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House | 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 83% |
| Joe Lieberman | 33% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 67% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 0% | ||||
| James Maloney | 67% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 83% |
| Matthew Martinez | 50% | ||||
| Frank Mascara | 100% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 50% | ||||
| John McHugh | 50% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| Michael McNulty | 50% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 50% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 33% |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 50% | ||||
| John Moakley | 83% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 33% | ||||
| Patrick Moynihan | 33% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 33% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 67% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 33% |
| James Nussle | 0% | ||||
| John Olver | 50% | ||||
| Major Owens | 50% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
| Donald Payne | 50% | ||||
| John Peterson | 0% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 33% |
| John Edward Porter | 0% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 67% |
| Jack Quinn | 33% | ||||
| James Ramstad | 17% | ||||
| Ralph Regula | 0% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 33% | ||||
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 33% |
| James Rogan | 17% | ||||
| Steve Rothman | 33% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 17% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 83% |
| WI | U.S. House | 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 33% |
| Martin Olav Sabo | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
| Rick Santorum | 17% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 67% | ||||
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House | 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 17% |
| Christopher Shays | 17% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 7% |
| Bob Smith | 67% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 50% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 33% | ||||
| Ted Strickland | 83% | ||||
| John Sununu | 0% | ||||
| John Sweeney | 50% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 33% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 17% |
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 83% |
| PA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Pat Toomey | Republican | 17% |
| Robert Torricelli | 33% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 83% | ||||
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 50% | ||||
| Bruce Vento | 83% | ||||
| George Voinovich | 3% | ||||
| John Warner | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 83% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 83% |
| Gerald Weller | 17% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 83% |
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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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