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Rating Group: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

2006 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 4%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 96%
Todd Akin 9%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 4%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 9%
Wayne Allard 4%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100%
Joe Baca, Sr. 96%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 9%
Brian Baird 100%
Richard Hugh Baker 4%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 61%
Roscoe Bartlett 4%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 4%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 70%
Evan Bayh 96%
Melissa Bean 87%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 4%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 70%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 89%
Judy Biggert 43%
Brian Bilbray 13%
Jeff Bingaman 81%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 9%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 83%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 9%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 9%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 22%
Kit Bond 4%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 0%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 17%
Dan Boren 52%
Leonard Boswell 74%
Rick Boucher 78%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 26%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 96%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 78%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 4%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
Henry Brown, Jr. 9%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 96%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 4%
Ginny Brown-Waite 4%
Jim Bunning 4%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 17%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 4%
Dan Burton 0%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 96%
Steve Buyer 22%
Robert Byrd 67%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 17%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 22%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 22%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 4%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 96%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
Dennis Cardoza 87%
Russ Carnahan 96%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 67%
Julia Carson 96%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 9%
Mike Castle 43%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 22%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 4%
Ben Chandler III 70%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 87%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 96%
Hillary Clinton 93%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 96%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 4%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 4%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 7%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 9%
Norm Coleman 30%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 41%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 0%
Kent Conrad 67%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 87%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 4%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 83%
Jerry Costello 83%
Larry Craig 7%
Robert Cramer 65%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 4%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 9%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 9%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 83%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 4%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Artur Davis 87%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 91%
Geoff Davis 22%
Jo Ann Davis 4%
Lincoln Davis 61%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
Thomas Davis III 26%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 91%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 96%
Bill Delahunt 96%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
James DeMint 4%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 35%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 48%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 48%
Norm Dicks 100%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Chris Dodd 85%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 96%
Elizabeth Dole 4%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 11%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 81%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
Thelma Drake 22%
David Dreier 22%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 93%
Chet Edwards 83%
Vern Ehlers 30%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 96%
Jo Ann Emerson 26%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 30%
John Ensign 4%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 96%
Bob Etheridge 91%
Terry Everett 4%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 96%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Tom Feeney 13%
Russ Feingold 93%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 85%
Michael Ferguson 30%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 17%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 30%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 13%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 26%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0%
Barney Frank 100%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 30%
Elton Gallegly 22%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 48%
Wayne Gilchrest 39%
Paul Gillmor 13%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 4%
Charlie Gonzalez 100%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 4%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 9%
Bart Gordon 61%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 7%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 9%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 7%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 91%
Judd Gregg 7%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 11%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 4%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 96%
Jane Harman 91%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 87%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 9%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 4%
Robert Hayes 22%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 4%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 74%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 96%
Maurice Hinchey 96%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 78%
David Lee Hobson 30%
Pete Hoekstra 9%
Thomas Holden 74%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 96%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
Kenny Hulshof 22%
Duncan Hunter 13%
Kay Hutchison 4%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 26%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 4%
Daniel Inouye 81%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 4%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 17%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Jefferson 87%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 35%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 78%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 13%
Paul Kanjorski 87%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
Ric Keller 4%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Patrick Kennedy 96%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 22%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 4%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 57%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 4%
Joseph Knollenberg 22%
Herb Kohl 81%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
John Kuhl, Jr. 22%
Jon Kyl 7%
Ray LaHood 26%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 74%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 96%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 96%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 22%
Steve LaTourette 26%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 93%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 96%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 93%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 26%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 96%
Ron Lewis 17%
Joe Lieberman 81%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
John Linder 4%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 74%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 35%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Trent Lott, Sr. 4%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 9%
Dick Lugar 11%
Dan Lungren 9%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 96%
Connie Mack IV 9%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 9%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 9%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 52%
Melquiades Martinez 7%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 74%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 91%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 15%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 9%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 4%
Thaddeus McCotter 30%
James McCrery III 22%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0%
John McHugh 30%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 70%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 9%
Michael McNulty 74%
Martin Meehan 96%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 96%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 87%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 70%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 52%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 17%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 87%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 26%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 17%
Brad Miller 100%
Alan Mollohan 83%
Dennis Moore 91%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 22%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 96%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 26%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 7%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 22%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 96%
Jack Murtha 96%
Marilyn Musgrave 4%
Sue Myrick 4%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 91%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Ben Nelson 44%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 78%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 4%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 22%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 93%
Jim Oberstar 96%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 91%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 22%
Donald Payne 91%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 9%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 48%
John Peterson 13%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 22%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 13%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 4%
Todd Platts 39%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 4%
Earl Pomeroy 96%
Jon Porter, Sr. 30%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 4%
Deborah Pryce 26%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 78%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 4%
George Radanovich 17%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 83%
James Ramstad 39%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 22%
Denny Rehberg 13%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 43%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 93%
Richard Renzi 35%
Silvestre Reyes 91%
Thomas Reynolds 30%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 4%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 63%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 13%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 22%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 22%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 4%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 48%
Mike Ross 74%
Steve Rothman 100%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 4%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 91%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 22%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 91%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 83%
Ken Salazar 81%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Jim Saxton 30%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 96%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
Jean Schmidt 22%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 83%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 96%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 22%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 4%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 4%
John Shadegg 9%
Christopher Shays 65%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 4%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 96%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 13%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 4%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 13%
Ike Skelton 74%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 78%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100%
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 11%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 48%
Gordon Smith 11%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 9%
Olympia Snowe 44%
Vic Snyder 100%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 17%
Arlen Specter 30%
John Spratt, Jr. 87%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 96%
Pete Stark 96%
Cliff Stearns 9%
Ted Stevens 7%
Bart Stupak 96%
John Sullivan 4%
John Sununu 11%
Tom Tancredo 4%
John Tanner 74%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
Gene Taylor 30%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 22%
Craig Thomas 4%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 87%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 4%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 4%
Todd Tiahrt 4%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 26%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Ed Towns 87%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 96%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 26%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 91%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 96%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 22%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 96%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 4%
George Voinovich 15%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 26%
James Walsh 35%
Zach Wamp 9%
John Warner 11%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 96%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 96%
Diane Watson 91%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 96%
Anthony Weiner 96%
David Weldon 4%
Gerald Weller 22%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 4%
Robert Wexler 91%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 9%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 4%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 9%
Heather Wilson 48%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 22%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 96%
Albert Wynn 96%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 13%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 26%

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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