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Rating Group: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

2007-2008 Positions on Civil and Human

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100
Gary Ackerman 96
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 9
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 94
Todd Akin 4
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 6
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 22
Jason Altmire 87
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 96
Michael Arcuri 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 96
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 4
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 9
Brian Baird 96
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 6
J. Gresham Barrett 4
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 78
Roscoe Bartlett 4
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 4
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 56
Evan Bayh 78
Melissa Bean 87
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100
Bob Bennett 11
Shelley Berkley 100
Howard Berman 91
Marion Berry 91
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 89
Judy Biggert 26
Brian Bilbray 9
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 13
Jeff Bingaman 94
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 4
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 4
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 4
Kit Bond 0
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 9
Mary Bono Mack 17
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 9
Dan Boren 52
Leonard Boswell 96
Rick Boucher 96
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 9
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 72
Allen Boyd, Jr. 91
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 9
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 96
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 91
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 0
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100
Henry Brown, Jr. 4
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 6
Ginny Brown-Waite 13
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 17
Jim Bunning 6
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 9
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 0
Dan Burton 9
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 100
Steve Buyer 17
Robert Byrd 44
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 4
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 9
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 4
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 4
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 91
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 94
Dennis Cardoza 96
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 87
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 67
IN U.S. House 7 André Carson Democratic 39
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 4
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100
Mike Castle 48
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 96
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 35
Ben Chandler III 100
Travis Childers 22
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 83
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
Hillary Clinton 83
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 4
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 6
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 96
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 4
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 50
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 4
Kent Conrad 78
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 87
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 0
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 100
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 6
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 9
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 96
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 4
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100
Artur Davis 96
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 96
Geoff Davis 13
Lincoln Davis 74
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 4
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 96
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 96
Bill Delahunt 96
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
James DeMint 6
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 52
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 57
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 57
Norm Dicks 100
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100
Chris Dodd 67
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 70
Byron Dorgan 67
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 96
David Dreier 9
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 9
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 94
MD U.S. House 4 Donna Edwards Democratic 17
Chet Edwards 96
Vern Ehlers 17
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Brad Ellsworth 70
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100
Jo Ann Emerson 35
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 91
John Ensign 0
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 6
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100
Bob Etheridge 91
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 4
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 91
Russ Feingold 100
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 83
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 4
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 13
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 17
IL U.S. House 11 Bill Foster Democratic 35
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 4
Barney Frank 100
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 4
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 22
Elton Gallegly 4
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 48
Gabrielle Giffords 87
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 78
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 4
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 0
Charlie Gonzalez 96
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 9
Bart Gordon 78
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 17
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 4
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 11
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 13
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100
Judd Gregg 6
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 96
John Hall 100
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 9
Phil Hare 100
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 100
Jane Harman 100
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 4
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 22
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 13
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 9
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 96
Baron Hill 78
Maurice Hinchey 100
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 96
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 9
Thomas Holden 91
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 91
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 96
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 4
Kay Hutchison 6
Bob Inglis, Sr. 4
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 6
Daniel Inouye 83
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 96
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 9
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 96
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 87
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 91
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 4
Tim Johnson 35
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 39
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 30
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 4
Steve Kagen 96
Paul Kanjorski 78
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 94
Patrick Kennedy 100
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100
Dale Kildee 96
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 30
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 4
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 43
Ron Klein 13
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 4
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 89
Herb Kohl 94
Dennis Kucinich 87
Jon Kyl 6
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 4
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 56
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 13
Steve LaTourette 52
OH U.S. House 5 Bob Latta Republican 4
Frank Lautenberg 100
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100
Jerry Lewis 13
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 96
Joe Lieberman 78
Blanche Lincoln 78
John Linder 0
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 91
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 57
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 87
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 4
Dick Lugar 28
Dan Lungren 4
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 96
Connie Mack IV 4
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 96
Don Manzullo 4
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 9
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100
Jim Marshall 65
Melquiades Martinez 33
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 78
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 11
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 4
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 72
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 13
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 6
Thaddeus McCotter 26
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 9
John McHugh 48
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 70
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 4
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 9
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 96
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 96
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 4
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 91
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 94
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 35
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 4
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 96
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 4
Brad Miller 100
Harry Mitchell 83
Alan Mollohan 100
Dennis Moore 100
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 35
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 9
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 11
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 100
Patrick Murphy 87
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 35
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100
Jack Murtha 100
Sue Myrick 4
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100
Ben Nelson 61
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 83
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 4
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 9
Jim Oberstar 87
Dave Obey 96
John Olver 96
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 87
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 0
Donald Payne 96
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 43
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 9
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 96
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 87
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 22
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 4
Todd Platts 43
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 9
Earl Pomeroy 96
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 61
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 4
George Radanovich 4
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 96
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100
Denny Rehberg 13
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 52
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 89
Silvestre Reyes 96
Laura Richardson 48
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 89
Ciro Rodriguez 100
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 17
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 17
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 13
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 4
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 9
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 61
Mike Ross 83
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 100
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 26
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 100
Ken Salazar 89
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 94
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100
LA U.S. House 1 Steve Scalise Republican 4
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100
Jean Schmidt 13
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 100
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 100
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 6
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 4
Joe Sestak, Jr. 96
John Shadegg 4
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 6
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 96
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 13
Heath Shuler 57
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 4
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 17
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 100
Ike Skelton 91
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 96
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 96
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 4
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 57
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 13
Olympia Snowe 56
Vic Snyder 96
Hilda Solis 100
Mark Souder 4
Zack Space 91
Arlen Specter 44
CA U.S. House 14 Jackie Speier Democratic 30
John Spratt, Jr. 87
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100
Pete Stark 96
Cliff Stearns 13
Bart Stupak 100
John Sullivan 4
Betty Sutton 100
John Tanner 83
Ellen Tauscher 100
Gene Taylor 70
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 4
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 61
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 4
Todd Tiahrt 4
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 22
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 96
Ed Towns 96
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 52
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 30
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 35
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 96
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 96
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 6
George Voinovich 33
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 26
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Zach Wamp 9
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100
Diane Watson 100
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100
Jim Webb, Jr. 89
Anthony Weiner 91
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0
Robert Wexler 100
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 26
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 4
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 100
VA U.S. House 1 Rob Wittman Republican 9
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 26
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 96
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 94
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 96
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 17
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 35

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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