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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
Michael Arcuri 100
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100
Shelley Berkley 100
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 100
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100
Russ Carnahan 100
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100
Ben Chandler III 100
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 100
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
Norm Dicks 100
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100
Russ Feingold 100
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100
Barney Frank 100
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100
John Hall 100
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
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
Paul Hodes 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Patrick Kennedy 100
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
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
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
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 100
Brad Miller 100
Alan Mollohan 100
Dennis Moore 100
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 100
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100
Jack Murtha 100
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100
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
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100
Ciro Rodriguez 100
Steve Rothman 100
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 100
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100
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
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 100
Hilda Solis 100
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100
Bart Stupak 100
Betty Sutton 100
Ellen Tauscher 100
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100
Diane Watson 100
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 100
Robert Wexler 100
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 100
Lynn Woolsey 100
Gary Ackerman 96
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 96
Joe Baca, Sr. 96
Brian Baird 96
Leonard Boswell 96
Rick Boucher 96
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 96
Dennis Cardoza 96
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 96
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 96
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 96
Artur Davis 96
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 96
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 96
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 96
Bill Delahunt 96
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 96
Chet Edwards 96
Charlie Gonzalez 96
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 96
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 96
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 96
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 96
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 96
Steve Kagen 96
Dale Kildee 96
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 96
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 96
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 96
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 96
Dave Obey 96
John Olver 96
Donald Payne 96
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 96
Earl Pomeroy 96
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 96
Silvestre Reyes 96
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 96
Joe Sestak, Jr. 96
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 96
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 96
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 96
Vic Snyder 96
Pete Stark 96
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 96
Ed Towns 96
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
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 96
David Wu 96
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 96
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 94
Jeff Bingaman 94
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 94
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 94
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 94
Herb Kohl 94
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 94
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 94
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 94
Howard Berman 91
Marion Berry 91
Allen Boyd, Jr. 91
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 91
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 91
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 91
Bob Etheridge 91
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 91
Thomas Holden 91
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 91
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 91
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 91
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 91
Ike Skelton 91
Zack Space 91
Anthony Weiner 91
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 89
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 89
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 89
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 89
Ken Salazar 89
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89
Jim Webb, Jr. 89
Jason Altmire 87
Melissa Bean 87
Christopher Carney 87
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 87
Gabrielle Giffords 87
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 87
Dennis Kucinich 87
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 87
Patrick Murphy 87
Jim Oberstar 87
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 87
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 87
John Spratt, Jr. 87
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 83
Hillary Clinton 83
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 83
Daniel Inouye 83
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83
Harry Mitchell 83
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 83
Mike Ross 83
John Tanner 83
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 78
Evan Bayh 78
Kent Conrad 78
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 78
Bart Gordon 78
Baron Hill 78
Paul Kanjorski 78
Joe Lieberman 78
Blanche Lincoln 78
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 78
Lincoln Davis 74
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 72
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 72
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 70
Brad Ellsworth 70
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 70
Gene Taylor 70
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 67
Chris Dodd 67
Byron Dorgan 67
Jim Marshall 65
Ben Nelson 61
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 61
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 61
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 61
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 57
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 57
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 57
Heath Shuler 57
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 57
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 56
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 56
Olympia Snowe 56
Dan Boren 52
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 52
Steve LaTourette 52
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 52
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 52
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 50
Mike Castle 48
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 48
John McHugh 48
Laura Richardson 48
Robert Byrd 44
Arlen Specter 44
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 43
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 43
Todd Platts 43
IN U.S. House 7 André Carson Democratic 39
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 39
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 35
Jo Ann Emerson 35
IL U.S. House 11 Bill Foster Democratic 35
Tim Johnson 35
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 35
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 35
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 35
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 35
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 35
Melquiades Martinez 33
George Voinovich 33
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 30
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 30
CA U.S. House 14 Jackie Speier Democratic 30
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 30
Dick Lugar 28
Judy Biggert 26
Thaddeus McCotter 26
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 26
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 26
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 26
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 26
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 22
Travis Childers 22
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 22
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 22
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 22
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 22
Mary Bono Mack 17
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 17
Steve Buyer 17
MD U.S. House 4 Donna Edwards Democratic 17
Vern Ehlers 17
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 17
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 17
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 17
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 17
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 17
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 17
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 13
Ginny Brown-Waite 13
Geoff Davis 13
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 13
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 13
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 13
Ron Klein 13
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 13
Jerry Lewis 13
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 13
Denny Rehberg 13
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 13
Jean Schmidt 13
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 13
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 13
Cliff Stearns 13
Bob Bennett 11
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 11
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 11
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 11
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 9
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 9
Brian Bilbray 9
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 9
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 9
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 9
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 9
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 9
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 9
Dan Burton 9
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 9
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 9
David Dreier 9
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 9
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 9
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 9
Wally Herger, Jr. 9
Pete Hoekstra 9
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 9
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 9
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 9
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 9
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 9
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 9
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 9
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 9
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 9
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 9
Zach Wamp 9
VA U.S. House 1 Rob Wittman Republican 9
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 6
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 6
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 6
Jim Bunning 6
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 6
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 6
James DeMint 6
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 6
Judd Gregg 6
Kay Hutchison 6
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 6
Jon Kyl 6
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 6
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 6
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 6
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 6
Todd Akin 4
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 4
J. Gresham Barrett 4
Roscoe Bartlett 4
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 4
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 4
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 4
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 4
Henry Brown, Jr. 4
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 4
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 4
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 4
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 4
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 4
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 4
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 4
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 4
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 4
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 4
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 4
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 4
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 4
Elton Gallegly 4
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 4
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 4
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 4
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 4
Bob Inglis, Sr. 4
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 4
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 4
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 4
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 4
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 4
OH U.S. House 5 Bob Latta Republican 4
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 4
Dan Lungren 4
Connie Mack IV 4
Don Manzullo 4
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 4
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 4
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 4
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 4
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 4
Sue Myrick 4
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 4
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 4
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 4
George Radanovich 4
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 4
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 4
LA U.S. House 1 Steve Scalise Republican 4
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 4
John Shadegg 4
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 4
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 4
Mark Souder 4
John Sullivan 4
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 4
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 4
Todd Tiahrt 4
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 4
Kit Bond 0
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 0
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 0
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 0
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0
John Ensign 0
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 0
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0
John Linder 0
Ron Paul 0
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker 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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