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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Utility Workers Union of America

2007 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions
State Office District Name Party Rating
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 60
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 25
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 25
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 20
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 20
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 20
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 20
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 100
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 40
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 50
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 75
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 60
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 0
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 0
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 80
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 0
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 0
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 100
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 100
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 20
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 40
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 40
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 40
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 20
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 40
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 0
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 25
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 25
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 0
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 100
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 25
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 75
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 20
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 25
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 20
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 40
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 0
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 40
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 100
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 100
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 25
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 40
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 33
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 25
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 60
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 100
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 100
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 25
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 0
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 25
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 60
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 80
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 80
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 75
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 75
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 50
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 20
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 40
MI U.S. House 7 Tim Walberg Republican 0
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 0
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 60
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 0
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 0
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 75
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 20
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 25
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 100
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 100
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 100
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 66
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 25
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 75
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 25
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 50
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 100
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 40
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 0
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 20
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 75
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 75
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 60
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 60
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 20
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 20
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 66
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 40
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 100
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 20
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 0
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 40
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 20
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 0
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 75
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 40
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 80
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 25
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 20
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 40
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 60
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 75
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 75
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 25
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 25
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 25
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 25
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 40
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 80
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 0
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 25
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 0
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 25
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 0
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 0
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 20
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 20
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 20
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 25
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 100
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 40
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 20
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 80
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 40
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 75
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 75
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 100
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 75
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 75
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 20
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 80
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 20
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 66
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 20
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 80
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 20
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 40
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 40
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 25
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 0
Gary Ackerman 100
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Todd Akin 0
Wayne Allard 25
Thomas Allen 100
Jason Altmire 100
Michael Arcuri 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Brian Baird 80
Richard Hugh Baker 0
J. Gresham Barrett 0
Roscoe Bartlett 20
Evan Bayh 100
Melissa Bean 80
Bob Bennett 25
Shelley Berkley 100
Howard Berman 100
Marion Berry 100
Judy Biggert 20
Brian Bilbray 0
Jeff Bingaman 100
Kit Bond 25
Mary Bono Mack 40
Dan Boren 60
Leonard Boswell 100
Rick Boucher 100
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60
Nancy Boyda 60
Henry Brown, Jr. 0
Ginny Brown-Waite 40
Jim Bunning 25
Dan Burton 0
Steve Buyer 0
Robert Byrd 100
Chris Cannon 0
Dennis Cardoza 80
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 100
Mike Castle 20
Ben Chandler III 100
Hillary Clinton 100
Norm Coleman 50
Kent Conrad 100
Jerry Costello 100
Larry Craig 25
Robert Cramer 80
Barbara Cubin 0
Artur Davis 100
David Davis 0
Geoff Davis 20
Lincoln Davis 100
Thomas Davis III 0
Bill Delahunt 100
James DeMint 0
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 20
Norm Dicks 100
Chris Dodd 100
Elizabeth Dole 25
Pete Domenici, Jr. 25
John Doolittle 0
Byron Dorgan 100
Thelma Drake 0
David Dreier 0
Chet Edwards 100
Vern Ehlers 25
Brad Ellsworth 100
Jo Ann Emerson 60
Philip English 20
John Ensign 25
Bob Etheridge 100
Terry Everett 20
Tom Feeney 0
Russ Feingold 75
Michael Ferguson 50
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40
Barney Frank 100
Elton Gallegly 0
Gabrielle Giffords 100
Wayne Gilchrest 75
Charlie Gonzalez 100
Virgil Goode, Jr. 20
Bart Gordon 100
Judd Gregg 25
John Hall 100
Phil Hare 100
Jane Harman 100
Robert Hayes 50
Wally Herger, Jr. 0
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100
Baron Hill 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
David Lee Hobson 20
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 0
Thomas Holden 100
Darlene Hooley 100
Kenny Hulshof 40
Duncan Hunter 0
Kay Hutchison 25
Bob Inglis, Sr. 0
Daniel Inouye 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
William Jefferson 100
Tim Johnson 60
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
Ric Keller 40
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 75
Patrick Kennedy 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Klein 100
Joseph Knollenberg 25
Herb Kohl 100
Dennis Kucinich 100
John Kuhl, Jr. 40
Jon Kyl 0
Ray LaHood 66
Nicholas Lampson 75
Tom Lantos 100
Steve LaTourette 40
Jerry Lewis 0
Ron Lewis 0
Joe Lieberman 100
Blanche Lincoln 100
John Linder 0
Dick Lugar 50
Dan Lungren 0
Connie Mack IV 0
Tim Mahoney 80
Don Manzullo 0
Jim Marshall 100
Melquiades Martinez 25
Thaddeus McCotter 40
James McCrery III 0
John McHugh 60
Michael McNulty 100
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 100
Brad Miller 100
Harry Mitchell 80
Alan Mollohan 100
Dennis Moore 100
Patrick Murphy 100
Jack Murtha 100
Marilyn Musgrave 0
Sue Myrick 20
Ben Nelson 100
Jim Oberstar 100
Dave Obey 100
John Olver 100
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 100
Ron Paul 0
Donald Payne 100
John Peterson 20
Charles Pickering, Jr. 25
Todd Platts 40
Earl Pomeroy 100
Jon Porter, Sr. 20
Deborah Pryce 40
George Radanovich 0
James Ramstad 40
Ralph Regula 40
Denny Rehberg 20
Richard Renzi 20
Silvestre Reyes 100
Thomas Reynolds 0
Ciro Rodriguez 100
Mike Ross 100
Steve Rothman 100
Ken Salazar 100
William Sali 0
Jim Saxton 60
Jean Schmidt 20
Joe Sestak, Jr. 100
John Shadegg 0
Christopher Shays 60
Heath Shuler 100
Ike Skelton 100
Gordon Smith 50
Olympia Snowe 50
Vic Snyder 100
Hilda Solis 100
Mark Souder 40
Zack Space 100
Arlen Specter 50
John Spratt, Jr. 100
Pete Stark 80
Cliff Stearns 40
Ted Stevens 25
Bart Stupak 100
John Sullivan 0
John Sununu 25
Betty Sutton 100
Tom Tancredo 0
John Tanner 80
Ellen Tauscher 100
Gene Taylor 80
Todd Tiahrt 0
Ed Towns 100
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100
George Voinovich 50
James Walsh 50
Zach Wamp 20
John Warner 25
Diane Watson 100
Jim Webb, Jr. 100
Anthony Weiner 100
David Weldon 20
Gerald Weller 40
Robert Wexler 100
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 100
Heather Wilson 40
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
Albert Wynn 100

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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