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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

2007 Positions

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