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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Parent Teacher Association

2001-2002 Positions

Issues: Education
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 50%
Gary Ackerman 75%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Todd Akin 25%
Wayne Allard 10%
George Allen 30%
Thomas Allen 75%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 75%
Joe Baca, Sr. 75%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 50%
Brian Baird 75%
Richard Hugh Baker 25%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 75%
Roscoe Bartlett 25%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 25%
Charlie Bass 50%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 100%
Evan Bayh 100%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 75%
Bob Bennett 30%
Shelley Berkley 75%
Howard Berman 75%
Marion Berry 75%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 90%
Judy Biggert 75%
Michael Bilirakis 75%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 75%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 75%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 50%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 50%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 100%
Leonard Boswell 75%
Rick Boucher 75%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 75%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 75%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 75%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Jim Bunning 10%
Conrad Burns 30%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 75%
Dan Burton 25%
Steve Buyer 25%
Robert Byrd 90%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 50%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 25%
Chris Cannon 25%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 25%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 75%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 75%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 90%
Julia Carson 75%
Mike Castle 75%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 25%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 80%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 50%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 75%
Hillary Clinton 90%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 75%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 25%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 30%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 70%
Kent Conrad 100%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 75%
Jon Corzine 90%
Jerry Costello 75%
Christopher Cox 25%
Larry Craig 10%
Robert Cramer 75%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 30%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 25%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 75%
Barbara Cubin 25%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 25%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 75%
Randall Cunningham 50%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 75%
James Davis 75%
Jo Ann Davis 25%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 75%
Thomas Davis III 50%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 25%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 75%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 75%
Bill Delahunt 75%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 75%
Thomas DeLay 25%
James DeMint 25%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
Norm Dicks 75%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 75%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 75%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 30%
John Doolittle 25%
Byron Dorgan 100%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 75%
David Dreier 50%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 25%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 90%
Chet Edwards 75%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 75%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 75%
Philip English 75%
John Ensign 40%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 75%
Bob Etheridge 75%
Lane Evans 75%
Terry Everett 50%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 75%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 75%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 90%
Michael Ferguson 75%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 75%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 25%
Mark Foley 25%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Barney Frank 50%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 50%
William Frist 20%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Jim Gibbons 75%
Wayne Gilchrest 75%
Paul Gillmor 75%
Charlie Gonzalez 75%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 25%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 25%
Bart Gordon 75%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 25%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 30%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 75%
Mark Green 50%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 75%
Judd Gregg 10%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 75%
Gilbert Gutknecht 25%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 30%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 50%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 90%
Jane Harman 75%
Melissa Hart 50%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 75%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 40%
Robert Hayes 50%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 25%
Joel Hefley 25%
Wally Herger, Jr. 25%
Maurice Hinchey 75%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 75%
David Lee Hobson 75%
Pete Hoekstra 25%
Thomas Holden 75%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 75%
Darlene Hooley 75%
John Nathan Hostettler 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 75%
Kenny Hulshof 50%
Duncan Hunter 25%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Henry Hyde 50%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 10%
Daniel Inouye 70%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 75%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 50%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 25%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 75%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 75%
William Jefferson 75%
James Merrill Jeffords 80%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 75%
Nancy Johnson 100%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 25%
Tim Johnson 75%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 90%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 25%
Paul Kanjorski 75%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 75%
Ric Keller 50%
Sue Kelly 75%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Patrick Kennedy 75%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 90%
Dale Kildee 75%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 75%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 75%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 50%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 25%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 75%
Joseph Knollenberg 25%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 75%
Jon Kyl 0%
Ray LaHood 75%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 100%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 75%
Tom Lantos 75%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 50%
Steve LaTourette 75%
James Leach 75%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 75%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 75%
Jerry Lewis 25%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 75%
Ron Lewis 25%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Blanche Lincoln 100%
John Linder 25%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 75%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 75%
Trent Lott, Sr. 10%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 75%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 75%
Dick Lugar 20%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 75%
Don Manzullo 25%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 75%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 40%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 75%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 75%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 30%
James McCrery III 25%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 75%
John McHugh 50%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 50%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 75%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 75%
Martin Meehan 75%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 75%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 25%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 75%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 75%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 100%
Alan Mollohan 75%
Dennis Moore 75%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 75%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 75%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 75%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 75%
Sue Myrick 25%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 75%
Ben Nelson 100%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 100%
Robert William Ney 75%
Anne Northup 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 25%
James Nussle 25%
Jim Oberstar 75%
Dave Obey 75%
John Olver 75%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 75%
Thomas William Osborne 75%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 25%
Major Owens 75%
Michael Oxley 50%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 75%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 50%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 75%
Ron Paul 50%
Donald Payne 75%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 75%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 25%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 75%
John Peterson 50%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 25%
Todd Platts 75%
Richard Pombo 50%
Earl Pomeroy 75%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 75%
Deborah Pryce 75%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 50%
George Radanovich 25%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 75%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 75%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 75%
Denny Rehberg 75%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100%
Silvestre Reyes 75%
Thomas Reynolds 75%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 10%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 50%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 50%
Mike Ross 75%
Steve Rothman 75%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 25%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 50%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 25%
Jim Ryun 25%
Martin Olav Sabo 75%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 75%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 75%
Rick Santorum 10%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Jim Saxton 75%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 75%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 75%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 25%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 75%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 40%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 25%
John Shadegg 25%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 75%
Donald Sherwood 50%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 50%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 75%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 75%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 75%
Ike Skelton 75%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 75%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 75%
Gordon Smith 60%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 25%
Olympia Snowe 70%
Vic Snyder 75%
Hilda Solis 75%
Mark Souder 25%
Arlen Specter 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 75%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 75%
Cliff Stearns 25%
Ted Stevens 11%
Ted Strickland 75%
Bart Stupak 75%
John Sullivan 100%
John Sununu 50%
John Sweeney 75%
Tom Tancredo 25%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
Charles Taylor 25%
Gene Taylor 50%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 50%
Craig Thomas 20%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 75%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 25%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 75%
Todd Tiahrt 25%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 25%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 75%
Ed Towns 75%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 75%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 75%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 75%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 75%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 25%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 25%
George Voinovich 20%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 75%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 75%
John Warner 30%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 75%
Diane Watson 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 75%
Anthony Weiner 75%
David Weldon 25%
W. Curtis Weldon 75%
Gerald Weller 50%
Robert Wexler 75%
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 100%
Heather Wilson 75%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 50%
Lynn Woolsey 75%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 75%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 75%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young 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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