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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Progressive Democrats of America

2007-2008 Positions

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 55%
Gary Ackerman 44%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 88%
Todd Akin 66%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 66%
Thomas Allen 55%
Jason Altmire 55%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 55%
Michael Arcuri 55%
Joe Baca, Sr. 55%
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 66%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 44%
Brian Baird 44%
Richard Hugh Baker 44%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 55%
J. Gresham Barrett 44%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 77%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 44%
Melissa Bean 44%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 44%
Shelley Berkley 55%
Howard Berman 44%
Marion Berry 44%
Judy Biggert 66%
Brian Bilbray 66%
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 66%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 77%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 44%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 44%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 44%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 66%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 66%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 66%
Mary Bono Mack 22%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 66%
Dan Boren 25%
Leonard Boswell 44%
Rick Boucher 55%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 66%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 44%
Nancy Boyda 55%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 44%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 55%
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 66%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 44%
Henry Brown, Jr. 66%
Ginny Brown-Waite 77%
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 55%
Dan Burton 75%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 44%
Steve Buyer 85%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 75%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 44%
Chris Cannon 44%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 44%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 55%
Dennis Cardoza 44%
Russ Carnahan 55%
Christopher Carney 55%
Julia Carson 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 66%
Mike Castle 33%
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 44%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 66%
Ben Chandler III 55%
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 16%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 44%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 44%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 44%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 66%
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 55%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 66%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 66%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 55%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 44%
Jerry Costello 55%
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 55%
Robert Cramer 44%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 44%
Barbara Cubin 66%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 44%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 66%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 55%
Artur Davis 44%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 55%
David Davis 66%
Geoff Davis 66%
Jo Ann Davis 0%
Lincoln Davis 44%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 44%
Thomas Davis III 22%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 66%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 55%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 44%
Bill Delahunt 55%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 55%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 33%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 66%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 66%
Norm Dicks 44%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 44%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 44%
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 44%
John Doolittle 66%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 55%
Thelma Drake 66%
David Dreier 66%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 77%
Chet Edwards 44%
Vern Ehlers 33%
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 55%
Brad Ellsworth 33%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 44%
Jo Ann Emerson 33%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 44%
Philip English 22%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 44%
Bob Etheridge 33%
Terry Everett 77%
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 44%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 44%
Tom Feeney 66%
Michael Ferguson 44%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 55%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 44%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 66%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 77%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 22%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 66%
Barney Frank 44%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 44%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 66%
Elton Gallegly 66%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 66%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 33%
Gabrielle Giffords 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 44%
Paul Gillmor 50%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 44%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 66%
Charlie Gonzalez 44%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 77%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 66%
Bart Gordon 44%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 66%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 66%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 55%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 55%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 55%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 55%
John Hall 55%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 66%
Phil Hare 55%
Jane Harman 44%
J. Dennis Hastert 44%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 55%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 77%
Robert Hayes 88%
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 66%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 66%
Wally Herger, Jr. 44%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 44%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 55%
Baron Hill 33%
Maurice Hinchey 55%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 44%
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 55%
David Lee Hobson 22%
Paul Hodes 55%
Pete Hoekstra 77%
Thomas Holden 55%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 44%
Darlene Hooley 44%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 44%
Kenny Hulshof 66%
Duncan Hunter 75%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 55%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 66%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 55%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 55%
William Jefferson 55%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 80%
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 55%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 85%
Tim Johnson 77%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 88%
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 44%
Steve Kagen 55%
Paul Kanjorski 55%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 55%
Ric Keller 66%
Patrick Kennedy 55%
Dale Kildee 55%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 55%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 40%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 44%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 66%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 33%
Ron Klein 44%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 66%
Joseph Knollenberg 77%
Dennis Kucinich 55%
John Kuhl, Jr. 77%
Ray LaHood 33%
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 66%
Nicholas Lampson 33%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 55%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 44%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 44%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 22%
Steve LaTourette 33%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 55%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 44%
Jerry Lewis 66%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 44%
Ron Lewis 66%
John Linder 44%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 55%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 55%
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 44%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 75%
Dan Lungren 75%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 44%
Connie Mack IV 66%
Tim Mahoney 44%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 44%
Don Manzullo 66%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 66%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 55%
Jim Marshall 71%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 66%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 66%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 44%
Thaddeus McCotter 66%
James McCrery III 66%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 44%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 55%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 75%
John McHugh 44%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 66%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 55%
Michael McNulty 55%
Martin Meehan 100%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 44%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 44%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 44%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 66%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 55%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 55%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 50%
Brad Miller 55%
Harry Mitchell 44%
Alan Mollohan 55%
Dennis Moore 44%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 50%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 44%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 44%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 22%
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 55%
Patrick Murphy 55%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 33%
Jack Murtha 44%
Marilyn Musgrave 66%
Sue Myrick 66%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 55%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 44%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 66%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 55%
John Olver 55%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 44%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 55%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 44%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 55%
Ron Paul 77%
Donald Payne 55%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 44%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 44%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 66%
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 44%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 55%
John Peterson 66%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 66%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 66%
Todd Platts 33%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 75%
Earl Pomeroy 44%
Jon Porter, Sr. 22%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 44%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 66%
Deborah Pryce 22%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 66%
George Radanovich 66%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 55%
James Ramstad 33%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 44%
Ralph Regula 22%
Denny Rehberg 22%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 33%
Richard Renzi 22%
Silvestre Reyes 44%
Thomas Reynolds 66%
Laura Richardson 20%
Ciro Rodriguez 55%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 66%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 77%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 66%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 66%
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 66%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 77%
Mike Ross 44%
Steve Rothman 50%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 66%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 44%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 55%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 66%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 55%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 44%
William Sali 44%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 55%
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 55%
Jim Saxton 77%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 44%
Jean Schmidt 66%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 44%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 55%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 55%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 66%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 55%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 66%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 44%
John Shadegg 44%
Christopher Shays 44%
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 55%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 66%
Heath Shuler 44%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 66%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 22%
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 44%
Ike Skelton 44%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 55%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 44%
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 66%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 44%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 66%
Vic Snyder 44%
Hilda Solis 55%
Mark Souder 66%
Zack Space 55%
John Spratt, Jr. 55%
Pete Stark 42%
Cliff Stearns 66%
Bart Stupak 55%
John Sullivan 66%
Betty Sutton 55%
Tom Tancredo 66%
John Tanner 44%
Ellen Tauscher 44%
Gene Taylor 88%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 66%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 44%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 44%
Todd Tiahrt 66%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 22%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 55%
Ed Towns 44%
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 20%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 44%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 44%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 55%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 22%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 55%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 55%
MI U.S. House 7 Tim Walberg Republican 66%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 66%
James Walsh 33%
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 55%
Zach Wamp 57%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 55%
Diane Watson 55%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 44%
Anthony Weiner 44%
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 55%
David Weldon 66%
Gerald Weller 66%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 66%
Robert Wexler 55%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 66%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 66%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 66%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 55%
Heather Wilson 22%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 33%
Lynn Woolsey 55%
David Wu 55%
Albert Wynn 55%
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 55%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 22%
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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