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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Journal

2005 Composite Liberal Score

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 76%
Gary Ackerman 87%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 16%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 79%
Todd Akin 4%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 27%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 16%
Wayne Allard 9%
George Allen 14%
Thomas Allen 85%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 73%
Joe Baca, Sr. 69%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 19%
Brian Baird 71%
Richard Hugh Baker 8%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 93%
J. Gresham Barrett 8%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 56%
Roscoe Bartlett 47%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 14%
Charlie Bass 46%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 61%
Evan Bayh 71%
Melissa Bean 59%
Bob Beauprez 27%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 91%
Bob Bennett 15%
Shelley Berkley 68%
Howard Berman 81%
Marion Berry 57%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 80%
Judy Biggert 49%
Michael Bilirakis 17%
Jeff Bingaman 66%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 17%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 59%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 75%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 8%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 88%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 16%
Sherwood Boehlert 52%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 16%
Kit Bond 23%
Henry Bonilla 15%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 14%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 27%
Dan Boren 52%
Leonard Boswell 63%
Rick Boucher 64%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 24%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 94%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 58%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 39%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 10%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 78%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 75%
Henry Brown, Jr. 13%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 84%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 20%
Ginny Brown-Waite 33%
Jim Bunning 11%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 11%
Conrad Burns 27%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 27%
Dan Burton 8%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 68%
Steve Buyer 23%
Robert Byrd 66%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 13%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 26%
Chris Cannon 18%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 12%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 77%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 87%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 88%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 77%
Dennis Cardoza 57%
Russ Carnahan 74%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 71%
Julia Carson 84%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 7%
Edward Case 59%
Mike Castle 53%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 10%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 59%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 13%
Ben Chandler III 58%
Chris Chocola 23%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 80%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 79%
Hillary Clinton 80%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 72%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 34%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 9%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 17%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 16%
Norm Coleman 34%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 53%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 26%
Kent Conrad 60%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 91%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 60%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 19%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 60%
Jerry Costello 62%
Larry Craig 34%
Robert Cramer 50%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 25%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 19%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 78%
Barbara Cubin 32%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 56%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 15%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 81%
Artur Davis 61%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 86%
Geoff Davis 19%
James Davis 69%
Jo Ann Davis 27%
Lincoln Davis 53%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 77%
Thomas Davis III 44%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 84%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 6%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 72%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 88%
Bill Delahunt 89%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 85%
Thomas DeLay 13%
James DeMint 22%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 32%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 45%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 41%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 25%
Norm Dicks 70%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 76%
Chris Dodd 80%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 82%
Elizabeth Dole 18%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 30%
John Doolittle 21%
Byron Dorgan 76%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 71%
Thelma Drake 7%
David Dreier 27%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 43%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 87%
Chet Edwards 58%
Vern Ehlers 51%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 73%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 75%
Philip English 35%
John Ensign 18%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 21%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 86%
Bob Etheridge 66%
Lane Evans 84%
Terry Everett 20%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 90%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 83%
Tom Feeney 24%
Russ Feingold 85%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 77%
Michael Ferguson 41%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 89%
PA U.S. House 8 Mike Fitzpatrick Republican 46%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 50%
Mark Foley 37%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 23%
Harold Ford, Jr. 58%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 23%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 30%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 9%
Barney Frank 91%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 4%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 36%
William Frist 19%
Elton Gallegly 17%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 24%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 44%
Jim Gibbons 26%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Paul Gillmor 36%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 20%
Charlie Gonzalez 69%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 33%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 19%
Bart Gordon 57%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 36%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 26%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 25%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 27%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 81%
Mark Green 35%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 64%
Judd Gregg 42%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 93%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 89%
Gilbert Gutknecht 37%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 31%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 19%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 89%
Jane Harman 68%
Katherine Harris 34%
Melissa Hart 17%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 81%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 24%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 15%
Robert Hayes 18%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 9%
Joel Hefley 18%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 17%
Wally Herger, Jr. 18%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 59%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 66%
Maurice Hinchey 91%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 66%
David Lee Hobson 31%
Pete Hoekstra 21%
Thomas Holden 58%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 96%
Darlene Hooley 69%
John Nathan Hostettler 36%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 71%
Kenny Hulshof 34%
Duncan Hunter 12%
Kay Hutchison 32%
Henry Hyde 30%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 35%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 17%
Daniel Inouye 70%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 81%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 13%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 26%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 18%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 91%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 80%
William Jefferson 68%
James Merrill Jeffords 78%
William Lewis Jenkins 22%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 15%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 84%
Nancy Johnson 52%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 6%
Tim Johnson 51%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 74%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 49%
Paul Kanjorski 65%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 75%
Ric Keller 16%
Sue Kelly 45%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 97%
Mark Kennedy 28%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 87%
Dale Kildee 72%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 87%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 66%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 36%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 4%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 18%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 52%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 22%
Joseph Knollenberg 39%
Herb Kohl 79%
James Kolbe 44%
Dennis Kucinich 94%
John Kuhl, Jr. 36%
Jon Kyl 20%
Ray LaHood 46%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 58%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 69%
Tom Lantos 77%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 71%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 79%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 28%
Steve LaTourette 46%
Frank Lautenberg 89%
James Leach 62%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 85%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 98%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 86%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 80%
Jerry Lewis 33%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 95%
Ron Lewis 9%
Joe Lieberman 66%
Blanche Lincoln 69%
John Linder 11%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 63%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 47%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 88%
Trent Lott, Sr. 12%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 84%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 19%
Dick Lugar 47%
Dan Lungren 16%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 72%
Connie Mack IV 33%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 88%
Don Manzullo 39%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 10%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 96%
Jim Marshall 51%
Melquiades Martinez 21%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 54%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 88%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 41%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 68%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 13%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 94%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 15%
Thaddeus McCotter 39%
James McCrery III 23%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 96%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 95%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 11%
John McHugh 39%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 52%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 20%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 98%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 21%
Michael McNulty 77%
Martin Meehan 91%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 70%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 81%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 55%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 19%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 76%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 86%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 85%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 93%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 17%
Brad Miller 78%
Alan Mollohan 62%
Dennis Moore 62%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 89%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 41%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 74%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 33%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 30%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 35%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 81%
Jack Murtha 62%
Marilyn Musgrave 9%
Sue Myrick 12%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 94%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 85%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 85%
Ben Nelson 50%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 66%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 4%
Robert William Ney 42%
Anne Northup 25%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 9%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 26%
James Nussle 22%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 83%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Dave Obey 82%
John Olver 96%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 59%
Thomas William Osborne 31%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 46%
Major Owens 94%
Michael Oxley 23%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 82%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 78%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 86%
Ron Paul 60%
Donald Payne 97%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 90%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 11%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 53%
John Peterson 29%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 44%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 24%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 25%
Todd Platts 39%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 20%
Richard Pombo 26%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Jon Porter, Sr. 34%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 82%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 16%
Deborah Pryce 31%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 60%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 21%
George Radanovich 23%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 70%
James Ramstad 49%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 89%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 95%
Ralph Regula 35%
Denny Rehberg 25%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 45%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 78%
Richard Renzi 18%
Silvestre Reyes 62%
Thomas Reynolds 38%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 32%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 80%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 18%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 31%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 26%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 36%
Mike Ross 59%
Steve Rothman 73%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 23%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 65%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 87%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 38%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 68%
Jim Ryun 10%
Martin Olav Sabo 86%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 60%
Ken Salazar 60%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 74%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 97%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 90%
Rick Santorum 30%
Paul Sarbanes 91%
Jim Saxton 43%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 98%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 73%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 78%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 73%
John Schwarz 47%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 60%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 38%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 95%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 9%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 4%
John Shadegg 18%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 30%
Christopher Shays 54%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 81%
Donald Sherwood 37%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 36%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 5%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 51%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 31%
Ike Skelton 54%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 81%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 72%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 45%
Gordon Smith 50%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 10%
Olympia Snowe 53%
Vic Snyder 66%
Mike Sodrel 12%
Hilda Solis 95%
Mark Souder 18%
Arlen Specter 53%
John Spratt, Jr. 65%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 86%
Pete Stark 98%
Cliff Stearns 20%
Ted Stevens 29%
Ted Strickland 72%
Bart Stupak 69%
John Sullivan 9%
John Sununu 47%
John Sweeney 44%
James Talent 34%
Tom Tancredo 36%
John Tanner 56%
Ellen Tauscher 74%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 46%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 28%
Craig Thomas 20%
William Thomas 38%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 74%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 76%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 14%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 29%
Todd Tiahrt 8%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 30%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 94%
Ed Towns 75%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 83%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 34%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 69%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 80%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 42%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 86%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 89%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 72%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 31%
George Voinovich 45%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 28%
James Walsh 38%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 40%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 81%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Diane Watson 93%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 93%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 89%
Anthony Weiner 88%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 43%
Gerald Weller 35%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 6%
Robert Wexler 88%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 27%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 12%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 8%
Heather Wilson 51%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 41%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
David Wu 70%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 81%
Albert Wynn 68%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 35%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 31%

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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