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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Journal

2005 Liberal on Economic Policy Score

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 66%
Gary Ackerman 94%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 9%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 69%
Todd Akin 0%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 36%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 9%
Wayne Allard 0%
George Allen 16%
Thomas Allen 81%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 77%
Joe Baca, Sr. 63%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 17%
Brian Baird 69%
Richard Hugh Baker 14%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 92%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 62%
Roscoe Bartlett 45%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 3%
Charlie Bass 43%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 54%
Evan Bayh 66%
Melissa Bean 59%
Bob Beauprez 21%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 91%
Bob Bennett 20%
Shelley Berkley 74%
Howard Berman 88%
Marion Berry 57%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 73%
Judy Biggert 42%
Michael Bilirakis 41%
Jeff Bingaman 65%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 56%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 88%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 3%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 82%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 13%
Sherwood Boehlert 52%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 3%
Kit Bond 6%
Henry Bonilla 9%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 17%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 8%
Dan Boren 50%
Leonard Boswell 62%
Rick Boucher 63%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 6%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 56%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 49%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 7%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 71%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 80%
Henry Brown, Jr. 9%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 82%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 16%
Ginny Brown-Waite 40%
Jim Bunning 6%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 6%
Conrad Burns 29%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 36%
Dan Burton 13%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 77%
Steve Buyer 21%
Robert Byrd 60%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 19%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 23%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 9%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 68%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 85%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 85%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 91%
Dennis Cardoza 57%
Russ Carnahan 82%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 63%
Julia Carson 79%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 9%
Edward Case 60%
Mike Castle 51%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 19%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 57%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 15%
Ben Chandler III 64%
Chris Chocola 14%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 67%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 74%
Hillary Clinton 84%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 68%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 34%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 6%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 19%
Norm Coleman 49%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 53%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 21%
Kent Conrad 62%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 75%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 61%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 32%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 59%
Jerry Costello 62%
Larry Craig 22%
Robert Cramer 50%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 16%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 24%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 80%
Barbara Cubin 23%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 53%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 26%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 80%
Artur Davis 62%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 69%
Geoff Davis 30%
James Davis 76%
Jo Ann Davis 33%
Lincoln Davis 52%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 82%
Thomas Davis III 47%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 81%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 6%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 78%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 87%
Bill Delahunt 91%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 88%
Thomas DeLay 21%
James DeMint 22%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 9%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 52%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 38%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 18%
Norm Dicks 75%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 69%
Chris Dodd 81%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 81%
Elizabeth Dole 29%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 39%
John Doolittle 40%
Byron Dorgan 70%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 69%
Thelma Drake 9%
David Dreier 19%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 35%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 94%
Chet Edwards 55%
Vern Ehlers 46%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 74%
Jo Ann Emerson 38%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 85%
Philip English 37%
John Ensign 28%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 81%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Lane Evans 82%
Terry Everett 12%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 81%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 84%
Tom Feeney 30%
Russ Feingold 76%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 75%
Michael Ferguson 43%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 81%
PA U.S. House 8 Mike Fitzpatrick Republican 53%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 47%
Mark Foley 44%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 29%
Harold Ford, Jr. 58%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 14%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 38%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0%
Barney Frank 94%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 46%
William Frist 12%
Elton Gallegly 30%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 14%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 50%
Jim Gibbons 38%
Wayne Gilchrest 48%
Paul Gillmor 30%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 28%
Charlie Gonzalez 60%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 44%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 24%
Bart Gordon 55%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 39%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 24%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 31%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 36%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 65%
Mark Green 48%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 63%
Judd Gregg 41%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 94%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 87%
Gilbert Gutknecht 38%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 12%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 17%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 83%
Jane Harman 64%
Katherine Harris 35%
Melissa Hart 14%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 87%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 23%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 20%
Robert Hayes 30%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 33%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 14%
Wally Herger, Jr. 3%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 59%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 71%
Maurice Hinchey 88%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 58%
David Lee Hobson 27%
Pete Hoekstra 24%
Thomas Holden 57%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 94%
Darlene Hooley 67%
John Nathan Hostettler 35%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 72%
Kenny Hulshof 35%
Duncan Hunter 9%
Kay Hutchison 35%
Henry Hyde 35%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 38%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 6%
Daniel Inouye 64%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 82%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 14%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 69%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 19%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 29%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 92%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 64%
William Jefferson 62%
James Merrill Jeffords 78%
William Lewis Jenkins 29%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 3%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 82%
Nancy Johnson 51%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 8%
Tim Johnson 52%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 67%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 51%
Paul Kanjorski 66%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 78%
Ric Keller 23%
Sue Kelly 48%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 95%
Mark Kennedy 34%
Patrick Kennedy 92%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 91%
Dale Kildee 74%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 77%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 68%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 47%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 13%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 49%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 19%
Joseph Knollenberg 34%
Herb Kohl 72%
James Kolbe 27%
Dennis Kucinich 88%
John Kuhl, Jr. 38%
Jon Kyl 16%
Ray LaHood 46%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 56%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 78%
Tom Lantos 88%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 66%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 76%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 24%
Steve LaTourette 50%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 95%
James Leach 54%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 94%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 78%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 75%
Jerry Lewis 28%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 94%
Ron Lewis 14%
Joe Lieberman 74%
Blanche Lincoln 58%
John Linder 3%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 65%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 53%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 85%
Trent Lott, Sr. 11%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 88%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 17%
Dick Lugar 45%
Dan Lungren 9%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 75%
Connie Mack IV 21%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 94%
Don Manzullo 37%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 19%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 94%
Jim Marshall 56%
Melquiades Martinez 36%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 54%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 87%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 47%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 71%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 3%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 94%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
Thaddeus McCotter 42%
James McCrery III 17%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 94%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 94%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0%
John McHugh 44%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 56%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 19%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 94%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 19%
Michael McNulty 78%
Martin Meehan 88%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 71%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 65%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 55%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 28%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 71%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 86%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 87%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 37%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 92%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 29%
Brad Miller 92%
Alan Mollohan 58%
Dennis Moore 63%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 92%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 33%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 71%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 30%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 38%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 88%
Jack Murtha 60%
Marilyn Musgrave 3%
Sue Myrick 8%
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 88%
Ben Nelson 50%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 78%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
Robert William Ney 38%
Anne Northup 24%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 26%
James Nussle 28%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 87%
Jim Oberstar 79%
Dave Obey 85%
John Olver 94%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 59%
Thomas William Osborne 14%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 41%
Major Owens 88%
Michael Oxley 21%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 85%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 82%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 72%
Ron Paul 54%
Donald Payne 94%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 19%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 91%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 54%
John Peterson 32%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 46%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 35%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 14%
Todd Platts 49%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 26%
Richard Pombo 17%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Jon Porter, Sr. 28%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 85%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 9%
Deborah Pryce 17%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 59%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 24%
George Radanovich 13%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 64%
James Ramstad 52%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 88%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 92%
Ralph Regula 30%
Denny Rehberg 14%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 45%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 92%
Richard Renzi 42%
Silvestre Reyes 59%
Thomas Reynolds 36%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 25%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 77%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 9%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 41%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 24%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 9%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 27%
Mike Ross 60%
Steve Rothman 74%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 94%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 32%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 65%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 72%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 26%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 69%
Jim Ryun 9%
Martin Olav Sabo 82%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 60%
Ken Salazar 61%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 69%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 94%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 94%
Rick Santorum 34%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Jim Saxton 50%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 94%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 82%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 85%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 78%
John Schwarz 45%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 58%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 78%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 42%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 94%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 21%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Christopher Shays 53%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 88%
Donald Sherwood 30%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 30%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 3%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 51%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 34%
Ike Skelton 57%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 76%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 68%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 53%
Gordon Smith 48%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 9%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Vic Snyder 66%
Mike Sodrel 9%
Hilda Solis 94%
Mark Souder 3%
Arlen Specter 51%
John Spratt, Jr. 72%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 71%
Pete Stark 94%
Cliff Stearns 43%
Ted Stevens 25%
Ted Strickland 67%
Bart Stupak 68%
John Sullivan 3%
John Sununu 44%
John Sweeney 44%
James Talent 42%
Tom Tancredo 44%
John Tanner 56%
Ellen Tauscher 68%
Charles Taylor 9%
Gene Taylor 55%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 41%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 33%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 65%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 72%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 33%
Todd Tiahrt 6%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 18%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 92%
Ed Towns 67%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 81%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 45%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 71%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 77%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 42%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 92%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 75%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 71%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 24%
George Voinovich 46%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 14%
James Walsh 43%
Zach Wamp 35%
John Warner 43%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 85%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Diane Watson 94%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 94%
Anthony Weiner 94%
David Weldon 36%
W. Curtis Weldon 48%
Gerald Weller 26%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 6%
Robert Wexler 94%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 29%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 6%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 3%
Heather Wilson 49%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 47%
Lynn Woolsey 88%
David Wu 69%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 95%
Albert Wynn 60%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 41%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 36%

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.

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