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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Journal

2006 Composite Liberal Score

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 86%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 77.5%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 38.8%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 35.7%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 9.5%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 59.5%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 25%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 43.3%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 48.8%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 76.5%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 95%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 74%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 67.2%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 60.3%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 11.8%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 10.5%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 22.7%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 92%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 16.3%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 95.2%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 48.7%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 21.8%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 45.7%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 15.7%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 57.5%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 15.7%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 88.8%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 85.7%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 52.8%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 85.3%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 68%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 16%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 35.7%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 11.5%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 66.2%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 29.8%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 84.3%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 82.7%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 85.7%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 78.2%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 74.5%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 71.5%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 10.7%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 21.2%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 86%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 91.3%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 29.2%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 69.2%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 17%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 28.5%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 9.2%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 27%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 92.5%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 86.5%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 89.3%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 79.7%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 89.8%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 10.5%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 26.3%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 18.3%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 29.2%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 23.3%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 14%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 96.2%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 81.8%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 13.7%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 75.7%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 85.3%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 96.5%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 92.3%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 95.5%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 59.2%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 94.7%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 89.8%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 86.7%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 95.5%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 16.5%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 87.7%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 16.3%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 76.8%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 81.2%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 10.7%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 87.5%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 91.3%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 26.8%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 80.3%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 28%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 91.2%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 19.5%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 74.3%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 26.3%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 78.2%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 87.8%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 88.3%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 94.7%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 6.8%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 16%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 74.7%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 12%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 78.7%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 78.5%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 34.7%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 40%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 10.5%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 54.8%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 7.7%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 91.3%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 18.2%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 17.2%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 51.8%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 63.2%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 19.8%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 22.3%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 27.2%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 78.2%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 64%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 92.3%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 87%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 93%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 14.8%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 75.3%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 19.8%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 20.8%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 26.3%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 18%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 91.7%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 93.2%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 95.5%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 88.2%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 85.5%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 72.2%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 63.8%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 78.5%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 82.7%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 83.5%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 69.7%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 24.5%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 46.7%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 19%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 80.8%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 23.3%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 72.8%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 93.2%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 19.7%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 87.7%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 51%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 76.2%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 75.2%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 15.7%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 66.7%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 69.2%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 53.5%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 75.8%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 14.8%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 21%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 57.2%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 11.3%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 86.3%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 26.5%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 17.3%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 75.2%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 47.3%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 50.8%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 42.8%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 86.7%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 81.2%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 38.5%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 90%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 16%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 83.5%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 33.8%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 72.5%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 73.8%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 72.5%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90.5%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 94.2%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 76.3%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 92.7%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 74.3%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 89.2%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 80.7%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 86.5%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 91.3%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 69.2%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 33.5%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 20%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 68.5%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 28%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 31.7%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 72.8%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 14.7%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 21.3%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 32%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 87%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 76.2%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 73.2%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 86.7%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 48.8%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 13.2%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 74.8%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 75.5%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 46.7%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 22.7%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 28%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 70.3%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 7.2%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 76.5%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 41.8%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 63.7%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 7.7%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 22.3%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 33.3%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 8.7%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 27.3%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 16.8%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 21.7%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 12.8%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 22%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 73.3%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 29.2%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 10%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 20.5%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 23.7%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 62.2%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 75%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 9.3%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 19.7%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 10.8%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 23.5%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 51%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 63.2%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 77.8%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 19.5%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 8%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 90.8%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 17.3%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 53.3%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 83.2%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 28.8%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 6%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 17.5%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 76.3%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 39.5%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 66.7%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 17%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 12%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 94.2%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 47.3%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70.2%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 32.8%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 71%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 90.8%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 43.7%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 43%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 32.2%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 62.8%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 12.7%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 85.5%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 18.3%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 29.7%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 27%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 80.8%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 28%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 85.7%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 59%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 18%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 88.2%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 73.3%
Gary Ackerman 82%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 83.5%
Todd Akin 9.2%
Wayne Allard 13.8%
Thomas Allen 80%
Joe Baca, Sr. 69.3%
Brian Baird 69.3%
Richard Hugh Baker 10.8%
J. Gresham Barrett 16.8%
Roscoe Bartlett 47.5%
Evan Bayh 73.3%
Melissa Bean 57.8%
Bob Bennett 36%
Shelley Berkley 71.3%
Howard Berman 85.8%
Marion Berry 60.3%
Judy Biggert 44.2%
Jeff Bingaman 85.5%
Kit Bond 21.5%
Mary Bono Mack 39.5%
Dan Boren 49.2%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Rick Boucher 63%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 56.3%
Henry Brown, Jr. 15.3%
Ginny Brown-Waite 24.8%
Jim Bunning 8.2%
Dan Burton 12.8%
Steve Buyer 13.3%
Robert Byrd 70.5%
Chris Cannon 16.3%
Dennis Cardoza 59.7%
Russ Carnahan 74.3%
Julia Carson 91.3%
Mike Castle 49%
Ben Chandler III 59.3%
Hillary Clinton 70.2%
Norm Coleman 46.2%
Kent Conrad 65.3%
Jerry Costello 67.8%
Larry Craig 18.3%
Robert Cramer 51.7%
Barbara Cubin 14.8%
Artur Davis 60%
Geoff Davis 23.3%
Jo Ann Davis 22%
Lincoln Davis 52.8%
Thomas Davis III 40.5%
Bill Delahunt 79.3%
James DeMint 7.5%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
Norm Dicks 69.3%
Chris Dodd 84%
Elizabeth Dole 19.3%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 24.7%
John Doolittle 10.2%
Byron Dorgan 74.3%
Thelma Drake 20.8%
David Dreier 27%
Chet Edwards 54.3%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 37.7%
Philip English 41.5%
John Ensign 29.2%
Bob Etheridge 61%
Terry Everett 21%
Tom Feeney 30.7%
Russ Feingold 84.5%
Michael Ferguson 47.2%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 36.8%
Barney Frank 88.8%
Elton Gallegly 19.3%
Wayne Gilchrest 53%
Paul Gillmor 28.8%
Charlie Gonzalez 68.8%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 28%
Bart Gordon 59.3%
Judd Gregg 28.8%
Jane Harman 76.7%
Robert Hayes 22.5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 6.5%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 59.2%
Maurice Hinchey 85.7%
David Lee Hobson 33%
Pete Hoekstra 17.2%
Thomas Holden 59.5%
Darlene Hooley 71.2%
Kenny Hulshof 36.8%
Duncan Hunter 16%
Kay Hutchison 33.7%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 42%
Daniel Inouye 71.8%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 90.2%
William Jefferson 69.7%
Tim Johnson 45.8%
Paul Kanjorski 63.5%
Ric Keller 22%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 93.7%
Patrick Kennedy 81.3%
Dale Kildee 78.7%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88.3%
Joseph Knollenberg 23.5%
Herb Kohl 71%
Dennis Kucinich 87%
John Kuhl, Jr. 33.3%
Jon Kyl 9.2%
Ray LaHood 40.8%
Tom Lantos 86.2%
Steve LaTourette 47.2%
Jerry Lewis 29.7%
Ron Lewis 12.7%
Joe Lieberman 67.5%
Blanche Lincoln 62.3%
John Linder 10.2%
Trent Lott, Sr. 26.7%
Dick Lugar 45.7%
Dan Lungren 29.5%
Connie Mack IV 35.2%
Don Manzullo 15.3%
Jim Marshall 50%
Melquiades Martinez 26.8%
Thaddeus McCotter 36.7%
James McCrery III 15.5%
John McHugh 39.2%
Michael McNulty 81.7%
Martin Meehan 86.8%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 67.5%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 52.2%
Brad Miller 69.5%
Alan Mollohan 60.2%
Dennis Moore 64.8%
Jack Murtha 60%
Marilyn Musgrave 13.3%
Sue Myrick 10.8%
Ben Nelson 45.3%
Jim Oberstar 78.3%
Dave Obey 81%
John Olver 94.8%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 59.3%
Ron Paul 61%
Donald Payne 93.7%
John Peterson 20.8%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 25.8%
Todd Platts 45.3%
Earl Pomeroy 63%
Jon Porter, Sr. 39.5%
Deborah Pryce 34.3%
George Radanovich 15.8%
James Ramstad 52.3%
Ralph Regula 33.3%
Denny Rehberg 13.8%
Richard Renzi 38.3%
Silvestre Reyes 65%
Thomas Reynolds 33.2%
Mike Ross 57.8%
Steve Rothman 82%
Ken Salazar 67.8%
Jim Saxton 33.7%
Jean Schmidt 13.2%
John Shadegg 29.8%
Christopher Shays 55.7%
Ike Skelton 56.3%
Gordon Smith 46%
Olympia Snowe 55.5%
Vic Snyder 67.5%
Hilda Solis 96%
Mark Souder 21.2%
Arlen Specter 52.5%
John Spratt, Jr. 61.7%
Pete Stark 91.5%
Cliff Stearns 26.8%
Ted Stevens 36%
Bart Stupak 71.3%
John Sullivan 12.3%
John Sununu 30.8%
Tom Tancredo 26.7%
John Tanner 56.7%
Ellen Tauscher 76.8%
Gene Taylor 50%
Todd Tiahrt 25.7%
Ed Towns 77.8%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80.8%
George Voinovich 41%
James Walsh 43.7%
Zach Wamp 19.8%
John Warner 44.7%
Diane Watson 97.7%
Anthony Weiner 79.8%
David Weldon 16.2%
Gerald Weller 31.8%
Robert Wexler 79.8%
Heather Wilson 48.3%
Lynn Woolsey 95.5%
David Wu 71%
Albert Wynn 71%

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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