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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Journal

2006 Composite Conservative Score

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 61.2%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 73.7%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 64.3%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 90.5%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 81.7%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 70.8%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 76.7%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 86%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 40.5%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 75%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 56.7%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 51.2%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 3.8%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 18.2%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 86.3%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 23.5%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 24.3%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 14.7%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 3.5%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 7.7%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 4.5%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 40.8%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 5.3%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 10.2%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 13.3%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 4.5%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 83.5%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 12.3%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 83.7%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 23.2%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 18.8%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 89.3%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 11%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 12.5%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 8.7%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 73.2%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 19.7%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 72%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 8.8%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 80.5%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 25.7%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 73.7%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 80%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 21.8%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 11.8%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 26%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 12.2%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 41%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 11.7%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5.3%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 32.8%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 39.7%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 93.2%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 84%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 25.3%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 88%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 73.2%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 21.3%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 21.5%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 65.3%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 60%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 82%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 88.2%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 89.5%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 89.5%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 45.2%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 92.3%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 8.7%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 81.8%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 82.8%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 48.2%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 36.8%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 87.3%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 14.5%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 77.3%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 8%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 80.2%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 77.7%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 83.7%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 72.8%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 4.8%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 51.3%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 21.8%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 36%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 7.7%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 13%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 7%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 85.2%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 26.7%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 24.7%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 81.7%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 78.2%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 54.3%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 70.3%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 84.3%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 80.2%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 79.2%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 42.5%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 84.3%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 73.7%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 82%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 73%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 8.3%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 6.8%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 4.5%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 11.8%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 14.5%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 27.8%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 11.2%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 14.3%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 36.2%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 21.5%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 17.3%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 16.5%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 47.2%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 30.3%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 14.7%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 32%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 75.5%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 53.3%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 81%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 19.2%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 76.7%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 27.2%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 6.8%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 80.3%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 12.3%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 49%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 84%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 23.8%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 24.8%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 84.3%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 64.3%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 88.5%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 33.3%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 33.8%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 14%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 22.5%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 72%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 14.3%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 70.2%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 30.8%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 46.5%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 24.2%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 85.2%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 79%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 42.8%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 88.7%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 13.7%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 73.5%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 82.7%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 15.7%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 17.3%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 24.8%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 52.7%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 49.2%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 57.2%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 13.3%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 18.8%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 61.5%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 10%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 14.3%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 84%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 21.8%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 25.5%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 16.5%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 66.2%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 27.5%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 26.2%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 27.5%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 9.5%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 5.8%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 23.7%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 7.3%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 25.7%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 10.8%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 19.3%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 13.5%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 8.7%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 30.8%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 28.5%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 66.5%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 80%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 31.5%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 72%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 68.3%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 27.2%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 89.3%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 78.8%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 85.3%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 78.7%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 14%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 68%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 13%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 23.8%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 26.8%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 13.3%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 51.2%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 86.8%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 25.2%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 24.5%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 53.3%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 77.3%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 72%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 8.7%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 29.7%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 70.8%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 92.8%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 23.5%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 30.8%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 83%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 71.5%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 58.2%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 36.3%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 92.3%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 90.8%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 77.7%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 66.7%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 91.3%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 72.7%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 83.2%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 78.3%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 87.2%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 78%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 26.7%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 70.8%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 90%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 79.5%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 76.3%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 37.8%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 90.7%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 80.3%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 89.2%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 76.5%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 49%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 36.8%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 22.2%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 80.5%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 9.2%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 73%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 82.7%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 46.7%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 16.8%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 71.2%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 94%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 82.5%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 23.7%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 60.5%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 7.5%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 13.5%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 10.7%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 20.3%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 33.3%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 83%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 88%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 5.8%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 52.7%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 29.8%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 19.2%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 10.2%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 67.2%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 29%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 9.2%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 56.3%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 57%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 67.8%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 37.2%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 89.5%
Gary Ackerman 18%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 16.5%
Todd Akin 90.8%
Wayne Allard 86.2%
Thomas Allen 20%
Joe Baca, Sr. 30.7%
Brian Baird 30.7%
Richard Hugh Baker 89.2%
J. Gresham Barrett 83.2%
Roscoe Bartlett 52.5%
Evan Bayh 26.7%
Melissa Bean 42.2%
Bob Bennett 64%
Shelley Berkley 28.7%
Howard Berman 14.2%
Marion Berry 39.7%
Judy Biggert 55.8%
Jeff Bingaman 14.5%
Kit Bond 78.5%
Mary Bono Mack 60.5%
Dan Boren 50.8%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Rick Boucher 37%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 43.7%
Henry Brown, Jr. 84.7%
Ginny Brown-Waite 75.2%
Jim Bunning 91.8%
Dan Burton 87.2%
Steve Buyer 86.7%
Robert Byrd 29.5%
Chris Cannon 83.7%
Dennis Cardoza 40.3%
Russ Carnahan 25.7%
Julia Carson 8.7%
Mike Castle 51%
Ben Chandler III 40.7%
Hillary Clinton 29.8%
Norm Coleman 53.8%
Kent Conrad 34.7%
Jerry Costello 32.2%
Larry Craig 81.7%
Robert Cramer 48.3%
Barbara Cubin 85.2%
Artur Davis 40%
Geoff Davis 76.7%
Jo Ann Davis 78%
Lincoln Davis 47.2%
Thomas Davis III 59.5%
Bill Delahunt 20.7%
James DeMint 92.5%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
Norm Dicks 30.7%
Chris Dodd 16%
Elizabeth Dole 80.7%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 75.3%
John Doolittle 89.8%
Byron Dorgan 25.7%
Thelma Drake 79.2%
David Dreier 73%
Chet Edwards 45.7%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 62.3%
Philip English 58.5%
John Ensign 70.8%
Bob Etheridge 39%
Terry Everett 79%
Tom Feeney 69.3%
Russ Feingold 15.5%
Michael Ferguson 52.8%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 63.2%
Barney Frank 11.2%
Elton Gallegly 80.7%
Wayne Gilchrest 47%
Paul Gillmor 71.2%
Charlie Gonzalez 31.2%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 72%
Bart Gordon 40.7%
Judd Gregg 71.2%
Jane Harman 23.3%
Robert Hayes 77.5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 93.5%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 40.8%
Maurice Hinchey 14.3%
David Lee Hobson 67%
Pete Hoekstra 82.8%
Thomas Holden 40.5%
Darlene Hooley 28.8%
Kenny Hulshof 63.2%
Duncan Hunter 84%
Kay Hutchison 66.3%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 58%
Daniel Inouye 28.2%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 9.8%
William Jefferson 30.3%
Tim Johnson 54.2%
Paul Kanjorski 36.5%
Ric Keller 78%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 6.3%
Patrick Kennedy 18.7%
Dale Kildee 21.3%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 11.7%
Joseph Knollenberg 76.5%
Herb Kohl 29%
Dennis Kucinich 13%
John Kuhl, Jr. 66.7%
Jon Kyl 90.8%
Ray LaHood 59.2%
Tom Lantos 13.8%
Steve LaTourette 52.8%
Jerry Lewis 70.3%
Ron Lewis 87.3%
Joe Lieberman 32.5%
Blanche Lincoln 37.7%
John Linder 89.8%
Trent Lott, Sr. 73.3%
Dick Lugar 54.3%
Dan Lungren 70.5%
Connie Mack IV 64.8%
Don Manzullo 84.7%
Jim Marshall 50%
Melquiades Martinez 73.2%
Thaddeus McCotter 63.3%
James McCrery III 84.5%
John McHugh 60.8%
Michael McNulty 18.3%
Martin Meehan 13.2%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 32.5%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 47.8%
Brad Miller 30.5%
Alan Mollohan 39.8%
Dennis Moore 35.2%
Jack Murtha 40%
Marilyn Musgrave 86.7%
Sue Myrick 89.2%
Ben Nelson 54.7%
Jim Oberstar 21.7%
Dave Obey 19%
John Olver 5.2%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40.7%
Ron Paul 39%
Donald Payne 6.3%
John Peterson 79.2%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 74.2%
Todd Platts 54.7%
Earl Pomeroy 37%
Jon Porter, Sr. 60.5%
Deborah Pryce 65.7%
George Radanovich 84.2%
James Ramstad 47.7%
Ralph Regula 66.7%
Denny Rehberg 86.2%
Richard Renzi 61.7%
Silvestre Reyes 35%
Thomas Reynolds 66.8%
Mike Ross 42.2%
Steve Rothman 18%
Ken Salazar 32.2%
Jim Saxton 66.3%
Jean Schmidt 86.8%
John Shadegg 70.2%
Christopher Shays 44.3%
Ike Skelton 43.7%
Gordon Smith 54%
Olympia Snowe 44.5%
Vic Snyder 32.5%
Hilda Solis 4%
Mark Souder 78.8%
Arlen Specter 47.5%
John Spratt, Jr. 38.3%
Pete Stark 8.5%
Cliff Stearns 73.2%
Ted Stevens 64%
Bart Stupak 28.7%
John Sullivan 87.7%
John Sununu 69.2%
Tom Tancredo 73.3%
John Tanner 43.3%
Ellen Tauscher 23.2%
Gene Taylor 50%
Todd Tiahrt 74.3%
Ed Towns 22.2%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 19.2%
George Voinovich 59%
James Walsh 56.3%
Zach Wamp 80.2%
John Warner 55.3%
Diane Watson 2.3%
Anthony Weiner 20.2%
David Weldon 83.8%
Gerald Weller 68.2%
Robert Wexler 20.2%
Heather Wilson 51.7%
Lynn Woolsey 4.5%
David Wu 29%
Albert Wynn 29%

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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