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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Foreign Trade Council

2005-2006 Positions

Issues: Trade
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 17%
Gary Ackerman 17%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 17%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 17%
Todd Akin 33%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 67%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 50%
Wayne Allard 50%
Thomas Allen 33%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 17%
Joe Baca, Sr. 33%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 33%
Brian Baird 67%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 33%
J. Gresham Barrett 17%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 17%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 33%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 50%
Evan Bayh 17%
Melissa Bean 83%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 50%
Bob Bennett 83%
Shelley Berkley 17%
Howard Berman 33%
Marion Berry 33%
Judy Biggert 83%
Michael Bilirakis 33%
Jeff Bingaman 33%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 17%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 33%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 33%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 33%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 67%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 33%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 50%
Kit Bond 67%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 67%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 50%
Dan Boren 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 33%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 17%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 50%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 17%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 17%
Henry Brown, Jr. 67%
Ginny Brown-Waite 17%
Jim Bunning 50%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 33%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 50%
Dan Burton 33%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 17%
Steve Buyer 33%
Robert Byrd 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 50%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 67%
Chris Cannon 67%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 50%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 33%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 33%
Dennis Cardoza 17%
Russ Carnahan 17%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 67%
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 83%
Mike Castle 67%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 33%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 33%
Ben Chandler III 17%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 33%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 33%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 67%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 67%
Kent Conrad 17%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 33%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 50%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 17%
Jerry Costello 33%
Larry Craig 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 33%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 67%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 67%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 33%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 33%
Artur Davis 17%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 17%
Geoff Davis 67%
Lincoln Davis 17%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 33%
Thomas Davis III 67%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 17%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 17%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 33%
James DeMint 67%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 33%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 33%
Norm Dicks 83%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 33%
Elizabeth Dole 33%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
John Doolittle 33%
Byron Dorgan 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 33%
Thelma Drake 17%
David Dreier 67%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 17%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 17%
Chet Edwards 67%
Vern Ehlers 83%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 17%
Philip English 50%
John Ensign 33%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Terry Everett 33%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 33%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 33%
Tom Feeney 33%
Russ Feingold 17%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 33%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 100%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 33%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 17%
Barney Frank 33%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 67%
Elton Gallegly 33%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 17%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 33%
Wayne Gilchrest 67%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 33%
Charlie Gonzalez 33%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 50%
Bart Gordon 33%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 50%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 50%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 17%
Judd Gregg 67%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 17%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 17%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 50%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 17%
Jane Harman 67%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 33%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 50%
Robert Hayes 17%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 50%
Wally Herger, Jr. 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 33%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 17%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 67%
Thomas Holden 17%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Kenny Hulshof 50%
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 17%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 50%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 33%
Daniel Inouye 33%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 33%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 50%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 33%
William Jefferson 83%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 33%
Tim Johnson 67%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 17%
Ric Keller 33%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 17%
Patrick Kennedy 17%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 33%
Dale Kildee 17%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 50%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 33%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 50%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 83%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 67%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 33%
Dennis Kucinich 17%
John Kuhl, Jr. 67%
Jon Kyl 50%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 33%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 33%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 83%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 33%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 67%
Steve LaTourette 33%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 17%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 33%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 17%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 67%
Jerry Lewis 67%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 50%
Ron Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 33%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
John Linder 33%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 17%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 67%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 33%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 33%
Dick Lugar 100%
Dan Lungren 50%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 33%
Connie Mack IV 17%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 33%
Don Manzullo 67%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 33%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 33%
Jim Marshall 17%
Melquiades Martinez 50%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 33%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 33%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 67%
Thaddeus McCotter 0%
James McCrery III 67%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 67%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 17%
John McHugh 17%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 50%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 33%
Michael McNulty 33%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 33%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 83%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 17%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 50%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 33%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 17%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 17%
Brad Miller 33%
Alan Mollohan 17%
Dennis Moore 33%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 83%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 17%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 83%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 83%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 67%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 50%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 83%
Jack Murtha 17%
Marilyn Musgrave 33%
Sue Myrick 50%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 33%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 33%
Ben Nelson 67%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 50%
Jim Oberstar 17%
Dave Obey 33%
John Olver 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 17%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 0%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 33%
Ron Paul 33%
Donald Payne 33%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 50%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 17%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 17%
John Peterson 50%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 33%
Todd Platts 33%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 50%
Earl Pomeroy 67%
Jon Porter, Sr. 33%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 67%
Deborah Pryce 67%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 50%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 50%
George Radanovich 33%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 33%
James Ramstad 67%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 50%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 33%
Ralph Regula 67%
Denny Rehberg 33%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 67%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 17%
Richard Renzi 33%
Silvestre Reyes 33%
Thomas Reynolds 33%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 67%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 33%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 17%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 50%
Mike Ross 33%
Steve Rothman 17%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 17%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 67%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 17%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 83%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 17%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 17%
Ken Salazar 17%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 17%
Jim Saxton 50%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 17%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 33%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 33%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 33%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 33%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 33%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 33%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
John Shadegg 33%
Christopher Shays 83%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 33%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 83%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 33%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 33%
Ike Skelton 33%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 33%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 17%
Gordon Smith 67%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 33%
Olympia Snowe 17%
Vic Snyder 100%
Hilda Solis 33%
Mark Souder 33%
Arlen Specter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 0%
Pete Stark 50%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Ted Stevens 67%
Bart Stupak 17%
John Sullivan 33%
John Sununu 50%
Tom Tancredo 17%
John Tanner 67%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
Gene Taylor 0%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 33%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 67%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 33%
Todd Tiahrt 67%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 33%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 17%
Ed Towns 67%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 50%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 50%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 83%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 33%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 33%
George Voinovich 67%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 33%
James Walsh 33%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 83%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 33%
Diane Watson 33%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 50%
Anthony Weiner 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 67%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 33%
Robert Wexler 33%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 33%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 33%
Heather Wilson 50%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 33%
Lynn Woolsey 33%
David Wu 17%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 33%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 50%

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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