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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Committee for an Effective Congress

2005 Positions

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 90%
Gary Ackerman 95%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 95%
Todd Akin 0%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 10%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 5%
Wayne Allard 5%
George Allen 10%
Thomas Allen 95%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 5%
Brian Baird 90%
Richard Hugh Baker 5%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 75%
Roscoe Bartlett 10%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 5%
Charlie Bass 15%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 75%
Evan Bayh 90%
Melissa Bean 80%
Bob Beauprez 5%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 10%
Shelley Berkley 90%
Howard Berman 95%
Marion Berry 75%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 90%
Judy Biggert 15%
Michael Bilirakis 10%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 5%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 75%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 90%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 95%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 5%
Sherwood Boehlert 25%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 5%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 5%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 5%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 5%
Dan Boren 60%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 10%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 15%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 90%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 95%
Henry Brown, Jr. 10%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 95%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Jim Bunning 5%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 5%
Conrad Burns 10%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 10%
Dan Burton 5%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 90%
Steve Buyer 5%
Robert Byrd 80%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 5%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 5%
Chris Cannon 5%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 5%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 95%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 95%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 90%
Dennis Cardoza 75%
Russ Carnahan 90%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 75%
Julia Carson 95%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 5%
Edward Case 75%
Mike Castle 25%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 5%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 55%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 5%
Ben Chandler III 75%
Chris Chocola 5%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 95%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 95%
Hillary Clinton 95%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 5%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 10%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 5%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 5%
Norm Coleman 25%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 45%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 5%
Kent Conrad 75%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 95%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 80%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 75%
Jerry Costello 80%
Larry Craig 10%
Robert Cramer 60%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 10%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 10%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 95%
Barbara Cubin 5%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 70%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 5%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 95%
Artur Davis 80%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 95%
Geoff Davis 10%
James Davis 85%
Jo Ann Davis 10%
Lincoln Davis 65%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 95%
Thomas Davis III 15%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 5%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 90%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 95%
Bill Delahunt 95%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 95%
Thomas DeLay 5%
James DeMint 5%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 15%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 35%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 15%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 5%
Norm Dicks 90%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 90%
Chris Dodd 95%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 95%
Elizabeth Dole 10%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 10%
John Doolittle 5%
Byron Dorgan 85%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 85%
Thelma Drake 5%
David Dreier 10%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 5%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 95%
Chet Edwards 70%
Vern Ehlers 25%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 95%
Jo Ann Emerson 15%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 90%
Philip English 10%
John Ensign 10%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 95%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Lane Evans 95%
Terry Everett 5%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 95%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 95%
Tom Feeney 0%
Russ Feingold 95%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 90%
Michael Ferguson 15%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 95%
PA U.S. House 8 Mike Fitzpatrick Republican 25%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 10%
Mark Foley 15%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 5%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 10%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 10%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0%
Barney Frank 95%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 15%
William Frist 5%
Elton Gallegly 5%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 20%
Jim Gibbons 10%
Wayne Gilchrest 25%
Paul Gillmor 10%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 10%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 5%
Bart Gordon 70%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 10%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 10%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 5%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 90%
Mark Green 10%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 80%
Judd Gregg 10%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 10%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 10%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 5%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 95%
Jane Harman 85%
Katherine Harris 10%
Melissa Hart 5%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 95%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 10%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 10%
Robert Hayes 5%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 5%
Joel Hefley 10%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 5%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 75%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 85%
Maurice Hinchey 95%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 80%
David Lee Hobson 10%
Pete Hoekstra 10%
Thomas Holden 70%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 90%
John Nathan Hostettler 10%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Kenny Hulshof 10%
Duncan Hunter 5%
Kay Hutchison 15%
Henry Hyde 10%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 10%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 10%
Daniel Inouye 90%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 95%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 10%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 5%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 95%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 90%
William Jefferson 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
William Lewis Jenkins 5%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 95%
Nancy Johnson 25%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 5%
Tim Johnson 25%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 80%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 20%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Ric Keller 5%
Sue Kelly 20%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Mark Kennedy 10%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 95%
Dale Kildee 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 95%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 85%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 15%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 5%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 25%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 5%
Joseph Knollenberg 10%
Herb Kohl 85%
James Kolbe 15%
Dennis Kucinich 95%
John Kuhl, Jr. 10%
Jon Kyl 5%
Ray LaHood 15%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 75%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 90%
Tom Lantos 95%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 95%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 10%
Steve LaTourette 15%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
James Leach 40%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 95%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 95%
Jerry Lewis 10%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 5%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
John Linder 5%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 85%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 95%
Trent Lott, Sr. 10%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 95%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 5%
Dick Lugar 20%
Dan Lungren 5%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90%
Connie Mack IV 5%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 95%
Don Manzullo 5%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 5%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 95%
Jim Marshall 65%
Melquiades Martinez 15%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 65%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 95%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 20%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 90%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 5%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 5%
Thaddeus McCotter 15%
James McCrery III 10%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0%
John McHugh 15%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 70%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 5%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 95%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 5%
Michael McNulty 90%
Martin Meehan 100%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 95%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 70%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 90%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 5%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 90%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 95%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 95%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 5%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 5%
Brad Miller 90%
Alan Mollohan 75%
Dennis Moore 80%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 95%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 15%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 90%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 10%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 10%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 10%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 95%
Jack Murtha 75%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Sue Myrick 5%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 95%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95%
Ben Nelson 45%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 85%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
Robert William Ney 10%
Anne Northup 10%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 5%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 10%
James Nussle 10%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 95%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 95%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 75%
Thomas William Osborne 10%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 10%
Major Owens 95%
Michael Oxley 10%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 95%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 90%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 95%
Ron Paul 30%
Donald Payne 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 5%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
John Peterson 10%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 10%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 10%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 5%
Todd Platts 20%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 5%
Richard Pombo 5%
Earl Pomeroy 75%
Jon Porter, Sr. 15%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 95%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 5%
Deborah Pryce 10%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 80%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 5%
George Radanovich 5%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 85%
James Ramstad 20%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 95%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 95%
Ralph Regula 10%
Denny Rehberg 10%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 15%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 90%
Richard Renzi 10%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Thomas Reynolds 10%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 10%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 90%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 10%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 10%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 5%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 5%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 15%
Mike Ross 75%
Steve Rothman 90%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 5%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 85%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 95%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 5%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 90%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 80%
Ken Salazar 80%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 95%
Rick Santorum 10%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Jim Saxton 20%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
Jean Schmidt 0%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 95%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 90%
John Schwarz 20%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 75%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 5%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 95%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Christopher Shays 35%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
Donald Sherwood 10%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 10%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 5%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 25%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 10%
Ike Skelton 75%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 95%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 25%
Gordon Smith 25%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 5%
Olympia Snowe 45%
Vic Snyder 85%
Mike Sodrel 5%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 35%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 95%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 5%
Ted Stevens 10%
Ted Strickland 90%
Bart Stupak 85%
John Sullivan 5%
John Sununu 15%
John Sweeney 15%
James Talent 20%
Tom Tancredo 5%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 95%
Charles Taylor 5%
Gene Taylor 60%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 5%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 10%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 5%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 20%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 10%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Ed Towns 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 10%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 90%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 95%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 15%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 95%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 85%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 10%
George Voinovich 20%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 10%
James Walsh 10%
Zach Wamp 10%
John Warner 20%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95%
Diane Watson 100%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 95%
David Weldon 5%
W. Curtis Weldon 20%
Gerald Weller 10%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0%
Robert Wexler 95%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 10%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 5%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 5%
Heather Wilson 20%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 15%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 95%
Albert Wynn 85%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 10%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 10%

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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