| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 5% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 10% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 5 | Matthew Salmon | Republican | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 95% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 5% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 100% |
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 95% |
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 95% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 95% |
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 10% |
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 5% | ||
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 15% | |
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 95% | |
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 0% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 5% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 95% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 95% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 95% |
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 90% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 0% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 5% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 5% | |
| KY | U.S. House | 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 95% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 95% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 15% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 95% |
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 95% |
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 55% |
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 95% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 5% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 70% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 85% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 95% | |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 95% |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 90% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 95% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 95% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 10% |
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 10% | |
| OH | Governor | John Kasich | Republican | 5% | |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 5% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 80% |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 95% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 95% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 95% |
| SC | U.S. House | 1 | Mark Sanford, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 95% |
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 5% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 95% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 95% |
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 95% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 95% |
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 10% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 95% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 95% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 95% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 10% |
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 90% |
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 80% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 90% |
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 5% | ||||
| Gary Ackerman | 95% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 95% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 5% | ||||
| Bill Archer | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 0% | ||||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | ||||
| Henry Scott Baesler | 65% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 5% | ||||
| John Baldacci | 90% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 5% | ||||
| James Barcia | 75% | ||||
| Robert Barr, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Bill Barrett | 5% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | ||||
| Charlie Bass | 10% | ||||
| Herbert Bateman | 5% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 5% | ||||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 15% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 95% | ||||
| Brian Bilbray | 10% | ||||
| Michael Bilirakis | 5% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 90% | ||||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 5% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 25% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 5% | ||||
| Henry Bonilla | 5% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 95% | ||||
| Sonny Bono | 5% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 85% | ||||
| John Breaux | 75% | ||||
| George Brown, Jr. | 95% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 85% | ||||
| Ed Bryant | 0% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 95% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 5% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 0% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 5% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 85% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 5% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 25% | ||||
| Thomas Campbell | 15% | ||||
| Mike Castle | 15% | ||||
| John Chafee | 25% | ||||
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage | 5% | ||||
| Jon Lynn Christensen | 5% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 95% | ||||
| Robert Clement | 75% | ||||
| Michael Collins | 0% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 0% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 50% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 90% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 80% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 0% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| William Coyne | 95% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 60% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 0% | ||||
| Barbara Cubin | 0% | ||||
| Randall Cunningham | 5% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 10% | ||||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 70% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 95% | ||||
| Thomas Davis III | 15% | ||||
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Ronald Dellums | 100% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 90% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 15% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 5% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 90% | ||||
| Julian Dixon | 95% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 90% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 5% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 70% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 0% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 90% | ||||
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| Jennifer Dunn | 5% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 70% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 15% | ||||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 10% | ||||
| Philip English | 10% | ||||
| John Ensign | 10% | ||||
| Lane Evans | 95% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 5% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 5% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 0% | ||||
| Harris Fawell | 10% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 90% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 90% | ||||
| Floyd Flake | 95% | ||||
| Thomas Foglietta | 100% | ||||
| Mark Foley | 10% | ||||
| Michael Patrick Forbes | 15% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 80% | ||||
| Tillie Fowler | 5% | ||||
| Jon David Fox | 15% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 95% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 20% | ||||
| William Frist | 0% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 90% | ||||
| Elizabeth Furse | 95% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 5% | ||||
| John Ganske | 10% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 95% | ||||
| George Gekas | 5% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 95% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 20% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 5% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 25% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 0% | ||||
| John Glenn | 90% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 90% | ||||
| William Goodling | 5% | ||||
| Bart Gordon | 70% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 10% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 5% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 85% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| James Greenwood | 15% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 5% | ||||
| Gilbert Gutknecht | 5% | ||||
| Tony Hall | 85% | ||||
| Lee Hamilton | 70% | ||||
| James Hansen | 5% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 75% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 0% | ||||
| J.D. Hayworth, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 5% | ||||
| W.G. Hefner | 85% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 5% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Van Hilleary | 5% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 95% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 100% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 10% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 5% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 75% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 80% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 20% | ||||
| John Nathan Hostettler | 5% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 15% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 5% | ||||
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 5% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 5% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 5% | ||||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 5% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 90% | ||||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 5% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 95% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 40% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 20% | ||||
| Paul Kanjorski | 85% | ||||
| Sue Kelly | 15% | ||||
| Dirk Kempthorne | 0% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 95% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 90% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 90% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 85% | ||||
| Dale Kildee | 90% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 0% | ||||
| Gerald Kleczka | 85% | ||||
| Ronald Klink | 80% | ||||
| Scott Klug | 15% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 5% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 85% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 10% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 90% | ||||
| Ray LaHood | 10% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 95% | ||||
| Stephen Largent | 5% | ||||
| Steve LaTourette | 10% | ||||
| Frank Lautenberg | 95% | ||||
| Rick Lazio | 15% | ||||
| James Leach | 20% | ||||
| Jerry Lewis | 5% | ||||
| Ron Lewis | 0% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 75% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 75% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 5% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 5% | ||||
| William Luther | 85% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 5% | ||||
| Thomas Manton | 90% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 5% | ||||
| Matthew Martinez | 90% | ||||
| Frank Mascara | 80% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 95% | ||||
| Karen McCarthy | 90% | ||||
| Bill McCollum | 5% | ||||
| James McCrery III | 5% | ||||
| Joseph McDade | 10% | ||||
| Paul McHale | 80% | ||||
| John McHugh | 10% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 5% | ||||
| David McIntosh | 5% | ||||
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 75% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 90% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 95% | ||||
| Jack Metcalf | 10% | ||||
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | ||||
| Dan Miller | 5% | ||||
| David Minge | 75% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 95% | ||||
| John Moakley | 95% | ||||
| Susan Molinari | 10% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 75% | ||||
| Constance Morella | 35% | ||||
| Carol Moseley Braun | 90% | ||||
| Patrick Moynihan | 90% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 5% | ||||
| Jack Murtha | 70% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 0% | ||||
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 5% | ||||
| Mark Neumann | 5% | ||||
| Robert William Ney | 10% | ||||
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| Charles Norwood, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| James Nussle | 5% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 95% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 95% | ||||
| John Olver | 100% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 70% | ||||
| Major Owens | 100% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 5% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 5% | ||||
| Mike Parker | 10% | ||||
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| Owen Pickett | 55% | ||||
| Richard Pombo | 5% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 85% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 15% | ||||
| Glenn Poshard | 75% | ||||
| Deborah Pryce | 10% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 15% | ||||
| George Radanovich | 5% | ||||
| James Ramstad | 15% | ||||
| Ralph Regula | 10% | ||||
| Bill Richardson | 90% | ||||
| Frank Duncan Riggs | 5% | ||||
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 95% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 80% | ||||
| Timothy Roemer | 70% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 15% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 25% | ||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 95% | ||||
| Rick Santorum | 5% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 100% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 10% | ||||
| Joe Scarborough | 5% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 0% | ||||
| Steven Schiff | 15% | ||||
| John Shadegg | 5% | ||||
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 10% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 25% | ||||
| E.G. Shuster | 5% | ||||
| Norman Sisisky | 55% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 95% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 5% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 55% | ||||
| Linda Smith | 5% | ||||
| Nick Smith | 5% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 0% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 25% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 5% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 5% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 30% | ||||
| Floyd Spence | 5% | ||||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 80% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 100% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 5% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 50% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 10% | ||||
| Louis Stokes | 100% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 5% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 85% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| John Tanner | 60% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 15% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 5% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 45% | ||||
| Frank Tejeda | 70% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 5% | ||||
| William Thomas | 5% | ||||
| Fred Thompson | 5% | ||||
| Karen Thurman | 85% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 0% | ||||
| Todd Tiahrt | 5% | ||||
| Esteban Edward Torres | 95% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 85% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 95% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 55% | ||||
| Bruce Vento | 100% | ||||
| James Walsh | 10% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 5% | ||||
| John Warner | 5% | ||||
| Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 5% | ||||
| David Weldon | 5% | ||||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 15% | ||||
| Gerald Weller | 5% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 95% | ||||
| Rick White | 10% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 95% | ||||
| Sidney Yates | 100% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: National Committee for an Effective Congress
1995-1996 Positions
Issues:
Liberal
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.
