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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

1999-2000 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 31%
Gary Ackerman 90%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 33%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Wayne Allard 23%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 92%
Bill Archer 36%
Richard Armey 27%
John Ashcroft 23%
Joe Baca, Sr. 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 33%
Brian Baird 92%
Richard Hugh Baker 33%
John Baldacci 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Cass Ballenger 33%
James Barcia 91%
Robert Barr, Jr. 33%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 100%
Bill Barrett 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 33%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 33%
Charlie Bass 33%
Herbert Bateman 33%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 100%
Evan Bayh 100%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 23%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 92%
Douglas Bereuter 27%
Shelley Berkley 92%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 83%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100%
Judy Biggert 33%
Brian Bilbray 36%
Michael Bilirakis 33%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 83%
Rod Blagojevich 92%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 33%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 92%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 33%
Sherwood Boehlert 33%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 33%
Kit Bond 17%
Henry Bonilla 36%
David Edward Bonior 100%
Mary Bono Mack 33%
Robert Borski, Jr. 100%
Leonard Boswell 92%
Rick Boucher 92%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 33%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
John Breaux 77%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 23%
Richard Bryan 100%
Ed Bryant 33%
Jim Bunning 23%
Conrad Burns 31%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 33%
Dan Burton 36%
Steve Buyer 27%
Robert Byrd 100%
Herbert Callahan 33%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 27%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 27%
Ben Campbell 25%
Thomas Campbell 36%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 27%
Chris Cannon 18%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 92%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 92%
Julia Carson 100%
Mike Castle 42%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 33%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 80%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 33%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 33%
William Clay, Sr. 91%
Eva Clayton 100%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 100%
Robert Clement 92%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 33%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 33%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 23%
Michael Collins 33%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 23%
Larry Combest 33%
Gary Condit 67%
Kent Conrad 100%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
Merrill Cook 33%
John Cooksey 36%
Jerry Costello 75%
Christopher Cox 33%
William Coyne 92%
Larry Craig 23%
Robert Cramer 82%
Philip Crane 30%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 23%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 83%
Barbara Cubin 33%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 33%
Patsy Ann Danner 75%
Thomas Daschle 100%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
James Davis 92%
Thomas Davis III 33%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 27%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 83%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 33%
James DeMint 33%
Peter Deutsch 92%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 31%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33%
Jay Dickey 27%
Norm Dicks 92%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Julian Dixon 100%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 92%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 17%
Calvin Dooley 92%
John Doolittle 25%
Byron Dorgan 100%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
David Dreier 33%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 33%
Jennifer Dunn 33%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
John Edwards 100%
Chet Edwards 100%
Vern Ehlers 33%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 33%
Jo Ann Emerson 33%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 92%
Philip English 33%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 23%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 92%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 33%
Thomas Ewing 33%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 100%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
Peter Fitzgerald 38%
Ernest Fletcher 33%
Mark Foley 33%
Michael Patrick Forbes 67%
Harold Ford, Jr. 100%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 33%
Tillie Fowler 30%
Barney Frank 83%
Robert Franks 27%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 33%
William Frist 23%
Jonas Frost III 92%
Elton Gallegly 33%
John Ganske 50%
Sam Gejdenson 100%
George Gekas 33%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 100%
Jim Gibbons 33%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
Paul Gillmor 27%
Benjamin Gilman 33%
Charlie Gonzalez 92%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 33%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 33%
William Goodling 33%
Bart Gordon 92%
Slade Gorton 23%
Porter Goss 33%
Daniel Graham 100%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 33%
William Phillip Gramm 23%
Rodney Grams 23%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 33%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 23%
Mark Green 33%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100%
James Greenwood 36%
Judd Gregg 23%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 33%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 23%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 58%
Tony Hall 100%
James Hansen 25%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 100%
J. Dennis Hastert 17%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 27%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 17%
Robert Hayes 33%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 33%
Joel Hefley 33%
Jesse Helms 23%
Wally Herger, Jr. 33%
Baron Hill 92%
Rick Hill 33%
Van Hilleary 33%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 100%
Maurice Hinchey 92%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 91%
David Lee Hobson 33%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 100%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
Thomas Holden 75%
Ernest Hollings 100%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 92%
Darlene Hooley 92%
Stephen Horn 33%
John Nathan Hostettler 36%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 36%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 92%
Kenny Hulshof 33%
Duncan Hunter 33%
Asa Hutchinson 30%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 25%
Kay Hutchison 23%
Henry Hyde 33%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 23%
Daniel Inouye 100%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 92%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 33%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 42%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Jefferson 89%
James Merrill Jeffords 31%
William Lewis Jenkins 33%
Christopher John 83%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 92%
Nancy Johnson 36%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 18%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 33%
Paul Kanjorski 91%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 92%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 33%
Sue Kelly 33%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Patrick Kennedy 83%
Bob Kerrey 85%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 92%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 33%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 33%
Gerald Kleczka 91%
Ronald Klink 91%
Joseph Knollenberg 33%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 33%
Dennis Kucinich 92%
Steven Kuykendall 33%
Jon Kyl 23%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 36%
Nicholas Lampson 92%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
Stephen Largent 33%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 91%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 33%
Steve LaTourette 36%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
Rick Lazio 33%
James Leach 33%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 83%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 33%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 33%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 100%
John Linder 20%
William Lipinski 75%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Trent Lott, Sr. 23%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 91%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 33%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 67%
Dick Lugar 27%
William Luther 100%
Connie Mack 23%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 83%
James Maloney 83%
Don Manzullo 33%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 90%
Matthew Martinez 67%
Frank Mascara 100%
Robert Matsui 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 27%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 83%
Karen McCarthy 91%
Bill McCollum 36%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 23%
James McCrery III 33%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 90%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 36%
Scott McInnis 27%
David McIntosh 10%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 33%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 92%
Jack Metcalf 30%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 27%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
Dan Miller 33%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 80%
David Minge 83%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 100%
Alan Mollohan 67%
Dennis Moore 83%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 92%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 25%
Constance Morella 67%
Patrick Moynihan 100%
Frank Murkowski 23%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 92%
Sue Myrick 36%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 92%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 91%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 33%
Robert William Ney 33%
Don Nickles 23%
Anne Northup 33%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 20%
James Nussle 33%
Jim Oberstar 100%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 92%
Doug Ose 33%
Major Owens 83%
Michael Oxley 33%
Ronald Packard 33%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 92%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 92%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 83%
Ron Paul 33%
Donald Payne 92%
Edward Pease 33%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67%
John Peterson 36%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
David Phelps 75%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Owen Pickett 67%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 33%
Richard Pombo 33%
Earl Pomeroy 83%
John Edward Porter 45%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 33%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 92%
Deborah Pryce 27%
Jack Quinn 50%
George Radanovich 33%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100%
James Ramstad 33%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 92%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 33%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Thomas Reynolds 33%
Bob Riley 27%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 83%
Charles Robb 100%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 23%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 100%
Timothy Roemer 92%
James Rogan 33%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 33%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 27%
William Roth, Jr. 25%
Steve Rothman 92%
Marge Roukema 33%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 27%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 33%
Jim Ryun 33%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 27%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 83%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 92%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 33%
Rick Santorum 23%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 100%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 11%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 42%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 91%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 33%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 91%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 33%
John Shadegg 33%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 92%
Donald Sherwood 33%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 33%
Ronnie Shows 91%
E.G. Shuster 33%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 36%
Norman Sisisky 83%
Joseph Skeen 33%
Ike Skelton 92%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 91%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 92%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 27%
Gordon Smith 23%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 36%
Nick Smith 42%
Bob Smith 23%
Olympia Snowe 23%
Vic Snyder 92%
Mark Souder 33%
Arlen Specter 46%
Floyd Spence 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 92%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 92%
Pete Stark 73%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 83%
Ted Stevens 23%
Ted Strickland 92%
Bob Stump 33%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 27%
James Talent 33%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Tanner 75%
Ellen Tauscher 92%
William Tauzin 33%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 83%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 33%
Craig Thomas 23%
William Thomas 36%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
Fred Thompson 23%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 92%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 33%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 33%
Karen Thurman 100%
Strom Thurmond 23%
Todd Tiahrt 33%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 83%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 33%
Robert Torricelli 100%
Ed Towns 92%
James Traficant, Jr. 67%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 92%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 33%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 92%
Bruce Vento 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 83%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 44%
George Voinovich 23%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 33%
James Walsh 27%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 23%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Wesley Watkins 33%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 36%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 92%
David Weldon 33%
W. Curtis Weldon 27%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Bob Weygand 92%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 33%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 33%
Heather Wilson 33%
Bob Wise, Jr. 91%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 33%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 82%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 36%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 33%

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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