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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Association of Social Workers

2005 Positions on Professional Advocacy

Issues: Social
State Office District Name Party Rating
Gary Ackerman 75
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Todd Akin 25
Wayne Allard 0
Thomas Allen 75
Joe Baca, Sr. 66
Brian Baird 50
Richard Hugh Baker 25
J. Gresham Barrett 33
Roscoe Bartlett 50
Evan Bayh 100
Melissa Bean 25
Bob Bennett 0
Shelley Berkley 75
Howard Berman 75
Marion Berry 50
Judy Biggert 25
Jeff Bingaman 100
Kit Bond 0
Mary Bono Mack 25
Dan Boren 25
Leonard Boswell 50
Rick Boucher 50
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75
Henry Brown, Jr. 25
Ginny Brown-Waite 25
Jim Bunning 0
Dan Burton 25
Steve Buyer 50
Robert Byrd 100
Chris Cannon 25
Dennis Cardoza 75
Russ Carnahan 75
Mike Castle 0
Ben Chandler III 50
Hillary Clinton 100
Norm Coleman 100
Kent Conrad 100
Jerry Costello 25
Larry Craig 0
Robert Cramer 33
Barbara Cubin 25
Artur Davis 50
Geoff Davis 25
Lincoln Davis 25
Thomas Davis III 25
Bill Delahunt 75
James DeMint 0
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50
Norm Dicks 75
Chris Dodd 100
Elizabeth Dole 0
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0
John Doolittle 25
Byron Dorgan 100
Thelma Drake 25
David Dreier 25
Chet Edwards 25
Vern Ehlers 25
Jo Ann Emerson 25
Philip English 25
John Ensign 0
Bob Etheridge 75
Terry Everett 25
Tom Feeney 0
Russ Feingold 100
Michael Ferguson 25
Vito Fossella, Jr. 25
Barney Frank 75
Elton Gallegly 25
Wayne Gilchrest 25
Charlie Gonzalez 50
Virgil Goode, Jr. 25
Bart Gordon 25
Judd Gregg 0
Jane Harman 33
Robert Hayes 25
Wally Herger, Jr. 25
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 25
Maurice Hinchey 75
David Lee Hobson 50
Pete Hoekstra 25
Thomas Holden 50
Darlene Hooley 75
Kenny Hulshof 25
Duncan Hunter 25
Kay Hutchison 0
Bob Inglis, Sr. 25
Daniel Inouye 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 75
William Jefferson 75
Tim Johnson 50
Paul Kanjorski 50
Ric Keller 25
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100
Patrick Kennedy 75
Dale Kildee 75
Carolyn Kilpatrick 75
Joseph Knollenberg 25
Herb Kohl 100
Dennis Kucinich 75
John Kuhl, Jr. 25
Jon Kyl 0
Ray LaHood 33
Tom Lantos 75
Steve LaTourette 50
Jerry Lewis 25
Ron Lewis 25
Joe Lieberman 100
Blanche Lincoln 100
John Linder 25
Trent Lott, Sr. 0
Dick Lugar 0
Dan Lungren 25
Connie Mack IV 25
Don Manzullo 25
Jim Marshall 25
Melquiades Martinez 0
Thaddeus McCotter 25
James McCrery III 25
John McHugh 50
Michael McNulty 75
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 75
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50
Brad Miller 75
Alan Mollohan 50
Dennis Moore 50
Jack Murtha 75
Marilyn Musgrave 25
Sue Myrick 33
Ben Nelson 0
Jim Oberstar 75
Dave Obey 75
John Olver 75
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50
Ron Paul 25
Donald Payne 75
John Peterson 25
Charles Pickering, Jr. 25
Todd Platts 0
Earl Pomeroy 50
Jon Porter, Sr. 25
Deborah Pryce 25
George Radanovich 66
James Ramstad 0
Ralph Regula 25
Denny Rehberg 25
Richard Renzi 0
Silvestre Reyes 66
Thomas Reynolds 25
Mike Ross 50
Steve Rothman 50
Ken Salazar 100
Jim Saxton 25
Jean Schmidt 33
John Shadegg 25
Christopher Shays 25
Ike Skelton 25
Gordon Smith 0
Olympia Snowe 100
Vic Snyder 50
Hilda Solis 75
Mark Souder 50
Arlen Specter 0
John Spratt, Jr. 75
Pete Stark 75
Cliff Stearns 25
Ted Stevens 0
Ted Strickland 50
Bart Stupak 75
John Sullivan 25
John Sununu 0
Tom Tancredo 25
John Tanner 50
Ellen Tauscher 75
Gene Taylor 25
Todd Tiahrt 25
Ed Towns 75
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 75
George Voinovich 0
James Walsh 25
Zach Wamp 25
John Warner 0
Diane Watson 75
Anthony Weiner 75
David Weldon 25
Gerald Weller 25
Robert Wexler 75
Heather Wilson 50
Lynn Woolsey 75
David Wu 75
Albert Wynn 50
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 75
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 75
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 75
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 50
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 75
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 75
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 75
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 75
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 75
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 75
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 75
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 75
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 75
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 75
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 75
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 75
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 75
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 75
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 50
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 75
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 75
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 75
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 50
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 75
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 75
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 75
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 75
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 66
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 75
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 75
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 100
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 75
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 75
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 75
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 75
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 66
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 50
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 75
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 75
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 75
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 50
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 50
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 75
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 75
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 75
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 0
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 75
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 75
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 75
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 75
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 75
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 25
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 75
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 75
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 75
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 25
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 66
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 75
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 25
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 75
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 75
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 75
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 75
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 50
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 66
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 75
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 100
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 100
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 75
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 75
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 75
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 75
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 100
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 50
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 75
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 66
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 75
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 75
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 50
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 75
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 75
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 75
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 75
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 75
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 75
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 75
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 50
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 75
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 75
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 50
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 75
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 75
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 66
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 75
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 25
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 75
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 25
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 25
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 0
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 25
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 25
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 33
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 25
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 25
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 25
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 50
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 25
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 25
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 25
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 25
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 25
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 0
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 25
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 25
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 33
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 25
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 25
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 25
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 25
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 33
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 100
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 25
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 25
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 25
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 25
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 25
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 0
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 25
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 25
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 25
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 25
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 25
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 25
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 25
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 25
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 0
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 25
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 25
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 25
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 0
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 25
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 25
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 25
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 50
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 0
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 25
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 0
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 25
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 25
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 33
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 25
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 25
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 25
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 25
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 25
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 25
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 25
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 25
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 25
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 0
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 25
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 25
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 25
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 25
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 25
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 25
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 33
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 25
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 25
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 25
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 0
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 25
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 25
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 50
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 50
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 25
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 25
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 25
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 25
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 25
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 25
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 25
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 25
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 25
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 25
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 25
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 33
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 25
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 25
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 25
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 25
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 25
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 25
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 25
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 75
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 25
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 25
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 25
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 0
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 50
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 50
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 25
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 25
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 25
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 25
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 25
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 25
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 25
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 33
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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