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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Taxpayers for Common Sense

2003 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 5%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 10%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 10%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 15%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 35%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 20%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 60%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 60%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 55%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 45%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 45%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 15%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 55%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 15%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 55%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 50%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 55%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 55%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 55%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 55%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 50%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 20%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 55%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 35%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 10%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 45%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 45%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 15%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 15%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 20%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 30%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 30%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 30%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 50%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 40%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 15%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 35%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 10%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 50%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 65%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 55%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 45%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 55%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 55%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 60%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 50%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 55%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 45%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 50%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 45%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 20%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 20%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 20%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 55%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 75%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 55%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 60%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 55%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 50%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 60%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 45%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 30%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 40%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 35%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 55%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 25%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 60%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 50%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 25%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 25%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 10%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 40%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 50%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 20%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 35%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 50%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 55%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 55%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 50%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 40%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 60%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 50%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 30%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 55%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 65%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 40%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 45%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 60%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 60%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 55%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 20%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 60%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 60%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 20%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 15%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 55%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 55%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 55%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 55%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 55%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 60%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 20%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 60%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 25%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 55%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 15%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 20%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 50%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 15%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 25%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 30%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 50%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 60%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 35%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 45%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 15%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 50%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 45%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 15%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 60%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 40%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 50%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 60%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 35%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 40%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 45%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 35%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 35%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 35%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 40%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 53%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 15%
Gary Ackerman 55%
Todd Akin 55%
Thomas Allen 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 35%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
J. Gresham Barrett 60%
Roscoe Bartlett 55%
Charlie Bass 50%
Bob Beauprez 60%
Shelley Berkley 45%
Howard Berman 50%
Marion Berry 45%
Judy Biggert 25%
Michael Bilirakis 45%
Sherwood Boehlert 30%
Henry Bonilla 20%
Mary Bono Mack 15%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Henry Brown, Jr. 20%
Ginny Brown-Waite 45%
Dan Burton 40%
Steve Buyer 35%
Dennis Cardoza 45%
Julia Carson 55%
Edward Case 65%
Mike Castle 40%
Chris Chocola 50%
Jerry Costello 45%
Christopher Cox 40%
Robert Cramer 15%
Randall Cunningham 40%
Artur Davis 40%
James Davis 55%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Bill Delahunt 55%
Thomas DeLay 15%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 20%
John Doolittle 15%
David Dreier 15%
Chet Edwards 30%
Vern Ehlers 30%
Jo Ann Emerson 20%
Philip English 15%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 55%
Terry Everett 40%
Tom Feeney 60%
Michael Ferguson 20%
Mark Foley 20%
Harold Ford, Jr. 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 60%
Barney Frank 55%
Elton Gallegly 20%
Jim Gibbons 35%
Wayne Gilchrest 20%
Paul Gillmor 20%
Charlie Gonzalez 55%
Bart Gordon 40%
Gilbert Gutknecht 50%
Jane Harman 60%
Katherine Harris 20%
Melissa Hart 20%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
Robert Hayes 35%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 50%
Joel Hefley 50%
Wally Herger, Jr. 45%
Maurice Hinchey 60%
David Lee Hobson 15%
Pete Hoekstra 45%
Thomas Holden 40%
Darlene Hooley 55%
John Nathan Hostettler 45%
Kenny Hulshof 25%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Henry Hyde 25%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 20%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 60%
William Jefferson 35%
William Lewis Jenkins 40%
Nancy Johnson 35%
Tim Johnson 40%
Paul Kanjorski 40%
Ric Keller 40%
Sue Kelly 30%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Patrick Kennedy 55%
Dale Kildee 60%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 55%
Joseph Knollenberg 5%
James Kolbe 15%
Dennis Kucinich 60%
Ray LaHood 20%
Tom Lantos 55%
Steve LaTourette 15%
James Leach 55%
Jerry Lewis 10%
Ron Lewis 40%
John Linder 50%
Don Manzullo 45%
Jim Marshall 35%
Robert Matsui 55%
Thaddeus McCotter 45%
James McCrery III 20%
John McHugh 25%
Michael McNulty 60%
Martin Meehan 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 45%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 45%
Brad Miller 60%
Dennis Moore 60%
Jack Murtha 35%
Marilyn Musgrave 45%
Sue Myrick 40%
Robert William Ney 15%
Anne Northup 20%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 55%
James Nussle 25%
Jim Oberstar 45%
John Olver 60%
Thomas William Osborne 10%
Major Owens 55%
Michael Oxley 25%
Ron Paul 55%
Donald Payne 60%
John Peterson 15%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 20%
Todd Platts 25%
Richard Pombo 15%
Earl Pomeroy 35%
Jon Porter, Sr. 20%
Deborah Pryce 15%
George Radanovich 35%
James Ramstad 65%
Ralph Regula 15%
Denny Rehberg 10%
Richard Renzi 25%
Silvestre Reyes 40%
Thomas Reynolds 15%
Mike Ross 35%
Steve Rothman 60%
Jim Ryun 40%
Martin Olav Sabo 55%
Jim Saxton 30%
John Shadegg 65%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 55%
Donald Sherwood 15%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 30%
Ike Skelton 45%
Vic Snyder 55%
Hilda Solis 60%
Mark Souder 15%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Pete Stark 50%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Ted Strickland 45%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sullivan 20%
John Sweeney 10%
Tom Tancredo 65%
John Tanner 60%
Ellen Tauscher 55%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 75%
William Thomas 25%
Todd Tiahrt 25%
Ed Towns 45%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 45%
James Walsh 15%
Zach Wamp 35%
Diane Watson 55%
Anthony Weiner 50%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 15%
Gerald Weller 20%
Robert Wexler 60%
Heather Wilson 10%
Lynn Woolsey 60%
David Wu 50%
Albert Wynn 40%

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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