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2005 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 55%
Gary Ackerman 88%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 11%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 20%
Todd Akin 11%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 0%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 0%
Wayne Allard 40%
Thomas Allen 88%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 88%
Joe Baca, Sr. 55%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 11%
Brian Baird 100%
Richard Hugh Baker 11%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 88%
J. Gresham Barrett 11%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 66%
Roscoe Bartlett 22%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 10%
Evan Bayh 50%
Melissa Bean 77%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 88%
Bob Bennett 0%
Shelley Berkley 88%
Howard Berman 88%
Marion Berry 55%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 40%
Judy Biggert 11%
Jeff Bingaman 22%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 11%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 88%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 11%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 88%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 11%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 22%
Kit Bond 0%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 22%
Mary Bono Mack 11%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 11%
Dan Boren 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 0%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 77%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 75%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 87%
Henry Brown, Jr. 11%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 88%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 20%
Ginny Brown-Waite 22%
Jim Bunning 10%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 11%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 20%
Dan Burton 11%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 77%
Steve Buyer 11%
Robert Byrd 40%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 11%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 11%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 30%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 88%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 88%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 88%
Dennis Cardoza 55%
Russ Carnahan 88%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 40%
Julia Carson 66%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0%
Mike Castle 77%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 22%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 10%
Ben Chandler III 88%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 88%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 88%
Hillary Clinton 50%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 77%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 11%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 40%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0%
Norm Coleman 11%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 0%
Kent Conrad 44%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 88%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 77%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 55%
Jerry Costello 55%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 22%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 10%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 77%
Barbara Cubin 0%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 12%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 88%
Artur Davis 55%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 88%
Geoff Davis 0%
Lincoln Davis 55%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 88%
Thomas Davis III 11%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 12%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 88%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 88%
Bill Delahunt 87%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 88%
James DeMint 50%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 11%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 22%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 22%
Norm Dicks 66%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 77%
Chris Dodd 44%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 88%
Elizabeth Dole 0%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 33%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 44%
Thelma Drake 11%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 11%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
Chet Edwards 22%
Vern Ehlers 44%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 88%
Jo Ann Emerson 11%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 88%
Philip English 11%
John Ensign 11%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 88%
Bob Etheridge 66%
Terry Everett 11%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 88%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 87%
Tom Feeney 11%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 40%
Michael Ferguson 33%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 88%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 55%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 11%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 11%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 11%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 11%
Barney Frank 88%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 12%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 22%
Elton Gallegly 11%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 11%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 55%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 11%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 11%
Charlie Gonzalez 44%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 11%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
Bart Gordon 55%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 55%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 55%
Judd Gregg 70%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 88%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 87%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 60%
Jane Harman 87%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 87%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 11%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 0%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 11%
Wally Herger, Jr. 11%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 44%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 88%
Maurice Hinchey 88%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 33%
David Lee Hobson 0%
Pete Hoekstra 0%
Thomas Holden 44%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 88%
Darlene Hooley 88%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 77%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 11%
Kay Hutchison 10%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 22%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 20%
Daniel Inouye 30%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 88%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 10%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 11%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 88%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 55%
William Jefferson 44%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 11%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 77%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 11%
Tim Johnson 66%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 40%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 62%
Paul Kanjorski 66%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 88%
Ric Keller 11%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 60%
Patrick Kennedy 88%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 40%
Dale Kildee 88%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 77%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 0%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 11%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 44%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
Herb Kohl 40%
Dennis Kucinich 88%
John Kuhl, Jr. 0%
Jon Kyl 60%
Ray LaHood 33%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 22%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 88%
Tom Lantos 88%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 66%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 88%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 22%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 60%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 87%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 30%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 66%
Jerry Lewis 0%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 88%
Ron Lewis 11%
Joe Lieberman 25%
Blanche Lincoln 20%
John Linder 11%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 66%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 77%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 77%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 88%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 11%
Dick Lugar 10%
Dan Lungren 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 88%
Connie Mack IV 22%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 88%
Don Manzullo 0%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 11%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 88%
Jim Marshall 55%
Melquiades Martinez 30%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 44%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 88%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 88%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 11%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 88%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 10%
Thaddeus McCotter 11%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 88%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 88%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 11%
John McHugh 22%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 62%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 11%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 88%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 88%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 55%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 33%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 88%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 88%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 50%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 88%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 22%
Brad Miller 77%
Alan Mollohan 33%
Dennis Moore 77%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 88%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 11%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 88%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 0%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 40%
Jack Murtha 33%
Marilyn Musgrave 11%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 77%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 87%
Ben Nelson 10%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 11%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 40%
Jim Oberstar 66%
Dave Obey 88%
John Olver 87%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 25%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 88%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 88%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 88%
Ron Paul 85%
Donald Payne 83%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 88%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 11%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 44%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 11%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 11%
Todd Platts 37%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 11%
Earl Pomeroy 44%
Jon Porter, Sr. 11%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 77%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0%
Deborah Pryce 0%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 20%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 11%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 77%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 88%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 70%
Ralph Regula 0%
Denny Rehberg 0%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 11%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 40%
Richard Renzi 22%
Silvestre Reyes 44%
Thomas Reynolds 11%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 30%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 11%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 12%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 33%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 11%
Mike Ross 25%
Steve Rothman 88%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 50%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 66%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 66%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 0%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 77%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 55%
Ken Salazar 30%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 88%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 88%
Jim Saxton 77%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 87%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 88%
Jean Schmidt 0%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 77%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 88%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 33%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 77%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 44%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 88%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 22%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 22%
Christopher Shays 77%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 88%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 11%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Ike Skelton 55%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 87%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 77%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 88%
Gordon Smith 20%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 11%
Olympia Snowe 30%
Vic Snyder 66%
Hilda Solis 88%
Mark Souder 11%
Arlen Specter 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 66%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 40%
Pete Stark 88%
Cliff Stearns 11%
Ted Stevens 0%
Bart Stupak 75%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sununu 90%
Tom Tancredo 11%
John Tanner 66%
Ellen Tauscher 77%
Gene Taylor 77%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 11%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 66%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 88%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 11%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 0%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 11%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 88%
Ed Towns 42%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 88%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 11%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 88%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 77%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 22%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 88%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 85%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 66%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 10%
George Voinovich 10%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 11%
James Walsh 22%
Zach Wamp 11%
John Warner 0%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 88%
Diane Watson 88%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 88%
Anthony Weiner 88%
David Weldon 11%
Gerald Weller 0%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 11%
Robert Wexler 77%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 33%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 22%
Lynn Woolsey 88%
David Wu 88%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Albert Wynn 44%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 37%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 11%

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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