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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

2003 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 67%
Gary Ackerman 78%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 11%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 78%
Todd Akin 22%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 0%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 22%
Wayne Allard 0%
George Allen 0%
Thomas Allen 78%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 78%
Joe Baca, Sr. 33%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 11%
Brian Baird 78%
Richard Hugh Baker 11%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 78%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 78%
Cass Ballenger 11%
J. Gresham Barrett 11%
Roscoe Bartlett 33%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
Charlie Bass 33%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 67%
Evan Bayh 44%
Bob Beauprez 11%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 75%
Chris Bell 56%
Bob Bennett 0%
Douglas Bereuter 22%
Shelley Berkley 78%
Howard Berman 86%
Marion Berry 33%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 89%
Judy Biggert 11%
Michael Bilirakis 22%
Jeff Bingaman 89%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 78%
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%
Sherwood Boehlert 56%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 11%
Kit Bond 0%
Henry Bonilla 0%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 11%
Mary Bono Mack 38%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 11%
Leonard Boswell 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 89%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 33%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 11%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 44%
John Breaux 56%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 67%
Henry Brown, Jr. 11%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 75%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Ginny Brown-Waite 0%
Jim Bunning 0%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 0%
Conrad Burns 0%
Max Burns 11%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 11%
Dan Burton 11%
Steve Buyer 0%
Robert Byrd 100%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 11%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 11%
Ben Campbell 0%
Chris Cannon 11%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 11%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 78%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 78%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 78%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 89%
Brad Carson 22%
Julia Carson 67%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0%
Edward Case 78%
Mike Castle 44%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 11%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 56%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Chris Chocola 11%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 71%
Hillary Clinton 89%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 56%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 11%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 11%
Norm Coleman 11%
Michael Collins 11%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 11%
Kent Conrad 89%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 67%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 78%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0%
Jon Corzine 89%
Jerry Costello 44%
Christopher Cox 11%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 11%
Philip Crane 11%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 67%
Barbara Cubin 11%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 11%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 56%
Randall Cunningham 11%
Thomas Daschle 89%
Artur Davis 56%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 78%
James Davis 78%
Jo Ann Davis 0%
Lincoln Davis 56%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 78%
Thomas Davis III 33%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 78%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 78%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 78%
Bill Delahunt 75%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 78%
Thomas DeLay 11%
James DeMint 11%
Peter Deutsch 67%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 11%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 11%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 11%
Norm Dicks 78%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 67%
Chris Dodd 89%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 78%
Elizabeth Dole 0%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
Calvin Dooley 44%
John Doolittle 11%
Byron Dorgan 89%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 56%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 11%
Jennifer Dunn 22%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 89%
John Edwards 83%
Chet Edwards 33%
Vern Ehlers 67%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 78%
Jo Ann Emerson 14%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 78%
Philip English 11%
John Ensign 0%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Lane Evans 78%
Terry Everett 0%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 78%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 88%
Tom Feeney 0%
Russ Feingold 89%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 89%
Michael Ferguson 33%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 78%
Peter Fitzgerald 13%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0%
Mark Foley 11%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 11%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 11%
Barney Frank 78%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 44%
William Frist 0%
Jonas Frost III 67%
Elton Gallegly 11%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 11%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 44%
Jim Gibbons 11%
Wayne Gilchrest 56%
Paul Gillmor 11%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 11%
Charlie Gonzalez 56%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 11%
Bart Gordon 56%
Porter Goss 11%
Daniel Graham 50%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 11%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
Mark Green 22%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 25%
James Greenwood 44%
Judd Gregg 0%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 78%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 78%
Gilbert Gutknecht 11%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 33%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 89%
Jane Harman 78%
Katherine Harris 13%
Melissa Hart 11%
J. Dennis Hastert 33%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 78%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 11%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 0%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Joel Hefley 56%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 11%
Wally Herger, Jr. 14%
Baron Hill 75%
Maurice Hinchey 78%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 44%
David Lee Hobson 11%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Pete Hoekstra 11%
Thomas Holden 67%
Ernest Hollings 67%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
John Nathan Hostettler 11%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 25%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 67%
Kenny Hulshof 11%
Duncan Hunter 11%
Kay Hutchison 0%
Henry Hyde 13%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 71%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 78%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 14%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 78%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 67%
William Janklow 11%
William Jefferson 56%
James Merrill Jeffords 89%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
Christopher John 11%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 78%
Nancy Johnson 44%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 56%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 89%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 44%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 78%
Ric Keller 0%
Sue Kelly 44%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Mark Kennedy 22%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 67%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 67%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 78%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 22%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 11%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 11%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 56%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 11%
Joseph Knollenberg 11%
Herb Kohl 89%
James Kolbe 11%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
Jon Kyl 0%
Ray LaHood 22%
Nicholas Lampson 67%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 67%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 78%
Tom Lantos 78%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 78%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 78%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 11%
Steve LaTourette 22%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 89%
James Leach 78%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 78%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 89%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 67%
Jerry Lewis 11%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 71%
Ron Lewis 11%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
John Linder 11%
William Lipinski 78%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 56%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 78%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 78%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 11%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 11%
Dick Lugar 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 78%
Denise Majette 67%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 78%
Don Manzullo 11%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 78%
Jim Marshall 33%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 67%
Robert Matsui 78%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 78%
Karen McCarthy 100%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 78%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
Thaddeus McCotter 11%
James McCrery III 11%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 78%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 78%
John McHugh 0%
Scott McInnis 38%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 11%
Michael McNulty 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 67%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 67%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 78%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 11%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 78%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 89%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 78%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 88%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0%
Brad Miller 78%
Zell Bryan Miller 0%
Alan Mollohan 11%
Dennis Moore 67%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 11%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 75%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 33%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 11%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 89%
Jack Murtha 11%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Sue Myrick 11%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 78%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
Ben Nelson 33%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 67%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 11%
Robert William Ney 11%
Don Nickles 0%
Anne Northup 11%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 22%
James Nussle 11%
Jim Oberstar 88%
Dave Obey 75%
John Olver 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 25%
Thomas William Osborne 11%
Doug Ose 11%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 0%
Major Owens 75%
Michael Oxley 29%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 75%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 44%
Ron Paul 50%
Donald Payne 78%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 78%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 11%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
John Peterson 11%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 11%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 11%
Todd Platts 22%
Richard Pombo 11%
Earl Pomeroy 67%
Jon Porter, Sr. 11%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 11%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 78%
Deborah Pryce 11%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 78%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 11%
Jack Quinn 17%
George Radanovich 11%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 67%
James Ramstad 44%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 78%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 89%
Ralph Regula 11%
Denny Rehberg 11%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 89%
Richard Renzi 22%
Silvestre Reyes 38%
Thomas Reynolds 22%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 89%
Ciro Rodriguez 33%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 11%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 11%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 11%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 0%
Mike Ross 33%
Steve Rothman 78%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 11%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 44%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 67%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 11%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 78%
Jim Ryun 11%
Martin Olav Sabo 78%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 78%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 78%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 25%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
Jim Saxton 56%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 78%
Edward Schrock 0%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 56%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 63%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 22%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 78%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 11%
Christopher Shays 78%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 78%
Donald Sherwood 11%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 11%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 11%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 38%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 11%
Ike Skelton 44%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 75%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 78%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 78%
Gordon Smith 13%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 11%
Nick Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 11%
Vic Snyder 78%
Hilda Solis 78%
Mark Souder 11%
Arlen Specter 0%
John Spratt, Jr. 78%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 89%
Pete Stark 78%
Cliff Stearns 11%
Charles Stenholm 11%
Ted Stevens 0%
Ted Strickland 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
John Sullivan 11%
John Sununu 0%
John Sweeney 22%
James Talent 0%
Tom Tancredo 11%
John Tanner 44%
Ellen Tauscher 78%
William Tauzin 11%
Charles Taylor 11%
Gene Taylor 44%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 11%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 11%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 56%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 78%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 11%
Todd Tiahrt 11%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 11%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 78%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 11%
Ed Towns 63%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 67%
James Turner 33%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 11%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 78%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 78%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 11%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 78%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 78%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 67%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 11%
George Voinovich 0%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 13%
James Walsh 33%
Zach Wamp 11%
John Warner 0%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 78%
Diane Watson 78%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 88%
Anthony Weiner 78%
David Weldon 11%
W. Curtis Weldon 25%
Gerald Weller 11%
Robert Wexler 78%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 22%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 11%
Heather Wilson 22%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 11%
Lynn Woolsey 78%
David Wu 78%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 89%
Albert Wynn 67%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 22%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 14%

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.

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