| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 8% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jon Kyl | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 62% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 100% |
| CT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | 46% |
| HI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Inouye | Democratic | 91% |
| HI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Daniel Akaka, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 15% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Lugar | Republican | 8% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Jr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 8% |
| MA | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 92% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Olympia Snowe | Republican | 23% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 92% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 0% |
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 62% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 85% | |
| ND | U.S. Senate | Sr | Kent Conrad | Democratic-NPL | 77% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 92% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | 100% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 62% |
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 15% | |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 83% |
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | Kay Hutchison | Republican | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 8% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Herb Kohl | Democratic | 92% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 69% |
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 8% | ||||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 23% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 8% | ||||
| Bill Bradley | 64% | ||||
| Carol Moseley Braun | 100% | ||||
| John Breaux | 54% | ||||
| Hank Brown | 15% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 54% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 100% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 77% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 8% | ||||
| John Chafee | 46% | ||||
| William Cohen | 23% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 0% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 8% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 92% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 85% | ||||
| Robert Dole | 8% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 8% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 77% | ||||
| Jim Exon | 38% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 0% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 100% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 46% | ||||
| William Frist | 8% | ||||
| John Glenn | 77% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 8% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 62% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 15% | ||||
| Mark Hatfield | 58% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 0% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 54% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 77% | ||||
| J. Bennett Johnston | 46% | ||||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 31% | ||||
| Dirk Kempthorne | 0% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 77% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 17% | ||||
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 100% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 0% | ||||
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| Sam Nunn | 31% | ||||
| Claiborne Pell | 77% | ||||
| Larry Pressler | 15% | ||||
| David Pryor | 50% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 62% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 8% | ||||
| Rick Santorum | 0% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 92% | ||||
| Paul Simon | 92% | ||||
| Alan Simpson | 15% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 0% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 38% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 8% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 0% | ||||
| Fred Thompson | 17% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 0% | ||||
| John Warner | 0% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 100% |
Special Interest Groups
Interest Group Ratings
Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation
1995-1996 Peace and Justice Score
Issues:
Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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.
