| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 100% | |
| Gary Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 88% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 75% |
| Bill Archer | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 0% |
| Henry Scott Baesler | 63% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | ||||
| James Barcia | 100% | ||||
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 88% |
| Bill Barrett | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 25% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 0% |
| Herbert Bateman | 0% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 86% |
| Bob Bennett | 0% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 13% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 88% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 88% | |
| Michael Bilirakis | 38% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 63% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 13% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 75% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 0% |
| Kit Bond | 14% | ||||
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 100% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 88% |
| John Breaux | 75% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| George Brown, Jr. | 88% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| Richard Bryan | 63% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 75% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 13% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 25% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 25% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 13% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 100% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 0% |
| Ben Campbell | 86% | ||||
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 13% | ||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 88% |
| Mike Castle | 25% | ||||
| John Chafee | 25% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 100% | ||||
| Robert Clement | 75% | ||||
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 0% |
| Michael Collins | 25% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 13% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 50% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 88% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Jerry Costello | 100% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 0% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| William Coyne | 100% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 25% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 88% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 0% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 13% |
| Randall Cunningham | 0% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 43% | ||||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 88% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 88% | ||||
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 25% | |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 100% |
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 100% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 75% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 13% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 88% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
| Julian Dixon | 100% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 75% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 13% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 50% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 13% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 86% | ||||
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 13% |
| Jennifer Dunn | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 88% |
| Chet Edwards | 63% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 13% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 88% |
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 25% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 0% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 13% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 67% |
| Harris Fawell | 0% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 88% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 88% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 100% |
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 80% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 88% | ||||
| Tillie Fowler | 0% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 100% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 50% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 88% | ||||
| Elizabeth Furse | 100% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 13% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 100% | ||||
| George Gekas | 0% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 100% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 25% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 25% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 75% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 0% | ||||
| John Glenn | 75% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 100% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 13% |
| William Goodling | 13% | ||||
| Bart Gordon | 75% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 13% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 13% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 75% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 100% |
| James Greenwood | 0% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 38% |
| Tony Hall | 100% | ||||
| Lee Hamilton | 63% | ||||
| James Hansen | 13% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 75% |
| Jane Harman | 88% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 13% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 88% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 0% |
| Joel Hefley | 0% | ||||
| W.G. Hefner | 88% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 25% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 100% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 13% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 88% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 88% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 38% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 13% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 88% |
| Duncan Hunter | 13% | ||||
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 0% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 0% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 25% | ||||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 13% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 13% |
| Daniel Inouye | 100% | ||||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 88% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 43% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 88% |
| Nancy Johnson | 38% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul Kanjorski | 100% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 88% |
| OH | Governor | John Kasich | Republican | 13% | |
| Dirk Kempthorne | 13% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 75% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 88% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 100% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 63% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 75% | |
| Dale Kildee | 100% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 38% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 13% |
| Gerald Kleczka | 100% | ||||
| Ronald Klink | 88% | ||||
| Scott Klug | 38% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 0% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 75% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 13% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 100% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 100% | ||||
| Frank Lautenberg | 75% | ||||
| Rick Lazio | 50% | ||||
| James Leach | 25% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 88% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 100% |
| Jerry Lewis | 13% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
| Joe Lieberman | 75% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 75% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 13% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 88% |
| Dick Lugar | 0% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 100% |
| Thomas Manton | 100% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 88% |
| Matthew Martinez | 100% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 88% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 25% |
| Bill McCollum | 0% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 0% |
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| Joseph McDade | 43% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 88% |
| Paul McHale | 88% | ||||
| John McHugh | 50% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 14% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 100% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 75% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 88% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 13% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 100% |
| Dan Miller | 13% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| David Minge | 75% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 100% | ||||
| John Moakley | 100% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 100% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
| Constance Morella | 50% | ||||
| Carol Moseley Braun | 75% | ||||
| Patrick Moynihan | 88% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 14% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 88% |
| Jack Murtha | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| James Nussle | 0% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 100% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 100% | ||||
| John Olver | 100% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 75% | ||||
| Major Owens | 100% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 13% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
| Mike Parker | 38% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 88% |
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 71% |
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 25% |
| Owen Pickett | 25% | ||||
| Richard Pombo | 13% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 88% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 0% |
| Glenn Poshard | 88% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 88% |
| Deborah Pryce | 13% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 50% | ||||
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 100% |
| James Ramstad | 38% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
| Ralph Regula | 50% | ||||
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 75% |
| Charles Robb | 75% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 0% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 86% |
| Timothy Roemer | 57% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 63% |
| William Roth, Jr. | 25% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 13% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 100% |
| Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
| Paul Sarbanes | 88% | ||||
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 88% |
| Jim Saxton | 38% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 13% | ||||
| Steven Schiff | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 100% |
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 13% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 38% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 63% |
| E.G. Shuster | 13% | ||||
| Norman Sisisky | 63% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 88% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 25% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 75% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 57% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 13% |
| Nick Smith | 0% | ||||
| Robert Smith | 13% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 13% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 25% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 43% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 38% | ||||
| Floyd Spence | 25% | ||||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 75% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 100% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 13% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 13% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 38% | ||||
| Louis Stokes | 100% | ||||
| Ted Strickland | 100% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 0% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 100% | ||||
| James Talent | 13% | ||||
| John Tanner | 75% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 38% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 13% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 50% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 25% | ||||
| William Thomas | 13% | ||||
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
| Karen Thurman | 100% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 14% | ||||
| Esteban Edward Torres | 88% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 100% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 100% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 88% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| Bruce Vento | 100% | ||||
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 88% |
| James Walsh | 63% | ||||
| John Warner | 13% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| W. Curtis Weldon | 50% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 88% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 0% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 88% |
| Albert Wynn | 100% | ||||
| Sidney Yates | 100% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 29% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 43% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: United Food & Commercial Workers
1993 Positions on Workplace Rights
Issues:
Labor Unions
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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