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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Retail Federation

2005-2006 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 25%
Gary Ackerman 25%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 75%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Todd Akin 75%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 100%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 75%
Wayne Allard 100%
Thomas Allen 25%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 38%
Joe Baca, Sr. 38%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 75%
Brian Baird 50%
Richard Hugh Baker 75%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 25%
J. Gresham Barrett 75%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 25%
Roscoe Bartlett 88%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 75%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 33%
Evan Bayh 17%
Melissa Bean 62%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 25%
Bob Bennett 100%
Shelley Berkley 38%
Howard Berman 25%
Marion Berry 38%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 8%
Judy Biggert 75%
Jeff Bingaman 25%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 75%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 62%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 25%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 75%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 25%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 62%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 88%
Kit Bond 100%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 75%
Mary Bono Mack 75%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 75%
Dan Boren 62%
Leonard Boswell 38%
Rick Boucher 38%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 62%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 75%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 25%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 25%
Henry Brown, Jr. 75%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 25%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
Ginny Brown-Waite 62%
Jim Bunning 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 75%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 100%
Dan Burton 75%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 38%
Steve Buyer 75%
Robert Byrd 17%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 75%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 75%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 75%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 75%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 25%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 25%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 25%
Dennis Cardoza 62%
Russ Carnahan 25%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 33%
Julia Carson 25%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 75%
Mike Castle 75%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 88%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 92%
Ben Chandler III 38%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 38%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 38%
Hillary Clinton 0%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 25%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 62%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 92%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 100%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 75%
Norm Coleman 83%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 67%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 75%
Kent Conrad 25%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 25%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 62%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
Jerry Costello 38%
Larry Craig 83%
Robert Cramer 50%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 92%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 38%
Barbara Cubin 62%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 88%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 75%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 25%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 25%
Geoff Davis 75%
Jo Ann Davis 62%
Lincoln Davis 62%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 25%
Thomas Davis III 75%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 75%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 12%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 25%
Bill Delahunt 25%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 25%
James DeMint 100%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 75%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 75%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 62%
Norm Dicks 38%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 25%
Chris Dodd 8%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 25%
Elizabeth Dole 100%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 92%
John Doolittle 62%
Byron Dorgan 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 25%
Thelma Drake 75%
David Dreier 75%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 75%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0%
Chet Edwards 62%
Vern Ehlers 75%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 25%
Jo Ann Emerson 75%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 25%
Philip English 75%
John Ensign 92%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 25%
Bob Etheridge 38%
Terry Everett 75%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 38%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 25%
Tom Feeney 62%
Russ Feingold 0%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 25%
Michael Ferguson 75%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 38%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 75%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 75%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 75%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 75%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 62%
Barney Frank 25%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 75%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 75%
Elton Gallegly 75%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 62%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 62%
Wayne Gilchrest 75%
Paul Gillmor 50%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 75%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 75%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 62%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 75%
Bart Gordon 62%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 83%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 75%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 62%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 38%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 25%
Judd Gregg 100%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 25%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 25%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 62%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
Jane Harman 50%
J. Dennis Hastert 67%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 25%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 88%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
Robert Hayes 75%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 75%
Wally Herger, Jr. 75%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 38%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 25%
Maurice Hinchey 25%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 62%
David Lee Hobson 88%
Pete Hoekstra 75%
Thomas Holden 38%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 25%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 38%
Kenny Hulshof 75%
Duncan Hunter 62%
Kay Hutchison 100%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 75%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 17%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 25%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 62%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 75%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 25%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 50%
William Jefferson 62%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 62%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 75%
Tim Johnson 62%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 17%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 50%
Paul Kanjorski 12%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 25%
Ric Keller 75%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Patrick Kennedy 25%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 25%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 25%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 38%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 62%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 75%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 75%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 75%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 75%
Joseph Knollenberg 75%
Herb Kohl 17%
Dennis Kucinich 25%
John Kuhl, Jr. 75%
Jon Kyl 100%
Ray LaHood 62%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 42%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 25%
Tom Lantos 25%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 38%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 25%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
Frank Lautenberg 0%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 25%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 25%
Jerry Lewis 75%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 25%
Ron Lewis 75%
Joe Lieberman 17%
Blanche Lincoln 42%
John Linder 75%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 62%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 25%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 25%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 75%
Dick Lugar 92%
Dan Lungren 75%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 25%
Connie Mack IV 50%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 25%
Don Manzullo 62%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 75%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 25%
Jim Marshall 38%
Melquiades Martinez 100%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 25%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 75%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 25%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
Thaddeus McCotter 62%
James McCrery III 75%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 25%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 25%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 62%
John McHugh 50%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 75%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 75%
Michael McNulty 12%
Martin Meehan 25%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 38%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 38%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 38%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 75%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 38%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 25%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 62%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 75%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 25%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 75%
Brad Miller 25%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Dennis Moore 38%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 12%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 62%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 62%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 75%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 75%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 25%
Jack Murtha 38%
Marilyn Musgrave 75%
Sue Myrick 75%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 25%
Ben Nelson 75%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 75%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 62%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 88%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 17%
Jim Oberstar 25%
Dave Obey 25%
John Olver 25%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 62%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 25%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 38%
Ron Paul 62%
Donald Payne 12%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 88%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 25%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 75%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
John Peterson 75%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 75%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 75%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 75%
Todd Platts 75%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 75%
Earl Pomeroy 25%
Jon Porter, Sr. 75%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 38%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 75%
Deborah Pryce 75%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 17%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 75%
George Radanovich 88%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 62%
James Ramstad 62%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 25%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 17%
Ralph Regula 75%
Denny Rehberg 62%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 75%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 8%
Richard Renzi 75%
Silvestre Reyes 38%
Thomas Reynolds 75%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 8%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 75%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 75%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 75%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 75%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 75%
Mike Ross 38%
Steve Rothman 50%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 75%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 25%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 75%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 38%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 50%
Ken Salazar 17%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 25%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 25%
Jim Saxton 75%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 25%
Jean Schmidt 50%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 17%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 38%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 62%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 25%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 62%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 25%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 75%
John Shadegg 75%
Christopher Shays 75%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 75%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 25%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 75%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 75%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 62%
Ike Skelton 62%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 25%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 62%
Gordon Smith 100%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 75%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Vic Snyder 50%
Hilda Solis 25%
Mark Souder 88%
Arlen Specter 42%
John Spratt, Jr. 38%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 8%
Pete Stark 25%
Cliff Stearns 75%
Ted Stevens 100%
Bart Stupak 25%
John Sullivan 75%
John Sununu 92%
Tom Tancredo 62%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 38%
Gene Taylor 50%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 62%
Craig Thomas 92%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 38%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 38%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 75%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 92%
Todd Tiahrt 75%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 88%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 25%
Ed Towns 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 12%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 88%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 12%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 25%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 88%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 25%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 38%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 12%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 92%
George Voinovich 92%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 75%
James Walsh 75%
Zach Wamp 75%
John Warner 92%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 25%
Diane Watson 25%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 25%
Anthony Weiner 25%
David Weldon 62%
Gerald Weller 75%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 75%
Robert Wexler 25%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 75%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 75%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 75%
Heather Wilson 75%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 75%
Lynn Woolsey 25%
David Wu 38%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 25%
Albert Wynn 62%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 75%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 75%

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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