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