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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: The American Legion

2003 Positions

Issues: Veterans
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 40%
Gary Ackerman 40%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 60%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Todd Akin 60%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 100%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 80%
Wayne Allard 100%
George Allen 100%
Thomas Allen 60%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 40%
Joe Baca, Sr. 60%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 60%
Brian Baird 80%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 40%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 20%
Cass Ballenger 60%
J. Gresham Barrett 60%
Roscoe Bartlett 80%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 40%
Charlie Bass 40%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 100%
Evan Bayh 100%
Bob Beauprez 60%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 40%
Chris Bell 60%
Bob Bennett 100%
Douglas Bereuter 40%
Shelley Berkley 60%
Howard Berman 40%
Marion Berry 60%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 50%
Judy Biggert 40%
Michael Bilirakis 80%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 40%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 60%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 80%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 40%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 40%
Kit Bond 100%
Henry Bonilla 40%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 40%
Mary Bono Mack 60%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 60%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 40%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 60%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 40%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 40%
John Breaux 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 60%
Henry Brown, Jr. 40%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 80%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
Ginny Brown-Waite 80%
Jim Bunning 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 60%
Conrad Burns 100%
Max Burns 80%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 60%
Dan Burton 60%
Steve Buyer 40%
Robert Byrd 50%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 40%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 40%
Ben Campbell 100%
Chris Cannon 40%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 40%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 40%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 40%
Dennis Cardoza 60%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 50%
Brad Carson 60%
Julia Carson 40%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 60%
Edward Case 40%
Mike Castle 40%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 60%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 100%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 100%
Chris Chocola 60%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 40%
Hillary Clinton 50%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 60%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 60%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 100%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 40%
Norm Coleman 100%
Michael Collins 40%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 100%
Kent Conrad 50%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 60%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 40%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
Jon Corzine 50%
Jerry Costello 80%
Christopher Cox 40%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 60%
Philip Crane 40%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 40%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 60%
Barbara Cubin 60%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 40%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 40%
Randall Cunningham 40%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Artur Davis 40%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 60%
James Davis 60%
Jo Ann Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 60%
Thomas Davis III 40%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 60%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 60%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 40%
Bill Delahunt 80%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 40%
Thomas DeLay 20%
James DeMint 40%
Peter Deutsch 60%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 100%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 60%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 60%
Norm Dicks 40%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 20%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 20%
Elizabeth Dole 100%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100%
Calvin Dooley 60%
John Doolittle 40%
Byron Dorgan 50%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 60%
David Dreier 20%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 60%
Jennifer Dunn 60%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
John Edwards 50%
Chet Edwards 60%
Vern Ehlers 20%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 40%
Philip English 60%
John Ensign 100%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 40%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Lane Evans 60%
Terry Everett 60%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 40%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 40%
Tom Feeney 60%
Russ Feingold 50%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 0%
Michael Ferguson 60%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 60%
Peter Fitzgerald 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 40%
Mark Foley 60%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 60%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
Barney Frank 40%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 80%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 40%
William Frist 100%
Jonas Frost III 60%
Elton Gallegly 40%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 80%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 80%
Jim Gibbons 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 20%
Paul Gillmor 60%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 60%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 40%
Bart Gordon 60%
Porter Goss 40%
Daniel Graham 50%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 40%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 60%
Mark Green 60%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 60%
James Greenwood 20%
Judd Gregg 100%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 60%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 80%
Gilbert Gutknecht 80%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 60%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
Jane Harman 60%
Katherine Harris 40%
Melissa Hart 60%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 40%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 40%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
Robert Hayes 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 80%
Joel Hefley 80%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 60%
Wally Herger, Jr. 20%
Baron Hill 60%
Maurice Hinchey 40%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 60%
David Lee Hobson 40%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 40%
Pete Hoekstra 20%
Thomas Holden 60%
Ernest Hollings 0%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 60%
Darlene Hooley 60%
John Nathan Hostettler 80%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 40%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 40%
Kenny Hulshof 60%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Kay Hutchison 100%
Henry Hyde 40%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 0%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 60%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 40%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 60%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 40%
William Jefferson 60%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 60%
Christopher John 80%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 40%
Nancy Johnson 60%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 40%
Tim Johnson 60%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 50%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 80%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 60%
Ric Keller 60%
Sue Kelly 40%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Mark Kennedy 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 60%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 60%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 40%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 40%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 40%
Gerald Kleczka 40%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 60%
Joseph Knollenberg 40%
Herb Kohl 50%
James Kolbe 40%
Dennis Kucinich 60%
Jon Kyl 100%
Ray LaHood 40%
Nicholas Lampson 60%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 100%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 80%
Tom Lantos 60%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 60%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 40%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 40%
Steve LaTourette 60%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 50%
James Leach 40%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 60%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 50%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 40%
Jerry Lewis 40%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 40%
Ron Lewis 80%
Joe Lieberman 0%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
John Linder 40%
William Lipinski 60%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 80%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 40%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 40%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 40%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 60%
Dick Lugar 100%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 60%
Denise Majette 40%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 40%
Don Manzullo 60%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 40%
Jim Marshall 40%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 40%
Robert Matsui 40%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 50%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 60%
Karen McCarthy 40%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
Thaddeus McCotter 60%
James McCrery III 40%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 40%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 60%
John McHugh 40%
Scott McInnis 80%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 40%
Michael McNulty 60%
Martin Meehan 40%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 40%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 60%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 60%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 80%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 50%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 60%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 40%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 40%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 80%
Brad Miller 40%
Zell Bryan Miller 100%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Dennis Moore 40%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 60%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 40%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 80%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 80%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Jack Murtha 40%
Marilyn Musgrave 80%
Sue Myrick 60%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 60%
Ben Nelson 100%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 50%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 40%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
Robert William Ney 60%
Don Nickles 100%
Anne Northup 40%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 40%
James Nussle 60%
Jim Oberstar 40%
Dave Obey 60%
John Olver 40%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Thomas William Osborne 40%
Doug Ose 60%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 40%
Major Owens 40%
Michael Oxley 40%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 60%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 60%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 40%
Ron Paul 60%
Donald Payne 40%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 40%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 40%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 60%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
John Peterson 60%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 40%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 40%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 40%
Todd Platts 60%
Richard Pombo 40%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Jon Porter, Sr. 60%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 40%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 40%
Deborah Pryce 40%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 50%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 40%
Jack Quinn 40%
George Radanovich 40%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 60%
James Ramstad 60%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 40%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
Ralph Regula 40%
Denny Rehberg 60%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 50%
Richard Renzi 80%
Silvestre Reyes 40%
Thomas Reynolds 40%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 60%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 60%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 60%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 60%
Mike Ross 60%
Steve Rothman 60%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 60%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 60%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 40%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 40%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 60%
Jim Ryun 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 40%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 40%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 40%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 60%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Jim Saxton 60%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 40%
Edward Schrock 60%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 60%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 40%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 80%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 40%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 40%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 60%
Christopher Shays 40%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 60%
Donald Sherwood 40%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 40%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 60%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 40%
Ike Skelton 60%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 20%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 60%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Gordon Smith 100%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 40%
Nick Smith 80%
Olympia Snowe 100%
Vic Snyder 40%
Hilda Solis 60%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 100%
John Spratt, Jr. 60%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 50%
Pete Stark 60%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Charles Stenholm 60%
Ted Stevens 100%
Ted Strickland 80%
Bart Stupak 60%
John Sullivan 40%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 40%
James Talent 100%
Tom Tancredo 80%
John Tanner 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
William Tauzin 40%
Charles Taylor 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 60%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 40%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 40%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 40%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 40%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 40%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 60%
Ed Towns 60%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 40%
James Turner 60%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 60%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 60%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 60%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 60%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 40%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 60%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 40%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 40%
George Voinovich 100%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 40%
James Walsh 20%
Zach Wamp 60%
John Warner 100%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 40%
Diane Watson 20%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 40%
Anthony Weiner 40%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 60%
Gerald Weller 40%
Robert Wexler 40%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 60%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 40%
Heather Wilson 60%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 40%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
David Wu 40%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Albert Wynn 60%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 40%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 40%

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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