| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | State Senate | 15 | James Beall, Jr. | Democratic | 100 |
| Patty Berg | 100 | ||||
| Anna Caballero | 100 | ||||
| Joe Coto | 100 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 22 | Kevin de Leon | Democratic | 100 |
| Mervyn Dymally | 100 | ||||
| Mike Eng | 100 | ||||
| Mike Feuer | 100 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 24 | Edward Hernandez | Democratic | 100 |
| CA | U.S. House | 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 100 |
| CA | Insurance Commissioner | Dave Jones | Democratic | 100 | |
| Betty Karnette | 100 | ||||
| John Laird | 100 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 11 | Mark Leno | Democratic | 100 |
| Eugene Mullin | 100 | ||||
| Pedro Nava | 100 | ||||
| Anthony Portantino, Jr. | 100 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 26 | Curren Price, Jr. | Democratic | 100 |
| Lori Saldaña | 100 | ||||
| Jose Solorio | 100 | ||||
| Sandré Swanson | 100 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 3 | Lois Wolk | Democratic | 100 |
| Elaine Alquist | 99 | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 37 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 99 |
| CA | U.S. House | 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 99 |
| Gilbert Cedillo | 99 | ||||
| Mike Davis | 99 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 7 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 99 |
| CA | Council Member | 7 | Felipe Fuentes | Democratic | 99 |
| Mary Hayashi | 99 | ||||
| Christine Kehoe | 99 | ||||
| CA | Council Member | 2 | Paul Krekorian | Democratic | 99 |
| Fiona Ma | 99 | ||||
| Carole Migden | 99 | ||||
| Fabian Núñez | 99 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 20 | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 99 |
| CA | Supervisor | 2 | Mark Ridley-Thomas | Democratic | 99 |
| Ira Ruskin | 99 | ||||
| Alberto Torrico | 99 | ||||
| Amina Carter | 98 | ||||
| Hector De La Torre | 98 | ||||
| Sheila Kuehl | 98 | ||||
| Lloyd Levine | 98 | ||||
| Tony Mendoza | 98 | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 35 | Gloria Negrete McLeod | Democratic | 98 |
| Gloria Romero | 98 | ||||
| Jack Scott | 98 | ||||
| CA | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tom Torlakson | Non-partisan | 98 | |
| CA | State Senate | 8 | Leland Yee | Democratic | 98 |
| CA | State Senate | 30 | Ron Calderon | Democratic | 97 |
| Sally Lieber | 97 | ||||
| Jenny Oropeza | 97 | ||||
| Saren Simitian | 97 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 6 | Darrell Steinberg | Democratic | 97 |
| Patricia Wiggins | 97 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 10 | Ellen Corbett | Democratic | 96 |
| CA | State Senate | 2 | Noreen Evans | Democratic | 96 |
| CA | State Senate | 9 | Loni Hancock | Democratic | 96 |
| CA | U.S. House | 47 | Alan Lowenthal | Democratic | 96 |
| Don Perata | 96 | ||||
| Mary Salas | 96 | ||||
| Charles Calderon | 95 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 28 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 93 |
| Michael Machado | 90 | ||||
| Juan Arambula | 89 | ||||
| Nicole Parra | 87 | ||||
| Denise Ducheny | 85 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 5 | Cathleen Galgiani | Democratic | 84 |
| Edward Vincent | 76 | ||||
| Nell Soto | 72 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 34 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 68 |
| Dean Florez | 67 | ||||
| Bonnie Garcia | 45 | ||||
| Audra Strickland | 41 | ||||
| Shirley Horton | 39 | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 8 | Paul Cook | Republican | 38 |
| Anthony Adams | 37 | ||||
| Sam Blakeslee | 36 | ||||
| Abel Maldonado | 36 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 23 | Bill Emmerson | Republican | 34 |
| James Battin | 33 | ||||
| Van Tran | 33 | ||||
| Gregory Aghazarian | 31 | ||||
| Sharon Runner | 31 | ||||
| George Plescia | 30 | ||||
| Charles DeVore | 29 | ||||
| Jim Silva | 29 | ||||
| Cameron Smyth | 29 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 14 | Thomas Berryhill | Republican | 28 |
| Richard Keene | 28 | ||||
| Bill Maze | 28 | ||||
| Todd Spitzer | 28 | ||||
| Michael Duvall | 27 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 18 | Jean Fuller | Republican | 27 |
| Guy Houston | 27 | ||||
| CA | Mayor Pro Tempore | At-Large | Alan Nakanishi | 27 | |
| Roger Niello | 27 | ||||
| Mike Villines | 27 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 29 | Robert Huff | Republican | 26 |
| Kevin Jeffries | 26 | ||||
| Martin Garrick | 25 | ||||
| CA | Supervisor | 4 | John Benoit | 24 | |
| CA | U.S. House | 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 24 |
| Bob Margett | 23 | ||||
| Roy Ashburn | 22 | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 10 | Jeff Denham | Republican | 22 |
| CA | State Senate | 1 | Ted Gaines | Republican | 22 |
| George Runner, Jr. | 20 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 37 | Mimi Walters | Republican | 20 |
| CA | State Senate | 36 | Joel Anderson | Republican | 19 |
| Robert Dutton | 18 | ||||
| Samuel Aanestad | 17 | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 4 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 17 |
| Richard Ackerman | 16 | ||||
| CA | Council Member | At-Large | David Cogdill | Republican | 16 |
| Dave Cox | 16 | ||||
| CA | State Senate | 38 | Mark Wyland | Republican | 16 |
| Tom Harman | 15 | ||||
| Dennis Hollingsworth | 13 |
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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.
