| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 100% | |
| Gary Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| Thomas Allen | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 100% |
| Bill Archer | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 0% |
| Henry Scott Baesler | 50% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | ||||
| John Baldacci | 100% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | ||||
| James Barcia | 50% | ||||
| Robert Barr, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Barrett | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 50% |
| Charlie Bass | 0% | ||||
| Herbert Bateman | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 50% |
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 0% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 100% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 0% | ||||
| Brian Bilbray | 0% | ||||
| Michael Bilirakis | 50% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Rod Blagojevich | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 0% |
| Sherwood Boehlert | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 0% |
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 100% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 0% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 100% | ||||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 50% |
| George Brown, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| Ed Bryant | 0% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 0% |
| Dan Burton | 0% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 0% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 0% |
| Thomas Campbell | 50% | ||||
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 0% | ||
| Chris Cannon | 0% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 50% |
| Julia Carson | 100% | ||||
| Mike Castle | 50% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage | 0% | ||||
| Jon Lynn Christensen | 0% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 100% | ||||
| Robert Clement | 50% | ||||
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 0% |
| Michael Collins | 0% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 0% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 50% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Merrill Cook | 50% | ||||
| John Cooksey | 0% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 50% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| William Coyne | 100% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 0% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 50% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| Barbara Cubin | 0% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 100% |
| Randall Cunningham | 0% | ||||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| James Davis | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Davis III | 50% | ||||
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 50% | |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 100% |
| CO | U.S. House | 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
| Bill Delahunt | 50% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 100% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 50% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 0% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 50% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 0% |
| Julian Dixon | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 100% |
| Calvin Dooley | 50% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 0% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| Jennifer Dunn | 0% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 0% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 0% | ||||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 100% |
| Philip English | 0% | ||||
| John Ensign | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
| Bob Etheridge | 50% | ||||
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Harris Fawell | 50% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 100% | ||||
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 100% |
| Mark Foley | 0% | ||||
| Michael Patrick Forbes | 50% | ||||
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Tillie Fowler | 0% | ||||
| Jon David Fox | 50% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 100% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 50% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 50% |
| Jonas Frost III | 0% | ||||
| Elizabeth Furse | 100% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 50% | ||||
| John Ganske | 0% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 100% | ||||
| George Gekas | 0% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 100% | ||||
| Jim Gibbons | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 0% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 0% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 50% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 0% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 0% | ||||
| Virgil Goode, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 0% |
| William Goodling | 50% | ||||
| Bart Gordon | 0% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 0% | ||||
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 0% |
| James Greenwood | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 100% |
| Gilbert Gutknecht | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 0% |
| Tony Hall | 50% | ||||
| Lee Hamilton | 0% | ||||
| James Hansen | 0% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 100% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 0% |
| J.D. Hayworth, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 0% | ||||
| W.G. Hefner | 0% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Rick Hill | 0% | ||||
| Van Hilleary | 0% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| David Lee Hobson | 0% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 50% | ||||
| Darlene Hooley | 50% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 50% | ||||
| John Nathan Hostettler | 50% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| Kenny Hulshof | 0% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 0% | ||||
| Asa Hutchinson | 50% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 0% | ||||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
| William Jefferson | 50% | ||||
| William Lewis Jenkins | 0% | ||||
| Christopher John | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| Jay Johnson | 0% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| Paul Kanjorski | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | Governor | John Kasich | Republican | 50% | |
| Sue Kelly | 50% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 100% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 100% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 100% | ||||
| Dale Kildee | 100% | ||||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 0% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 0% |
| Gerald Kleczka | 50% | ||||
| Ronald Klink | 50% | ||||
| Scott Klug | 50% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 0% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 0% | ||||
| Dennis Kucinich | 100% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 50% | ||||
| Ray LaHood | 0% | ||||
| Nicholas Lampson | 100% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 100% | ||||
| Stephen Largent | 0% | ||||
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 0% |
| Steve LaTourette | 0% | ||||
| Rick Lazio | 50% | ||||
| James Leach | 50% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 50% |
| Jerry Lewis | 0% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
| Ron Lewis | 0% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 50% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 100% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| William Luther | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 100% |
| James Maloney | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Manton | 50% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| Matthew Martinez | 50% | ||||
| Frank Mascara | 50% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 50% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 100% |
| Karen McCarthy | 100% | ||||
| Bill McCollum | 0% | ||||
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| Joseph McDade | 0% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul McHale | 100% | ||||
| John McHugh | 0% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 0% | ||||
| David McIntosh | 50% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 100% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 100% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 50% |
| Jack Metcalf | 50% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 0% |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | ||||
| Dan Miller | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| David Minge | 0% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 100% | ||||
| John Moakley | 100% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
| Constance Morella | 50% | ||||
| Jack Murtha | 50% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Mark Neumann | 100% | ||||
| Robert William Ney | 0% | ||||
| Anne Northup | 0% | ||||
| Charles Norwood, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| James Nussle | 50% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 100% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 50% | ||||
| John Olver | 100% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Major Owens | 50% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 0% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Michael Pappas | 0% | ||||
| Mike Parker | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 50% |
| Ron Paul | 100% | ||||
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| Edward Pease | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| John Peterson | 0% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 0% |
| Charles Pickering, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Owen Pickett | 0% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 0% |
| Richard Pombo | 0% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 50% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 50% |
| Glenn Poshard | 50% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 50% |
| Deborah Pryce | 0% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 0% | ||||
| George Radanovich | 0% | ||||
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 50% |
| James Ramstad | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Redmond | 0% | ||||
| Ralph Regula | 0% | ||||
| Silvestre Reyes | 0% | ||||
| Frank Duncan Riggs | 0% | ||||
| Bob Riley | 0% | ||||
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 100% | ||||
| Ciro Rodriguez | 0% | ||||
| Timothy Roemer | 0% | ||||
| James Rogan | 50% | ||||
| 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 | 50% |
| Steve Rothman | 50% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 50% |
| Jim Ryun | 0% | ||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. House | 5 | Matthew Salmon | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| SC | U.S. House | 1 | Mark Sanford, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 50% |
| Jim Saxton | 0% | ||||
| Joe Scarborough | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 0% | ||||
| CO | State Board of Education | 4 | Robert Schaffer | Republican | 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% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 50% |
| John Shadegg | 0% | ||||
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 0% |
| E.G. Shuster | 0% | ||||
| Norman Sisisky | 50% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 50% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 0% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| Linda Smith | 0% | ||||
| Nick Smith | 50% | ||||
| Robert Smith | 0% | ||||
| Vincent Snowbarger | 0% | ||||
| Vic Snyder | 50% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 0% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 0% | ||||
| Floyd Spence | 0% | ||||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
| Pete Stark | 100% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 0% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 0% | ||||
| Louis Stokes | 100% | ||||
| Ted Strickland | 50% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 0% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 50% | ||||
| John Sununu | 0% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| John Tanner | 0% | ||||
| Ellen Tauscher | 100% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 0% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 0% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 50% | ||||
| William Thomas | 0% | ||||
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 0% |
| Karen Thurman | 50% | ||||
| Todd Tiahrt | 0% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 100% |
| Esteban Edward Torres | 100% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 100% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| James Turner | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| Bruce Vento | 100% | ||||
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 100% |
| James Walsh | 0% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| Wesley Watkins | 0% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 50% |
| Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| David Weldon | 0% | ||||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 50% | ||||
| Gerald Weller | 50% | ||||
| Robert Wexler | 100% | ||||
| Bob Weygand | 100% | ||||
| Rick White | 0% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 0% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 100% | ||||
| Sidney Yates | 100% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 50% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 0% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: The Humane Society of the United States
1997 Positions on Animal Protection
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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.
