| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Allen | 100% | ||||
| Bill Archer | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 0% | ||||
| Henry Scott Baesler | 50% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | ||||
| John Baldacci | 100% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | ||||
| James Barcia | 50% | ||||
| Robert Barr, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Bill Barrett | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | ||||
| Charlie Bass | 0% | ||||
| Herbert Bateman | 0% | ||||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 0% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 100% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 0% | ||||
| Brian Bilbray | 0% | ||||
| Michael Bilirakis | 50% | ||||
| Rod Blagojevich | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 0% | ||||
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 100% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 0% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 100% | ||||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| George Brown, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Ed Bryant | 0% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 0% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 0% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Campbell | 50% | ||||
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 0% | ||
| Chris Cannon | 0% | ||||
| Julia Carson | 100% | ||||
| Mike Castle | 50% | ||||
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage | 0% | ||||
| Jon Lynn Christensen | 0% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 100% | ||||
| Robert Clement | 50% | ||||
| Michael Collins | 0% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 0% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 50% | ||||
| Merrill Cook | 50% | ||||
| John Cooksey | 0% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 50% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| William Coyne | 100% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 0% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 50% | ||||
| Barbara Cubin | 0% | ||||
| Randall Cunningham | 0% | ||||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 0% | ||||
| James Davis | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Davis III | 50% | ||||
| Bill Delahunt | 50% | ||||
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 100% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 50% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 0% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 50% | ||||
| Julian Dixon | 100% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 50% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 0% | ||||
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| Jennifer Dunn | 0% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 0% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 0% | ||||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 0% | ||||
| Philip English | 0% | ||||
| John Ensign | 50% | ||||
| Bob Etheridge | 50% | ||||
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 0% | ||||
| Harris Fawell | 50% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 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% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| William Goodling | 50% | ||||
| Bart Gordon | 0% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 0% | ||||
| James Greenwood | 0% | ||||
| Gilbert Gutknecht | 0% | ||||
| Tony Hall | 50% | ||||
| Lee Hamilton | 0% | ||||
| James Hansen | 0% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 100% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 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% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 0% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 50% | ||||
| Darlene Hooley | 50% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 50% | ||||
| John Nathan Hostettler | 50% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Kenny Hulshof | 0% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 0% | ||||
| Asa Hutchinson | 50% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 0% | ||||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 50% | ||||
| William Lewis Jenkins | 0% | ||||
| Christopher John | 0% | ||||
| Jay Johnson | 0% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 0% | ||||
| Paul Kanjorski | 0% | ||||
| Sue Kelly | 50% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 100% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 100% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 100% | ||||
| Dale Kildee | 100% | ||||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 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% | ||||
| Steve LaTourette | 0% | ||||
| Rick Lazio | 50% | ||||
| James Leach | 50% | ||||
| Jerry Lewis | 0% | ||||
| Ron Lewis | 0% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 50% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 0% | ||||
| William Luther | 100% | ||||
| James Maloney | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Manton | 50% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| Matthew Martinez | 50% | ||||
| Frank Mascara | 50% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 50% | ||||
| Karen McCarthy | 100% | ||||
| Bill McCollum | 0% | ||||
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| Joseph McDade | 0% | ||||
| Paul McHale | 100% | ||||
| John McHugh | 0% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 0% | ||||
| David McIntosh | 50% | ||||
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 100% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 100% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 100% | ||||
| Jack Metcalf | 50% | ||||
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | ||||
| Dan Miller | 0% | ||||
| David Minge | 0% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 100% | ||||
| John Moakley | 100% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 0% | ||||
| Constance Morella | 50% | ||||
| Jack Murtha | 50% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Michael Pappas | 0% | ||||
| Mike Parker | 0% | ||||
| Ron Paul | 100% | ||||
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| Edward Pease | 50% | ||||
| John Peterson | 0% | ||||
| Charles Pickering, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Owen Pickett | 0% | ||||
| Richard Pombo | 0% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 50% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 0% | ||||
| Glenn Poshard | 50% | ||||
| Deborah Pryce | 0% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 0% | ||||
| George Radanovich | 0% | ||||
| James Ramstad | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Steve Rothman | 50% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 50% | ||||
| Jim Ryun | 0% | ||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | ||||
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 0% | ||||
| Joe Scarborough | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 0% | ||||
| John Shadegg | 0% | ||||
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 100% | ||||
| E.G. Shuster | 0% | ||||
| Norman Sisisky | 50% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 50% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 0% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 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% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Karen Thurman | 50% | ||||
| Todd Tiahrt | 0% | ||||
| Esteban Edward Torres | 100% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 100% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| James Turner | 0% | ||||
| Bruce Vento | 100% | ||||
| James Walsh | 0% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 0% | ||||
| Wesley Watkins | 0% | ||||
| Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| David Weldon | 0% | ||||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 50% | ||||
| Gerald Weller | 50% | ||||
| Robert Wexler | 100% | ||||
| Bob Weygand | 100% | ||||
| Rick White | 0% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 100% | ||||
| Sidney Yates | 100% | ||||
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 100% | |
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| 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 | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| 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 | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 50% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | 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 | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 50% |
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
| 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 | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | 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 | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 50% |
| 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 | 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 | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 0% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 50% | |
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 0% |
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| OH | Governor | John Kasich | Republican | 50% | |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 0% |
| 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 | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 0% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House | 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 0% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 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% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 0% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 5 | Matthew Salmon | Republican | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House | 1 | Mark Sanford, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| CO | State Board of Education | 4 | Robert Schaffer | Republican | 0% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | 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 | 0% |
| 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.
