| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 100% | |
| Gary Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Allen | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 100% |
| John Baldacci | 100% | ||||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 100% | ||||
| Rod Blagojevich | 100% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 100% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 100% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| Julia Carson | 100% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| William Coyne | 100% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | 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% |
| Peter Deutsch | 100% | ||||
| Julian Dixon | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Victor Fazio | 100% | ||||
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 100% |
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 100% | ||||
| Elizabeth Furse | 100% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 100% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 100% |
| Jane Harman | 100% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Maurice Hinchey | 100% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
| Joseph Kennedy II | 100% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 100% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 100% | ||||
| Dale Kildee | 100% | ||||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 100% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 100% | ||||
| Nicholas Lampson | 100% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 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% |
| William Luther | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 100% |
| James Maloney | 100% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 100% |
| Karen McCarthy | 100% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul McHale | 100% | ||||
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 100% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 100% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 100% | ||||
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 100% | ||||
| John Moakley | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
| Mark Neumann | 100% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 100% | ||||
| John Olver | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Ron Paul | 100% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
| Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | ||||
| 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% |
| Christopher Shays | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 100% |
| John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
| Pete Stark | 100% | ||||
| Louis Stokes | 100% | ||||
| Ellen Tauscher | 100% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 100% |
| Esteban Edward Torres | 100% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| Bruce Vento | 100% | ||||
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| Robert Wexler | 100% | ||||
| Bob Weygand | 100% | ||||
| Lynn Woolsey | 100% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 100% | ||||
| Sidney Yates | 100% | ||||
| Henry Scott Baesler | 50% | ||||
| James Barcia | 50% | ||||
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 50% |
| Michael Bilirakis | 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% |
| George Brown, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Campbell | 50% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 50% |
| Mike Castle | 50% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 50% |
| Robert Clement | 50% | ||||
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| Gary Condit | 50% | ||||
| Merrill Cook | 50% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 50% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 50% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| Thomas Davis III | 50% | ||||
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 50% | |
| Bill Delahunt | 50% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 50% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 50% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 50% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| John Ensign | 50% | ||||
| Bob Etheridge | 50% | ||||
| Harris Fawell | 50% | ||||
| Michael Patrick Forbes | 50% | ||||
| Jon David Fox | 50% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 50% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 50% |
| Elton Gallegly | 50% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 50% | ||||
| William Goodling | 50% | ||||
| Tony Hall | 50% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 50% | ||||
| Darlene Hooley | 50% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 50% | ||||
| John Nathan Hostettler | 50% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Asa Hutchinson | 50% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 50% | ||||
| OH | Governor | John Kasich | Republican | 50% | |
| Sue Kelly | 50% | ||||
| Gerald Kleczka | 50% | ||||
| Ronald Klink | 50% | ||||
| Scott Klug | 50% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 50% | ||||
| Rick Lazio | 50% | ||||
| James Leach | 50% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 50% |
| William Lipinski | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Manton | 50% | ||||
| Matthew Martinez | 50% | ||||
| Frank Mascara | 50% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 50% | ||||
| David McIntosh | 50% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 50% |
| Jack Metcalf | 50% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Constance Morella | 50% | ||||
| Jack Murtha | 50% | ||||
| James Nussle | 50% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 50% | ||||
| Major Owens | 50% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 50% |
| Edward Pease | 50% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 50% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 50% |
| Glenn Poshard | 50% | ||||
| 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% |
| James Rogan | 50% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Rothman | 50% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 50% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House | 1 | Mark Sanford, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 50% |
| Norman Sisisky | 50% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 50% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Nick Smith | 50% | ||||
| Vic Snyder | 50% | ||||
| Ted Strickland | 50% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 50% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 50% | ||||
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| Karen Thurman | 50% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 50% |
| W. Curtis Weldon | 50% | ||||
| Gerald Weller | 50% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| Bill Archer | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 0% |
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | ||||
| Robert Barr, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Bill Barrett | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | ||||
| Charlie Bass | 0% | ||||
| Herbert Bateman | 0% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 0% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 0% | ||||
| Brian Bilbray | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 0% |
| Sherwood Boehlert | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 0% |
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 0% | ||||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 0% |
| 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% |
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 0% | ||
| Chris Cannon | 0% | ||||
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage | 0% | ||||
| Jon Lynn Christensen | 0% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 0% |
| Michael Collins | 0% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 0% | ||||
| John Cooksey | 0% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 0% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| Barbara Cubin | 0% | ||||
| Randall Cunningham | 0% | ||||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 0% | ||||
| James Davis | 0% | ||||
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 0% |
| John Doolittle | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Philip English | 0% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 0% | ||||
| Mark Foley | 0% | ||||
| Tillie Fowler | 0% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 0% | ||||
| John Ganske | 0% | ||||
| George Gekas | 0% | ||||
| Jim Gibbons | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 0% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 0% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 0% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 0% | ||||
| Virgil Goode, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 0% |
| 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% | ||||
| Gilbert Gutknecht | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 0% |
| Lee Hamilton | 0% | ||||
| James Hansen | 0% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| David Lee Hobson | 0% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 0% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| Kenny Hulshof | 0% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 0% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 0% | ||||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 0% |
| Joseph Knollenberg | 0% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 0% | ||||
| Ray LaHood | 0% | ||||
| Stephen Largent | 0% | ||||
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 0% |
| Steve LaTourette | 0% | ||||
| Jerry Lewis | 0% | ||||
| Ron Lewis | 0% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| Bill McCollum | 0% | ||||
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| Joseph McDade | 0% | ||||
| John McHugh | 0% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 0% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 0% |
| Dan Miller | 0% | ||||
| David Minge | 0% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 0% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
| Sue Myrick | 0% | ||||
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Robert William Ney | 0% | ||||
| Anne Northup | 0% | ||||
| Charles Norwood, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 0% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 0% | ||||
| Michael Pappas | 0% | ||||
| Mike Parker | 0% | ||||
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 0% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Ciro Rodriguez | 0% | ||||
| Timothy Roemer | 0% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 0% |
| Jim Ryun | 0% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. House | 5 | Matthew Salmon | Republican | 0% |
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 0% | ||||
| Joe Scarborough | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 0% | ||||
| CO | State Board of Education | 4 | Robert Schaffer | Republican | 0% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| John Shadegg | 0% | ||||
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 0% |
| E.G. Shuster | 0% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 0% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| Linda Smith | 0% | ||||
| Robert Smith | 0% | ||||
| Vincent Snowbarger | 0% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 0% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 0% | ||||
| Floyd Spence | 0% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 0% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 0% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 0% | ||||
| John Sununu | 0% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| John Tanner | 0% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 0% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 0% | ||||
| William Thomas | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 0% |
| Todd Tiahrt | 0% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| James Turner | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 0% |
| James Walsh | 0% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 0% | ||||
| Wesley Watkins | 0% | ||||
| Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| David Weldon | 0% | ||||
| Rick White | 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% |
| 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.
