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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: The Humane Society of the United States

2005 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 50%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 34%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Todd Akin 0%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 20%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 0%
Wayne Allard 40%
George Allen 40%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 83%
Joe Baca, Sr. 34%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 17%
Brian Baird 83%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 83%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 17%
Roscoe Bartlett 100%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 17%
Charlie Bass 83%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 20%
Evan Bayh 80%
Melissa Bean 34%
Bob Beauprez 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 40%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 17%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 60%
Judy Biggert 100%
Michael Bilirakis 50%
Jeff Bingaman 20%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 34%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 83%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Kit Bond 0%
Henry Bonilla 17%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 0%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 17%
Dan Boren 0%
Leonard Boswell 17%
Rick Boucher 34%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 0%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 0%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 34%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 83%
Henry Brown, Jr. 67%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Ginny Brown-Waite 34%
Jim Bunning 20%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 34%
Conrad Burns 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 20%
Dan Burton 34%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 34%
Steve Buyer 0%
Robert Byrd 60%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 83%
Dennis Cardoza 34%
Russ Carnahan 67%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 20%
Julia Carson 83%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 17%
Edward Case 50%
Mike Castle 83%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 50%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 100%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 20%
Ben Chandler III 17%
Chris Chocola 17%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 83%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 67%
Hillary Clinton 100%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 20%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0%
Norm Coleman 40%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 0%
Kent Conrad 20%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 17%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 0%
Jerry Costello 83%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 34%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 0%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 17%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Artur Davis 34%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 83%
Geoff Davis 34%
James Davis 67%
Jo Ann Davis 34%
Lincoln Davis 17%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
Thomas Davis III 67%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 17%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 67%
Bill Delahunt 67%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 0%
James DeMint 20%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 34%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 100%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 34%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 34%
Norm Dicks 100%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 0%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 67%
Elizabeth Dole 80%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 20%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
Thelma Drake 0%
David Dreier 34%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
Chet Edwards 17%
Vern Ehlers 50%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 83%
Jo Ann Emerson 0%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 83%
Philip English 100%
John Ensign 100%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 67%
Lane Evans 83%
Terry Everett 67%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 83%
Tom Feeney 0%
Russ Feingold 60%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 100%
Michael Ferguson 100%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 83%
PA U.S. House 8 Mike Fitzpatrick Republican 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0%
Mark Foley 50%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 50%
Harold Ford, Jr. 50%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 0%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 34%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0%
Barney Frank 100%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 34%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 83%
William Frist 20%
Elton Gallegly 100%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 100%
Jim Gibbons 34%
Wayne Gilchrest 34%
Paul Gillmor 0%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 17%
Charlie Gonzalez 83%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 34%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
Bart Gordon 34%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 20%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 34%
Mark Green 83%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 67%
Judd Gregg 40%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 17%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 40%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 34%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 40%
Jane Harman 34%
Katherine Harris 50%
Melissa Hart 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 20%
Robert Hayes 0%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 34%
Joel Hefley 0%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 34%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 67%
Maurice Hinchey 83%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 0%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 0%
Thomas Holden 34%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 83%
Darlene Hooley 83%
John Nathan Hostettler 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 34%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 17%
Kay Hutchison 20%
Henry Hyde 50%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 34%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 80%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 20%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 34%
William Jefferson 34%
James Merrill Jeffords 80%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100%
Nancy Johnson 67%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 34%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 40%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 50%
Paul Kanjorski 34%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 83%
Ric Keller 50%
Sue Kelly 67%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 83%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 34%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 83%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 83%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 17%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
Herb Kohl 80%
James Kolbe 17%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
John Kuhl, Jr. 34%
Jon Kyl 60%
Ray LaHood 0%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 40%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 67%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 83%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
James Leach 50%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 67%
Jerry Lewis 17%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 83%
Ron Lewis 17%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 0%
John Linder 34%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Trent Lott, Sr. 20%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 83%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
Dick Lugar 60%
Dan Lungren 34%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 83%
Connie Mack IV 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 0%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 0%
Melquiades Martinez 20%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 20%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 34%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 20%
Thaddeus McCotter 67%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0%
John McHugh 17%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 17%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 83%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 0%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 83%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 17%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 50%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 83%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 34%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0%
Brad Miller 83%
Alan Mollohan 34%
Dennis Moore 100%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 83%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 67%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 20%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 34%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Jack Murtha 34%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Sue Myrick 34%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Ben Nelson 60%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 60%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
Robert William Ney 17%
Anne Northup 17%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 17%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 0%
James Nussle 0%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 20%
Jim Oberstar 34%
Dave Obey 50%
John Olver 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 34%
Thomas William Osborne 0%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 0%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 17%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 83%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 50%
Ron Paul 17%
Donald Payne 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 34%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 50%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 34%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 17%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 17%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 50%
Todd Platts 83%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 17%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 0%
Jon Porter, Sr. 34%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0%
Deborah Pryce 67%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 40%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 0%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 50%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 83%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 17%
Denny Rehberg 0%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 17%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 40%
Richard Renzi 50%
Silvestre Reyes 17%
Thomas Reynolds 17%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 20%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 17%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 34%
Mike Ross 0%
Steve Rothman 83%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 17%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 83%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 67%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 17%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 83%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 83%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 0%
Ken Salazar 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Jim Saxton 100%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 83%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 60%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 67%
John Schwarz 50%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 67%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 17%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 50%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 83%
Christopher Shays 100%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
Donald Sherwood 0%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 34%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 100%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Ike Skelton 17%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 50%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 100%
Gordon Smith 40%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 17%
Olympia Snowe 100%
Vic Snyder 67%
Mike Sodrel 0%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 0%
Arlen Specter 100%
John Spratt, Jr. 83%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 60%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Ted Stevens 20%
Ted Strickland 50%
Bart Stupak 34%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sununu 20%
John Sweeney 67%
James Talent 0%
Tom Tancredo 50%
John Tanner 34%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
Charles Taylor 0%
Gene Taylor 34%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 17%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 0%
Todd Tiahrt 17%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 83%
Ed Towns 83%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 67%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 50%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 34%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 34%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 60%
George Voinovich 0%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 0%
James Walsh 0%
Zach Wamp 34%
John Warner 40%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
Diane Watson 83%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 34%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 83%
David Weldon 0%
W. Curtis Weldon 83%
Gerald Weller 34%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0%
Robert Wexler 100%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 83%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 34%
Heather Wilson 17%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 67%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 34%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 0%

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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