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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Florida AFL-CIO

2005 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions
State Office District Name Party Rating
Susan Bucher 85%
Kenneth Allan Gottlieb 84%
Dan Gelber 83%
Rod Smith 82%
Walter Campbell, Jr. 81%
Ron Klein 80%
Lesley Miller, Jr. 80%
Timothy Ryan 80%
Anthony Hill, Sr. 79%
FL Council Member At-Large Joyce Cusack Democratic 78%
FL State Senate 19 Arthenia Joyner Democratic 78%
FL Mayor At-Large John Seiler Democratic 78%
FL State Senate 33 Eleanor Sobel Democratic 78%
Loranne Ausley 77%
FL State Senate 31 Christopher Smith Democratic 76%
Al Lawson, Jr. 75%
Curtis Richardson 75%
Rochelle Vana 75%
Dave Aronberg 74%
Anne Gannon 74%
Steven Geller 74%
Bob Henriquez 74%
Charlie Justice 74%
FL State Senate 9 Audrey Gibson Democratic 73%
Ronald Greenstein 73%
James King, Jr. 73%
FL U.S. House 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 73%
Richard Machek 72%
Franklin Sands 72%
FL State Senate 35 Gwen Margolis Democratic 71%
Matthew Meadows 71%
Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall 70%
Nan Rich 70%
Yolly Roberson 69%
Wilbert Theodore Holloway 68%
FL State Senate 24 Tom Lee Republican 68%
Edward Jennings, Jr. 67%
Nancy Argenziano 66%
FL Commissioner 7 Priscilla Ann Taylor Democratic 66%
Terry Fields 65%
Frank Peterman, Jr. 65%
Gustavo Barreiro 64%
Ari Abraham Porth 64%
Will Kendrick 63%
Ken Pruitt 63%
Mary Brandenburg 62%
Larcenia Bullard 61%
FL State House 46 Bruce Antone Democratic 60%
Mandy Dawson 60%
Julio Robaina 60%
Edward Bullard 59%
Dwight Stansel 59%
J. Alex Villalobos 59%
FL State House 91 Irving Slosberg Democratic 58%
Ken Sorensen 57%
FL U.S. House 15 Dennis Ross Republican 56%
FL Commissioner 2 Victor Crist Republican 55%
Alex Diaz de la Portilla 55%
Sheri McInvale 55%
Bob Allen 54%
Ralph Arza 54%
Rodolfo Garcia, Jr. 54%
Joe Pickens 54%
Mike Davis 53%
FL State Senate 28 Nancy Detert Republican 53%
Gary Siplin 53%
Stan Jordan 52%
Holly Benson 51%
FL State Senate 32 Joe Negron Republican 51%
FL U.S. Senate Jr Marco Rubio Republican 51%
Michael Bennett 50%
Lisa Carlton 50%
Lee Constantine 50%
Carl Domino 50%
Dennis Jones 50%
Carlos Lopez-Cantera 50%
Allan George Bense 49%
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 49%
Charles Clary 49%
Paula Dockery 49%
Ellyn Bogdanoff 48%
Jennifer Carroll 48%
FL State Senate 38 Rene Garcia Republican 48%
Juan-Carlos Planas 48%
David Rivera 48%
Phillip Brutus 47%
FL State House 36 Mike Fasano Republican 47%
FL State Senate 8 Dorothy Hukill Republican 47%
Jim Sebesta 47%
FL Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Atwater Republican 46%
Marcelo Llorente 46%
Leslie Waters 46%
Dick Kravitz 45%
Ken Littlefield 45%
Frank Attkisson 44%
Don Davis 44%
FL State Senate 13 Andy Gardiner Republican 44%
Jeff Kottkamp 44%
Mitch Needelman 44%
John Stargel 44%
Anthony Trey Traviesa 44%
FL U.S. House 10 Daniel Webster Republican 44%
Kim Berfield 43%
Susan Goldstein 43%
David Mealor 43%
Burt Saunders 43%
Donna Clarke 42%
Pat Patterson 42%
FL Commissioner 2 John QuiƱones 42%
Stephen Wise 42%
Juan Zapata 42%
FL State Senate 26 William Galvano Republican 41%
J. Dudley Goodlette 41%
Kevin Ambler 40%
Larry Cretul 40%
Mark Mahon 40%
FL U.S. House 8 Bill Posey Republican 40%
FL State Senate 4 Aaron Bean Republican 39%
Marsha Bowen 39%
Edward Homan, Jr. 39%
Bruce Kyle 39%
Durell Peaden, Jr. 39%
David Russell, Jr. 39%
FL State Senate 10 David Simmons Republican 39%
Sandy Adams 38%
J.D. Alexander 38%
Donald Brown 38%
Adam Hasner 37%
Dave Murzin 36%
Ray Sansom 36%
Frank Farkas 35%
Mike Haridopolos 35%
Randy Johnson 35%
Evelyn Lynn 35%
Carey Baker 34%
FL State House 23 Dennis Baxley Republican 34%
Faye Culp 34%
Stan Mayfield 34%
Baxter Troutman 34%
Trudi Williams 34%
FL State Senate 16 Thad Altman Republican 33%
FL State Senate 37 Anitere Flores Republican 33%
Hugh Gibson III 33%
Everett Rice 33%
Tom Anderson 32%
Fredrick Brummer 32%
Ralph Poppell 32%
Ron Reagan 32%
Richard Glorioso 31%
Dean Cannon, Jr. 29%
FL State Senate 5 Charles Dean, Sr. Republican 29%
FL State Senate 2 Greg Evers Republican 29%
Michael Grant 29%
FL State Senate 21 Denise Grimsley Republican 29%
FL State House 83 Gayle Harrell Republican 29%
FL State Senate 11 Alan Hays Republican 29%
Bill Proctor 29%
Paige Kreegel 27%
FL State Senate 17 John Legg Republican 27%

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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