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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: PeacePAC

1997-1998 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 75%
Gary Ackerman 75%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Thomas Allen 88%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 50%
Bill Archer 25%
Richard Armey 0%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
John Baldacci 100%
Cass Ballenger 25%
James Barcia 50%
Robert Barr, Jr. 0%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 100%
Bill Barrett 0%
Roscoe Bartlett 0%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 13%
Charlie Bass 25%
Herbert Bateman 25%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 88%
Douglas Bereuter 38%
Howard Berman 88%
Marion Berry 75%
Brian Bilbray 13%
Michael Bilirakis 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 38%
Rod Blagojevich 88%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 0%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 38%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 13%
Henry Bonilla 0%
David Edward Bonior 100%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
Robert Borski, Jr. 63%
Leonard Boswell 63%
Rick Boucher 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 13%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 63%
George Brown, Jr. 75%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
Ed Bryant 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 13%
Dan Burton 0%
Steve Buyer 0%
Herbert Callahan 13%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 13%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 38%
Thomas Campbell 63%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 0%
Chris Cannon 0%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 67%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 75%
Julia Carson 88%
Mike Castle 38%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 38%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 13%
William Clay, Sr. 63%
Eva Clayton 88%
Robert Clement 63%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 63%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 25%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 13%
Michael Collins 13%
Larry Combest 13%
Gary Condit 38%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
Merrill Cook 0%
John Cooksey 0%
Jerry Costello 88%
Christopher Cox 0%
William Coyne 100%
Robert Cramer 13%
Philip Crane 0%
Barbara Cubin 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Patsy Ann Danner 50%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
James Davis 88%
Thomas Davis III 13%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 88%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 88%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 75%
Thomas DeLay 0%
Peter Deutsch 75%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 0%
Jay Dickey 0%
Norm Dicks 63%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 88%
Julian Dixon 63%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Calvin Dooley 75%
John Doolittle 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 88%
David Dreier 13%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 50%
Jennifer Dunn 13%
Chet Edwards 63%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 13%
Jo Ann Emerson 0%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 63%
Philip English 38%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 38%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 0%
Thomas Ewing 13%
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 88%
Mark Foley 38%
Michael Patrick Forbes 13%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0%
Tillie Fowler 13%
Barney Frank 100%
Robert Franks 50%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 25%
Jonas Frost III 63%
Elton Gallegly 13%
John Ganske 38%
Sam Gejdenson 75%
George Gekas 0%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 75%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Wayne Gilchrest 25%
Paul Gillmor 13%
Benjamin Gilman 13%
Newt Gingrich 0%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 25%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 38%
William Goodling 13%
Bart Gordon 50%
Porter Goss 13%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 75%
James Greenwood 63%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 88%
Gilbert Gutknecht 38%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 13%
Tony Hall 75%
James Hansen 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 13%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 88%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 13%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Rick Hill 0%
Van Hilleary 0%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 100%
Maurice Hinchey 88%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 63%
David Lee Hobson 25%
Pete Hoekstra 38%
Thomas Holden 50%
Darlene Hooley 100%
Stephen Horn 38%
John Nathan Hostettler 0%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Asa Hutchinson 0%
Henry Hyde 38%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 13%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 88%
William Jefferson 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
Christopher John 50%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 63%
Nancy Johnson 38%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 100%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 13%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 25%
Sue Kelly 38%
Patrick Kennedy 75%
Dale Kildee 88%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 38%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
Gerald Kleczka 100%
Ronald Klink 75%
Joseph Knollenberg 13%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 13%
Nicholas Lampson 88%
Tom Lantos 100%
Stephen Largent 13%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 38%
Steve LaTourette 38%
Rick Lazio 25%
James Leach 88%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 13%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 88%
Ron Lewis 0%
John Linder 13%
William Lipinski 25%
Robert Livingston 13%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 38%
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 88%
James Maloney 50%
Don Manzullo 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Matthew Martinez 50%
Frank Mascara 75%
Robert Matsui 75%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 88%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Bill McCollum 0%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 13%
Scott McInnis 0%
David McIntosh 13%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 75%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 63%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 67%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 88%
Jack Metcalf 25%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 63%
Dan Miller 25%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 88%
David Minge 100%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 75%
Alan Mollohan 50%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 88%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
Constance Morella 100%
Jack Murtha 25%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 88%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 88%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 0%
Robert William Ney 13%
Anne Northup 13%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 13%
James Nussle 38%
Jim Oberstar 88%
Dave Obey 100%
John Olver 88%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 25%
Ronald Packard 0%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 88%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 75%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 88%
Ron Paul 50%
Donald Payne 100%
Edward Pease 13%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 75%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
Owen Pickett 50%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 63%
John Edward Porter 75%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 38%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 88%
Deborah Pryce 25%
Jack Quinn 25%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 63%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 88%
Ralph Regula 25%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Bob Riley 0%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Timothy Roemer 63%
James Rogan 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 38%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 13%
Steve Rothman 88%
Marge Roukema 50%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 13%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 75%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 38%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 25%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 75%
Jim Saxton 13%
Joe Scarborough 0%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 0%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 75%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 38%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 13%
Christopher Shays 75%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 63%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
E.G. Shuster 13%
Norman Sisisky 50%
Joseph Skeen 13%
Ike Skelton 38%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 13%
Nick Smith 38%
Vic Snyder 63%
Mark Souder 0%
Floyd Spence 0%
John Spratt, Jr. 75%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 88%
Pete Stark 88%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Charles Stenholm 50%
Ted Strickland 75%
Bob Stump 0%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 25%
James Talent 0%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 88%
William Tauzin 0%
Charles Taylor 13%
Gene Taylor 13%
William Thomas 13%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 63%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 13%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 0%
Karen Thurman 63%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Ed Towns 75%
James Traficant, Jr. 13%
James Turner 50%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 50%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
Bruce Vento 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 38%
James Walsh 13%
Zach Wamp 13%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 88%
Wesley Watkins 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 0%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
David Weldon 0%
W. Curtis Weldon 38%
Gerald Weller 0%
Robert Wexler 88%
Bob Weygand 75%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 13%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 13%
Heather Wilson 50%
Bob Wise, Jr. 50%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 13%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 75%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 13%
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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