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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Center for Security Policy

1997 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 53%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 79%
Gary Ackerman 24%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 95%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 7%
Wayne Allard 86%
Thomas Allen 20%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 33%
Bill Archer 85%
Richard Armey 85%
John Ashcroft 93%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 95%
Richard Hugh Baker 95%
John Baldacci 25%
Cass Ballenger 71%
James Barcia 60%
Robert Barr, Jr. 100%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 20%
Bill Barrett 82%
Roscoe Bartlett 95%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 79%
Charlie Bass 65%
Herbert Bateman 65%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 5%
Bob Bennett 86%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 32%
Douglas Bereuter 58%
Howard Berman 32%
Marion Berry 35%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 8%
Brian Bilbray 80%
Michael Bilirakis 90%
Jeff Bingaman 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 55%
Rod Blagojevich 25%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 72%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 5%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 89%
Sherwood Boehlert 55%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 82%
Kit Bond 69%
Henry Bonilla 79%
David Edward Bonior 30%
Mary Bono Mack 100%
Robert Borski, Jr. 47%
Leonard Boswell 35%
Rick Boucher 25%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 85%
John Breaux 7%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 40%
George Brown, Jr. 13%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 32%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 86%
Richard Bryan 7%
Ed Bryant 85%
Jim Bunning 95%
Conrad Burns 100%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 79%
Dan Burton 95%
Steve Buyer 82%
Robert Byrd 7%
Herbert Callahan 89%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 95%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 60%
Ben Campbell 93%
Thomas Campbell 75%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 85%
Chris Cannon 80%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 6%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 45%
Julia Carson 29%
Mike Castle 65%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 55%
John Chafee 29%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 95%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 94%
William Clay, Sr. 18%
Eva Clayton 35%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 7%
Robert Clement 40%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 45%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 65%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 82%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 38%
Michael Collins 95%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 57%
Larry Combest 85%
Gary Condit 60%
Kent Conrad 0%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 5%
Merrill Cook 100%
John Cooksey 89%
Jerry Costello 47%
Paul Coverdell 93%
Christopher Cox 100%
William Coyne 20%
Larry Craig 86%
Robert Cramer 70%
Philip Crane 88%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
Barbara Cubin 100%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 11%
Randall Cunningham 90%
Patsy Ann Danner 55%
Thomas Daschle 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 11%
James Davis 35%
Thomas Davis III 75%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 30%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 6%
Bill Delahunt 15%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 25%
Thomas DeLay 90%
Peter Deutsch 29%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 64%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 95%
Jay Dickey 95%
Norm Dicks 50%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 21%
Julian Dixon 45%
Chris Dodd 21%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 10%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Calvin Dooley 25%
John Doolittle 94%
Byron Dorgan 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 35%
David Dreier 84%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 70%
Jennifer Dunn 89%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 14%
Chet Edwards 32%
Vern Ehlers 56%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 80%
Jo Ann Emerson 95%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 33%
Philip English 75%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 77%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 15%
Bob Etheridge 39%
Lane Evans 10%
Terry Everett 100%
Thomas Ewing 85%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 6%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 15%
Russ Feingold 14%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 7%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 20%
Mark Foley 70%
Michael Patrick Forbes 86%
Harold Ford, Jr. 25%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 100%
Tillie Fowler 100%
Barney Frank 10%
Robert Franks 65%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 65%
William Frist 43%
Jonas Frost III 40%
Elton Gallegly 85%
John Ganske 60%
Sam Gejdenson 40%
George Gekas 75%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 29%
Jim Gibbons 89%
Wayne Gilchrest 70%
Paul Gillmor 89%
Benjamin Gilman 75%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 85%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 65%
William Goodling 80%
Bart Gordon 61%
Slade Gorton 43%
Porter Goss 89%
Daniel Graham 14%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 80%
William Phillip Gramm 86%
Rodney Grams 86%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 85%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 86%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 35%
James Greenwood 60%
Judd Gregg 64%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 28%
Gilbert Gutknecht 60%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 50%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 75%
Tony Hall 35%
James Hansen 89%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 80%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 32%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 90%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 50%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 95%
Joel Hefley 95%
Jesse Helms 93%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Rick Hill 90%
Van Hilleary 100%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 25%
Maurice Hinchey 32%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 30%
David Lee Hobson 85%
Pete Hoekstra 58%
Thomas Holden 60%
Ernest Hollings 21%
Darlene Hooley 10%
Stephen Horn 70%
John Nathan Hostettler 100%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 53%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 58%
Kenny Hulshof 95%
Duncan Hunter 95%
Asa Hutchinson 95%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 100%
Kay Hutchison 86%
Henry Hyde 70%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 21%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 95%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 37%
William Jefferson 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 23%
William Lewis Jenkins 85%
Christopher John 58%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 35%
Nancy Johnson 60%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 88%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 100%
Paul Kanjorski 15%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 65%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 70%
Sue Kelly 60%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Patrick Kennedy 32%
Bob Kerrey 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 45%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 16%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 10%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 75%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 94%
Gerald Kleczka 20%
Ronald Klink 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 75%
Herb Kohl 7%
James Kolbe 55%
Dennis Kucinich 35%
Jon Kyl 100%
John LaFalce 20%
Ray LaHood 85%
Nicholas Lampson 25%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 8%
Tom Lantos 25%
Stephen Largent 83%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 65%
Steve LaTourette 84%
Frank Lautenberg 7%
Rick Lazio 84%
James Leach 70%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 7%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 14%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 20%
Jerry Lewis 75%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 15%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 36%
John Linder 74%
William Lipinski 67%
Robert Livingston 90%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 80%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 5%
Trent Lott, Sr. 86%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 15%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 90%
Dick Lugar 36%
William Luther 10%
Connie Mack 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 22%
James Maloney 50%
Don Manzullo 85%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 20%
Matthew Martinez 45%
Frank Mascara 50%
Robert Matsui 30%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 46%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 45%
Karen McCarthy 5%
Bill McCollum 85%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 79%
James McCrery III 94%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 10%
John McHugh 89%
Scott McInnis 100%
David McIntosh 75%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 47%
Michael McNulty 42%
Martin Meehan 10%
Carrie Meek 47%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 45%
Jack Metcalf 85%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 94%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 18%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 32%
Dan Miller 80%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 24%
David Minge 10%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 25%
John Moakley 10%
Alan Mollohan 42%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 25%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 95%
Constance Morella 35%
Patrick Moynihan 7%
Frank Murkowski 79%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 7%
Jack Murtha 55%
Sue Myrick 95%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 17%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 22%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 89%
Robert William Ney 83%
Don Nickles 79%
Anne Northup 85%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 90%
James Nussle 65%
Jim Oberstar 24%
Dave Obey 20%
John Olver 25%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Major Owens 16%
Michael Oxley 60%
Ronald Packard 80%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 35%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 50%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 30%
Ron Paul 50%
Donald Payne 26%
Edward Pease 75%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 30%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 25%
John Peterson 90%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 60%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 100%
Owen Pickett 35%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 85%
Richard Pombo 88%
Earl Pomeroy 35%
John Edward Porter 45%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 67%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 21%
Deborah Pryce 70%
Jack Quinn 74%
George Radanovich 90%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 33%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 11%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0%
Ralph Regula 75%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 7%
Silvestre Reyes 42%
Bob Riley 100%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 30%
Charles Robb 14%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 46%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 7%
Ciro Rodriguez 47%
Timothy Roemer 30%
James Rogan 90%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 85%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 80%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 85%
William Roth, Jr. 38%
Steve Rothman 30%
Marge Roukema 55%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 15%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 90%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 11%
Jim Ryun 95%
Martin Olav Sabo 11%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 30%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 35%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 47%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 79%
Rick Santorum 64%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 30%
Jim Saxton 90%
Joe Scarborough 95%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 95%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 25%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 40%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 68%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 5%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 90%
John Shadegg 95%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 85%
Christopher Shays 30%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 86%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 45%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 85%
E.G. Shuster 68%
Norman Sisisky 55%
Joseph Skeen 80%
Ike Skelton 50%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 11%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 30%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 79%
Gordon Smith 46%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 84%
Nick Smith 70%
Bob Smith 100%
Olympia Snowe 57%
Vic Snyder 35%
Mark Souder 89%
Arlen Specter 43%
Floyd Spence 100%
John Spratt, Jr. 47%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 21%
Pete Stark 19%
Cliff Stearns 100%
Charles Stenholm 56%
Ted Stevens 50%
Ted Strickland 45%
Bob Stump 95%
Bart Stupak 25%
John Sununu 85%
James Talent 90%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 15%
William Tauzin 89%
Charles Taylor 87%
Gene Taylor 79%
Craig Thomas 79%
William Thomas 80%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
Fred Thompson 100%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 80%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 95%
Karen Thurman 50%
Strom Thurmond 93%
Todd Tiahrt 100%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 15%
Robert Torricelli 21%
Ed Towns 24%
James Traficant, Jr. 95%
James Turner 60%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 70%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 11%
Bruce Vento 10%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 50%
James Walsh 89%
Zach Wamp 90%
John Warner 64%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 32%
Wesley Watkins 80%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 15%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 95%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 15%
David Weldon 88%
W. Curtis Weldon 58%
Gerald Weller 90%
Paul Wellstone 7%
Robert Wexler 39%
Bob Weygand 44%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 85%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 24%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 90%
Lynn Woolsey 15%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 0%
Albert Wynn 45%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 85%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 89%

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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