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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Americans for Tax Reform

2003 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
Gary Ackerman 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 5%
Todd Akin 95%
Wayne Allard 95%
George Allen 100%
Thomas Allen 0%
Joe Baca, Sr. 15%
Brian Baird 10%
Richard Hugh Baker 90%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 5%
Cass Ballenger 90%
J. Gresham Barrett 95%
Roscoe Bartlett 85%
Charlie Bass 85%
Evan Bayh 25%
Bob Beauprez 95%
Chris Bell 20%
Bob Bennett 100%
Douglas Bereuter 63%
Shelley Berkley 15%
Howard Berman 5%
Marion Berry 35%
Judy Biggert 80%
Michael Bilirakis 90%
Jeff Bingaman 5%
Sherwood Boehlert 55%
Kit Bond 100%
Henry Bonilla 90%
Mary Bono Mack 90%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Rick Boucher 25%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 40%
John Breaux 35%
Henry Brown, Jr. 90%
Ginny Brown-Waite 100%
Jim Bunning 100%
Conrad Burns 100%
Max Burns 90%
Dan Burton 95%
Steve Buyer 75%
Robert Byrd 10%
Ben Campbell 95%
Chris Cannon 95%
Dennis Cardoza 35%
Brad Carson 40%
Julia Carson 0%
Edward Case 20%
Mike Castle 50%
Chris Chocola 95%
Hillary Clinton 5%
Norm Coleman 95%
Michael Collins 95%
Kent Conrad 15%
Jon Corzine 0%
Jerry Costello 20%
Christopher Cox 95%
Larry Craig 95%
Robert Cramer 50%
Philip Crane 95%
Barbara Cubin 85%
Randall Cunningham 90%
Thomas Daschle 5%
Artur Davis 20%
James Davis 10%
Jo Ann Davis 95%
Lincoln Davis 45%
Thomas Davis III 75%
Bill Delahunt 0%
Thomas DeLay 95%
James DeMint 100%
Peter Deutsch 5%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 80%
Norm Dicks 10%
Chris Dodd 0%
Elizabeth Dole 95%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 95%
Calvin Dooley 50%
John Doolittle 85%
Byron Dorgan 10%
David Dreier 85%
Jennifer Dunn 90%
John Edwards 0%
Chet Edwards 40%
Vern Ehlers 70%
Jo Ann Emerson 90%
Philip English 70%
John Ensign 100%
Bob Etheridge 15%
Lane Evans 0%
Terry Everett 90%
Tom Feeney 90%
Russ Feingold 5%
Michael Ferguson 80%
Peter Fitzgerald 95%
Mark Foley 85%
Harold Ford, Jr. 35%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 80%
Barney Frank 0%
William Frist 100%
Jonas Frost III 5%
Elton Gallegly 85%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 0%
Jim Gibbons 85%
Wayne Gilchrest 75%
Paul Gillmor 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 10%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 90%
Bart Gordon 35%
Porter Goss 85%
Daniel Graham 5%
Mark Green 90%
James Greenwood 75%
Judd Gregg 90%
Gilbert Gutknecht 95%
Jane Harman 20%
Katherine Harris 90%
Melissa Hart 100%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
Robert Hayes 90%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 100%
Joel Hefley 85%
Wally Herger, Jr. 100%
Baron Hill 25%
Maurice Hinchey 0%
David Lee Hobson 85%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 0%
Pete Hoekstra 90%
Thomas Holden 25%
Ernest Hollings 5%
Darlene Hooley 15%
John Nathan Hostettler 80%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 35%
Kenny Hulshof 85%
Duncan Hunter 85%
Kay Hutchison 95%
Henry Hyde 75%
Daniel Inouye 5%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 90%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
William Janklow 85%
William Jefferson 20%
James Merrill Jeffords 5%
William Lewis Jenkins 85%
Christopher John 40%
Nancy Johnson 45%
Tim Johnson 65%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
Ric Keller 95%
Sue Kelly 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Mark Kennedy 90%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
Dale Kildee 0%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 0%
Gerald Kleczka 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 85%
Herb Kohl 10%
James Kolbe 90%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Jon Kyl 100%
Ray LaHood 75%
Nicholas Lampson 20%
Tom Lantos 0%
Steve LaTourette 70%
Frank Lautenberg 0%
James Leach 40%
Jerry Lewis 90%
Ron Lewis 90%
Joe Lieberman 5%
Blanche Lincoln 30%
John Linder 85%
William Lipinski 20%
Trent Lott, Sr. 95%
Dick Lugar 85%
Denise Majette 10%
Don Manzullo 100%
Jim Marshall 20%
Robert Matsui 5%
Karen McCarthy 0%
Thaddeus McCotter 95%
James McCrery III 85%
John McHugh 50%
Scott McInnis 90%
Michael McNulty 5%
Martin Meehan 5%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 10%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 5%
Brad Miller 0%
Zell Bryan Miller 70%
Alan Mollohan 15%
Dennis Moore 20%
Jack Murtha 20%
Marilyn Musgrave 100%
Sue Myrick 85%
Ben Nelson 45%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 85%
Robert William Ney 80%
Don Nickles 100%
Anne Northup 85%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 90%
James Nussle 95%
Jim Oberstar 0%
Dave Obey 5%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 20%
Thomas William Osborne 85%
Doug Ose 85%
Major Owens 0%
Michael Oxley 90%
Ron Paul 65%
Donald Payne 0%
John Peterson 90%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 85%
Todd Platts 70%
Richard Pombo 95%
Earl Pomeroy 25%
Jon Porter, Sr. 85%
Deborah Pryce 85%
Jack Quinn 70%
George Radanovich 85%
James Ramstad 80%
Ralph Regula 70%
Denny Rehberg 90%
Richard Renzi 95%
Silvestre Reyes 20%
Thomas Reynolds 95%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Mike Ross 30%
Steve Rothman 5%
Jim Ryun 95%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 35%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Jim Saxton 70%
Edward Schrock 85%
John Shadegg 100%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 85%
Christopher Shays 75%
Donald Sherwood 90%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 70%
Ike Skelton 35%
Gordon Smith 85%
Nick Smith 100%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 10%
Hilda Solis 0%
Mark Souder 90%
Arlen Specter 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
Pete Stark 0%
Cliff Stearns 90%
Charles Stenholm 45%
Ted Stevens 90%
Ted Strickland 10%
Bart Stupak 5%
John Sullivan 80%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 75%
James Talent 100%
Tom Tancredo 95%
John Tanner 45%
Ellen Tauscher 10%
William Tauzin 95%
Charles Taylor 90%
Gene Taylor 45%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 75%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
Ed Towns 5%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 0%
James Turner 30%
George Voinovich 75%
James Walsh 85%
Zach Wamp 90%
John Warner 90%
Diane Watson 5%
Anthony Weiner 5%
David Weldon 95%
W. Curtis Weldon 65%
Gerald Weller 90%
Robert Wexler 0%
Heather Wilson 80%
Lynn Woolsey 0%
David Wu 15%
Albert Wynn 20%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 10%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 5%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 0%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 5%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 5%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 25%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 5%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 10%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 5%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 10%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 5%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 0%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 5%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 10%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 10%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 10%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 20%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 10%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 5%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 5%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 5%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 5%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 5%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 5%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 5%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 10%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 10%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 0%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 5%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 15%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 0%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 30%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 0%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 10%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 10%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 25%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 5%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 5%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 5%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 20%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 20%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 30%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 5%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 0%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 15%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 5%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 5%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 55%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 5%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 40%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 20%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 25%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 10%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 10%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 15%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 10%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 0%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 15%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 5%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 15%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 5%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 5%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 5%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 10%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 20%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 20%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 5%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 11%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 5%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 15%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 5%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 30%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 20%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 10%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 10%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 25%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 10%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 5%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 0%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 5%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 5%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 40%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 35%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 5%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 90%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 95%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 40%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 95%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 100%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 95%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 95%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 95%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 90%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 90%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 85%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 95%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 85%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 90%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 95%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 95%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 90%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 100%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 95%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 90%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 90%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 90%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 65%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 95%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 90%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 90%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 90%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 85%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 95%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 90%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 95%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 95%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 95%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 80%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 80%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 95%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 95%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 90%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 90%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 90%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 85%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 95%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 80%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 95%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 100%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 90%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 95%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 70%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 90%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 90%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 75%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 100%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 90%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 65%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 85%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 85%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 95%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 95%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 85%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 85%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 85%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 85%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 85%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 95%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 95%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 95%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 95%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 90%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 95%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 85%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 95%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 95%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 85%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 85%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 85%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 95%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 85%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 95%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 95%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 80%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 90%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 80%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 75%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 95%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 90%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 95%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 75%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 100%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 95%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 80%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 80%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 75%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 95%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 80%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 80%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 80%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 75%

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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