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1999 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 5%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 90%
Gary Ackerman 15%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 85%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Wayne Allard 100%
Thomas Allen 10%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 40%
Bill Archer 88%
Richard Armey 100%
John Ashcroft 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 65%
Brian Baird 10%
Richard Hugh Baker 75%
John Baldacci 10%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 8%
Cass Ballenger 75%
James Barcia 30%
Robert Barr, Jr. 78%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 12%
Bill Barrett 62%
Roscoe Bartlett 88%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 82%
Charlie Bass 75%
Herbert Bateman 65%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 10%
Evan Bayh 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 15%
Bob Bennett 100%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 30%
Douglas Bereuter 50%
Shelley Berkley 22%
Howard Berman 10%
Marion Berry 25%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 5%
Judy Biggert 82%
Brian Bilbray 57%
Michael Bilirakis 70%
Jeff Bingaman 5%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 30%
Rod Blagojevich 12%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 22%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 80%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 92%
Kit Bond 95%
Henry Bonilla 80%
David Edward Bonior 0%
Mary Bono Mack 92%
Robert Borski, Jr. 10%
Leonard Boswell 22%
Rick Boucher 15%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 5%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 15%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 90%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 5%
John Breaux 30%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 12%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 5%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
Richard Bryan 0%
Ed Bryant 80%
Jim Bunning 95%
Conrad Burns 95%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 80%
Dan Burton 72%
Steve Buyer 68%
Robert Byrd 5%
Herbert Callahan 80%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 88%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 85%
Ben Campbell 90%
Thomas Campbell 65%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 75%
Chris Cannon 92%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 22%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 15%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 20%
Julia Carson 5%
Mike Castle 55%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 100%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 68%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 70%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 72%
William Clay, Sr. 10%
Eva Clayton 10%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 5%
Robert Clement 30%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 5%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 88%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 85%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 85%
Michael Collins 82%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 70%
Larry Combest 90%
Gary Condit 42%
Kent Conrad 10%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 10%
Merrill Cook 90%
John Cooksey 70%
Jerry Costello 10%
Paul Coverdell 100%
Christopher Cox 75%
William Coyne 10%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 30%
Philip Crane 98%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 10%
Barbara Cubin 70%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 10%
Randall Cunningham 90%
Patsy Ann Danner 35%
Thomas Daschle 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 12%
James Davis 15%
Thomas Davis III 72%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 75%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 8%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 15%
Bill Delahunt 8%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
Thomas DeLay 92%
James DeMint 90%
Peter Deutsch 15%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 80%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 60%
Jay Dickey 70%
Norm Dicks 20%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 10%
Julian Dixon 10%
Chris Dodd 5%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 22%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 75%
Calvin Dooley 20%
John Doolittle 80%
Byron Dorgan 5%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 5%
David Dreier 78%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 75%
Jennifer Dunn 75%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 5%
John Edwards 10%
Chet Edwards 20%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 75%
Jo Ann Emerson 75%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 10%
Philip English 80%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 20%
Bob Etheridge 35%
Lane Evans 8%
Terry Everett 85%
Thomas Ewing 82%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 15%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 15%
Russ Feingold 5%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 5%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 10%
Peter Fitzgerald 90%
Ernest Fletcher 95%
Mark Foley 85%
Michael Patrick Forbes 45%
Harold Ford, Jr. 25%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
Tillie Fowler 60%
Barney Frank 12%
Robert Franks 80%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 75%
William Frist 100%
Jonas Frost III 15%
Elton Gallegly 85%
John Ganske 42%
Sam Gejdenson 10%
George Gekas 75%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 10%
Jim Gibbons 80%
Wayne Gilchrest 70%
Paul Gillmor 80%
Benjamin Gilman 65%
Charlie Gonzalez 20%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 78%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 88%
William Goodling 75%
Bart Gordon 30%
Slade Gorton 95%
Porter Goss 88%
Daniel Graham 5%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 70%
William Phillip Gramm 100%
Rodney Grams 90%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 80%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 90%
Mark Green 82%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 20%
James Greenwood 70%
Judd Gregg 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 2%
Gilbert Gutknecht 98%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 85%
Tony Hall 28%
James Hansen 85%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 5%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 85%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 90%
Robert Hayes 82%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 92%
Joel Hefley 88%
Jesse Helms 95%
Wally Herger, Jr. 92%
Baron Hill 25%
Rick Hill 85%
Van Hilleary 72%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 20%
David Lee Hobson 78%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 20%
Pete Hoekstra 88%
Thomas Holden 15%
Ernest Hollings 5%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 20%
Darlene Hooley 15%
Stephen Horn 55%
John Nathan Hostettler 65%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 40%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 20%
Kenny Hulshof 80%
Duncan Hunter 78%
Asa Hutchinson 70%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 100%
Kay Hutchison 100%
Henry Hyde 78%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 0%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 25%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 65%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 90%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 18%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 15%
William Jefferson 20%
James Merrill Jeffords 60%
William Lewis Jenkins 80%
Christopher John 25%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 22%
Nancy Johnson 40%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 92%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 78%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 12%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 80%
Sue Kelly 65%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
Bob Kerrey 25%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 5%
Dale Kildee 0%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 28%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 80%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 82%
Gerald Kleczka 12%
Ronald Klink 5%
Joseph Knollenberg 85%
Herb Kohl 0%
James Kolbe 92%
Dennis Kucinich 8%
Steven Kuykendall 70%
Jon Kyl 100%
John LaFalce 20%
Ray LaHood 72%
Nicholas Lampson 20%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 20%
Tom Lantos 5%
Stephen Largent 78%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 15%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 72%
Steve LaTourette 82%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 5%
Rick Lazio 70%
James Leach 52%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 8%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 20%
Jerry Lewis 70%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 5%
Ron Lewis 95%
Joe Lieberman 5%
Blanche Lincoln 5%
John Linder 88%
William Lipinski 22%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 70%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 15%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 10%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 90%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 65%
Dick Lugar 75%
William Luther 12%
Connie Mack 95%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 22%
James Maloney 45%
Don Manzullo 88%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 8%
Matthew Martinez 12%
Frank Mascara 5%
Robert Matsui 15%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 25%
Karen McCarthy 20%
Bill McCollum 80%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
James McCrery III 85%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 2%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 10%
John McHugh 55%
Scott McInnis 88%
David McIntosh 95%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 32%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 95%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 8%
Michael McNulty 5%
Martin Meehan 18%
Carrie Meek 12%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 15%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 12%
Jack Metcalf 80%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 70%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 5%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 15%
Dan Miller 80%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 95%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 10%
David Minge 28%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 25%
John Moakley 10%
Alan Mollohan 10%
Dennis Moore 25%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 22%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 65%
Constance Morella 40%
Patrick Moynihan 0%
Frank Murkowski 95%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 5%
Jack Murtha 10%
Sue Myrick 88%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 15%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 20%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 85%
Robert William Ney 70%
Don Nickles 100%
Anne Northup 92%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 80%
James Nussle 88%
Jim Oberstar 18%
Dave Obey 18%
John Olver 10%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 20%
Doug Ose 88%
Major Owens 10%
Michael Oxley 78%
Ronald Packard 90%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 28%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 18%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 15%
Ron Paul 80%
Donald Payne 12%
Edward Pease 82%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 10%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 32%
John Peterson 55%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 82%
David Phelps 15%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 80%
Owen Pickett 35%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 95%
Richard Pombo 82%
Earl Pomeroy 18%
John Edward Porter 52%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 82%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 25%
Deborah Pryce 68%
Jack Quinn 55%
George Radanovich 88%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 10%
James Ramstad 72%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 20%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0%
Ralph Regula 60%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 5%
Silvestre Reyes 15%
Thomas Reynolds 90%
Bob Riley 80%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 20%
Charles Robb 10%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 0%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Timothy Roemer 45%
James Rogan 95%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 55%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 90%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 50%
William Roth, Jr. 90%
Steve Rothman 22%
Marge Roukema 75%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 10%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 95%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 12%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 98%
Jim Ryun 98%
Martin Olav Sabo 12%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 82%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 25%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 8%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 30%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 85%
Rick Santorum 90%
Paul Sarbanes 5%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 15%
Jim Saxton 65%
Joe Scarborough 88%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 92%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 8%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 15%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 92%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 10%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
John Shadegg 88%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 90%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 22%
Donald Sherwood 80%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 85%
Ronnie Shows 40%
E.G. Shuster 75%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 80%
Norman Sisisky 20%
Joseph Skeen 70%
Ike Skelton 40%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 30%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 75%
Gordon Smith 90%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 80%
Nick Smith 92%
Bob Smith 95%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 20%
Mark Souder 78%
Arlen Specter 45%
Floyd Spence 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 15%
Pete Stark 8%
Cliff Stearns 80%
Charles Stenholm 30%
Ted Stevens 95%
Ted Strickland 20%
Bob Stump 90%
Bart Stupak 10%
John Sununu 98%
John Sweeney 55%
James Talent 85%
Tom Tancredo 95%
John Tanner 20%
Ellen Tauscher 25%
William Tauzin 75%
Charles Taylor 85%
Gene Taylor 55%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 90%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 65%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 5%
Fred Thompson 85%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 10%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 85%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 85%
Karen Thurman 5%
Strom Thurmond 80%
Todd Tiahrt 92%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 8%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 98%
Robert Torricelli 10%
Ed Towns 15%
James Traficant, Jr. 30%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 8%
James Turner 25%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 10%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 5%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 70%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 15%
Bruce Vento 8%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 5%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 64%
George Voinovich 70%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 70%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 85%
John Warner 90%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 15%
Wesley Watkins 95%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 5%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 90%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 8%
Anthony Weiner 10%
David Weldon 75%
W. Curtis Weldon 65%
Gerald Weller 98%
Paul Wellstone 0%
Robert Wexler 20%
Bob Weygand 5%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 75%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 80%
Heather Wilson 85%
Bob Wise, Jr. 5%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 70%
Lynn Woolsey 10%
David Wu 22%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 5%
Albert Wynn 10%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 70%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 70%

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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