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Rating Group: Business-Industry Political Action Committee

1997 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 4%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 95%
Gary Ackerman 4%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 91%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 16%
Wayne Allard 95%
Thomas Allen 4%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 7%
Bill Archer 98%
Richard Armey 98%
John Ashcroft 95%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 91%
Henry Scott Baesler 38%
Richard Hugh Baker 100%
John Baldacci 9%
Cass Ballenger 98%
James Barcia 31%
Robert Barr, Jr. 96%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 7%
Bill Barrett 80%
Roscoe Bartlett 93%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 91%
Charlie Bass 91%
Herbert Bateman 82%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 38%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 5%
Bob Bennett 100%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 7%
Douglas Bereuter 82%
Howard Berman 7%
Marion Berry 33%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 15%
Brian Bilbray 89%
Michael Bilirakis 91%
Jeff Bingaman 21%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 35%
Rod Blagojevich 4%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 98%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 9%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 89%
Sherwood Boehlert 65%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 98%
Kit Bond 100%
Henry Bonilla 98%
David Edward Bonior 2%
Sonny Bono 93%
Robert Borski, Jr. 4%
Leonard Boswell 28%
Rick Boucher 7%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 5%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 37%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 98%
John Breaux 38%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 7%
George Brown, Jr. 9%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 95%
Richard Bryan 24%
Ed Bryant 96%
Dale Bumpers 14%
Jim Bunning 93%
Conrad Burns 91%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 91%
Dan Burton 89%
Steve Buyer 98%
Robert Byrd 33%
Herbert Callahan 93%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 96%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 93%
Ben Campbell 86%
Thomas Campbell 74%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 91%
Chris Cannon 98%
Walter Holden Capps 7%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 9%
Julia Carson 2%
Mike Castle 61%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 93%
John Chafee 71%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 93%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 91%
Jon Lynn Christensen 91%
William Clay, Sr. 2%
Eva Clayton 2%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 19%
Robert Clement 19%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 7%
IN U.S. Senate Sr Daniel Coats Republican 90%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 100%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 89%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 91%
Michael Collins 93%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 71%
Larry Combest 98%
Gary Condit 42%
Kent Conrad 5%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 7%
Merrill Cook 93%
John Cooksey 100%
Jerry Costello 2%
Paul Coverdell 100%
Christopher Cox 91%
William Coyne 2%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 37%
Philip Crane 96%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 91%
Barbara Cubin 95%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 4%
Randall Cunningham 96%
Alfonse D'Amato 62%
Patsy Ann Danner 33%
Thomas Daschle 24%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 2%
James Davis 7%
Thomas Davis III 83%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 96%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 2%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 7%
Bill Delahunt 2%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 2%
Thomas DeLay 98%
Ronald Dellums 2%
Peter Deutsch 11%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 81%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 60%
Jay Dickey 93%
Norm Dicks 11%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 10%
Julian Dixon 7%
Chris Dodd 14%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 15%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100%
Calvin Dooley 31%
John Doolittle 91%
Byron Dorgan 10%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 24%
David Dreier 96%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 91%
Jennifer Dunn 98%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 5%
Chet Edwards 26%
Vern Ehlers 78%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 93%
Jo Ann Emerson 93%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 2%
Philip English 58%
John Ensign 84%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 86%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 7%
Bob Etheridge 9%
Lane Evans 2%
Terry Everett 96%
Thomas Ewing 78%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 81%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 7%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 5%
Harris Fawell 67%
Victor Fazio 9%
Russ Feingold 10%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 10%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 7%
Thomas Foglietta 2%
Mark Foley 81%
Michael Patrick Forbes 51%
Harold Ford, Jr. 9%
Wendell Ford 14%
Tillie Fowler 91%
Jon David Fox 61%
Barney Frank 2%
Robert Franks 61%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 76%
William Frist 90%
Jonas Frost III 13%
Elizabeth Furse 5%
Elton Gallegly 98%
John Ganske 83%
Sam Gejdenson 4%
George Gekas 89%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 5%
Jim Gibbons 86%
Wayne Gilchrest 72%
Paul Gillmor 87%
Benjamin Gilman 43%
Newt Gingrich 82%
John Glenn 15%
Henry Gonzalez 5%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 76%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 96%
William Goodling 87%
Bart Gordon 28%
Slade Gorton 95%
Porter Goss 89%
Daniel Graham 24%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 93%
William Phillip Gramm 95%
Rodney Grams 95%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 98%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 95%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 20%
James Greenwood 82%
Judd Gregg 86%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 2%
Gilbert Gutknecht 96%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 76%
Tony Hall 9%
Lee Hamilton 15%
James Hansen 98%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 10%
Jane Harman 13%
J. Dennis Hastert 96%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 5%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 98%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 95%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 96%
Joel Hefley 89%
W.G. Hefner 5%
Jesse Helms 95%
Wally Herger, Jr. 95%
Rick Hill 87%
Van Hilleary 93%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 12%
Maurice Hinchey 2%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 9%
David Lee Hobson 87%
Pete Hoekstra 98%
Thomas Holden 26%
Ernest Hollings 19%
Darlene Hooley 7%
Stephen Horn 57%
John Nathan Hostettler 93%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 59%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 11%
Kenny Hulshof 89%
Duncan Hunter 93%
Asa Hutchinson 98%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 91%
Kay Hutchison 95%
Henry Hyde 82%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 93%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 91%
Daniel Inouye 21%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 96%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 2%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 2%
William Jefferson 10%
James Merrill Jeffords 62%
William Lewis Jenkins 96%
Christopher John 37%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 4%
Jay Johnson 9%
Nancy Johnson 49%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 96%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 20%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 89%
Paul Kanjorski 9%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 2%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 95%
Sue Kelly 63%
Dirk Kempthorne 100%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Joseph Kennedy II 2%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 9%
Bob Kerrey 29%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 10%
Dale Kildee 2%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 2%
Jay Kim 93%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 9%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 65%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 89%
Gerald Kleczka 7%
Ronald Klink 18%
Scott Klug 77%
Joseph Knollenberg 91%
Herb Kohl 24%
James Kolbe 96%
Dennis Kucinich 2%
Jon Kyl 95%
John LaFalce 5%
Ray LaHood 80%
Nicholas Lampson 4%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 19%
Tom Lantos 5%
Stephen Largent 91%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 98%
Steve LaTourette 68%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 10%
Rick Lazio 55%
James Leach 52%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 19%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 10%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 4%
Jerry Lewis 81%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 4%
Ron Lewis 95%
Joe Lieberman 14%
John Linder 98%
William Lipinski 15%
Robert Livingston 85%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 63%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 9%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 4%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 96%
Dick Lugar 95%
William Luther 11%
Connie Mack 91%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 4%
James Maloney 11%
Thomas Manton 5%
Don Manzullo 98%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 4%
Matthew Martinez 14%
Frank Mascara 9%
Robert Matsui 7%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 81%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 9%
Karen McCarthy 9%
Bill McCollum 91%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
James McCrery III 93%
Joseph McDade 68%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 7%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 4%
Paul McHale 13%
John McHugh 72%
Scott McInnis 88%
David McIntosh 90%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 36%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 96%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 7%
Michael McNulty 2%
Martin Meehan 4%
Carrie Meek 7%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 2%
Jack Metcalf 73%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 98%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 10%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 7%
Dan Miller 87%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 5%
David Minge 7%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 2%
John Moakley 4%
Alan Mollohan 12%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 16%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 98%
Constance Morella 46%
Carol Moseley Braun 10%
Patrick Moynihan 19%
Frank Murkowski 95%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 19%
Jack Murtha 16%
Sue Myrick 96%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 2%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 4%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 91%
Mark Neumann 91%
Robert William Ney 82%
Don Nickles 95%
Anne Northup 96%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 96%
James Nussle 96%
Jim Oberstar 18%
Dave Obey 2%
John Olver 2%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 23%
Major Owens 4%
Michael Oxley 93%
Ronald Packard 96%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 9%
Michael Pappas 80%
Mike Parker 95%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 11%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 11%
Ron Paul 83%
William Paxon 96%
Donald Payne 2%
Edward Pease 91%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 2%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 40%
John Peterson 100%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 83%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 96%
Owen Pickett 39%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 96%
Richard Pombo 91%
Earl Pomeroy 13%
John Edward Porter 60%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 91%
Glenn Poshard 4%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 7%
Deborah Pryce 96%
Jack Quinn 60%
George Radanovich 95%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 9%
James Ramstad 65%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 10%
Bill Redmond 97%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 5%
Ralph Regula 85%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 5%
Silvestre Reyes 5%
Frank Duncan Riggs 96%
Bob Riley 93%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 2%
Charles Robb 24%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 14%
Ciro Rodriguez 5%
Timothy Roemer 22%
James Rogan 93%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 93%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 89%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 68%
William Roth, Jr. 81%
Steve Rothman 7%
Marge Roukema 53%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 87%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 5%
Jim Ryun 96%
Martin Olav Sabo 0%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 96%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 13%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 2%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 24%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 76%
Rick Santorum 91%
Paul Sarbanes 5%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 2%
Jim Saxton 60%
Joe Scarborough 89%
Daniel Schaefer 100%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 91%
Steven Schiff 80%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 4%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 84%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 5%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 95%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 98%
John Shadegg 98%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 87%
Christopher Shays 53%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 76%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 22%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 85%
E.G. Shuster 95%
Norman Sisisky 35%
David Skaggs 7%
Joseph Skeen 96%
Ike Skelton 32%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 5%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 11%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 60%
Gordon Smith 100%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 98%
Linda Smith 78%
Nick Smith 89%
Robert Smith 98%
Bob Smith 86%
Vincent Snowbarger 98%
Olympia Snowe 57%
Vic Snyder 9%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 95%
Mark Souder 93%
Arlen Specter 43%
Floyd Spence 96%
John Spratt, Jr. 0%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 4%
Pete Stark 2%
Cliff Stearns 91%
Charles Stenholm 64%
Ted Stevens 86%
Louis Stokes 4%
Ted Strickland 12%
Bob Stump 96%
Bart Stupak 11%
John Sununu 93%
James Talent 91%
John Tanner 44%
Ellen Tauscher 11%
William Tauzin 93%
Charles Taylor 98%
Gene Taylor 70%
Craig Thomas 95%
William Thomas 96%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 10%
Fred Thompson 76%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 98%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 93%
Karen Thurman 4%
Strom Thurmond 86%
Todd Tiahrt 93%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 2%
Esteban Edward Torres 2%
Robert Torricelli 0%
Ed Towns 5%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
James Turner 33%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 87%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 2%
Bruce Vento 2%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 9%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 89%
John Warner 90%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 2%
Wesley Watkins 96%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 2%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 91%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 5%
David Weldon 96%
W. Curtis Weldon 69%
Gerald Weller 76%
Paul Wellstone 0%
Robert Wexler 9%
Bob Weygand 3%
Rick White 93%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 93%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 98%
Bob Wise, Jr. 7%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 80%
Lynn Woolsey 4%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 14%
Albert Wynn 4%
Sidney Yates 0%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 83%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 92%

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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