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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Drum Major Institute for Public Policy/TheMiddleClass.org

2007 Positions on Middle Class Advocacy

Issues: Social
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Thomas Allen 100
Jason Altmire 100
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100
Michael Arcuri 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
Shelley Berkley 100
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100
Rick Boucher 100
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100
Nancy Boyda 100
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 100
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 100
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100
Ben Chandler III 100
Hillary Clinton 100
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100
Bill Delahunt 100
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
Chris Dodd 100
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 100
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Russ Feingold 100
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100
Gabrielle Giffords 100
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100
John Hall 100
Phil Hare 100
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 100
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
Paul Hodes 100
Thomas Holden 100
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100
William Jefferson 100
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Patrick Kennedy 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100
Tom Lantos 100
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 100
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 100
Michael McNulty 100
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100
Brad Miller 100
Alan Mollohan 100
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 100
Patrick Murphy 100
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 100
Jim Oberstar 100
Dave Obey 100
John Olver 100
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100
Donald Payne 100
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100
Laura Richardson 100
Ciro Rodriguez 100
Steve Rothman 100
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 100
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 100
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100
Heath Shuler 100
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100
Hilda Solis 100
Zack Space 100
John Spratt, Jr. 100
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100
Pete Stark 100
Bart Stupak 100
Betty Sutton 100
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 100
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100
Diane Watson 100
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 100
Robert Wexler 100
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 100
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
Albert Wynn 100
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 100
Gary Ackerman 90
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 90
Howard Berman 90
Marion Berry 90
Jeff Bingaman 90
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 90
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 90
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 90
Leonard Boswell 90
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 90
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 90
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 90
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 90
Dennis Cardoza 90
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 90
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 90
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 90
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 90
Robert Cramer 90
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 90
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 90
Artur Davis 90
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 90
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 90
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 90
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 90
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 90
Chet Edwards 90
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 90
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 90
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 90
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 90
Barney Frank 90
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 90
Charlie Gonzalez 90
Bart Gordon 90
Jane Harman 90
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 90
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 90
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90
Daniel Inouye 90
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 90
Ron Klein 90
Herb Kohl 90
Dennis Kucinich 90
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 90
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 90
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 90
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 90
Joe Lieberman 90
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 90
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 90
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 90
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 90
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 90
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 90
Dennis Moore 90
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 90
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90
Jack Murtha 90
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 90
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 90
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 90
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 90
Earl Pomeroy 90
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 90
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 90
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 90
Silvestre Reyes 90
Mike Ross 90
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 90
Ken Salazar 90
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 90
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 90
Joe Sestak, Jr. 90
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 90
Ike Skelton 90
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 90
Vic Snyder 90
Ellen Tauscher 90
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 90
Ed Towns 90
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 90
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 90
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 90
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 90
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 90
Jim Webb, Jr. 90
Anthony Weiner 90
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90
Brian Baird 89
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 89
Lincoln Davis 89
Norm Dicks 89
Brad Ellsworth 89
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 89
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 89
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 89
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 89
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 89
Blanche Lincoln 89
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 89
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 89
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 89
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 89
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 89
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89
John Tanner 89
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 89
Darlene Hooley 88
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 88
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 88
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 86
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 83
Evan Bayh 80
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 80
Kent Conrad 80
Byron Dorgan 80
Bob Etheridge 80
Steve LaTourette 80
Tim Mahoney 80
Jim Marshall 80
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 80
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 80
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 80
Harry Mitchell 80
Ben Nelson 80
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 80
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 80
Melissa Bean 78
Allen Boyd, Jr. 78
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 78
Baron Hill 78
John McHugh 78
Ray LaHood 75
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 70
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 70
Robert Byrd 70
Mike Castle 70
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 70
Nicholas Lampson 70
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 70
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 70
James Ramstad 70
Olympia Snowe 70
Gene Taylor 70
Christopher Shays 67
Norm Coleman 60
Jo Ann Emerson 60
Michael Ferguson 60
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 60
Robert Hayes 60
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 60
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 60
Todd Platts 60
Ralph Regula 60
Richard Renzi 60
Dan Boren 57
Wayne Gilchrest 56
Tim Johnson 56
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 56
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 56
James Walsh 56
Mary Bono Mack 50
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 50
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 50
Philip English 50
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 50
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 50
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 50
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 50
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 50
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 50
Arlen Specter 50
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 50
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 50
John Warner 50
Heather Wilson 50
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 50
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 50
Kay Hutchison 44
Jim Saxton 44
Ron Paul 43
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 40
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 40
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 40
John Kuhl, Jr. 40
Dick Lugar 40
Thaddeus McCotter 40
Jon Porter, Sr. 40
Deborah Pryce 40
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 40
Gordon Smith 40
Ted Stevens 40
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 40
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 40
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 33
David Lee Hobson 33
Jon Kyl 33
Melquiades Martinez 33
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 33
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 33
George Voinovich 33
Gerald Weller 33
Bob Bennett 30
Judy Biggert 30
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 30
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 30
Ginny Brown-Waite 30
Thomas Davis III 30
Pete Domenici, Jr. 30
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 30
Vern Ehlers 30
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 30
Virgil Goode, Jr. 30
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 30
Ric Keller 30
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 30
Trent Lott, Sr. 30
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 30
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 30
Denny Rehberg 30
Cliff Stearns 30
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 30
Zach Wamp 30
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 30
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 29
John Peterson 25
Charles Pickering, Jr. 25
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 22
Larry Craig 22
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 22
John Ensign 22
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 22
Kenny Hulshof 22
Joseph Knollenberg 22
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 22
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 22
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 20
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 20
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 20
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 20
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 20
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 20
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 20
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 20
Geoff Davis 20
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 20
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 20
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 20
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 20
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 20
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 20
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 20
Bob Inglis, Sr. 20
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 20
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 20
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 20
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 20
John Sununu 20
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 20
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 20
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 14
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 14
Richard Hugh Baker 13
Terry Everett 13
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 13
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 13
J. Gresham Barrett 11
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 11
Henry Brown, Jr. 11
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 11
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 11
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 11
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 11
Thomas Reynolds 11
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 11
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 11
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 11
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 10
Roscoe Bartlett 10
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 10
Kit Bond 10
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 10
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 10
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 10
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 10
Dan Burton 10
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 10
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 10
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 10
David Davis 10
Elizabeth Dole 10
Thelma Drake 10
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 10
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 10
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 10
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 10
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 10
Judd Gregg 10
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 10
Pete Hoekstra 10
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 10
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 10
Ron Lewis 10
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 10
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 10
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 10
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 10
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 10
Jean Schmidt 10
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 10
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 10
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 10
Todd Tiahrt 10
David Weldon 10
Todd Akin 0
Wayne Allard 0
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0
Brian Bilbray 0
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 0
Jim Bunning 0
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 0
Chris Cannon 0
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 0
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0
James DeMint 0
John Doolittle 0
David Dreier 0
Tom Feeney 0
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0
Elton Gallegly 0
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 0
CA U.S. House 50 Duncan Hunter Republican 0
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 0
Jerry Lewis 0
John Linder 0
Dan Lungren 0
Connie Mack IV 0
Don Manzullo 0
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0
James McCrery III 0
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0
Marilyn Musgrave 0
Sue Myrick 0
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0
George Radanovich 0
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0
William Sali 0
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 0
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0
John Shadegg 0
Mark Souder 0
John Sullivan 0
Tom Tancredo 0
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0
MI U.S. House 7 Tim Walberg Republican 0
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. 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.

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