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1999 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 17%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 100%
Gary Ackerman 29%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 80%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 41%
Wayne Allard 100%
Thomas Allen 28%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 25%
Bill Archer 88%
Richard Armey 92%
John Ashcroft 88%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 76%
Brian Baird 33%
Richard Hugh Baker 96%
John Baldacci 24%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 4%
Cass Ballenger 84%
James Barcia 52%
Robert Barr, Jr. 76%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 12%
Bill Barrett 84%
Roscoe Bartlett 84%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 86%
Charlie Bass 88%
Herbert Bateman 92%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 59%
Evan Bayh 59%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 22%
Bob Bennett 94%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 40%
Douglas Bereuter 92%
Shelley Berkley 36%
Howard Berman 26%
Marion Berry 58%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 47%
Judy Biggert 96%
Brian Bilbray 68%
Michael Bilirakis 88%
Jeff Bingaman 59%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 56%
Rod Blagojevich 30%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 96%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 40%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 96%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 92%
Kit Bond 94%
Henry Bonilla 84%
David Edward Bonior 16%
Mary Bono Mack 79%
Robert Borski, Jr. 24%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 48%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 47%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 68%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 95%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 20%
John Breaux 56%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 28%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 94%
Richard Bryan 53%
Ed Bryant 92%
Jim Bunning 82%
Conrad Burns 88%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 84%
Dan Burton 83%
Steve Buyer 88%
Robert Byrd 47%
Herbert Callahan 84%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 96%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 96%
Ben Campbell 94%
Thomas Campbell 64%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 84%
Chris Cannon 92%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 44%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 16%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 28%
Julia Carson 18%
Mike Castle 72%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 84%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 77%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 80%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 73%
William Clay, Sr. 22%
Eva Clayton 21%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 47%
Robert Clement 68%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 13%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 78%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 67%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 88%
Michael Collins 80%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 76%
Larry Combest 92%
Gary Condit 64%
Kent Conrad 53%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 17%
Merrill Cook 76%
John Cooksey 91%
Jerry Costello 24%
Paul Coverdell 82%
Christopher Cox 75%
William Coyne 24%
Larry Craig 88%
Robert Cramer 72%
Philip Crane 91%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 88%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 32%
Barbara Cubin 91%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 21%
Randall Cunningham 92%
Patsy Ann Danner 64%
Thomas Daschle 56%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 17%
James Davis 44%
Thomas Davis III 88%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 84%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 12%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 24%
Bill Delahunt 24%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 16%
Thomas DeLay 92%
James DeMint 92%
Peter Deutsch 40%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 82%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 60%
Jay Dickey 83%
Norm Dicks 28%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 24%
Julian Dixon 26%
Chris Dodd 53%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 24%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 94%
Calvin Dooley 80%
John Doolittle 80%
Byron Dorgan 35%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 32%
David Dreier 96%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 56%
Jennifer Dunn 96%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 35%
John Edwards 41%
Chet Edwards 42%
Vern Ehlers 96%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 83%
Jo Ann Emerson 80%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 24%
Philip English 76%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 94%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 28%
Bob Etheridge 48%
Lane Evans 16%
Terry Everett 80%
Thomas Ewing 100%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 17%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 24%
Russ Feingold 24%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 53%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 20%
Peter Fitzgerald 88%
Ernest Fletcher 96%
Mark Foley 72%
Michael Patrick Forbes 44%
Harold Ford, Jr. 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 91%
Tillie Fowler 92%
Barney Frank 21%
Robert Franks 80%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 68%
William Frist 100%
Jonas Frost III 42%
Elton Gallegly 84%
John Ganske 45%
Sam Gejdenson 28%
George Gekas 100%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 24%
Jim Gibbons 68%
Wayne Gilchrest 72%
Paul Gillmor 88%
Benjamin Gilman 48%
Charlie Gonzalez 36%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 84%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 88%
William Goodling 92%
Bart Gordon 71%
Slade Gorton 88%
Porter Goss 92%
Daniel Graham 35%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 50%
William Phillip Gramm 94%
Rodney Grams 94%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 95%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 94%
Mark Green 92%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 24%
James Greenwood 76%
Judd Gregg 76%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 16%
Gilbert Gutknecht 96%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 71%
Tony Hall 25%
James Hansen 96%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 47%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 22%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 100%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 88%
Robert Hayes 88%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 80%
Joel Hefley 79%
Jesse Helms 82%
Wally Herger, Jr. 88%
Baron Hill 56%
Rick Hill 92%
Van Hilleary 83%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 24%
Maurice Hinchey 16%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 40%
David Lee Hobson 83%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 20%
Pete Hoekstra 88%
Thomas Holden 58%
Ernest Hollings 27%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 24%
Darlene Hooley 40%
Stephen Horn 72%
John Nathan Hostettler 83%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 87%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 20%
Kenny Hulshof 88%
Duncan Hunter 70%
Asa Hutchinson 91%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 94%
Kay Hutchison 94%
Henry Hyde 75%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 94%
Daniel Inouye 50%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 32%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 91%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 83%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 8%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 29%
William Jefferson 40%
James Merrill Jeffords 76%
William Lewis Jenkins 84%
Christopher John 83%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 36%
Nancy Johnson 83%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 88%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 47%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 72%
Paul Kanjorski 24%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 26%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 75%
Sue Kelly 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 47%
Patrick Kennedy 25%
Bob Kerrey 53%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 53%
Dale Kildee 20%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 16%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 44%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 54%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 75%
Gerald Kleczka 24%
Ronald Klink 20%
Joseph Knollenberg 92%
Herb Kohl 41%
James Kolbe 91%
Dennis Kucinich 12%
Steven Kuykendall 92%
Jon Kyl 82%
John LaFalce 24%
Ray LaHood 84%
Nicholas Lampson 32%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 59%
Tom Lantos 14%
Stephen Largent 87%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 38%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 96%
Steve LaTourette 79%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 44%
Rick Lazio 76%
James Leach 76%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 41%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 16%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 53%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 24%
Jerry Lewis 92%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 9%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 47%
Blanche Lincoln 65%
John Linder 92%
William Lipinski 28%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 68%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 29%
Trent Lott, Sr. 82%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 16%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 96%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 88%
Dick Lugar 100%
William Luther 27%
Connie Mack 88%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 36%
James Maloney 44%
Don Manzullo 96%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 16%
Matthew Martinez 22%
Frank Mascara 20%
Robert Matsui 29%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 44%
Karen McCarthy 44%
Bill McCollum 87%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 88%
James McCrery III 96%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 12%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 20%
John McHugh 76%
Scott McInnis 88%
David McIntosh 84%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 52%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 96%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 8%
Michael McNulty 21%
Martin Meehan 20%
Carrie Meek 25%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 29%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 24%
Jack Metcalf 86%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 88%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 59%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 30%
Dan Miller 83%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 96%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 4%
David Minge 36%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 28%
John Moakley 24%
Alan Mollohan 36%
Dennis Moore 52%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 64%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 88%
Constance Morella 42%
Patrick Moynihan 54%
Frank Murkowski 88%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 59%
Jack Murtha 43%
Sue Myrick 84%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 12%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 45%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 32%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 88%
Robert William Ney 92%
Don Nickles 88%
Anne Northup 100%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 71%
James Nussle 100%
Jim Oberstar 23%
Dave Obey 4%
John Olver 13%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 33%
Doug Ose 92%
Major Owens 21%
Michael Oxley 96%
Ronald Packard 92%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 24%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 25%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 24%
Ron Paul 60%
Donald Payne 21%
Edward Pease 96%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 12%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 72%
John Peterson 100%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 88%
David Phelps 28%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 88%
Owen Pickett 72%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 92%
Richard Pombo 88%
Earl Pomeroy 44%
John Edward Porter 72%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 92%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 40%
Deborah Pryce 100%
Jack Quinn 72%
George Radanovich 96%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 24%
James Ramstad 80%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 29%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 47%
Ralph Regula 84%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 35%
Silvestre Reyes 33%
Thomas Reynolds 92%
Bob Riley 79%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 28%
Charles Robb 53%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 94%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 41%
Ciro Rodriguez 21%
Timothy Roemer 60%
James Rogan 83%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 88%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 76%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 71%
William Roth, Jr. 94%
Steve Rothman 28%
Marge Roukema 72%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 16%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 76%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 23%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 92%
Jim Ryun 84%
Martin Olav Sabo 13%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 88%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 36%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 8%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 60%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 72%
Rick Santorum 81%
Paul Sarbanes 35%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 24%
Jim Saxton 68%
Joe Scarborough 74%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 80%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 20%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 53%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 28%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 80%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 12%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 88%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 84%
John Shadegg 79%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 88%
Christopher Shays 60%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 71%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 32%
Donald Sherwood 88%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 96%
Ronnie Shows 56%
E.G. Shuster 96%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 100%
Norman Sisisky 72%
Joseph Skeen 88%
Ike Skelton 52%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 21%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 56%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 64%
Gordon Smith 94%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 88%
Nick Smith 79%
Bob Smith 82%
Olympia Snowe 59%
Vic Snyder 29%
Mark Souder 80%
Arlen Specter 47%
Floyd Spence 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 26%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 44%
Pete Stark 8%
Cliff Stearns 72%
Charles Stenholm 68%
Ted Stevens 88%
Ted Strickland 20%
Bob Stump 84%
Bart Stupak 16%
John Sununu 88%
John Sweeney 76%
James Talent 92%
Tom Tancredo 88%
John Tanner 76%
Ellen Tauscher 68%
William Tauzin 100%
Charles Taylor 78%
Gene Taylor 68%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 88%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 96%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 17%
Fred Thompson 71%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 44%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 76%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 92%
Karen Thurman 29%
Strom Thurmond 76%
Todd Tiahrt 88%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 12%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 88%
Robert Torricelli 41%
Ed Towns 28%
James Traficant, Jr. 36%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 25%
James Turner 60%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 28%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 24%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 92%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 24%
Bruce Vento 8%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 4%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 88%
George Voinovich 82%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 96%
James Walsh 72%
Zach Wamp 60%
John Warner 100%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 12%
Wesley Watkins 96%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 12%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 17%
Anthony Weiner 24%
David Weldon 88%
W. Curtis Weldon 68%
Gerald Weller 88%
Paul Wellstone 24%
Robert Wexler 20%
Bob Weygand 40%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 100%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 96%
Heather Wilson 88%
Bob Wise, Jr. 32%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 68%
Lynn Woolsey 12%
David Wu 24%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 59%
Albert Wynn 22%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 86%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 88%

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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