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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Arizona State AFL-CIO

1997 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions
State Office District Name Party Rating
Mary Hartley 100%
Joe Eddie Lopez 100%
Brian Fagin 93%
Art Hamilton 92%
Marion Pickens 92%
Rebecca Rios 92%
AZ Supervisor 1 Peter Rios Democratic 91%
Victor Soltero 91%
Ramon Valadez 91%
Jack Brown 90%
Chris Cummiskey 90%
Sandra Kennedy 90%
Ken Cheuvront 89%
Kathi Foster 89%
James Henderson, Jr. 89%
Jack Jackson, Sr. 89%
Elaine Richardson 89%
Ruth Solomon 89%
George Cunningham 86%
David Armstead 85%
Linda Aguirre 82%
Carmine Cardamone 82%
Harry Clark 82%
Andy Nichols 82%
Christine Weason 82%
Gus Arzberger 80%
Herschella Horton 80%
Paul Newman 80%
Debora Norris 80%
Benjamin Hanley 78%
AZ State House 3 Sally Ann Gonzales Democratic 77%
Robin Shaw 77%
John Loredo 75%
Robert McLendon 73%
Michael Gardner 67%
Edward Cirillo 64%
Jeff Groscost 64%
John Verkamp 64%
Roberta Voss 63%
Barbara Leff 62%
Pat Conner 60%
AZ Supervisor 1 Ann Day 60%
Tom Freestone 60%
Susan Gerard 60%
Randall Gnant 60%
Winifred Hershberger 60%
AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal Republican 60%
John Wettaw 60%
Sue Grace 58%
AZ Attorney General Tom Horne Republican 56%
Tom Smith 56%
Mark Anderson 55%
Debra Brimhall 55%
Karen Johnson 55%
Jim Weiers 55%
Donald Aldridge 50%
Keith Bee 50%
Scott Bundgaard 50%
AZ Corporation Commissioner Robert Burns Republican 50%
James Carruthers 50%
Dean Cooley 50%
AZ State Mine Inspector Joe Hart Republican 50%
John Kaites 50%
Sue Lynch 50%
Wesley Marsh 50%
Jerry Overton 50%
David Petersen 50%
Lela Steffey 50%
Rusty Bowers 46%
AZ Corporation Commissioner Brenda Burns Republican 45%
Franklin Flake 45%
Marilyn Jarrett 45%
Marc Spitzer 45%
Linda Gray 44%
Laura Knaperek 44%
Thomas Patterson 44%
Carolyn Allen 42%
Richard Kyle 42%
Lori Daniels 40%
Dan Schottel 40%
Barry Wong 40%
Carol Springer 38%
David Eberhart 36%
Gary Richardson 36%
Lowell Gleason 33%
AZ State Senate 14 Gail Griffin Republican 33%
Lou-Ann Preble 30%
W. A. McGibbon 25%

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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