| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 100% |
| Bill Archer | 100% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 100% | ||||
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 100% |
| Anthony Beilenson | 100% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 100% | ||||
| Bill Bradley | 100% | ||||
| Hank Brown | 100% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 100% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
| John Chafee | 100% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 100% |
| William Cohen | 100% | ||||
| Barbara-Rose Collins | 100% | ||||
| Cardiss Collins | 100% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 100% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 100% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 100% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 100% | ||||
| Randall Cunningham | 100% | ||||
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 100% | |
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
| Ronald Dellums | 100% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 100% | ||||
| Julian Dixon | 100% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| Jim Exon | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 100% |
| Harris Fawell | 100% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 100% | ||||
| Floyd Flake | 100% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 100% | ||||
| Gary Franks | 100% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 100% | ||||
| John Glenn | 100% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 100% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 100% | ||||
| Steven Gunderson | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 100% |
| Tony Hall | 100% | ||||
| Melton Hancock | 100% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 100% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 100% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 100% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 100% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 100% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 100% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 100% | ||||
| Harry Johnston | 100% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 100% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% | |
| Dale Kildee | 100% | ||||
| Gerald Kleczka | 100% | ||||
| Scott Klug | 100% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 100% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 100% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 100% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 100% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 100% | ||||
| Rick Lazio | 100% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 100% |
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
| Joe Lieberman | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 100% |
| Dick Lugar | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 100% |
| Scott McInnis | 100% | ||||
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 100% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 100% |
| Dan Miller | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| Carlos Moorhead | 100% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Constance Morella | 100% | ||||
| Carol Moseley Braun | 100% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 100% | ||||
| John Myers | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| Sam Nunn | 100% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 100% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 100% | ||||
| Bill Orton | 100% | ||||
| Major Owens | 100% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 100% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 100% |
| Donald Payne | 100% | ||||
| Claiborne Pell | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
| Pete Peterson | 100% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 100% |
| John Edward Porter | 100% | ||||
| Glenn Poshard | 100% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 100% | ||||
| James Ramstad | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 100% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 100% |
| Toby Roth | 100% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 100% |
| Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
| Patricia Schroeder | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| Christopher Shays | 100% | ||||
| Paul Simon | 100% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 100% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 100% |
| Nick Smith | 100% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 100% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 100% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 100% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 100% | ||||
| Gerry Studds | 100% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 100% | ||||
| William Thomas | 100% | ||||
| Esteban Edward Torres | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| Bruce Vento | 100% | ||||
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 100% |
| John Warner | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| Sidney Yates | 100% | ||||
| Richard Zimmer | 100% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 50% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 50% | |
| Kit Bond | 50% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 50% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 50% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 50% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 50% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 50% | ||||
| Robert Dole | 50% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 50% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 50% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 50% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 50% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 50% |
| Mark Hatfield | 50% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 50% | ||||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 50% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 50% |
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 50% |
| Patrick Moynihan | 50% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 50% |
| Don Nickles | 50% | ||||
| Larry Pressler | 50% | ||||
| David Pryor | 50% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 50% | ||||
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 50% |
| Paul Sarbanes | 50% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 50% |
| Alan Simpson | 50% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 50% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 50% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 50% | ||||
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 0% | |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 0% |
| Henry Scott Baesler | 0% | ||||
| William Baker | 0% | ||||
| James Barcia | 0% | ||||
| Bill Barrett | 0% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 0% |
| Herbert Bateman | 0% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 0% |
| Douglas Bereuter | 0% | ||||
| Tom Bevill | 0% | ||||
| Michael Bilirakis | 0% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Peter Blute | 0% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 0% |
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 0% |
| John Breaux | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 0% |
| George Brown, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| John Bryant | 0% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 0% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 0% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 0% |
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 0% | ||
| Mike Castle | 0% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 0% | ||||
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 0% |
| Ronald Coleman | 0% | ||||
| Michael Collins | 0% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 0% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 0% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| Patsy Ann Danner | 0% | ||||
| E. Kika de la Garza | 0% | ||||
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 0% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 0% |
| Calvin Dooley | 0% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 0% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 0% | ||||
| Robert Dornan | 0% | ||||
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| Jennifer Dunn | 0% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 0% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 0% | ||||
| Bill Emerson | 0% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 0% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 0% |
| Cleo Fields | 0% | ||||
| Jack Fields, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 0% |
| Tillie Fowler | 0% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 0% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 0% | ||||
| Pete Geren | 0% | ||||
| Sam Gibbons | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 0% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 0% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 0% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 0% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 0% |
| Daniel Graham | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 0% |
| Lee Hamilton | 0% | ||||
| James Hansen | 0% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| W.G. Hefner | 0% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 0% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 0% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 0% | ||||
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 0% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 0% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 0% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| J. Bennett Johnston | 0% | ||||
| Dirk Kempthorne | 0% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 0% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 0% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 0% |
| John LaFalce | 0% | ||||
| Greg Laughlin | 0% | ||||
| James Leach | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 0% |
| Jerry Lewis | 0% | ||||
| Ron Lewis | 0% | ||||
| Jim Lightfoot | 0% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 0% | ||||
| John Linder | 0% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 0% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 0% | ||||
| Thomas Manton | 0% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 0% | ||||
| Matthew Martinez | 0% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 0% | ||||
| Bill McCollum | 0% | ||||
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| John McHugh | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 0% |
| Michael McNulty | 0% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 0% |
| Jan Meyers | 0% | ||||
| David Minge | 0% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 0% | ||||
| John Moakley | 0% | ||||
| Susan Molinari | 0% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 0% | ||||
| G.V. Montgomery | 0% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 0% |
| James Nussle | 0% | ||||
| John Olver | 0% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 0% | ||||
| Mike Parker | 0% | ||||
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| Lewis Payne, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| Owen Pickett | 0% | ||||
| Richard Pombo | 0% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 0% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 0% |
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 0% |
| Bill Richardson | 0% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 0% |
| Timothy Roemer | 0% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 0% |
| Charles Rose III | 0% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 0% | ||||
| Steven Schiff | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 0% |
| Norman Sisisky | 0% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 0% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| Olympia Snowe | 0% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 0% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 0% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 0% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 0% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 0% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 0% | ||||
| Frank Tejeda | 0% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 0% | ||||
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 0% |
| Ray Thornton | 0% | ||||
| Karen Thurman | 0% | ||||
| Peter Torkildsen | 0% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 0% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 0% | ||||
| Harold Volkmer | 0% | ||||
| Barbara Vucanovich | 0% | ||||
| James Walsh | 0% | ||||
| Pat Williams | 0% | ||||
| Charles Wilson | 0% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 0% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 0% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 0% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 0% |
| Bill Zeliff | 0% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: Competitive Enterprise Institute
1994 Positions on Agriculture
Issues:
Agriculture and Food
How to Interpret these Evaluations
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