| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 0% | |
| Gary Ackerman | 6% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 94% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 56% |
| Bill Archer | 97% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 97% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 87% |
| Henry Scott Baesler | 24% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 85% | ||||
| William Baker | 79% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 88% | ||||
| James Barcia | 35% | ||||
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 29% |
| Bill Barrett | 85% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 91% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 89% |
| Herbert Bateman | 68% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 0% |
| Anthony Beilenson | 3% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 81% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 56% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 3% | ||||
| Tom Bevill | 3% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 11% | |
| Michael Bilirakis | 74% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 19% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 77% | ||||
| Peter Blute | 76% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 47% | ||||
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 88% |
| Kit Bond | 52% | ||||
| Henry Bonilla | 82% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 0% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Bradley | 42% | ||||
| John Breaux | 15% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 3% |
| George Brown, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Hank Brown | 100% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 19% | ||||
| John Bryant | 6% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 5% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 88% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 74% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 94% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 76% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 10% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 85% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 76% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 82% |
| Ben Campbell | 10% | ||||
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 79% | ||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 15% |
| Mike Castle | 79% | ||||
| John Chafee | 40% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 6% | ||||
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 76% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 97% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 48% |
| William Cohen | 50% | ||||
| Ronald Coleman | 3% | ||||
| Barbara-Rose Collins | 0% | ||||
| Cardiss Collins | 0% | ||||
| Michael Collins | 94% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 85% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 65% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 14% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| Jerry Costello | 24% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 81% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 83% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 90% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 15% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 100% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 88% |
| Randall Cunningham | 76% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 67% | ||||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 15% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 5% | ||||
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 56% | |
| E. Kika de la Garza | 12% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 3% |
| Thomas DeLay | 94% | ||||
| Ronald Dellums | 0% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 26% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 59% | ||||
| Jay Dickey | 82% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 9% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 0% |
| Julian Dixon | 0% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 0% | ||||
| Robert Dole | 86% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 52% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 16% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 91% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 10% | ||||
| Robert Dornan | 91% | ||||
| David Dreier | 91% | ||||
| Jennifer Dunn | 82% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
| Chet Edwards | 32% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 71% | ||||
| Bill Emerson | 73% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 3% |
| Lane Evans | 0% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 79% | ||||
| Thomas Ewing | 82% | ||||
| Jim Exon | 14% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 6% |
| Harris Fawell | 85% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 0% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 43% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 15% |
| Cleo Fields | 3% | ||||
| Jack Fields, Jr. | 84% | ||||
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 6% |
| Floyd Flake | 0% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 10% | ||||
| Tillie Fowler | 79% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 15% | ||||
| Gary Franks | 77% | ||||
| Robert Franks | 85% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 12% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 81% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 0% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 0% | ||||
| Pete Geren | 50% | ||||
| Sam Gibbons | 0% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 74% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 65% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 39% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 79% | ||||
| John Glenn | 5% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 88% |
| Slade Gorton | 62% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 85% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 33% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 83% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 86% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 25% |
| Judd Gregg | 95% | ||||
| Steven Gunderson | 70% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 62% |
| Tony Hall | 9% | ||||
| Lee Hamilton | 18% | ||||
| Melton Hancock | 100% | ||||
| James Hansen | 88% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 0% |
| Jane Harman | 27% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 85% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 81% |
| Mark Hatfield | 14% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 91% | ||||
| W.G. Hefner | 6% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 90% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 85% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 4% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 6% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 71% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 88% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 5% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 58% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 70% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 3% |
| Duncan Hunter | 90% | ||||
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 85% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 83% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 79% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 5% | ||||
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. | 47% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 3% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 19% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| Nancy Johnson | 79% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 94% |
| Harry Johnston | 12% | ||||
| J. Bennett Johnston | 5% | ||||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 62% | ||||
| Dirk Kempthorne | 90% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 5% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 12% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 9% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 14% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 14% | |
| Dale Kildee | 6% | ||||
| Jay Kim | 76% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 85% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 88% |
| Gerald Kleczka | 12% | ||||
| Scott Klug | 85% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 88% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 52% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 68% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 88% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 9% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 4% | ||||
| Greg Laughlin | 21% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 24% |
| Rick Lazio | 71% | ||||
| James Leach | 76% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 12% |
| Jerry Lewis | 58% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 3% |
| Ron Lewis | 89% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 19% | ||||
| Jim Lightfoot | 73% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 35% | ||||
| John Linder | 85% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 21% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 73% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 80% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 3% |
| Dick Lugar | 57% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 86% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 12% |
| Thomas Manton | 3% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 85% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 7% |
| Matthew Martinez | 6% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 0% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 100% |
| Bill McCollum | 85% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 71% |
| James McCrery III | 82% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 3% |
| John McHugh | 85% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 88% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 76% |
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 9% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 12% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 41% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 0% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 15% |
| Jan Meyers | 74% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 88% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 0% |
| Dan Miller | 91% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 6% |
| David Minge | 65% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 0% | ||||
| John Moakley | 0% | ||||
| Susan Molinari | 82% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 0% | ||||
| G.V. Montgomery | 24% | ||||
| Carlos Moorhead | 85% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Constance Morella | 41% | ||||
| Carol Moseley Braun | 5% | ||||
| Patrick Moynihan | 0% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 76% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 0% |
| John Myers | 71% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 9% |
| Don Nickles | 100% | ||||
| Sam Nunn | 24% | ||||
| James Nussle | 85% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 0% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 0% | ||||
| John Olver | 3% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 12% | ||||
| Bill Orton | 58% | ||||
| Major Owens | 7% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 79% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 79% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
| Mike Parker | 44% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 6% |
| William Paxon | 94% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 6% | ||||
| Lewis Payne, Jr. | 35% | ||||
| Claiborne Pell | 0% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 62% |
| Pete Peterson | 12% | ||||
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 88% |
| Owen Pickett | 33% | ||||
| Richard Pombo | 85% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 22% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 74% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 94% |
| Glenn Poshard | 56% | ||||
| Larry Pressler | 90% | ||||
| David Pryor | 10% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 78% | ||||
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 3% |
| James Ramstad | 91% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 0% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Richardson | 9% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 25% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 85% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 0% |
| Timothy Roemer | 29% | ||||
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 65% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 97% |
| Charles Rose III | 6% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 78% |
| Toby Roth | 88% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 86% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 69% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 94% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 3% |
| Martin Olav Sabo | 0% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 12% |
| Paul Sarbanes | 0% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 76% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 91% | ||||
| Steven Schiff | 71% | ||||
| Patricia Schroeder | 29% | ||||
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 23% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 3% |
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 81% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 88% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 40% |
| Paul Simon | 19% | ||||
| Alan Simpson | 90% | ||||
| Norman Sisisky | 28% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 3% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 65% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 23% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 81% |
| Nick Smith | 85% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 100% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 71% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 94% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 38% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 6% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 91% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 68% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 38% | ||||
| Gerry Studds | 6% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 97% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 18% | ||||
| James Talent | 82% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 65% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 85% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 59% | ||||
| Frank Tejeda | 9% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 77% | ||||
| William Thomas | 81% | ||||
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 3% |
| Ray Thornton | 6% | ||||
| Karen Thurman | 15% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 71% | ||||
| Peter Torkildsen | 71% | ||||
| Esteban Edward Torres | 0% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 19% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 0% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 82% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 6% |
| Bruce Vento | 3% | ||||
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 6% |
| Harold Volkmer | 12% | ||||
| Barbara Vucanovich | 71% | ||||
| James Walsh | 55% | ||||
| John Warner | 81% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 3% |
| Paul Wellstone | 5% | ||||
| Pat Williams | 12% | ||||
| Charles Wilson | 10% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 70% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 3% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 6% | ||||
| Sidney Yates | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 71% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 71% |
| Bill Zeliff | 91% | ||||
| Richard Zimmer | 97% |
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How to Interpret these Evaluations
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