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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Communications Workers of America

2003 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 11%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Todd Akin 13%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 14%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 78%
Wayne Allard 17%
George Allen 0%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100%
Joe Baca, Sr. 100%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Brian Baird 100%
Richard Hugh Baker 11%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 100%
Cass Ballenger 11%
J. Gresham Barrett 11%
Roscoe Bartlett 22%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 11%
Charlie Bass 11%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 86%
Evan Bayh 100%
Bob Beauprez 11%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Chris Bell 100%
Bob Bennett 0%
Douglas Bereuter 11%
Shelley Berkley 100%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 89%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100%
Judy Biggert 11%
Michael Bilirakis 11%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 11%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 89%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 22%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 13%
Kit Bond 0%
Henry Bonilla 13%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 11%
Mary Bono Mack 11%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 11%
Leonard Boswell 89%
Rick Boucher 100%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 89%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 11%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
John Breaux 71%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 100%
Henry Brown, Jr. 11%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Ginny Brown-Waite 0%
Jim Bunning 0%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 11%
Conrad Burns 0%
Max Burns 11%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 22%
Dan Burton 22%
Steve Buyer 25%
Robert Byrd 100%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 11%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 11%
Ben Campbell 29%
Chris Cannon 13%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 11%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 88%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
Dennis Cardoza 89%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 86%
Brad Carson 100%
Julia Carson 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 11%
Edward Case 88%
Mike Castle 11%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 57%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Chris Chocola 11%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
Hillary Clinton 100%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 88%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 11%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 11%
Norm Coleman 0%
Michael Collins 13%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 14%
Kent Conrad 86%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 100%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 0%
Jon Corzine 100%
Jerry Costello 100%
Christopher Cox 11%
Larry Craig 0%
Robert Cramer 38%
Philip Crane 11%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 13%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 11%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 11%
Thomas Daschle 100%
Artur Davis 100%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 89%
James Davis 100%
Jo Ann Davis 11%
Lincoln Davis 100%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 89%
Thomas Davis III 22%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 89%
Bill Delahunt 89%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 13%
James DeMint 22%
Peter Deutsch 100%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 0%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 11%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 11%
Norm Dicks 100%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Elizabeth Dole 14%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 0%
Calvin Dooley 89%
John Doolittle 11%
Byron Dorgan 86%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
David Dreier 11%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 22%
Jennifer Dunn 11%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
John Edwards 100%
Chet Edwards 89%
Vern Ehlers 11%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100%
Jo Ann Emerson 13%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 25%
John Ensign 14%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 100%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 13%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 89%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Tom Feeney 13%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 86%
Michael Ferguson 13%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 89%
Peter Fitzgerald 0%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 33%
Mark Foley 11%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 11%
Harold Ford, Jr. 100%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 13%
Barney Frank 100%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 11%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 11%
William Frist 0%
Jonas Frost III 89%
Elton Gallegly 11%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 11%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 100%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 11%
Jim Gibbons 13%
Wayne Gilchrest 0%
Paul Gillmor 11%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 11%
Charlie Gonzalez 100%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 22%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 11%
Bart Gordon 100%
Porter Goss 13%
Daniel Graham 100%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 11%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 11%
Mark Green 0%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 100%
James Greenwood 11%
Judd Gregg 14%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 13%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 11%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 100%
Jane Harman 100%
Katherine Harris 11%
Melissa Hart 11%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 11%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 0%
Robert Hayes 11%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Joel Hefley 22%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 11%
Baron Hill 100%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 100%
David Lee Hobson 11%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 100%
Pete Hoekstra 11%
Thomas Holden 78%
Ernest Hollings 100%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 89%
Darlene Hooley 100%
John Nathan Hostettler 44%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 25%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
Kenny Hulshof 11%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Kay Hutchison 14%
Henry Hyde 0%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 100%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 13%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 89%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Janklow 22%
William Jefferson 100%
James Merrill Jeffords 86%
William Lewis Jenkins 11%
Christopher John 100%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100%
Nancy Johnson 22%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 11%
Tim Johnson 33%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 22%
Paul Kanjorski 100%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
Ric Keller 11%
Sue Kelly 22%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Mark Kennedy 11%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 22%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 11%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 11%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 11%
Gerald Kleczka 100%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 11%
Joseph Knollenberg 11%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 11%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
Jon Kyl 0%
Ray LaHood 22%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 86%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
Tom Lantos 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 100%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 11%
Steve LaTourette 11%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
James Leach 33%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 11%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 89%
Ron Lewis 11%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 86%
John Linder 11%
William Lipinski 86%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 22%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
Trent Lott, Sr. 29%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 44%
Dick Lugar 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100%
Denise Majette 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 11%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 67%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 78%
Robert Matsui 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 14%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 100%
Karen McCarthy 100%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 88%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
Thaddeus McCotter 13%
James McCrery III 11%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 33%
Scott McInnis 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 11%
Michael McNulty 89%
Martin Meehan 100%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 11%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 22%
Brad Miller 100%
Zell Bryan Miller 0%
Alan Mollohan 89%
Dennis Moore 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 11%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 100%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 44%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 14%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 11%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 100%
Marilyn Musgrave 22%
Sue Myrick 11%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Ben Nelson 86%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 100%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 11%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 25%
Robert William Ney 11%
Don Nickles 14%
Anne Northup 11%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 22%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 11%
James Nussle 22%
Jim Oberstar 89%
Dave Obey 89%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 100%
Thomas William Osborne 11%
Doug Ose 22%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 11%
Major Owens 88%
Michael Oxley 11%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 63%
Donald Payne 86%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 13%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 22%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67%
John Peterson 11%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 11%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 11%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 11%
Todd Platts 22%
Richard Pombo 11%
Earl Pomeroy 78%
Jon Porter, Sr. 11%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 11%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
Deborah Pryce 11%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 100%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 11%
Jack Quinn 33%
George Radanovich 11%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 89%
James Ramstad 11%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 11%
Denny Rehberg 11%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100%
Richard Renzi 11%
Silvestre Reyes 100%
Thomas Reynolds 11%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 14%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 100%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 11%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 11%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 11%
Mike Ross 89%
Steve Rothman 100%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 11%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 89%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 11%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 100%
Jim Ryun 22%
Martin Olav Sabo 89%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 86%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 100%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Jim Saxton 13%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
Edward Schrock 14%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 78%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 89%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 33%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 89%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 11%
John Shadegg 22%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 11%
Christopher Shays 22%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
Donald Sherwood 0%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 11%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 11%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 11%
Ike Skelton 100%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 11%
Gordon Smith 0%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 11%
Nick Smith 22%
Olympia Snowe 43%
Vic Snyder 100%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 11%
Arlen Specter 29%
John Spratt, Jr. 89%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 11%
Charles Stenholm 67%
Ted Stevens 14%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sullivan 11%
John Sununu 14%
John Sweeney 33%
James Talent 0%
Tom Tancredo 22%
John Tanner 100%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
William Tauzin 11%
Charles Taylor 11%
Gene Taylor 67%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 11%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 11%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 13%
Todd Tiahrt 11%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 13%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 11%
Ed Towns 100%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 89%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 11%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 22%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 100%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 11%
George Voinovich 43%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 11%
James Walsh 11%
Zach Wamp 22%
John Warner 0%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Diane Watson 100%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 11%
W. Curtis Weldon 13%
Gerald Weller 11%
Robert Wexler 100%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 38%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 11%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 13%
Heather Wilson 11%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 11%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 89%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 86%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 14%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 11%

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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