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Rating Group: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

2003 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 90%
Gary Ackerman 80%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 20%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Todd Akin 20%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 4%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 80%
Wayne Allard 7%
George Allen 7%
Thomas Allen 95%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 85%
Joe Baca, Sr. 90%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 25%
Brian Baird 85%
Richard Hugh Baker 20%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 95%
Cass Ballenger 25%
J. Gresham Barrett 25%
Roscoe Bartlett 25%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 15%
Charlie Bass 35%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 96%
Evan Bayh 96%
Bob Beauprez 25%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 95%
Chris Bell 90%
Bob Bennett 11%
Douglas Bereuter 35%
Shelley Berkley 90%
Howard Berman 90%
Marion Berry 90%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100%
Judy Biggert 40%
Michael Bilirakis 25%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 25%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 90%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 20%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 90%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 25%
Sherwood Boehlert 45%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 25%
Kit Bond 7%
Henry Bonilla 20%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 25%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 25%
Leonard Boswell 90%
Rick Boucher 75%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 93%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 30%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
John Breaux 85%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 85%
Henry Brown, Jr. 25%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 95%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 7%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Jim Bunning 7%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 20%
Conrad Burns 7%
Max Burns 20%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 30%
Dan Burton 15%
Steve Buyer 15%
Robert Byrd 100%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 25%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 30%
Ben Campbell 22%
Chris Cannon 25%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 20%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 95%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 95%
Dennis Cardoza 90%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 93%
Brad Carson 85%
Julia Carson 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 15%
Edward Case 85%
Mike Castle 45%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 25%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 30%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 4%
Chris Chocola 25%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 95%
Hillary Clinton 100%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 15%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 4%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 25%
Norm Coleman 15%
Michael Collins 15%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 33%
Kent Conrad 93%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 95%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 75%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 7%
Jon Corzine 96%
Jerry Costello 90%
Christopher Cox 20%
Larry Craig 4%
Robert Cramer 65%
Philip Crane 20%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 7%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 25%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 15%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 20%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 95%
Randall Cunningham 25%
Thomas Daschle 100%
Artur Davis 95%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 90%
James Davis 85%
Jo Ann Davis 20%
Lincoln Davis 75%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 95%
Thomas Davis III 25%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 15%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 95%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 90%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 95%
Thomas DeLay 15%
James DeMint 30%
Peter Deutsch 90%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 15%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 25%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 25%
Norm Dicks 95%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 90%
Chris Dodd 100%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 95%
Elizabeth Dole 7%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 4%
Calvin Dooley 70%
John Doolittle 25%
Byron Dorgan 93%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 90%
David Dreier 20%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 15%
Jennifer Dunn 25%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
Chet Edwards 80%
Vern Ehlers 30%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 90%
Jo Ann Emerson 25%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 95%
Philip English 35%
John Ensign 7%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 7%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 85%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Lane Evans 90%
Terry Everett 20%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Tom Feeney 20%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 89%
Michael Ferguson 30%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
Peter Fitzgerald 4%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 10%
Mark Foley 25%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 20%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 25%
Barney Frank 100%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 15%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 30%
William Frist 4%
Jonas Frost III 95%
Elton Gallegly 25%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 25%
Jim Gibbons 20%
Wayne Gilchrest 25%
Paul Gillmor 35%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 20%
Charlie Gonzalez 95%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 15%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 20%
Bart Gordon 70%
Porter Goss 25%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 11%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 25%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 7%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 20%
Mark Green 35%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 70%
James Greenwood 30%
Judd Gregg 7%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 95%
Gilbert Gutknecht 25%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 19%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 50%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 96%
Jane Harman 80%
Katherine Harris 25%
Melissa Hart 25%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 95%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 25%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 7%
Robert Hayes 15%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 20%
Joel Hefley 25%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 25%
Wally Herger, Jr. 25%
Baron Hill 80%
Maurice Hinchey 90%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 95%
David Lee Hobson 25%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 95%
Pete Hoekstra 20%
Thomas Holden 75%
Ernest Hollings 96%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 90%
John Nathan Hostettler 30%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 35%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 95%
Kenny Hulshof 20%
Duncan Hunter 20%
Kay Hutchison 15%
Henry Hyde 15%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 7%
Daniel Inouye 89%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 95%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 15%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 30%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 15%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Janklow 20%
William Jefferson 100%
James Merrill Jeffords 85%
William Lewis Jenkins 10%
Christopher John 55%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 100%
Nancy Johnson 40%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 10%
Tim Johnson 50%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 15%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 85%
Ric Keller 20%
Sue Kelly 40%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 96%
Mark Kennedy 25%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 95%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 85%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 35%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 10%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 20%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 20%
Gerald Kleczka 95%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 25%
Joseph Knollenberg 25%
Herb Kohl 96%
James Kolbe 30%
Jon Kyl 4%
Ray LaHood 30%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 96%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 95%
Tom Lantos 95%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 85%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 85%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 30%
Steve LaTourette 40%
Frank Lautenberg 96%
James Leach 65%
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 95%
Jerry Lewis 20%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 30%
Blanche Lincoln 89%
John Linder 25%
William Lipinski 65%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 35%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 95%
Trent Lott, Sr. 4%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 95%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 20%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 75%
Dick Lugar 7%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 95%
Denise Majette 95%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
Don Manzullo 25%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 75%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 80%
Robert Matsui 95%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 90%
Karen McCarthy 75%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 7%
Thaddeus McCotter 30%
James McCrery III 25%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 95%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 40%
Scott McInnis 20%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 85%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 25%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 95%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 95%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 90%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 20%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 85%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 15%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 20%
Brad Miller 95%
Zell Bryan Miller 15%
Alan Mollohan 80%
Dennis Moore 90%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 40%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 85%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 40%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 19%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 35%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 75%
Marilyn Musgrave 20%
Sue Myrick 20%
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 63%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 85%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 30%
Robert William Ney 35%
Don Nickles 4%
Anne Northup 25%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 20%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 25%
James Nussle 40%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 85%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Thomas William Osborne 35%
Doug Ose 25%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 20%
Major Owens 85%
Michael Oxley 30%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 90%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 85%
Ron Paul 40%
Donald Payne 90%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 15%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 75%
John Peterson 25%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 15%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 30%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 20%
Todd Platts 30%
Richard Pombo 25%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Jon Porter, Sr. 25%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 25%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 95%
Deborah Pryce 25%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 100%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 20%
Jack Quinn 30%
George Radanovich 25%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 85%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 85%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Ralph Regula 25%
Denny Rehberg 25%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 93%
Richard Renzi 25%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Thomas Reynolds 25%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 11%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 25%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 20%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 20%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 20%
Mike Ross 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 20%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 95%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 35%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 90%
Jim Ryun 25%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 95%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 85%
Rick Santorum 4%
Paul Sarbanes 96%
Jim Saxton 30%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 95%
Edward Schrock 15%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 85%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 15%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 95%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 15%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 25%
Christopher Shays 45%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 7%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
Donald Sherwood 30%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 25%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 20%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 35%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 25%
Ike Skelton 75%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 95%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 35%
Gordon Smith 7%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 20%
Nick Smith 25%
Olympia Snowe 22%
Vic Snyder 95%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 25%
Arlen Specter 15%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 15%
Charles Stenholm 70%
Ted Stevens 7%
Ted Strickland 90%
Bart Stupak 75%
John Sullivan 15%
John Sununu 11%
John Sweeney 30%
James Talent 11%
Tom Tancredo 25%
John Tanner 85%
Ellen Tauscher 95%
William Tauzin 25%
Charles Taylor 15%
Gene Taylor 65%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 30%
Craig Thomas 4%
William Thomas 25%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 25%
Todd Tiahrt 25%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 30%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 30%
Ed Towns 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 95%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 25%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 85%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 95%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 40%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 95%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 95%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 20%
George Voinovich 11%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 30%
James Walsh 30%
Zach Wamp 25%
John Warner 7%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95%
Diane Watson 95%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 90%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 25%
Gerald Weller 25%
Robert Wexler 90%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 20%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 20%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 20%
Heather Wilson 35%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 25%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
David Wu 85%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 96%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 20%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 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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