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

2007-2008 Positions on Civil Rights and Social Justice Issues

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 90%
Gary Ackerman 98%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 40%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 97%
Todd Akin 20%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 41%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 45%
Jason Altmire 85%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 95%
Michael Arcuri 95%
Joe Baca, Sr. 93%
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 18%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 40%
Brian Baird 93%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 8%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 88%
Roscoe Bartlett 25%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 33%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 86%
Evan Bayh 93%
Melissa Bean 90%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 45%
Shelley Berkley 93%
Howard Berman 98%
Marion Berry 90%
Judy Biggert 50%
Brian Bilbray 28%
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 43%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 18%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 93%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 95%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 25%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 95%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 23%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 18%
Kit Bond 34%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 33%
Mary Bono Mack 48%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 40%
Dan Boren 75%
Leonard Boswell 83%
Rick Boucher 90%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 48%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 97%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 88%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 23%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 90%
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 93%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 95%
Henry Brown, Jr. 35%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
Ginny Brown-Waite 33%
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 50%
Jim Bunning 17%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 30%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 28%
Dan Burton 23%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 98%
Steve Buyer 30%
Robert Byrd 80%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 33%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 38%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 18%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 18%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 97%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 95%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
Dennis Cardoza 88%
Russ Carnahan 98%
Christopher Carney 78%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 86%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 15%
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100%
Mike Castle 73%
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 38%
Ben Chandler III 93%
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 100%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 28%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 10%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 38%
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 90%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 38%
Norm Coleman 69%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 80%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 18%
Kent Conrad 90%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 80%
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 41%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 28%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 90%
Jerry Costello 93%
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 98%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 28%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 35%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 98%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 93%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 20%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 98%
Artur Davis 88%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
Geoff Davis 33%
Lincoln Davis 85%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 95%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 13%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 93%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 98%
Bill Delahunt 90%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 98%
James DeMint 0%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 63%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 63%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 63%
Norm Dicks 95%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 95%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 98%
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 80%
Byron Dorgan 97%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 93%
David Dreier 35%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 18%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
Chet Edwards 95%
Vern Ehlers 50%
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 98%
Brad Ellsworth 78%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 95%
Jo Ann Emerson 63%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 90%
John Ensign 14%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 24%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 95%
Bob Etheridge 93%
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 98%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 85%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 93%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 95%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 8%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 40%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 43%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 10%
Barney Frank 100%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 8%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 53%
Elton Gallegly 28%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 15%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 65%
Gabrielle Giffords 88%
NY U.S. Senate Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 85%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 13%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 28%
Charlie Gonzalez 98%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 30%
Bart Gordon 83%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 34%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 20%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 45%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 38%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 93%
Judd Gregg 24%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 90%
John Hall 95%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 33%
Phil Hare 95%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 90%
Jane Harman 93%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 95%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 28%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 45%
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 38%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 10%
Wally Herger, Jr. 20%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 95%
Maurice Hinchey 98%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 88%
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100%
Paul Hodes 95%
Pete Hoekstra 25%
Thomas Holden 90%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
Kay Hutchison 38%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 28%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 3%
Daniel Inouye 93%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 90%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 38%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 33%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 98%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 83%
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 8%
Tim Johnson 48%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 66%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 40%
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 15%
Steve Kagen 93%
Paul Kanjorski 88%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 98%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 66%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 97%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 93%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 93%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 60%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 13%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 13%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 65%
Ron Klein 95%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 28%
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 97%
Herb Kohl 100%
Jon Kyl 3%
Ray LaHood 55%
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 8%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 93%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 93%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 95%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 43%
Steve LaTourette 75%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 98%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 95%
Jerry Lewis 40%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 98%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Blanche Lincoln 83%
John Linder 10%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 93%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 60%
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 33%
Dick Lugar 59%
Dan Lungren 28%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 98%
Connie Mack IV 15%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 90%
Don Manzullo 23%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 18%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 75%
Melquiades Martinez 38%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 95%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 98%
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 30%
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 97%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 40%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 98%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 45%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 98%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 13%
John McHugh 68%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 73%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 23%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 95%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 85%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 28%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 95%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 97%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 50%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 20%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 98%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 10%
Brad Miller 100%
Harry Mitchell 88%
Alan Mollohan 93%
Dennis Moore 93%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 68%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 93%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 38%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 59%
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 95%
Patrick Murphy 90%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 68%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 93%
Jack Murtha 93%
Sue Myrick 30%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Ben Nelson 83%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 15%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 28%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 95%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
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%
Donald Payne 100%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 18%
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 93%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 43%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 23%
Todd Platts 55%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 23%
Earl Pomeroy 93%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 18%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 93%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 28%
George Radanovich 20%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 88%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
Denny Rehberg 48%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 63%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 38%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 97%
Ciro Rodriguez 93%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 38%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 18%
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 35%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 60%
Mike Ross 88%
Steve Rothman 98%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 13%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 98%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 78%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 30%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 98%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 90%
Ken Salazar 97%
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 100%
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 95%
Jean Schmidt 38%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 93%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 98%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 98%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 18%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 28%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 25%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 95%
John Shadegg 10%
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 95%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 38%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 50%
Heath Shuler 75%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 30%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 45%
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 100%
Ike Skelton 93%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 90%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 23%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 75%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 35%
Olympia Snowe 80%
Vic Snyder 93%
Hilda Solis 95%
Mark Souder 30%
Zack Space 93%
Arlen Specter 76%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 95%
Cliff Stearns 30%
Bart Stupak 98%
John Sullivan 25%
Betty Sutton 95%
John Tanner 88%
Ellen Tauscher 95%
Gene Taylor 73%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 35%
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 90%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 93%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 20%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 34%
Todd Tiahrt 35%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 40%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Ed Towns 98%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 60%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 93%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 93%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 63%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 98%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 90%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 14%
George Voinovich 59%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 50%
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95%
Zach Wamp 30%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 98%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 98%
Diane Watson 98%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 98%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 95%
Jim Webb, Jr. 97%
Anthony Weiner 98%
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 95%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 10%
Robert Wexler 98%
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 50%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 25%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 88%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 53%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 98%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 93%
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 98%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 38%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 48%

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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