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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: League of Private Property Voters

1999 Positions

Issues: Environment
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 9%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 100%
Gary Ackerman 0%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 91%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 22%
Wayne Allard 100%
Thomas Allen 9%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 9%
Bill Archer 100%
Richard Armey 100%
John Ashcroft 88%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 91%
Brian Baird 18%
Richard Hugh Baker 91%
John Baldacci 36%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 0%
Cass Ballenger 100%
James Barcia 55%
Robert Barr, Jr. 82%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 0%
Bill Barrett 100%
Roscoe Bartlett 82%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 100%
Charlie Bass 64%
Herbert Bateman 100%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 44%
Evan Bayh 33%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 9%
Bob Bennett 100%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 27%
Douglas Bereuter 36%
Shelley Berkley 9%
Howard Berman 0%
Marion Berry 91%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 0%
Judy Biggert 64%
Brian Bilbray 36%
Michael Bilirakis 82%
Jeff Bingaman 44%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 64%
Rod Blagojevich 0%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 100%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 9%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 100%
Sherwood Boehlert 45%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 100%
Kit Bond 77%
Henry Bonilla 100%
David Edward Bonior 0%
Mary Bono Mack 82%
Robert Borski, Jr. 9%
Leonard Boswell 64%
Rick Boucher 18%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 64%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 91%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 27%
John Breaux 88%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 18%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 77%
Richard Bryan 33%
Ed Bryant 100%
Jim Bunning 77%
Conrad Burns 100%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 91%
Dan Burton 91%
Steve Buyer 100%
Robert Byrd 77%
Herbert Callahan 100%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 100%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 91%
Ben Campbell 88%
Thomas Campbell 55%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 82%
Chris Cannon 91%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 9%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 0%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 9%
Julia Carson 0%
Mike Castle 18%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 64%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 50%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 91%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 88%
William Clay, Sr. 0%
Eva Clayton 36%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 11%
Robert Clement 45%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 9%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 100%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 82%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 77%
Michael Collins 73%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 44%
Larry Combest 64%
Gary Condit 55%
Kent Conrad 66%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 9%
Merrill Cook 82%
John Cooksey 82%
Jerry Costello 27%
Paul Coverdell 88%
Christopher Cox 82%
William Coyne 9%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 82%
Philip Crane 82%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 0%
Barbara Cubin 100%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 0%
Randall Cunningham 100%
Patsy Ann Danner 64%
Thomas Daschle 55%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 0%
James Davis 36%
Thomas Davis III 55%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 82%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 18%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 0%
Bill Delahunt 0%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 9%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 91%
Peter Deutsch 0%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 77%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 73%
Jay Dickey 100%
Norm Dicks 36%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 27%
Julian Dixon 0%
Chris Dodd 33%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 9%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100%
Calvin Dooley 55%
John Doolittle 100%
Byron Dorgan 55%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 36%
David Dreier 91%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 82%
Jennifer Dunn 91%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 11%
John Edwards 33%
Chet Edwards 73%
Vern Ehlers 36%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 73%
Jo Ann Emerson 100%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 18%
Philip English 64%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 0%
Bob Etheridge 9%
Lane Evans 9%
Terry Everett 100%
Thomas Ewing 64%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 9%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 18%
Russ Feingold 22%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 11%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 0%
Peter Fitzgerald 55%
Ernest Fletcher 91%
Mark Foley 45%
Michael Patrick Forbes 18%
Harold Ford, Jr. 18%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 55%
Tillie Fowler 82%
Barney Frank 0%
Robert Franks 27%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 36%
William Frist 77%
Jonas Frost III 55%
Elton Gallegly 73%
John Ganske 73%
Sam Gejdenson 0%
George Gekas 100%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 0%
Jim Gibbons 100%
Wayne Gilchrest 45%
Paul Gillmor 91%
Benjamin Gilman 36%
Charlie Gonzalez 0%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 82%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 100%
William Goodling 100%
Bart Gordon 27%
Slade Gorton 88%
Porter Goss 55%
Daniel Graham 11%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 91%
William Phillip Gramm 100%
Rodney Grams 100%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 91%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
Mark Green 64%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 18%
James Greenwood 45%
Judd Gregg 44%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 9%
Gilbert Gutknecht 82%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 91%
Tony Hall 18%
James Hansen 82%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 11%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 9%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 100%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
Robert Hayes 82%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 91%
Joel Hefley 82%
Jesse Helms 100%
Wally Herger, Jr. 100%
Baron Hill 55%
Rick Hill 100%
Van Hilleary 91%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 36%
Maurice Hinchey 9%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 27%
David Lee Hobson 91%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 0%
Pete Hoekstra 100%
Thomas Holden 36%
Ernest Hollings 55%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 0%
Darlene Hooley 18%
Stephen Horn 45%
John Nathan Hostettler 100%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 55%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 36%
Kenny Hulshof 45%
Duncan Hunter 100%
Asa Hutchinson 91%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 88%
Kay Hutchison 88%
Henry Hyde 82%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 77%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 0%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 80%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 100%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 0%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 9%
William Jefferson 27%
James Merrill Jeffords 22%
William Lewis Jenkins 73%
Christopher John 82%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 18%
Nancy Johnson 45%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 33%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 64%
Paul Kanjorski 36%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 18%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 82%
Sue Kelly 36%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
Bob Kerrey 22%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 0%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 9%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 9%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 64%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 82%
Gerald Kleczka 9%
Ronald Klink 36%
Joseph Knollenberg 100%
Herb Kohl 33%
James Kolbe 82%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Steven Kuykendall 73%
Jon Kyl 100%
John LaFalce 18%
Ray LaHood 64%
Nicholas Lampson 18%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 55%
Tom Lantos 0%
Stephen Largent 73%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 0%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 100%
Steve LaTourette 64%
Frank Lautenberg 0%
Rick Lazio 36%
James Leach 27%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 22%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 0%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 22%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 18%
Jerry Lewis 100%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 0%
Ron Lewis 91%
Joe Lieberman 22%
Blanche Lincoln 66%
John Linder 82%
William Lipinski 27%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 45%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 0%
Trent Lott, Sr. 77%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 9%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 91%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 82%
Dick Lugar 77%
William Luther 0%
Connie Mack 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 0%
James Maloney 9%
Don Manzullo 100%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 0%
Matthew Martinez 36%
Frank Mascara 55%
Robert Matsui 9%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 22%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 0%
Karen McCarthy 0%
Bill McCollum 73%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
James McCrery III 91%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 0%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 0%
John McHugh 82%
Scott McInnis 91%
David McIntosh 100%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 73%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 100%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 0%
Michael McNulty 0%
Martin Meehan 0%
Carrie Meek 18%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 18%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 0%
Jack Metcalf 73%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 82%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 11%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 9%
Dan Miller 55%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 0%
David Minge 27%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 9%
John Moakley 9%
Alan Mollohan 45%
Dennis Moore 18%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 18%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 82%
Constance Morella 18%
Patrick Moynihan 11%
Frank Murkowski 55%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 11%
Jack Murtha 64%
Sue Myrick 82%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 18%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 0%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 91%
Robert William Ney 91%
Don Nickles 100%
Anne Northup 91%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 91%
James Nussle 100%
Jim Oberstar 36%
Dave Obey 18%
John Olver 0%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Doug Ose 91%
Major Owens 9%
Michael Oxley 100%
Ronald Packard 100%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 0%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 27%
Ron Paul 73%
Donald Payne 9%
Edward Pease 64%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 82%
John Peterson 73%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 73%
David Phelps 36%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 91%
Owen Pickett 64%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100%
Richard Pombo 100%
Earl Pomeroy 55%
John Edward Porter 18%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 55%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 18%
Deborah Pryce 91%
Jack Quinn 73%
George Radanovich 91%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 27%
James Ramstad 18%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 0%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 11%
Ralph Regula 82%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 33%
Silvestre Reyes 27%
Thomas Reynolds 73%
Bob Riley 91%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 0%
Charles Robb 11%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 77%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 22%
Ciro Rodriguez 27%
Timothy Roemer 27%
James Rogan 91%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 91%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 82%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 73%
William Roth, Jr. 33%
Steve Rothman 9%
Marge Roukema 27%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 82%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 9%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 55%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 9%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 91%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 18%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 0%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 82%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 55%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 0%
Jim Saxton 27%
Joe Scarborough 27%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 100%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 0%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 0%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 27%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 73%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 0%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 88%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 82%
John Shadegg 100%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 73%
Christopher Shays 18%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 0%
Donald Sherwood 73%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 100%
Ronnie Shows 73%
E.G. Shuster 100%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 91%
Norman Sisisky 73%
Joseph Skeen 100%
Ike Skelton 73%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 0%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 9%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 18%
Gordon Smith 66%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 100%
Nick Smith 82%
Bob Smith 88%
Olympia Snowe 44%
Vic Snyder 9%
Mark Souder 91%
Arlen Specter 44%
Floyd Spence 82%
John Spratt, Jr. 27%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 9%
Pete Stark 0%
Cliff Stearns 91%
Charles Stenholm 100%
Ted Stevens 100%
Ted Strickland 27%
Bob Stump 91%
Bart Stupak 36%
John Sununu 64%
John Sweeney 82%
James Talent 73%
Tom Tancredo 82%
John Tanner 64%
Ellen Tauscher 9%
William Tauzin 82%
Charles Taylor 91%
Gene Taylor 36%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 91%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 100%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 18%
Fred Thompson 100%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 27%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 91%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 100%
Karen Thurman 27%
Strom Thurmond 100%
Todd Tiahrt 100%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 0%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 73%
Robert Torricelli 0%
Ed Towns 0%
James Traficant, Jr. 64%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 0%
James Turner 64%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 0%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 18%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 36%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 9%
Bruce Vento 0%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 27%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 89%
George Voinovich 88%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 100%
James Walsh 55%
Zach Wamp 73%
John Warner 66%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 9%
Wesley Watkins 91%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 27%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 0%
Anthony Weiner 0%
David Weldon 100%
W. Curtis Weldon 55%
Gerald Weller 64%
Paul Wellstone 11%
Robert Wexler 0%
Bob Weygand 0%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 64%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 100%
Heather Wilson 91%
Bob Wise, Jr. 45%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 73%
Lynn Woolsey 0%
David Wu 9%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 11%
Albert Wynn 9%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 91%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 91%

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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