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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: National Parks Conservation Association

2003-2004 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 40%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 17%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 20%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 20%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 17%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 34%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 17%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 50%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 60%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 34%
AR U.S. House 4 Mike Ross Democratic 67%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 60%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jon Kyl Republican 20%
AZ U.S. House 2 Trent Franks Republican 0%
AZ U.S. House 4 Edward Pastor Democratic 84%
AZ U.S. House 6 Jeff Flake Republican 0%
AZ U.S. House 7 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 80%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 1 Mike Thompson Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 2 Wally Herger, Jr. Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 6 Lynn Woolsey Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 7 George Miller Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 8 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 9 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Pete Stark Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 14 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 15 Mike Honda Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Dennis Cardoza Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 21 Devin Nunes Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 23 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Elton Gallegly Republican 34%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 26 David Dreier Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 27 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Howard Berman Democratic 34%
CA U.S. House 29 Adam Schiff Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 30 Henry Waxman Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 31 Xavier Becerra Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 34 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 35 Maxine Waters Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House 38 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Linda Sánchez Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 40 Ed Royce Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 41 Jerry Lewis Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Gary Miller Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 43 Joe Baca, Sr. Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 44 Ken Calvert Republican 34%
CA U.S. House 45 Mary Bono Mack Republican 67%
CA U.S. House 46 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 47 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 34%
CA U.S. House 51 Bob Filner Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 100%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 84%
CT U.S. Senate Sr Joe Lieberman Independent Democrat 60%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 84%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 100%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 3 Corrine Brown Democratic 84%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 6 Cliff Stearns Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 34%
FL U.S. House 10 Bill Young Republican 17%
FL U.S. House 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 34%
FL U.S. House 21 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 34%
FL U.S. House 23 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 84%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 17%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 20%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 34%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 67%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 84%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 34%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 67%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 34%
HI U.S. Senate Sr Daniel Inouye Democratic 80%
HI U.S. Senate Jr Daniel Akaka, Sr. Democratic 100%
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 84%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 20%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 80%
IA U.S. House 3 Leonard Boswell Democratic 50%
IA U.S. House 4 Tom Latham Republican 34%
IA U.S. House 5 Steve King Republican 17%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 20%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 34%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 17%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 100%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 84%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 2 Jesse Jackson, Jr. Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 84%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 84%
IL U.S. House 12 Jerry Costello Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 13 Judy Biggert Republican 67%
IL U.S. House 15 Tim Johnson Republican 84%
IL U.S. House 16 Don Manzullo Republican 17%
IL U.S. House 19 John Shimkus Republican 34%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100%
IN U.S. Senate Sr Dick Lugar Republican 40%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 5 Dan Burton Republican 17%
IN U.S. House 6 Mike Pence Republican 17%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 20%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 50%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 20%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 20%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 50%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 17%
KY U.S. House 6 Ben Chandler III Democratic 100%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 60%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 34%
MA U.S. Senate Sr John Kerry Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House 1 John Olver Democratic 84%
MA U.S. House 2 Richard Neal Democratic 84%
MA U.S. House 3 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 4 Barney Frank Democratic 84%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 8 Mike Capuano Democratic 84%
MA U.S. House 9 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 100%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 67%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
MD U.S. House 6 Roscoe Bartlett Republican 50%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 84%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Olympia Snowe Republican 80%
ME U.S. Senate Jr Susan Collins Republican 60%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 67%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 80%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 34%
MI U.S. House 5 Dale Kildee Democratic 84%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 50%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 34%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 34%
MI U.S. House 11 Thaddeus McCotter Republican 34%
MI U.S. House 12 Sandy Levin Democratic 84%
MI U.S. House 14 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 67%
MI U.S. House 15 John Dingell Democratic 84%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 17%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 84%
MO U.S. House 2 Todd Akin Republican 17%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 17%
MO U.S. House 8 Jo Ann Emerson Republican 17%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 20%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 17%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 40%
MT U.S. House At-Large Denny Rehberg Republican 17%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Democratic 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Republican 34%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 34%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 17%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 84%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 67%
NC U.S. House 9 Sue Myrick Republican 0%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 84%
NC U.S. House 13 Brad Miller Democratic 84%
ND U.S. Senate Sr Kent Conrad Democratic-NPL 80%
NE U.S. Senate Sr Ben Nelson Democratic 60%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 34%
NH U.S. House 2 Charlie Bass Republican 34%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 50%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 84%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 84%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 17%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 84%
NJ U.S. House 8 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Steve Rothman Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 50%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Jeff Bingaman Democratic 100%
NM U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 17%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100%
NV U.S. House 1 Shelley Berkley Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 84%
NY U.S. House 2 Steve Israel Democratic 84%
NY U.S. House 3 Pete King Republican 34%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 84%
NY U.S. House 5 Gary Ackerman Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 6 Gregory Meeks Democratic 84%
NY U.S. House 7 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 8 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 10 Ed Towns Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 12 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 84%
NY U.S. House 14 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 84%
NY U.S. House 15 Charlie Rangel Democratic 67%
NY U.S. House 16 José Serrano Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 18 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 22 Maurice Hinchey Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 28 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 34%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 34%
OH U.S. House 3 Mike Turner Republican 17%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 17%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
OH U.S. House 10 Dennis Kucinich Democratic 84%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 0%
OH U.S. House 14 Steve LaTourette Republican 34%
OH U.S. House 17 Tim Ryan Democratic 100%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 20%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 20%
OK U.S. House 1 John Sullivan Republican 34%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 34%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 17%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 34%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 84%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 84%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 50%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 34%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 34%
PA U.S. House 17 Thomas Holden Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 17%
PA U.S. House 19 Todd Platts Republican 50%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 100%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 100%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 100%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 20%
SC U.S. Senate Jr James DeMint Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 17%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 100%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 20%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 50%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 17%
TX U.S. Senate Sr Kay Hutchison Republican 20%
TX U.S. Senate Jr John Cornyn Republican 20%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 34%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 14 Ron Paul Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa-Flores, Sr. Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 16 Silvestre Reyes Democratic 67%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 84%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 20 Charlie Gonzalez Democratic 84%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 25 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 84%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 84%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 17%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 20%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
UT U.S. House 2 Jim Matheson Democratic 34%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 34%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 34%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 17%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 84%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 34%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 84%
WA U.S. House 4 Richard Hastings Republican 17%
WA U.S. House 6 Norm Dicks Democratic 84%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
WI U.S. Senate Sr Herb Kohl Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 17%
WI U.S. House 2 Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 50%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 17%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 50%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Capito Republican 67%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 100%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 20%
Wayne Allard 0%
George Allen 0%
Thomas Allen 84%
Brian Baird 100%
Richard Hugh Baker 34%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
Evan Bayh 100%
Bob Beauprez 34%
Bob Bennett 20%
Marion Berry 67%
Michael Bilirakis 34%
Sherwood Boehlert 34%
Kit Bond 0%
Henry Bonilla 0%
Rick Boucher 84%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 67%
Henry Brown, Jr. 17%
Ginny Brown-Waite 17%
Jim Bunning 20%
Conrad Burns 20%
Steve Buyer 34%
Robert Byrd 80%
Chris Cannon 0%
Julia Carson 84%
Edward Case 84%
Mike Castle 67%
Chris Chocola 17%
Norm Coleman 20%
Jon Corzine 100%
Christopher Cox 17%
Larry Craig 20%
Robert Cramer 67%
Barbara Cubin 34%
Randall Cunningham 17%
Artur Davis 84%
James Davis 100%
Jo Ann Davis 17%
Lincoln Davis 67%
Thomas Davis III 17%
Bill Delahunt 100%
Thomas DeLay 0%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 34%
Chris Dodd 60%
Elizabeth Dole 20%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 20%
John Doolittle 17%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Chet Edwards 67%
Vern Ehlers 84%
Philip English 84%
John Ensign 20%
Bob Etheridge 84%
Lane Evans 84%
Terry Everett 17%
Tom Feeney 17%
Russ Feingold 100%
Michael Ferguson 34%
Mark Foley 50%
Harold Ford, Jr. 84%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 34%
William Frist 20%
Jim Gibbons 34%
Wayne Gilchrest 67%
Paul Gillmor 67%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 34%
Bart Gordon 84%
Mark Green 50%
Judd Gregg 60%
Gilbert Gutknecht 34%
Charles Hagel 20%
Jane Harman 100%
Katherine Harris 34%
Melissa Hart 0%
Robert Hayes 17%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 17%
Joel Hefley 34%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 0%
David Lee Hobson 17%
Pete Hoekstra 34%
Darlene Hooley 100%
John Nathan Hostettler 34%
Kenny Hulshof 34%
Duncan Hunter 17%
Henry Hyde 34%
Jay Inslee 100%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
William Jefferson 34%
James Merrill Jeffords 100%
William Lewis Jenkins 34%
Nancy Johnson 67%
Paul Kanjorski 100%
Ric Keller 34%
Sue Kelly 84%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Mark Kennedy 34%
Patrick Kennedy 84%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 84%
Joseph Knollenberg 34%
James Kolbe 0%
Tom Lantos 100%
James Leach 84%
Ron Lewis 34%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
John Linder 17%
Trent Lott, Sr. 20%
Jim Marshall 67%
Robert Matsui 84%
James McCrery III 17%
John McHugh 34%
Michael McNulty 100%
Martin Meehan 84%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 84%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 50%
Alan Mollohan 84%
Dennis Moore 100%
Jack Murtha 84%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Robert William Ney 34%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 17%
James Nussle 17%
Jim Oberstar 67%
Dave Obey 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 84%
Thomas William Osborne 34%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 17%
Donald Payne 67%
John Peterson 34%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 17%
Richard Pombo 17%
Earl Pomeroy 34%
Jon Porter, Sr. 34%
Deborah Pryce 50%
George Radanovich 34%
James Ramstad 50%
Ralph Regula 17%
Richard Renzi 34%
Thomas Reynolds 17%
Jim Ryun 17%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
Rick Santorum 20%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
H. James Saxton 67%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 34%
Christopher Shays 84%
Donald Sherwood 17%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 84%
Ike Skelton 84%
Gordon Smith 20%
Vic Snyder 100%
Mark Souder 34%
Arlen Specter 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 100%
Ted Stevens 20%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 34%
John Sununu 40%
John Sweeney 0%
James Talent 20%
Tom Tancredo 17%
John Tanner 67%
Ellen Tauscher 100%
Charles Taylor 0%
Gene Taylor 67%
Craig Thomas 20%
William Thomas 34%
Todd Tiahrt 17%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
George Voinovich 20%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 17%
John Warner 20%
Diane Watson 84%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 17%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 34%
Robert Wexler 100%
Heather Wilson 34%
David Wu 100%
Albert Wynn 100%

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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