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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Federation of Independent Business

2003-2004 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 25%
Gary Ackerman 8%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 100%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Todd Akin 100%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 100%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 50%
Wayne Allard 100%
George Allen 100%
Thomas Allen 8%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 8%
Joe Baca, Sr. 8%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 100%
Brian Baird 17%
Richard Hugh Baker 100%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 8%
J. Gresham Barrett 100%
Roscoe Bartlett 92%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 100%
Charlie Bass 92%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 17%
Evan Bayh 0%
Bob Beauprez 100%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 8%
Bob Bennett 100%
Shelley Berkley 18%
Howard Berman 8%
Marion Berry 25%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 0%
Judy Biggert 100%
Michael Bilirakis 100%
Jeff Bingaman 0%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 100%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 58%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 8%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 8%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 100%
Sherwood Boehlert 83%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 100%
Kit Bond 100%
Henry Bonilla 100%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 100%
Mary Bono Mack 100%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 100%
Leonard Boswell 25%
Rick Boucher 42%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 45%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 92%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 8%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 8%
Henry Brown, Jr. 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 8%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 100%
Ginny Brown-Waite 100%
Jim Bunning 100%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 100%
Conrad Burns 100%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 100%
Dan Burton 100%
Steve Buyer 100%
Robert Byrd 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 100%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 100%
Chris Cannon 100%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 100%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 8%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 8%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 17%
Dennis Cardoza 27%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 0%
Julia Carson 11%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 100%
Edward Case 33%
Mike Castle 83%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 100%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 33%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 100%
Ben Chandler III 40%
Chris Chocola 100%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 25%
Hillary Clinton 0%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 27%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 92%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 100%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 100%
Norm Coleman 100%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 100%
Kent Conrad 0%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 0%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 50%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 100%
Jon Corzine 0%
Jerry Costello 27%
Christopher Cox 100%
Larry Craig 100%
Robert Cramer 91%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 100%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 8%
Barbara Cubin 100%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 100%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 8%
Randall Cunningham 100%
Artur Davis 42%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 27%
James Davis 25%
Jo Ann Davis 92%
Lincoln Davis 67%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 8%
Thomas Davis III 92%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 100%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 17%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 10%
Bill Delahunt 8%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 8%
Thomas DeLay 100%
James DeMint 100%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 100%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 92%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 100%
Norm Dicks 17%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 8%
Chris Dodd 0%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 8%
Elizabeth Dole 100%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100%
John Doolittle 92%
Byron Dorgan 0%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 18%
David Dreier 100%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 100%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 0%
Chet Edwards 58%
Vern Ehlers 100%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 8%
Jo Ann Emerson 100%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 8%
Philip English 100%
John Ensign 100%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 9%
Bob Etheridge 17%
Lane Evans 9%
Terry Everett 100%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 17%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 8%
Tom Feeney 100%
Russ Feingold 17%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 0%
Michael Ferguson 92%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 9%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 83%
Mark Foley 100%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 100%
Barney Frank 9%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 100%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 100%
William Frist 100%
Elton Gallegly 100%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 100%
Jim Gibbons 100%
Wayne Gilchrest 100%
Paul Gillmor 100%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 100%
Charlie Gonzalez 33%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 100%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 100%
Bart Gordon 50%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 83%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 100%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 100%
Mark Green 100%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 17%
Judd Gregg 100%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 8%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 8%
Gilbert Gutknecht 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 100%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 0%
Jane Harman 33%
Katherine Harris 100%
Melissa Hart 100%
J. Dennis Hastert 100%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 10%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 100%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 100%
Robert Hayes 100%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 100%
Joel Hefley 92%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 100%
Wally Herger, Jr. 100%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100%
Maurice Hinchey 8%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 18%
David Lee Hobson 100%
Pete Hoekstra 100%
Thomas Holden 25%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 8%
Darlene Hooley 33%
John Nathan Hostettler 100%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 8%
Kenny Hulshof 100%
Duncan Hunter 100%
Kay Hutchison 83%
Henry Hyde 100%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 100%
Daniel Inouye 0%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 8%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 100%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 27%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 100%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 92%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 8%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 25%
William Jefferson 25%
James Merrill Jeffords 0%
William Lewis Jenkins 92%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 18%
Nancy Johnson 92%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 100%
Tim Johnson 73%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 0%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 100%
Paul Kanjorski 8%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 8%
Ric Keller 100%
Sue Kelly 83%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 0%
Mark Kennedy 100%
Patrick Kennedy 8%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 0%
Dale Kildee 8%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 9%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 17%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 75%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 100%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 100%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 92%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 100%
Joseph Knollenberg 100%
Herb Kohl 0%
James Kolbe 100%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Jon Kyl 100%
Ray LaHood 100%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 0%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 17%
Tom Lantos 8%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 25%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 17%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 100%
Steve LaTourette 83%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 0%
James Leach 55%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 8%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 0%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 8%
Jerry Lewis 100%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 8%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 0%
Blanche Lincoln 0%
John Linder 100%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 83%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 9%
Trent Lott, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 8%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 100%
Dick Lugar 100%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 17%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 8%
Don Manzullo 92%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 8%
Jim Marshall 58%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 75%
Robert Matsui 8%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 83%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 17%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 8%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 100%
Thaddeus McCotter 92%
James McCrery III 100%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 8%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 8%
John McHugh 83%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 58%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 100%
Michael McNulty 18%
Martin Meehan 9%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 17%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 8%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 17%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 100%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 17%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 9%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 92%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 8%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 100%
Brad Miller 17%
Alan Mollohan 8%
Dennis Moore 25%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 83%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 33%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 100%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 67%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 92%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 0%
Jack Murtha 17%
Marilyn Musgrave 100%
Sue Myrick 100%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 10%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 8%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 9%
Ben Nelson 67%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 100%
Robert William Ney 100%
Anne Northup 91%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 91%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 100%
James Nussle 83%
Jim Oberstar 8%
Dave Obey 8%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 8%
Thomas William Osborne 100%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 100%
Major Owens 10%
Michael Oxley 100%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 8%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 8%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 8%
Ron Paul 83%
Donald Payne 9%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 9%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 100%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 58%
John Peterson 100%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 100%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 100%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 100%
Todd Platts 92%
Richard Pombo 100%
Earl Pomeroy 25%
Jon Porter, Sr. 100%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 100%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 17%
Deborah Pryce 100%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 0%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 100%
George Radanovich 100%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 33%
James Ramstad 100%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 8%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 0%
Ralph Regula 100%
Denny Rehberg 100%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 0%
Richard Renzi 100%
Silvestre Reyes 9%
Thomas Reynolds 100%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 100%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 100%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 100%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 100%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 92%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 100%
Mike Ross 33%
Steve Rothman 25%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 92%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 33%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 17%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 100%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 17%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 9%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 18%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 8%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 8%
Rick Santorum 100%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Jim Saxton 91%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 8%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 0%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 55%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 8%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 92%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 8%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 100%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 100%
John Shadegg 100%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 100%
Christopher Shays 83%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 83%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 8%
Donald Sherwood 100%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 100%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 100%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 100%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 100%
Ike Skelton 42%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 8%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 11%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Gordon Smith 100%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 100%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 36%
Hilda Solis 8%
Mark Souder 100%
Arlen Specter 67%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 0%
Pete Stark 8%
Cliff Stearns 100%
Ted Stevens 83%
Ted Strickland 8%
Bart Stupak 8%
John Sullivan 100%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 83%
James Talent 100%
Tom Tancredo 92%
John Tanner 42%
Ellen Tauscher 17%
Charles Taylor 100%
Gene Taylor 50%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 92%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 100%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 25%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 100%
Todd Tiahrt 91%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 100%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 8%
Ed Towns 8%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 8%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 100%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 9%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 8%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 75%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 8%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 25%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 8%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 100%
George Voinovich 100%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 100%
James Walsh 100%
Zach Wamp 100%
John Warner 100%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 8%
Diane Watson 8%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 8%
Anthony Weiner 8%
David Weldon 100%
W. Curtis Weldon 100%
Gerald Weller 100%
Robert Wexler 8%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 100%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 100%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 100%
Heather Wilson 92%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 92%
Lynn Woolsey 8%
David Wu 25%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 0%
Albert Wynn 50%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 92%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 92%

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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