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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Equality Virginia

2003 Positions on LGBT Rights

State Office District Name Party Rating
VA U.S. House 5 Robert Hurt Republican 0%
VA U.S. House 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 33%
VA Governor Bob McDonnell Republican 0%
VA Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling Republican 100%
VA State House 1 Terry Kilgore Republican 0%
VA State House 4 Joseph Johnson, Jr. Democratic 0%
VA State House 13 Bob Marshall Republican 0%
VA State House 22 Kathy Byron Republican 0%
VA State House 24 Benjamin Cline Republican 0%
VA State House 25 Steve Landes Republican 0%
VA State House 28 William Howell Republican 0%
VA State House 31 L. Scott Lingamfelter Republican 0%
VA State House 36 Ken Plum Democratic 100%
VA State House 39 Vivian Watts Democratic 100%
VA State House 40 Tim Hugo Republican 0%
VA State House 42 David Albo Republican 50%
VA State House 48 Robert Brink Democratic 100%
VA State House 53 James Scott Democratic 100%
VA State House 54 Bobby Orrock, Sr. Republican 0%
VA State House 58 Robert Bell III Republican 0%
VA State House 61 Thomas Wright, Jr. Republican 0%
VA State House 62 Riley Ingram Republican 50%
VA State House 65 Lee Ware, Jr. Republican 0%
VA State House 66 Kirk Cox Republican 0%
VA State House 76 Chris Jones Republican 0%
VA State House 77 Lionell Spruill, Sr. Democratic 100%
VA State House 78 John Cosgrove, Jr. Republican 0%
VA State House 79 Johnny Joannou Democratic 0%
VA State House 82 Bob Purkey Republican 50%
VA State House 85 Robert Tata Republican 50%
VA State House 86 Thomas Rust Republican 33%
VA State Senate 3 Thomas Norment, Jr. Republican 75%
VA State Senate 4 Ryan McDougle Republican 0%
VA State Senate 5 Kenny Alexander Democratic 50%
VA State Senate 11 Stephen Martin Republican 100%
VA State Senate 12 Walter Stosch Republican 100%
VA State Senate 13 Richard Hayden Black Republican 0%
VA State Senate 14 Harry Blevins Republican 0%
VA State Senate 16 Henry Marsh III Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 18 Louise Lucas Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 23 Stephen Newman Republican 100%
VA State Senate 24 Emmett Hanger, Jr. Republican 100%
VA State Senate 25 Creigh Deeds Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 29 Charles Colgan, Sr. Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 32 Janet Howell Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 34 Chap Petersen Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 35 Dick Saslaw Democratic 80%
VA State Senate 36 Toddy Puller Democratic 80%
VA State Senate 38 Phillip Puckett Democratic 100%
VA State Senate 40 Charles Carrico, Sr. Republican 0%
VA Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II Republican 0%
VA Justice of the Supreme Court Bill Mims 67%
VA Mayor At-Large Dwight Jones Democratic 100%
Watkins Abbitt, Jr. 0%
Kristen Amundson 100%
Ward Armstrong 50%
Clifford Athey, Jr. 0%
William Barlow 50%
Viola Osborne Baskerville 100%
Fenton Bland, Jr. 100%
L. Bryant, Jr. 25%
Vincent Callahan, Jr. 100%
John Chichester 100%
J. Paul Councill, Jr. 0%
James Hardy Dillard II 67%
Thelma Drake 33%
Allen Wayne Dudley 0%
John Edwards 100%
Franklin Hall 33%
Phillip Hamilton 0%
Frank Hargrove, Sr. 33%
Charles Hawkins 100%
Edd Houck 100%
Robert Hull 88%
Bill Janis 0%
W.B. Keister 0%
Benjamin Joseph Lambert III 100%
Allen Louderback 100%
Bradley Marrs 0%
Daniel Marshall III 25%
Michéle McQuigg 20%
Kenneth Melvin 50%
Floyd Miles, Sr. 67%
Yvonne Miller 100%
Brian Moran 100%
Harvey Morgan 100%
Samuel Nixon, Jr. 0%
Dave Nutter 0%
Glenn Oder 0%
Harry Parrish 50%
Clarence Phillips 0%
Albert Pollard, Jr. 100%
Harry Potts, Jr. 100%
Frederick Quayle 25%
Melanie Rapp 0%
Gary Reese 0%
John Spence Reid 0%
D. Nick Rerras 25%
William Reynolds 80%
Christopher Saxman 0%
James Shuler 100%
Kenneth Stolle 75%
Jackie Thomas Stump 50%
Terrie Suit 25%
Marian Amelia Van Landingham 100%
Mitchell Van Yahres 100%
Leo Wardrup, Jr. 100%
Glenn Weatherholtz 25%
John Welch III 0%

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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