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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action

1998 Positions

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 95%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 5%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 10%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 85%
Wayne Allard 5%
Thomas Allen 100%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 95%
Bill Archer 0%
Richard Armey 0%
John Ashcroft 5%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 5%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
John Baldacci 95%
Cass Ballenger 5%
James Barcia 90%
Robert Barr, Jr. 5%
WI Mayor At-Large Tom Barrett Democratic 95%
Bill Barrett 15%
Roscoe Bartlett 5%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 5%
Charlie Bass 10%
Herbert Bateman 5%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 90%
Bob Bennett 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 95%
Douglas Bereuter 5%
Howard Berman 90%
Marion Berry 70%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 85%
Brian Bilbray 20%
Michael Bilirakis 5%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Rod Blagojevich 100%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 0%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 95%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Kit Bond 15%
Henry Bonilla 10%
David Edward Bonior 95%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Leonard Boswell 65%
Rick Boucher 95%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 95%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 65%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 50%
John Breaux 75%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 95%
George Brown, Jr. 100%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 0%
Richard Bryan 95%
Ed Bryant 0%
Jim Bunning 0%
Conrad Burns 0%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 5%
Dan Burton 5%
Steve Buyer 15%
Robert Byrd 80%
Herbert Callahan 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 10%
Ben Campbell 25%
Thomas Campbell 35%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 5%
Chris Cannon 5%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 85%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 95%
Julia Carson 95%
Mike Castle 30%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
John Chafee 45%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 20%
William Clay, Sr. 85%
Eva Clayton 100%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Robert Clement 85%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 95%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 10%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 5%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 0%
Michael Collins 0%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 35%
Larry Combest 0%
Gary Condit 60%
Kent Conrad 90%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 80%
Merrill Cook 15%
John Cooksey 0%
Jerry Costello 90%
Paul Coverdell 0%
Christopher Cox 0%
William Coyne 100%
Larry Craig 5%
Robert Cramer 65%
Philip Crane 0%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 10%
Barbara Cubin 5%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Patsy Ann Danner 60%
Thomas Daschle 90%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 95%
James Davis 85%
Thomas Davis III 15%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 10%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 95%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 95%
Bill Delahunt 100%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
Thomas DeLay 0%
Peter Deutsch 95%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 10%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 25%
Jay Dickey 5%
Norm Dicks 95%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 85%
Julian Dixon 100%
Chris Dodd 95%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 100%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 5%
Calvin Dooley 85%
John Doolittle 5%
Byron Dorgan 90%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 80%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 15%
Jennifer Dunn 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 95%
Chet Edwards 90%
Vern Ehlers 25%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 95%
Philip English 35%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 90%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Lane Evans 90%
Terry Everett 5%
Thomas Ewing 0%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 95%
Russ Feingold 90%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 90%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
Mark Foley 20%
Michael Patrick Forbes 65%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0%
Tillie Fowler 5%
Barney Frank 100%
Robert Franks 25%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 10%
William Frist 5%
Jonas Frost III 95%
Elton Gallegly 15%
John Ganske 5%
Sam Gejdenson 100%
George Gekas 10%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Jim Gibbons 20%
Wayne Gilchrest 35%
Paul Gillmor 5%
Benjamin Gilman 45%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 30%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
William Goodling 5%
Bart Gordon 90%
Slade Gorton 0%
Porter Goss 5%
Daniel Graham 85%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 15%
William Phillip Gramm 0%
Rodney Grams 0%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 5%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 95%
James Greenwood 25%
Judd Gregg 5%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 90%
Gilbert Gutknecht 5%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 15%
Tony Hall 75%
James Hansen 5%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 95%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 80%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 5%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 0%
Jesse Helms 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Rick Hill 10%
Van Hilleary 5%
Earl Hilliard, Jr. 100%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 95%
David Lee Hobson 5%
Pete Hoekstra 5%
Thomas Holden 70%
Ernest Hollings 55%
Darlene Hooley 95%
Stephen Horn 20%
John Nathan Hostettler 10%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 30%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 95%
Kenny Hulshof 15%
Duncan Hunter 5%
Asa Hutchinson 5%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 5%
Kay Hutchison 0%
Henry Hyde 0%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 5%
Daniel Inouye 80%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 95%
William Jefferson 80%
James Merrill Jeffords 55%
William Lewis Jenkins 5%
Christopher John 50%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 90%
Nancy Johnson 55%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 90%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 5%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
OH Governor John Kasich Republican 0%
Sue Kelly 45%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 95%
Patrick Kennedy 95%
Bob Kerrey 95%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 95%
Dale Kildee 95%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 85%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 10%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Ronald Klink 80%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
Herb Kohl 85%
James Kolbe 15%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Jon Kyl 0%
John LaFalce 85%
Ray LaHood 20%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 90%
Tom Lantos 100%
Stephen Largent 10%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 40%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 95%
Rick Lazio 40%
James Leach 45%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 75%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 90%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 100%
Jerry Lewis 10%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 90%
Ron Lewis 0%
Joe Lieberman 80%
John Linder 0%
William Lipinski 45%
Robert Livingston 0%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 30%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 95%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
Dick Lugar 0%
William Luther 90%
Connie Mack 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 100%
James Maloney 85%
Don Manzullo 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 90%
Matthew Martinez 75%
Frank Mascara 85%
Robert Matsui 95%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 20%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 90%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Bill McCollum 5%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 0%
James McCrery III 5%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 90%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
John McHugh 25%
Scott McInnis 5%
David McIntosh 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 5%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 75%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 95%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 85%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 95%
Jack Metcalf 20%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 10%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 95%
Dan Miller 10%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
David Minge 85%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 95%
John Moakley 65%
Alan Mollohan 70%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 75%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 10%
Constance Morella 65%
Patrick Moynihan 95%
Frank Murkowski 5%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Jack Murtha 75%
Sue Myrick 5%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 0%
Robert William Ney 15%
Don Nickles 0%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 5%
James Nussle 10%
Jim Oberstar 95%
Dave Obey 95%
John Olver 95%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 70%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 5%
Ronald Packard 5%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 95%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 20%
Donald Payne 90%
Edward Pease 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 95%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 15%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
Owen Pickett 55%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Richard Pombo 10%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
John Edward Porter 15%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 5%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 95%
Deborah Pryce 5%
Jack Quinn 30%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 85%
James Ramstad 20%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 90%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 95%
Ralph Regula 20%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 90%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Bob Riley 5%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 100%
Charles Robb 80%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 90%
Ciro Rodriguez 100%
Timothy Roemer 65%
James Rogan 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 5%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 5%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 15%
William Roth, Jr. 15%
Steve Rothman 100%
Marge Roukema 20%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 5%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 95%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
AZ U.S. House 5 Matthew Salmon Republican 5%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 95%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 80%
SC U.S. House 1 Mark Sanford, Jr. Republican 20%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
OH State Senate 28 Thomas Sawyer Democratic 95%
Jim Saxton 25%
Joe Scarborough 10%
CO State Board of Education 4 Robert Schaffer Republican 5%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 85%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 5%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 90%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Christopher Shays 45%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 5%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 10%
E.G. Shuster 10%
Norman Sisisky 65%
Joseph Skeen 10%
Ike Skelton 65%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 25%
Gordon Smith 5%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Nick Smith 20%
Bob Smith 5%
Olympia Snowe 35%
Vic Snyder 85%
Mark Souder 15%
Arlen Specter 45%
Floyd Spence 5%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 100%
Pete Stark 90%
Cliff Stearns 5%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 20%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bob Stump 0%
Bart Stupak 90%
John Sununu 0%
James Talent 5%
John Tanner 60%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
William Tauzin 5%
Charles Taylor 5%
Gene Taylor 30%
Craig Thomas 5%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 95%
Fred Thompson 10%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 5%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 5%
Karen Thurman 100%
Strom Thurmond 0%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 100%
Robert Torricelli 85%
Ed Towns 95%
James Traficant, Jr. 45%
James Turner 65%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 15%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95%
Bruce Vento 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 80%
James Walsh 30%
Zach Wamp 15%
John Warner 20%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Wesley Watkins 5%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 10%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
David Weldon 0%
W. Curtis Weldon 25%
Gerald Weller 15%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Bob Weygand 90%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 5%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 0%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 10%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 20%

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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