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Special Interest Groups

New Jersey Special Interest Groups

Project Vote Smart reports on performance evaluations from all special interest groups who provide them, regardless of issue or bias. If you know of a group that provides ratings not included here, please contact us at ratings@votesmart.org.

Descriptions of organizations are derived from the mission statement or description produced by each organization. Project Vote Smart does not evaluate or edit these descriptions.

State

Issue

Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
1999 N/A Family Planning Advocates of New Jersey
N/A 2005 NARAL Pro-Choice New Jersey
N/A 2012 New Jersey Right to Life
N/A 2011 Planned Parenthood Action Committee of New Jersey
1998 2003 Right to Choose

Abortion and Reproductive

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 New Jersey Right to Life
N/A 2011 Planned Parenthood Action Committee of New Jersey

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2011 New Jersey Outdoor Alliance

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Americans for Prosperity - New Jersey
2011 N/A New Jersey Taxpayers Alliance

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
1995 N/A New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
2011 2011 New Jersey National Federation of Independent Business
N/A 2012 New Jersey Organization for a Better State
N/A 2010 New Jersey Restaurant Association

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey
1997 N/A New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A American Conservative Union (New Jersey State Legislature)
N/A 2009 Republican Liberty Caucus

Crime

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 New Jersey Crime Victims' Law Center

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2011 New Jersey Education Association

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 2012 Environment New Jersey
N/A 2012 New Jersey Chapter Sierra Club
N/A 2011 New Jersey Environmental Federation
2011 N/A New Jersey League of Conservation Voters
N/A 2011 New Jersey Outdoor Alliance

Government Operations

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A New Jersey Public Interest Research Group

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2003 2009 Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs
2010 2012 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund

Health and Health Care

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Health Professionals and Allied Employees
2003 N/A New Jersey Public Health Association

Immigration

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey Chapter
N/A 2012 New Jersey AFL-CIO
N/A 2012 New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey
N/A 2012 New Jersey Citizen Action PAC

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