Oregon 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
2005 2012 NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
2003 2012 Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon
 

Agriculture and Food

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 2006 AG-PAC
2011 2012 Oregon Farm Bureau
 

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2006 2012 Humane USA- Oregon
2011 N/A Oregon Humane Society
N/A N/A Oregon Humane Society
N/A N/A Oregon Humane Society
 

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2003 N/A Taxpayer Association of Oregon
 

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2012 Associated Oregon Industries
2005 N/A Oregonians for Food and Shelter
2010 2010 Oregon National Federation of Independent Business
 

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon
2001 N/A Gay Rights Information
2011 N/A Racial Equity Report Working Group
1997 N/A Right to Pride
 

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
1999 N/A Oregon Christian Coalition
 

Crime

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 N/A Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance
 

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A American Federation of Teachers-Oregon
2011 2012 Oregon Education Association
N/A 2012 Oregon School Employees Association
 

Employment and Affirmative Action

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Racial Equity Report Working Group
 

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
1999 N/A 1000 Friends Action Fund
2011 2012 Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV)
N/A 2012 Oregon Sierra Club
 

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
1999 N/A Ceasefire Oregon
2010 2012 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
2000 2010 Oregon Gun Owners
2002 N/A Oregon Gun Owners of America
 

Immigration

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A Oregonians for Immigration Reform
 

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A American Federation of Teachers-Oregon
2011 2012 Oregon AFL-CIO
2011 2012 Oregon AFSCME Council 75
N/A 2012 Oregon Nurses Association
N/A 2012 Oregon School Employees Association
2005 2012 SEIU Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union
 

Legislative Branch

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Racial Equity Report Working Group
 

Marriage, Family, and Children

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2012 Oregon Stand for Children
 

Senior Citizens

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens
 

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Racial Equity Report Working Group
 

Women

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2003 N/A Dads Against Discrimination (Fathers Online)
N/A 2008 Oregon NOW Equality PAC