| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 25% |
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 0% |
| AR | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Boozman | Republican | 0% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Flake | Republican | 33% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House | 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 17 | Mike Honda | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 24 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 31 | Gary Miller | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 83% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 86% |
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 67% |
| CA | U.S. House | 49 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House | 53 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 100% |
| CO | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Udall | Democratic | 100% |
| CO | U.S. House | 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
| CT | U.S. House | 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 83% |
| DE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
| FL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bill Nelson, Sr. | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House | 1 | Jefferson Miller | Republican | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House | 4 | Ander Crenshaw | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 50% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Adam Putnam | Republican | 0% | |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 63% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 88% |
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 25% | |
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 89% | |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 33% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 83% |
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 33% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| ID | U.S. House | 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 0% |
| ID | Governor | Butch Otter | Republican | 0% | |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 89% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Mark Kirk | Republican | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 67% |
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 86% |
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 89% |
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 25% |
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 67% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Pence | Republican | 0% | |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 33% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 60% | |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 67% |
| KY | U.S. House | 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 63% |
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 0% |
| KY | Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | Ken Lucas | Democratic | 0% | |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 25% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Jr | David Vitter | Republican | 0% |
| MA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 7 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House | 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 80% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 89% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 86% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 25% |
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 71% |
| MI | U.S. House | 8 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 71% |
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 67% |
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| MN | U.S. House | 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 86% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 25% |
| MN | Governor | Mark Dayton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% | |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House | 1 | Lacy Clay, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
| MO | U.S. House | 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 25% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 57% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 80% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 60% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 89% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 89% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 33% |
| NE | U.S. House | 2 | Lee Terry | Republican | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 86% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 89% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 12 | Rush Holt, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Udall | Democratic | 80% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 88% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 33% |
| NY | U.S. House | 3 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 86% |
| NY | U.S. House | 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 86% |
| NY | U.S. House | 14 | Joe Crowley | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 67% |
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 88% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 33% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House | 12 | Pat Tiberi | Republican | 71% |
| OH | Attorney General | Mike DeWine | Republican | 86% | |
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 25% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 71% |
| OR | U.S. House | 2 | Greg Walden | Republican | 0% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Pat Toomey | Republican | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House | 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 71% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Shuster | Republican | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House | 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 33% |
| PA | Commissioner | At-Large | Joseph Hoeffel | 89% | |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | U.S. House | 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | Governor | Linc Chafee | Democratic | 100% | |
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House | 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 67% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 75% |
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 88% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 86% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 67% |
| UT | U.S. House | 4 | Jim Matheson | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 33% |
| VA | U.S. House | 4 | Randy Forbes | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 25% |
| VA | U.S. House | 7 | Eric Cantor | Republican | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 86% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 89% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 88% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 60% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 78% |
| WA | U.S. House | 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 86% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 89% | |
| WI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 33% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
2001-2002 Positions
Issues:
Animals and Wildlife
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.
