| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House | 4 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House | 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House | 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House | 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House | 53 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 11% |
| CA | State Senate | 18 | Robert Hertzberg | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | Supervisor | 1 | Hilda Solis | 20% | |
| CA | Supervisor | 3 | Sheila Kuehl | 10% | |
| CA | Supervisor | 4 | Dick Monteith | 100% | |
| CA | Supervisor | 5 | Bruce McPherson | 89% | |
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tom Torlakson | Non-partisan | 10% | |
| Richard Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| Deirdre Alpert | 20% | ||||
| Elaine Alquist | 11% | ||||
| Dion Aroner | 10% | ||||
| Roy Ashburn | 100% | ||||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 22% | ||||
| Steve Charles Baldwin | 100% | ||||
| James Battin | 100% | ||||
| Scott Baugh | 100% | ||||
| Debra Bowen | 11% | ||||
| Marilyn Brewer | 100% | ||||
| James Brulte | 100% | ||||
| John Burton | 11% | ||||
| Bill Campbell | 100% | ||||
| Dennis Cardoza | 11% | ||||
| James Cunneen | 89% | ||||
| Denise Ducheny | 11% | ||||
| Martha Escutia | 10% | ||||
| Liz Figueroa | 11% | ||||
| Richard Floyd | 0% | ||||
| Peter Frusetta | 60% | ||||
| Martin Gallegos | 11% | ||||
| Brett Granlund | 100% | ||||
| Sally Havice | 10% | ||||
| Tom Hayden | 20% | ||||
| Ray Haynes, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Mike Honda | 10% | ||||
| George House, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Teresa Hughes | 22% | ||||
| K. Maurice Johannessen | 100% | ||||
| Ross Johnson | 100% | ||||
| Patrick Johnston | 20% | ||||
| Howard Kaloogian | 100% | ||||
| Betty Karnette | 20% | ||||
| Fred Keeley | 10% | ||||
| David Kelley | 100% | ||||
| William Knight | 100% | ||||
| Wally Knox | 10% | ||||
| Lynne Leach | 100% | ||||
| Ted Lempert | 11% | ||||
| Bill Leonard | 100% | ||||
| Robert Leslie | 100% | ||||
| John Lewis | 89% | ||||
| Michael Machado | 14% | ||||
| Bob Margett | 100% | ||||
| Kerry Mazzoni | 11% | ||||
| Carole Migden | 11% | ||||
| William Phillip Morrow | 100% | ||||
| Richard Mountjoy | 100% | ||||
| Kevin Murray | 14% | ||||
| Jack O'Connell | 20% | ||||
| Keith Olberg | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Oller | 100% | ||||
| Deborah Ortiz | 11% | ||||
| Rod Pacheco | 89% | ||||
| Louis Papan | 11% | ||||
| Steve Peace | 20% | ||||
| Don Perata | 11% | ||||
| Richard Polanco | 20% | ||||
| Charles Poochigian | 100% | ||||
| Richard Keith Rainey | 100% | ||||
| George Runner, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Jack Scott | 11% | ||||
| Kevin Shelley | 10% | ||||
| Byron Sher | 20% | ||||
| Virginia Strom-Martin | 10% | ||||
| Bruce Thompson | 100% | ||||
| Helen Thomson | 11% | ||||
| John Vasconcellos | 20% | ||||
| Antonio Villaraigosa | 10% | ||||
| Edward Vincent | 0% | ||||
| Carl Washington | 22% | ||||
| Howard Wayne | 11% | ||||
| Scott Wildman | 10% | ||||
| Cathie Wright | 89% | ||||
| Roderick Wright | 13% |
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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.
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