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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 issue 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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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Roland Burris | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Dick Lugar | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 75% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
Donna Edwards | 75% | |||
Sam Farr | 75% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 75% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 75% | |||
Mike Honda | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 75% |
John Lewis | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 75% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 75% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 75% | |
George Miller | 75% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 75% | |||
Jim Oberstar | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 75% |
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
José Serrano | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 75% |
John Tierney | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 75% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 75% |
Lynn Woolsey | 75% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 50% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 50% |
Max Baucus | 50% | |||
Mark Begich | 50% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
Marion Berry | 50% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 50% | |||
Bob Brady | 50% | |||
Scott Brown | 50% | |||
Robert Byrd | 50% | |||
Lois Capps | 50% | |||
Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 50% | |||
Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
Kent Conrad | 50% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 50% |
Elijah Cummings | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Roland Burris | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Dick Lugar | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 75% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 75% |
Donna Edwards | 75% | |||
Sam Farr | 75% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 75% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 75% | |||
Mike Honda | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 75% |
John Lewis | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 75% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 75% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 75% | |
George Miller | 75% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 75% | |||
Jim Oberstar | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 75% |
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
José Serrano | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 75% |
John Tierney | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 75% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 75% |
Lynn Woolsey | 75% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 50% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 50% |
Max Baucus | 50% | |||
Mark Begich | 50% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 50% |
Marion Berry | 50% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 50% | |||
Bob Brady | 50% | |||
Scott Brown | 50% | |||
Robert Byrd | 50% | |||
Lois Capps | 50% | |||
Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 50% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 50% | |||
Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
Kent Conrad | 50% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 50% |
Elijah Cummings | 50% |