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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.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arlen Specter | 27% | |||
Floyd Spence, Sr. | 0% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 30% | |||
Pete Stark | 90% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 10% | |||
Charles Stenholm | 30% | |||
Ted Stevens | 18% | |||
Louis Stokes | 80% | |||
Bob Stump | 0% | |||
Bart Stupak | 60% | |||
James Talent | 0% | |||
John Tanner | 20% | |||
William Tauzin II | 0% | |||
Charles Taylor | 0% | |||
Gene Taylor | 10% | |||
Craig Thomas | 9% | |||
William Thomas | 10% | |||
Fred Thompson | 18% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 10% | |||
Karen Thurman | 30% | |||
Strom Thurmond | 9% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 0% | |||
Esteban Edward Torres | 90% | |||
Robert Torricelli | 30% | |||
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
James Traficant, Jr. | 10% | |||
Fred Upton | 40% | |||
Bruce Vento | 80% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
James Walsh | 0% | |||
Zach Wamp | 0% | |||
John Warner | 9% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 0% | |||
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
David Weldon | 0% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 10% | |||
Gerald Weller | 30% | |||
Paul Wellstone | 100% | |||
Rick White | 0% | |||
Ed Whitfield | 20% | |||
Bob Wise, Jr. | 40% | |||
Frank Wolf | 0% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Albert Wynn | 80% | |||
Sidney Yates | 90% | |||
Bill Young | 10% | |||
Donald Young | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arlen Specter | 27% | |||
Floyd Spence, Sr. | 0% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 30% | |||
Pete Stark | 90% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 10% | |||
Charles Stenholm | 30% | |||
Ted Stevens | 18% | |||
Louis Stokes | 80% | |||
Bob Stump | 0% | |||
Bart Stupak | 60% | |||
James Talent | 0% | |||
John Tanner | 20% | |||
William Tauzin II | 0% | |||
Charles Taylor | 0% | |||
Gene Taylor | 10% | |||
Craig Thomas | 9% | |||
William Thomas | 10% | |||
Fred Thompson | 18% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 10% | |||
Karen Thurman | 30% | |||
Strom Thurmond | 9% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 0% | |||
Esteban Edward Torres | 90% | |||
Robert Torricelli | 30% | |||
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
James Traficant, Jr. | 10% | |||
Fred Upton | 40% | |||
Bruce Vento | 80% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
James Walsh | 0% | |||
Zach Wamp | 0% | |||
John Warner | 9% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 0% | |||
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
David Weldon | 0% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 10% | |||
Gerald Weller | 30% | |||
Paul Wellstone | 100% | |||
Rick White | 0% | |||
Ed Whitfield | 20% | |||
Bob Wise, Jr. | 40% | |||
Frank Wolf | 0% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Albert Wynn | 80% | |||
Sidney Yates | 90% | |||
Bill Young | 10% | |||
Donald Young | 0% |