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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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Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
Brian Baird | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Evan Bayh | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Artur Davis | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Tim Holden | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% |