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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% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Ballance, Jr. | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Castle | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
James Davis | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Peter Deutsch | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 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% |
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Peter Fitzgerald | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Gerald Kleczka | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 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% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Denise Majette | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |