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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% | |||
Brian Baird | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Rick Boucher | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 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% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Jonas Frost III | 100% | |||
Gene Green | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Robert Matsui | 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% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 91% | |||
Rob Andrews | 91% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 91% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 91% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 91% |
Lois Capps | 91% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 91% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 91% | |||
James Davis | 91% | |||
Peter Deutsch | 91% | |||
Eliot Engel | 91% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 91% | |||
Jane Harman | 91% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 91% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 91% |
Steve Israel | 91% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 91% |
Patrick Kennedy | 91% | |||
Gerald Kleczka | 91% | |||
Tom Lantos | 91% |