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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% | |||
Brian Baird | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Sherwood Boehlert | 100% | |||
Rick Boucher | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
Lincoln Chafee | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 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% | |||
Peter Deutsch | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Calvin Dooley | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
John Edwards | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Jonas Frost III | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Daniel Graham | 100% | |||
James Greenwood | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
James Merrill Jeffords | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Nancy Johnson | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 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% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
Karen 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% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |