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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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Rodney Alexander | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Jo Bonner, Jr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Saxby Chambliss | 100% | |||
Jeffrey Chiesa | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
David Jolly | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
John Walsh | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Young | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 90% |
Dave Camp | 90% | |||
Eric Cantor | 90% | |||
Charlie Dent | 90% | |||
Doc Hastings | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 90% |
Kevin McCarthy | 90% | |||
Buck McKeon | 90% | |||
Devin Nunes | 90% | |||
Dave Reichert | 90% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 90% |
Peter Roskam | 90% | |||
John Shimkus | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 90% |
Frank Wolf | 90% | |||
Tom Latham | 88% | |||
Gary Miller | 88% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 87% |
Howard Coble | 87% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 80% | |||
Lou Barletta | 80% | |||
Dan Benishek | 80% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 80% |
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 80% | |||
Susan Brooks | 80% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 80% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 80% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 80% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 80% | |
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 80% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 80% |
Ander Crenshaw | 80% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 80% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 80% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 80% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 80% | |||
Cory Gardner | 80% | |||
Jim Gerlach | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rodney Alexander | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Jo Bonner, Jr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
Saxby Chambliss | 100% | |||
Jeffrey Chiesa | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
David Jolly | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
John Walsh | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Bill Young | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 90% |
Dave Camp | 90% | |||
Eric Cantor | 90% | |||
Charlie Dent | 90% | |||
Doc Hastings | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 90% |
Kevin McCarthy | 90% | |||
Buck McKeon | 90% | |||
Devin Nunes | 90% | |||
Dave Reichert | 90% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 90% |
Peter Roskam | 90% | |||
John Shimkus | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 90% |
Frank Wolf | 90% | |||
Tom Latham | 88% | |||
Gary Miller | 88% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 87% |
Howard Coble | 87% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 80% | |||
Lou Barletta | 80% | |||
Dan Benishek | 80% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 80% |
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 80% | |||
Susan Brooks | 80% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 80% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 80% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 80% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 80% | |
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 80% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 80% |
Ander Crenshaw | 80% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 80% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 80% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 80% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 80% | |||
Cory Gardner | 80% | |||
Jim Gerlach | 80% |