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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.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Judd Gregg | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Ron Paul | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 91% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 91% | |||
John Olver | 91% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 89% |
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 89% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 89% |
Peter DeFazio | 88% | |||
John Dingell | 88% | |||
Bob Filner | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 86% | |||
George Miller | 86% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 83% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 83% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 83% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 80% |
Lois Capps | 80% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 80% | |||
John Kerry | 80% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 80% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 78% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |
Nick Rahall II | 78% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 78% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 77% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 75% |