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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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Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
Jason Altmire | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
Brian Baird | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
John Barrow | 100% | |||
Evan Bayh | 100% | |||
Melissa Bean | 100% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Marion Berry | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Leonard Boswell | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
Ben Chandler III | 100% | |||
Donna Christensen | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jim Cooper | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 100% |
Artur Davis | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Lincoln Davis | 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% |
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Brad Ellsworth | 100% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Etheridge | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Bart Gordon | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 100% | |||
Baron Hill | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% |