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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% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 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% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Roland Burris | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Bob Etheridge | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Carte Goodwin | 100% | |||
Bart Gordon | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
Gene Green | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |