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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Lieberman | 43% | |||
William Lipinski | 57% | |||
Dick Lugar | 14% | |||
John McHugh | 43% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 72% | |||
Buck McKeon | 0% | |||
Michael McNulty | 86% | |||
Martin Meehan | 57% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 86% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 86% | |||
Gary Miller | 0% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 86% | |||
Sue Myrick | 0% | |||
Ben Nelson | 0% | |||
Robert William Ney | 0% | |||
James Nussle | 0% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
Michael Oxley | 0% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
John Peterson | 0% | |||
Tom Petri | 14% | |||
David Price | 86% | |||
Deborah Pryce | 0% | |||
Jack Quinn | 43% | |||
George Radanovich | 0% | |||
James Ramstad | 14% | |||
Ralph Regula | 29% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 72% | |||
Steve Rothman | 72% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Ed Royce | 0% | |||
Bobby Rush | 72% | |||
Paul Ryan | 0% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
Rick Santorum | 0% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
Jim Saxton | 0% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 0% | |||
Christopher Shays | 14% | |||
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 43% | |||
Mark Souder | 0% | |||
Arlen Specter | 29% | |||
Ted Strickland | 86% | |||
John Sununu | 0% | |||
John Sweeney | 0% | |||
Charles Taylor | 29% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Pat Toomey | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Lieberman | 43% | |||
William Lipinski | 57% | |||
Dick Lugar | 14% | |||
John McHugh | 43% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 72% | |||
Buck McKeon | 0% | |||
Michael McNulty | 86% | |||
Martin Meehan | 57% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 86% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 86% | |||
Gary Miller | 0% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 86% | |||
Sue Myrick | 0% | |||
Ben Nelson | 0% | |||
Robert William Ney | 0% | |||
James Nussle | 0% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
Michael Oxley | 0% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
John Peterson | 0% | |||
Tom Petri | 14% | |||
David Price | 86% | |||
Deborah Pryce | 0% | |||
Jack Quinn | 43% | |||
George Radanovich | 0% | |||
James Ramstad | 14% | |||
Ralph Regula | 29% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 72% | |||
Steve Rothman | 72% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Ed Royce | 0% | |||
Bobby Rush | 72% | |||
Paul Ryan | 0% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
Rick Santorum | 0% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
Jim Saxton | 0% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 0% | |||
Christopher Shays | 14% | |||
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 43% | |||
Mark Souder | 0% | |||
Arlen Specter | 29% | |||
Ted Strickland | 86% | |||
John Sununu | 0% | |||
John Sweeney | 0% | |||
Charles Taylor | 29% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Pat Toomey | 0% |