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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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Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
Brian Baird | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Howard Berman | 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% | |||
Rick Boucher | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Allen Boyd, Jr. | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 100% |
Ben Chandler III | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jim Cooper | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
James Davis | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Chet Edwards | 100% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Etheridge | 100% | |||
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Tim Holden | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
James Merrill Jeffords | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Matheson | 100% | |||
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% |