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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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Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Michael Grimm | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Royce | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 93% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 93% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
Howard Berman | 89% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 85% |
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 78% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 77% | |||
Steve Rothman | 73% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 73% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 68% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Michael Grimm | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
Ed Royce | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 93% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 93% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 90% |
Howard Berman | 89% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 85% |
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 78% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 77% | |||
Steve Rothman | 73% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 73% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 68% |