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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% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Evan Bayh | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Bob Bennett | 100% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 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% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Brownback | 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% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
Lincoln Chafee | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
Norm Coleman | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jim Cooper | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 100% |
Larry Craig | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Artur Davis | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
James Davis | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | Republican | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Domenici, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 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% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
William Frist | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
Judd Gregg | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Charles Hagel | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 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% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% |