Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
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.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Bart Gordon | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Judd Gregg | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Charles Hagel | 100% | |||
John Hall | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
David Lee Hobson | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hutchison | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Pete King | 100% | |||
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
Ron Klein | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Joseph Knollenberg | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Jon Kyl | 100% | |||
Ray LaHood | 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% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Dick Lugar | 100% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Melquiades Martinez | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
John McCain III | 100% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
John McHugh | 100% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Melancon, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
Harry Mitchell | 100% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 100% | |||
Dennis Moore | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Murphy | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Jack Murtha | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Ben Nelson | 100% | |||
Barack Obama II | 100% | |||
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |