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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% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Jeff Bingaman | 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% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Daniel Graham | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Gerald Kleczka | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 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% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Karen McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Ted Strickland | 100% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% |