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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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Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Bass | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Castle | 100% | |||
Lincoln Chafee | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
James Davis | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Thomas Davis III | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Peter Deutsch | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Michael Ferguson | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Nancy Johnson | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
Gerald Kleczka | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Frank LoBiondo | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
John McCain III | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Jeff Miller | 100% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
James Ramstad | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
Jim Saxton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 100% | |||
Christopher Shays | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 89% | |||
Brian Baird | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 89% |
Bob Filner | 89% | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | 89% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 89% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 89% | |||
John Kerry | 89% | |||
Dale Kildee | 89% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 89% | |||
Carl Levin | 89% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 89% |
Martin Meehan | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |