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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Roy Blunt | 100% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Richard Burr | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Saxby Chambliss | 100% | |||
Dan Coats | 100% | |||
Thad Cochran | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Corker | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 100% |
Jeff Flake | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 100% |
Johnny Isakson | 100% | |||
Mike Johanns | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
John McCain III | 100% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 100% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rob Portman | 100% | |||
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Thomas Coburn | 0% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 0% |
Mike Enzi | 0% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
Dean Heller | 0% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 0% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 0% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 0% |
Pat Roberts | 0% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 0% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 0% |
Jeff Sessions III | 0% | |||
Richard Shelby | 0% | |||
Pat Toomey | 0% | |||
David Vitter | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Roy Blunt | 100% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Richard Burr | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
Saxby Chambliss | 100% | |||
Dan Coats | 100% | |||
Thad Cochran | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Robert Corker | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 100% |
Jeff Flake | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 100% |
Johnny Isakson | 100% | |||
Mike Johanns | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
John McCain III | 100% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 100% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rob Portman | 100% | |||
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Thomas Coburn | 0% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 0% |
Mike Enzi | 0% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 0% |
Dean Heller | 0% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 0% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 0% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 0% |
Pat Roberts | 0% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 0% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 0% |
Jeff Sessions III | 0% | |||
Richard Shelby | 0% | |||
Pat Toomey | 0% | |||
David Vitter | 0% |