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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Mark Green | 83% | |||
Richard Keller | 83% | |||
Sue Kelly | 83% | |||
John Linder | 83% | |||
Jim Marshall | 83% | |||
Ben Nelson | 83% | |||
Thomas William Osborne | 83% | |||
Michael Oxley | 83% | |||
Ron Paul | 83% | |||
Steve Pearce | 83% | |||
Collin Peterson | 83% | |||
Deborah Pryce | 83% | |||
Denny Rehberg | 83% | |||
Paul Ryan | 83% | |||
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 83% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 83% |
Craig Thomas | 83% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 83% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 83% | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | 75% | |||
Mary Bono Mack | 75% | |||
Robert Byrd | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 75% |
Robert Cramer | 75% | |||
Mark Foley | 75% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 75% | |||
Katherine Harris | 75% | |||
Doc Hastings | 75% | |||
Kay Hutchison | 75% | |||
Ernest Istook, Jr. | 75% | |||
Tim Johnson | 75% | |||
Joseph Knollenberg | 75% | |||
Jon Kyl | 75% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 75% | |||
Jim Matheson | 75% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 75% | |||
Robert William Ney | 75% | |||
Jon Porter, Sr. | 75% | |||
Jim Saxton | 75% | |||
John Schwarz | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 75% |
John Tanner | 75% | |||
Lee Terry | 75% | |||
William Thomas | 75% | |||
Gerald Weller | 75% | |||
Bill Young | 75% | |||
Judy Biggert | 67% | |||
Dan Boren | 67% | |||
Mike Castle | 67% | |||
Ben Chandler III | 67% |