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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Ellen Corbett | 100% | |||
Bill Monning | 100% | |||
Hannah-Beth Jackson | 99% | |||
Jim Beall, Jr. | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 98% |
Gerald Hill | 98% | |||
Ben Hueso | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 98% |
Carol Liu | 98% | |||
CA | Mayor - At-Large | Darrell Steinberg | No Party Affiliation | 98% |
Martin Block | 97% | |||
Noreen Evans | 97% | |||
Mark Leno | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 97% |
Lois Wolk | 96% | |||
Loni Hancock | 95% | |||
Ed Hernandez | 94% | |||
Leland Yee | 94% | |||
Fran Pavley | 93% | |||
Roderick Wright | 93% | |||
CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 92% | |
Cathleen Galgiani | 92% | |||
CA | State Senate - 31 | Richard Roth | Democratic | 92% |
Ron Calderon | 91% | |||
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | 91% |
CA | Council Member - 9 | Curren Price, Jr. | 91% | |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 86% |
Michael Rubio | 83% | |||
Anthony Cannella | 77% | |||
Bill Emmerson | 65% | |||
Tom Berryhill | 59% | |||
Robert Huff | 55% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Joel Anderson | 54% | |
CA | State Board of Equalization | Ted Gaines | Republican | 54% |
Mark Wyland | 53% | |||
Andy Vidak | 52% | |||
Mimi Walters | 52% | |||
Steve Knight | 51% | |||
Jim Nielsen | 50% | |||
Jean Fuller | 49% |