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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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Rick Santorum | 0 | |||
Jim Saxton | 100 | |||
John Schwarz | 54 | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 29 | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 7 | |||
John Shadegg | 8 | |||
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 25 | |||
Christopher Shays | 87 | |||
Richard Shelby | 0 | |||
Donald Sherwood | 8 | |||
John Shimkus | 0 | |||
Bill Shuster | -4 | |||
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 62 | |||
Gordon Smith | 40 | |||
Lamar Smith | -4 | |||
Olympia Snowe | 70 | |||
Mike Sodrel | 0 | |||
Mark Souder | 0 | |||
Arlen Specter | 20 | |||
Cliff Stearns | 17 | |||
Ted Stevens | -10 | |||
John Sullivan | 0 | |||
John Sununu | 37 | |||
John Sweeney | 25 | |||
James Talent | 0 | |||
Tom Tancredo | 8 | |||
Charles Taylor | 8 | |||
Lee Terry | 0 | |||
Craig Thomas | 10 | |||
William Thomas | 0 | |||
Mac Thornberry | -4 | |||
Todd Tiahrt | -4 | |||
Pat Tiberi | 8 | |||
Fred Upton | 17 | |||
David Vitter | 7 | |||
George Voinovich | 0 | |||
Greg Walden | 12 | |||
James Walsh | 37 | |||
Zach Wamp | 25 | |||
John Warner | 17 | |||
David Weldon | 4 | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 54 | |||
Gerald Weller | 0 | |||
Lynn Westmoreland | 0 | |||
Ed Whitfield | 8 | |||
Heather Wilson | 4 | |||
Frank Wolf | 50 | |||
Bill Young | 12 | |||
Donald Young | -8 | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0 |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 4 |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 0 |
NH | State Senate - 3 | Jeb Bradley | Republican | 83 |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 0 |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 4 |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 8 |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | -4 |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 0 |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 67 |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 0 |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0 |
OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | Republican | 47 |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 8 |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 8 |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 20 |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 0 |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 7 |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 0 |
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 8 |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | -4 |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 0 |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 0 |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 8 |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0 |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 0 |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | -4 |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 0 |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 8 |
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 0 |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 0 |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | -8 |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 92 |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 0 |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 8 |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0 |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 0 |