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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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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
Jason Altmire | 75% | |||
Rob Andrews | 92% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 83% | |||
John Barrow | 75% | |||
Max Baucus | 83% | |||
Mark Begich | 83% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 83% | |||
Howard Berman | 92% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 75% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 92% | |||
Bruce Braley | 75% | |||
Corrine Brown | 92% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
Lois Capps | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 83% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
Ben Chandler III | 83% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
Thad Cochran | 67% | |||
Kent Conrad | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
Jerry Costello | 58% | |||
Joe Crowley | 92% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
Susan Davis | 92% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 67% | |||
Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 92% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 58% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
Donna Edwards | 92% | |||
Eliot Engel | 67% | |||
Sam Farr | 92% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
Gene Green | 67% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 67% | |||
Kay Hagan | 83% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
Jason Altmire | 75% | |||
Rob Andrews | 92% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 83% | |||
John Barrow | 75% | |||
Max Baucus | 83% | |||
Mark Begich | 83% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 83% | |||
Howard Berman | 92% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 75% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 92% | |||
Bruce Braley | 75% | |||
Corrine Brown | 92% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
Lois Capps | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 83% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
Ben Chandler III | 83% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
Thad Cochran | 67% | |||
Kent Conrad | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
Jerry Costello | 58% | |||
Joe Crowley | 92% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
Susan Davis | 92% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 67% | |||
Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 92% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 58% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
Donna Edwards | 92% | |||
Eliot Engel | 67% | |||
Sam Farr | 92% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
Gene Green | 67% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 67% | |||
Kay Hagan | 83% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% |