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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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Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
Brian Baird | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Thomas Daschle | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Peter Deutsch | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
John Edwards | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Etheridge | 100% | |||
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Jonas Frost III | 100% | |||
Richard Andrew Gephardt | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Daniel Graham | 100% | |||
Gene Green | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | 100% | |||
Ernest Hollings | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Gerald Kleczka | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
William Lipinski | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Karen McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
Martin Meehan | 100% |