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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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Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Barrett | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Rod Blagojevich | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Richard Bryan | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
William Clay, Sr. | 100% | |||
Eva Clayton | 100% | |||
Joseph Maxwell Cleland | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 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% | |||
Julian Dixon | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Lane Evans | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Harold Ford, Jr. | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Sam Gejdenson | 100% | |||
Richard Andrew Gephardt | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Daniel Graham | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Kerrey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
William Luther | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Dennis Moore | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
Major Owens | 100% | |||
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Charles Robb | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
Thomas Sawyer | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Albert Wynn | 100% | |||
Thomas Allen | 95% | |||
Rob Andrews | 95% | |||
Brian Baird | 95% | |||
Max Baucus | 95% | |||
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 95% | |||
Howard Berman | 95% |