OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund

2009-2010 Positions

Prior Rating
Next Rating

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.

Page 4 of 6
results per page:
75 50 25
State Office Name Party Rating
Betsy Markey 70%
Jim Marshall 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
Glenn Nye III 70%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Pete Stark 70%
Harry Teague 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 67%
Scott Murphy 67%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Dan Boren 60%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 60%
Joseph Cao 60%
Parker Griffith, Jr. 60%
Walt Minnick 60%
Tom Perriello 60%
Todd Platts 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Robert Byrd 56%
Kay Hutchison 56%
Dick Lugar 56%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 56%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Pete King 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
George LeMieux 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
John McHugh 50%
Candice Miller 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Donald Young 50%
Melquiades Martinez 43%
Steve Austria 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Charlie Dent 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
Tim Johnson 40%
Mark Kirk 40%
Steve LaTourette 40%
Chris Lee 40%
Buck McKeon 40%
Tim Murphy 40%
Tom Petri 40%
Denny Rehberg 40%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 40%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 40%
Bill Young 40%
Lamar Alexander 33%
Thad Cochran 33%
Robert Corker 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Mike Johanns 33%
John McCain III 33%
George Voinovich 33%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 30%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 30%
Bobby Bright 30%
Henry Brown, Jr. 30%
Ginny Brown-Waite 30%
Dave Camp 30%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 30%
Ander Crenshaw 30%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 30%
Jim Gerlach 30%
Thaddeus McCotter 30%
Erik Paulsen 30%
Adam Putnam 30%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 30%
John Shimkus 30%
Lee Terry 30%
Pat Tiberi 30%
Greg Walden 30%
Ed Whitfield 30%
Frank Wolf 30%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 29%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 22%
Bob Bennett 22%
Kit Bond 22%
Richard Burr 22%
Saxby Chambliss 22%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 22%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 22%
Orrin Hatch 22%
Johnny Isakson 22%
State Office Name Party Rating
Betsy Markey 70%
Jim Marshall 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
Glenn Nye III 70%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Pete Stark 70%
Harry Teague 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 67%
Scott Murphy 67%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Dan Boren 60%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 60%
Joseph Cao 60%
Parker Griffith, Jr. 60%
Walt Minnick 60%
Tom Perriello 60%
Todd Platts 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Robert Byrd 56%
Kay Hutchison 56%
Dick Lugar 56%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 56%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Pete King 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
George LeMieux 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
John McHugh 50%
Candice Miller 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Donald Young 50%
Melquiades Martinez 43%
Steve Austria 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Charlie Dent 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
Tim Johnson 40%
Mark Kirk 40%
Steve LaTourette 40%
Chris Lee 40%
Buck McKeon 40%
Tim Murphy 40%
Tom Petri 40%
Denny Rehberg 40%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 40%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 40%
Bill Young 40%
Lamar Alexander 33%
Thad Cochran 33%
Robert Corker 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Mike Johanns 33%
John McCain III 33%
George Voinovich 33%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 30%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 30%
Bobby Bright 30%
Henry Brown, Jr. 30%
Ginny Brown-Waite 30%
Dave Camp 30%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 30%
Ander Crenshaw 30%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 30%
Jim Gerlach 30%
Thaddeus McCotter 30%
Erik Paulsen 30%
Adam Putnam 30%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 30%
John Shimkus 30%
Lee Terry 30%
Pat Tiberi 30%
Greg Walden 30%
Ed Whitfield 30%
Frank Wolf 30%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 29%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 22%
Bob Bennett 22%
Kit Bond 22%
Richard Burr 22%
Saxby Chambliss 22%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 22%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 22%
Orrin Hatch 22%
Johnny Isakson 22%
Page 4 of 6
arrow_upward