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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.
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.
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Space | 60% | |||
| Arlen Specter | 60% | |||
| Bart Stupak | 60% | |||
| Harry Teague | 60% | |||
| Lee Terry | 60% | |||
| Jon Tester | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 60% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 60% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 60% |
| Niki Tsongas | 60% | |||
| Fred Upton | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 60% |
| Greg Walden | 60% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 60% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 60% |
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 60% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 60% |
| Frank Wolf | 60% | |||
| Donald Young | 60% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 50% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 50% | |||
| Brian Baird | 50% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 50% | |||
| Max Baucus | 50% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 50% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 50% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 50% | |||
| John Boccieri | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| Dan Boren | 50% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 50% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 50% | |||
| Ginny Brown-Waite | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 50% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Carper | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Conaway | 50% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 50% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 50% |
| Mark Critz | 50% | |||
| Geoff Davis | 50% | |||
| Charlie Dent | 50% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 50% | |||
| Charles Djou | 50% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Steve Driehaus | 50% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 50% | |||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 50% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 50% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 50% |
| Barney Frank | 50% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 50% | |||
| Elton Gallegly | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 50% |
| Scott Garrett | 50% | |||
| Jim Gerlach | 50% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 50% | |||
| Kay Granger | 50% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 50% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 50% | |||
| John Hall | 50% | |||
| Debbie Halvorson | 50% | |||
| Phil Hare | 50% | |||
| Jane Harman | 50% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Baron Hill | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |
| Paul Hodes | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 50% |
| Jay Inslee | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 50% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 50% | |||
| Tim Johnson | 50% | |||
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 50% | |||
| Larry Kissell | 50% | |||
| John Kline | 50% | |||
| Steve LaTourette | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 50% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 50% |
| Nita Lowey | 50% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Don Manzullo | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 50% |
| Jim Matheson | 50% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 50% | |||
| John McHugh | 50% | |||
| Michael McMahon | 50% |