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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 100% |
| Frank Wolf | 100% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 100% |
| Kevin Yoder | 100% | |||
| Bill Young | 100% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 100% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 90% |
| Paul Broun | 90% | |||
| Howard Coble | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 90% |
| Jeff Duncan | 90% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 90% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 90% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 90% |
| Chris Gibson | 90% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 90% |
| Duncan Hunter | 90% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 90% | |||
| Pete King | 90% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 90% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 90% |
| Jim Matheson | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 90% |
| Patrick McHenry | 90% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 90% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 90% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 90% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 90% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 90% |
| Rob Woodall | 90% | |||
| Justin Amash | 88% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 87% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 87% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 80% | |||
| Michael Grimm | 80% | |||
| Mick Mulvaney | 80% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 70% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 70% | |||
| Donald Young | 70% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 66% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 62% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 62% |
| John Barrow | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 60% |
| Frank LoBiondo | 60% | |||
| David McKinley | 60% | |||
| Bill Owens | 60% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 60% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 57% |
| Max Baucus | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 50% |
| Tom Carper | 50% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 50% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 50% |
| Mary Landrieu | 50% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| Mark Udall | 50% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Gerry Connolly | 40% | |||
| Ron Kind | 40% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 37% |
| Jay Inslee | 37% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 37% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 37% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 37% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 33% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 30% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 30% |
| Joe Crowley | 30% | |||
| Susan Davis | 30% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 30% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 30% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 30% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 30% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 30% |
| Dave Loebsack | 30% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 30% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 30% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 30% |
| David Price | 30% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 30% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 30% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 30% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 30% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 30% |
| Patrick Leahy | 28% | |||
| Mark Begich | 25% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 25% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 25% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 25% |
| Al Franken | 25% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 25% |