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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lantos | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 50% |
| Blanche Lincoln | 50% | |||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 50% | |||
| Dick Lugar | 50% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 50% |
| Melquiades Martinez | 50% | |||
| John McCain III | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| Jim McDermott | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 50% |
| Mike McIntyre | 50% | |||
| Michael McNulty | 50% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 50% | |
| George Miller | 50% | |||
| Brad Miller | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| Jack Murtha | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 50% |
| Grace Napolitano | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Ben Nelson | 50% | |||
| Randy Neugebauer | 50% | |||
| Dave Obey | 50% | |||
| John Olver | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| Ted Poe | 50% | |||
| Earl Pomeroy | 50% | |||
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 50% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 50% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 50% | |||
| Mike Ross | 50% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 50% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| Gordon Smith | 50% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 50% | |||
| Vic Snyder | 50% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 50% | |
| Arlen Specter | 50% | |||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Pete Stark | 50% | |||
| Ted Stevens | 50% | |||
| John Sununu | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 50% |
| John Tanner | 50% | |||
| Gene Taylor | 50% | |||
| Craig Thomas | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 50% | |||
| Tom Udall | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| David Vitter | 50% | |||
| Zach Wamp | 50% |