OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Rating Group: National Journal

2006 Composite Liberal Score

Prior Rating
Next Rating
Issues: Liberal

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 2 of 5
results per page:
75 50 25
State Office Name Party Rating
Melissa Bean 57.8%
Xavier Becerra 95%
Bob Bennett 36%
Howard Berman 85.8%
Marion Berry 60.3%
Joe Biden, Jr. 77.5%
Judy Biggert 44.2%
Jeff Bingaman 85.5%
Rob Bishop 17.3%
Tim Bishop 83.5%
Earl Blumenauer 87%
Roy Blunt 16%
John Boehner 20%
Kit Bond 21.5%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 18.3%
Mary Bono Mack 39.5%
Dan Boren 49.2%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Rick Boucher 63%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 26.3%
Barbara Boxer 95%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 56.3%
Kevin Brady 22%
Bob Brady 73.2%
Corrine Brown 74.7%
Henry Brown, Jr. 15.3%
Sherrod Brown 71.5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 24.8%
Sam Brownback 29.7%
Jim Bunning 8.2%
Michael Burgess 23.5%
Richard Burr 29.8%
Dan Burton 12.8%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 69.2%
Steve Buyer 13.3%
Robert Byrd 70.5%
Dave Camp 24.5%
John Campbell III 19.5%
Chris Cannon 16.3%
Eric Cantor 17.5%
Lois Capps 87.7%
Mike Capuano 85.5%
Ben Cardin 85.7%
Dennis Cardoza 59.7%
Russ Carnahan 74.3%
Tom Carper 67.2%
Julia Carson 91.3%
Mike Castle 49%
Steve Chabot 33.5%
Saxby Chambliss 11.8%
Ben Chandler III 59.3%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 76.2%
Hillary Clinton 70.2%
Howard Coble 21%
Thomas Coburn 21.2%
Thad Cochran 35.7%
Norm Coleman 46.2%
Mike Conaway 10%
Kent Conrad 65.3%
John Conyers, Jr. 93.2%
Jim Cooper 63.7%
Jerry Costello 67.8%
Larry Craig 18.3%
Robert Cramer 51.7%
Ander Crenshaw 16%
Joe Crowley 74.3%
Barbara Cubin 14.8%
John Culberson 12.8%
Elijah Cummings 82.7%
Artur Davis 60%
Geoff Davis 23.3%
Jo Ann Davis 22%
Lincoln Davis 52.8%
Susan Davis 78.2%
Thomas Davis III 40.5%
Peter DeFazio 76.2%
James DeMint 7.5%
Nathan Deal 12.7%
Bill Delahunt 79.3%
Charlie Dent 46.7%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
Norm Dicks 69.3%
John Dingell 72.8%
Chris Dodd 84%
Elizabeth Dole 19.3%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 24.7%
John Doolittle 10.2%
Byron Dorgan 74.3%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 75.5%
Thelma Drake 20.8%
David Dreier 27%
John Duncan, Jr. 41.8%
Chet Edwards 54.3%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 73.3%
Jo Ann Emerson 37.7%
Eliot Engel 80.7%
Philip English 41.5%
John Ensign 29.2%
Mike Enzi 10.5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Melissa Bean 57.8%
Xavier Becerra 95%
Bob Bennett 36%
Howard Berman 85.8%
Marion Berry 60.3%
Joe Biden, Jr. 77.5%
Judy Biggert 44.2%
Jeff Bingaman 85.5%
Rob Bishop 17.3%
Tim Bishop 83.5%
Earl Blumenauer 87%
Roy Blunt 16%
John Boehner 20%
Kit Bond 21.5%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 18.3%
Mary Bono Mack 39.5%
Dan Boren 49.2%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Rick Boucher 63%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 26.3%
Barbara Boxer 95%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 56.3%
Kevin Brady 22%
Bob Brady 73.2%
Corrine Brown 74.7%
Henry Brown, Jr. 15.3%
Sherrod Brown 71.5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 24.8%
Sam Brownback 29.7%
Jim Bunning 8.2%
Michael Burgess 23.5%
Richard Burr 29.8%
Dan Burton 12.8%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 69.2%
Steve Buyer 13.3%
Robert Byrd 70.5%
Dave Camp 24.5%
John Campbell III 19.5%
Chris Cannon 16.3%
Eric Cantor 17.5%
Lois Capps 87.7%
Mike Capuano 85.5%
Ben Cardin 85.7%
Dennis Cardoza 59.7%
Russ Carnahan 74.3%
Tom Carper 67.2%
Julia Carson 91.3%
Mike Castle 49%
Steve Chabot 33.5%
Saxby Chambliss 11.8%
Ben Chandler III 59.3%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 76.2%
Hillary Clinton 70.2%
Howard Coble 21%
Thomas Coburn 21.2%
Thad Cochran 35.7%
Norm Coleman 46.2%
Mike Conaway 10%
Kent Conrad 65.3%
John Conyers, Jr. 93.2%
Jim Cooper 63.7%
Jerry Costello 67.8%
Larry Craig 18.3%
Robert Cramer 51.7%
Ander Crenshaw 16%
Joe Crowley 74.3%
Barbara Cubin 14.8%
John Culberson 12.8%
Elijah Cummings 82.7%
Artur Davis 60%
Geoff Davis 23.3%
Jo Ann Davis 22%
Lincoln Davis 52.8%
Susan Davis 78.2%
Thomas Davis III 40.5%
Peter DeFazio 76.2%
James DeMint 7.5%
Nathan Deal 12.7%
Bill Delahunt 79.3%
Charlie Dent 46.7%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
Norm Dicks 69.3%
John Dingell 72.8%
Chris Dodd 84%
Elizabeth Dole 19.3%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 24.7%
John Doolittle 10.2%
Byron Dorgan 74.3%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 75.5%
Thelma Drake 20.8%
David Dreier 27%
John Duncan, Jr. 41.8%
Chet Edwards 54.3%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 73.3%
Jo Ann Emerson 37.7%
Eliot Engel 80.7%
Philip English 41.5%
John Ensign 29.2%
Mike Enzi 10.5%
Page 2 of 5
arrow_upward