2002 U.S. Senate Ratings

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FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME STATE PARTY LIFE YOS 2002 2001 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20
Jeff Sessions Alabama R 98 6 90 96 + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + +
Richard Shelby Alabama R 74 24 89 100 + + - + + + + + A + + + + + + + + - + +
Frank Murkowski Alaska R 83 22 100 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Ted Stevens Alaska R 63 32 83 92 + - + + A + + A + - + + + + + - + + + +
Jon Kyl Arizona R 97 16 100 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
John Mccain Arizona R 84 20 78 68 A A + - + - - + + + + + + - + + + + + +
Tim Hutchinson Arkansas R 97 10 95 92 - + + + A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Blanche Lincoln Arkansas D 23 8 40 28 - + + - - + - - + - + - - + - - - - + +
Barbara Boxer California D 2 20 5 0 - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dianne Feinstein California D 12 10 20 12 - + - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + +
Wayne Allard Colorado R 97 12 100 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Ben Campbell Colorado R 54 16 88 92 + + + A + + + + - - A A + + + + + + + +
Christopher Dodd Connecticut D 8 28 5 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + -
Joseph Lieberman Connecticut D 20 14 20 28 - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - - + +
Joseph Biden Delaware D 14 30 10 12 - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + -
Thomas Carper Delaware D 22 2 25 24 - - - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - - + +
Bob Graham Florida D 18 16 20 16 - + - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - - - +
Bill Nelson Florida D 20 2 30 16 - + - - - - - - + - + - - + - - - - + +
Max Cleland Georgia D 16 6 35 36 - - - - - + - - + + + - - + - - - - + +
Zell Miller Georgia D 54 2 47 60 - + - - - + - - + + + + - + - A - - + +
Daniel Akaka Hawaii D 7 26 0 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Daniel Inouye Hawaii D 7 32 0 9 - - - - - - - - A - - - - - - - - - - -
Larry Craig Idaho R 94 22 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A + + + +
Michael Crapo Idaho R 93 10 94 92 + + + + + + + + + + + + A A A + + - + +
Richard Durbin Illinois D 7 20 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Peter Fitzgerald Illinois R 87 4 85 74 + + - + + - - + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Evan Bayh Indiana D 21 4 30 32 - + - - - - - - + + - - - + - - - - + +
Richard Lugar Indiana R 79 26 90 92 + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Charles Grassley Iowa R 83 28 95 92 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Tom Harkin Iowa D 9 28 15 8 - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + -
Sam Brownback Kansas R 97 8 100 96 + + + + + + + + A + + + + + + + + + + +
Pat Roberts Kansas R 88 22 100 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Jim Bunning Kentucky R 96 16 100 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Mitch Mcconnell Kentucky R 90 18 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
John Breaux Louisiana D 46 30 42 48 - + - - - + + - + - - + - - - A + - + +
Mary Landrieu Louisiana D 17 6 35 28 - + - - - + - - + - + - - + - - - - + +
Susan Collins Maine R 57 6 55 64 - - - - + - - + + + + - - + + - + + + +
Olympia Snowe Maine R 52 24 65 60 - - - + + - - + + + + + - + + - + + + +
Barbara Mikulski Maryland D 6 26 0 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul Sarbanes Maryland D 5 32 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Edward Kennedy Massachusetts D 3 32 0 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A
John Kerry Massachusetts D 6 18 20 4 - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - - + +
Carl Levin Michigan D 6 24 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Debbie Stabenow Michigan D 4 2 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Dayton Minnesota D 4 2 11 4 - - - - - - - - + - A A - - - - - - - +
Paul Wellstone Minnesota D 3 12 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I
Thad Cochran Mississippi R 80 30 90 88 + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + +
Trent Lott Mississippi R 93 30 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Christopher Bond Missouri R 82 16 84 88 + + + - + - + + + - + + A + + + + + + +
Jean Carnahan Missouri D 19 2 15 28 - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + +
Max Baucus Montana D 14 28 37 28 - + - A - + - - + - - - - + - - + - + +
Conrad Burns Montana R 91 14 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Chuck Hagel Nebraska R 84 6 95 84 + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + +
Ben Nelson Nebraska D 53 2 55 56 - + - - - + + - + + + + - + - + - - + +
Jon Ensign Nevada R 92 8 85 84 + - + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + + +
Harry Reid Nevada D 20 20 10 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + -
Judd Gregg New Hampshire R 79 18 85 87 + - + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + + +
Bob Smith New Hampshire R 93 18 95 100 + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Jon Corzine New Jersey D 3 2 5 0 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Robert Torricelli New Jersey D 12 20 6 28 - - - - A - - - - A - - - - - - - - + -
Jeff Bingaman New Mexico D 13 20 17 29 - + - - - - - - + - A A - - - - - - - +
Pete Domenici New Mexico R 73 30 88 90 A A A A + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + +
Hillary Clinton New York D 11 2 10 12 - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - + -
Charles Schumer New York D 6 22 10 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + +
John Edwards North Carolina D 15 4 30 16 - + - - - + - - + + - - - - - - - - + +
Jesse Helms North Carolina R 99 30 100 100 A + + + + + + + A + A A + + + + A + + +
Kent Conrad North Dakota D 20 16 10 36 - - - - - + - - - - + - - - - - - - - -
Byron Dorgan North Dakota D 18 16 20 36 - - - - - + - - - - + - - - - - - - + +
Mike Dewine Ohio R 83 16 95 72 + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + +
George Voinovich Ohio R 81 4 90 83 - + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
James Inhofe Oklahoma R 98 16 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Don Nickles Oklahoma R 96 22 100 92 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Gordon Smith Oregon R 76 6 75 76 - + + + - + + + + + + - - + + + + - + +
Ron Wyden Oregon D 10 22 15 8 - + - - - - - - + - - - - + - - - - - -
Rick Santorum Pennsylvania R 87 12 95 100 + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Arlen Specter Pennsylvania R 42 22 50 56 - - - + + - - + + - - - + + + - + - + +
Lincoln Chafee Rhode Island R 47 3 53 44 + - + - + - - + + + - + - - A - + + - +
Jack Reed Rhode Island D 7 12 0 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Fritz Hollings South Carolina D 37 32 15 25 - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - - + -
Strom Thurmond South Carolina R 91 32 90 100 + + + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + + + +
Tom Daschle South Dakota D 14 24 22 8 - - - - - + - - + - A A + - - - - - + -
Tim Johnson South Dakota D 21 16 15 32 - - - - - + - - - - - + - - - - - - + -
Bill Frist Tennessee R 90 8 100 100 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Fred Thompson Tennessee R 86 8 89 84 A A + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + - + +
Phil Gramm Texas R 95 24 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A + + + +
Kay Bailey Hutchison Texas R 94 10 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A + + + +
Robert Bennett Utah R 88 10 100 100 + + A A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Orrin Hatch Utah R 90 26 95 96 + + + A + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + +
James Jeffords Vermont D 26 18 6 29 A A - - - - - - + - - - - - A - - - - -
Pat Leahy Vermont D 6 28 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
George Allen Virginia R 90 4 84 96 + + - + A + + + + - + + + + + + + - + +
John Warner Virginia R 82 24 79 96 - + - + A + - + + - + + + + + + + + + +
Maria Cantwell Washington D 16 2 25 12 - + - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - - + +
Patty Murray Washington D 3 10 10 4 - + - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - -
Robert Byrd West Virginia D 31 32 15 36 + - - - - + - - - - - + - - - - - - - -
John Rockefeller West Virginia D 9 18 15 12 - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + +
Russell Feingold Wisconsin D 10 10 5 20 - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - -
Herb Kohl Wisconsin D 15 14 15 16 - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + +
Mike Enzi Wyoming R 93 6 100 92 + + + + + + + A + + + + + + + + + + + +
Craig Thomas Wyoming R 89 14 100 96 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A + + + +
 
2002 U.S. Senate Vote Descriptions


1. Democratic Stimulus and Spending Bill. HR 622 (Roll Call 13)
The cloture motion would require a vote on an economic stimulus and spending bill introduced by Majority Leader Daschle. The bill would increase spending above the budget by providing $5 billion in assistance to states, allowing for a $300 rebate to taxpa
The bill was defeated (56-39)
ACU opposed this bill

2. Government Discrimination in Farm Regulation. S. 1731 (Roll Call 15)
The amendment would discriminate against large cattle and dairy farms in obtaining environmental quality incentives to construct animal waste treatment facilities. The vote was 44-52, on 6 February 2002. ACU opposed the amendment.
The bill was defeated (44-52)
ACU opposed this bill

3. Re-Regulation of Agriculture. HR 2646 (Roll Call 30)
The bill would reverse many of the free-market Freedom to Farm reforms and authorize $2 billion in direct federal subsidies to milk producers. ACU opposed this bill, which passed 58-40 on 13 February 2002.
The bill was passed (58-40)
ACU opposed this bill

4. State Flexibility to Control Voter Fraud. S. 565 (Roll Call 34)
The amendment would allow state election officials to purge election lists every four years and to clean up voter lists by removing voters who have not voted in two or more consecutive federal elections, unless voters have notified registrars of their int
The bill was defeated (40-55)
ACU supported this bill

5. Federal Pre-emption of Elections. S. 565 (Roll Call 40)
The motion would have the effect of federalizing voting procedures by imposing detailed national voting procedure requirements on states. Although the motion got a 51-44 majority on 8 March 2002, 60 votes are needed on motions to stop debate under Senate
The bill was defeated (51-44)
ACU opposed this bill

6. Reasonable SUV Requirements. S. 517 (Roll Call 48)
The amendment would forbid the national government from setting fuel efficiency standards for pickup trucks or sports utility vehicles at any higher than 20.7 miles per gallon. Excessive MPG requirements have made cars lighter and more dangerous, so ACU s
The bill was passed (56-44)
ACU supported this bill

7. Limitations on Campaign Freedom of Speech. HR 2356 (Roll Call 54)
The bill would limit contributions to national political parties to $2,000 and limit the rights of individuals and groups to participate in the political process in the two months before elections. ACU opposed this unconstitutional interference with free
The bill was passed (60-40)
ACU opposed this bill

8. Timely Judicial Hearings. S. 517 (Roll Call 57)
The resolution called for hearings on judicial nominees within a year after they had been nominated, by May 9, 2002 for those that had been submitted12 months earlier. ACU strongly supported this effort to get action on critical nominations, but it was d
The bill was defeated (47-51)
ACU supported this bill

9. Trade Promotion Authority. HR 3009 (Roll Call 130)
The bill would renew the president's traditional authority to negotiate trade agreements with other countries and extend trade benefits on certain goods to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. ACU supported this bill, which passed 66-30 on 23 May 2002.
The bill was passed (66-30)
ACU supported this bill

10. Caps on Government Spending. HR 4775 (Roll Call 133)
The motion would extend for five years caps on federal spending and establish other procedural controls on federal spending. ACU supported this budget discipline measure, which failed on a 49-49 vote (60 votes were required) on 5 June 2002.
The bill was defeated (49-49)
ACU supported this bill

  
11. International Criminal Court. HR 4775 (Roll Call 139)
The amendment would have prohibited U.S. assistance to, or cooperation with, the International Criminal Court, except to assist or defend U.S. or allied citizens. The ACU supported this defense of American legal sovereignty, which passed 55-40 on 6 June 2
The bill was passed (55-40)
ACU supported this bill

12. Additional AIDS Funding. HR 4775 (Roll Call 141)
The motion would quintuple the amount of funding for AIDS programs in Africa, from an increased level of $100 million to $500 million. ACU opposed this effort, which failed 46-49 on 6 June 2002
The bill was defeated (46-49)
ACU opposed this bill

13. Federalizing Hate Crimes. S. 625 (Roll Call 147)
The motion would broaden the definition of "hate crimes" to include homosexuality and to involve the federal government in prosecutions even if no federal law was broken. ACU opposed this expansion of federal police power. The motion got a 54-43 majorit
The bill was defeated (54-43)
ACU opposed this bill

14. Death Tax Repeal Permanent. HR 8 (Roll Call 151)
The motion would make the repeal of the estate or death tax passed in 2001 permanent. ACU supported this effort, which received a 54-44 vote majority on 12 June 2002, but Senate rules require 60 votes under the Budget Act.
The bill was defeated (54-44)
ACU supported this bill

15. Protection of Innocent Third Parties. S. 2600 (Roll Call 152)
The motion would kill an amendment to limit non-economic, punitive damages against innocent third parties as a result of a terrorist attack. ACU opposed this effort to force blameless businessmen to pay trial lawyers for acts perpetrated by terrorists, bu
The bill was passed (50-46)
ACU opposed this bill

16. Government Payment for Military Abortions. S. 2514 (Roll Call 160)
The amendment would allow military women and dependents of military personnel stationed overseas access to government-provided abortions. ACU opposed this taxpayer funding of abortions, but it was adopted 52-40 on 21 June 2002.
The bill was passed (52-40)
ACU opposed this bill

17. Fair Defense Contracting. S. 2514 (Roll Call 162)
The motion would kill an amendment that would have given government agencies advantages over private firms in competing for government defense contracts. ACU supports a level playing field in government contracting and supported the amendment, which was
The bill was passed (50-49)
ACU supported this bill

18. Limiting Attorney and Non-Economic Payments. S. 812 (Roll Call 197)
The motion would require medical malpractice suits against doctors and medical providers to be filed within two years of the discovery of an injury and limit non-economic awards that drive up medical and insurance costs by limiting punitive damages to twi
The bill was defeated (57-42)
ACU supported this bill

19. Use of Force Against Iraq. S.J.Res. 114 (Roll Call 237)
The resolution authorized the use of force against Iraq in the event of a failure of diplomatic efforts. ACU supported this resolution, which passed 77-23 on 11 November 2002.
The bill was passed (77-23)
ACU supported this bill

20. Union Bargaining On National Security. HR 5005 (Roll Call 247)
The amendment would continue the president's traditional right to exclude collective bargaining among federal employees in the new Department of Homeland Security when he judges that the agency duties are directly or indirectly related to national securit
The bill was passed (73-26)
ACU supported this bill