Grading Criteria
Analysis by Grade

Senate Grades

• By Name
• By Grade

Note: Representatives Baca (CA), Barton (TX), Berman (CA), Burton (IN), Campbell (CA), Clay (MO),
Cook (UT), Cooksey (LA), Delahunt (MA), Hastert (IL), Hayworth (AZ), McInnis (CO), Mcintosh (IN),
Roemer (IN), Sanchez (CA), Spence (SC), Smith (WA), Vento (MN) and Weller (IL) were not graded
due to their absence for two or more votes.

House Member	2000 Grade	1999 Grade	1998 Grade	Sanctions Reform	China PNTR	AGOA Conference	WTO Withdrawal	Vietnam NTR	China NTR	Moran Cuba Amdt	Sanford Cuba Amdt
ALABAMA
Sonny Callahan (R-01-AL)	A	B	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Terry Everett (R-02-AL)	C	D	D		++	x	-	-	+	-	+
Bob Riley (R-03-AL)	D	D	D		--	+	+	-	-	-	-
Robert B. Aderholt (R-04-AL)	D	D	D		--	+	-	-	-	+	+
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer (D-05-AL)	A+	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Spencer Bachus (R-06-AL)	B	B	C		++	+	+	-	+	-	-
Earl F. Hilliard (D-07-AL)	C	C	B		--	+	+	+	-	+	+
ALASKA
Don Young (R-AL-AK)	F	D	D		--	x	-	+	-	-	-
ARIZONA
Matt Salmon (R-01-AZ)	A+	A	A+		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ed Pastor (D-02-AZ)	B	B	C		--	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bob Stump (R-03-AZ)	B	B	B		++	+	+	-	+	-	+
John B. Shadegg (R-04-AZ)	C	C	B		++	+	+	-	+	-	-
Jim Kolbe (R-05-AZ)	B	A+	A+		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
J. D. Hayworth (R-06-AZ)	-	C	C		--	+	+	-	-	x	x
ARKANSAS
Marion Berry (D-01-AR)	A	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vic Snyder (D-02-AR)	A+	A	A+		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Asa Hutchinson (R-03-AR)	B	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Jay Dickey (R-04-AR)	A	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
CALIFORNIA
Mike Thompson (D-01-CA)	A	B	-		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wally Herger (R-02-CA)	A+	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Doug Ose (R-03-CA)	A	A+	-		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
John T. Doolittle (R-04-CA)	C	C	D		++	+	-	-	+	-	-
Robert T. Matsui (D-05-CA)	A	B	B		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lynn C. Woolsey (D-06-CA)	C	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
George Miller (D-07-CA)	C	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
Nancy Pelosi (D-08-CA)	C	D	D		--	+	+	+	-	+	+
Barbara Lee (D-09-CA)	C	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-10-CA)	A+	A	A+		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Richard W. Pombo (R-11-CA)	F	D	D		--	+	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Lantos (D-12-CA)	C	-	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
Fortney Pete Stark (D-13-CA)	C	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
Anna G. Eshoo (D-14-CA)	A+	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tom Campbell (R-15-CA)	-	A	A		++	+	x	+	x	x	x
Zoe Lofgren (D-16-CA)	A	A	B		++	+	+	-	+	+	+
Sam Farr (D-17-CA)	B	B	D		--	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gary A. Condit (D-18-CA)	C	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
George Radanovich (R-19-CA)	B	A	C		++	+	+	x	+	+	-
Calvin M. Dooley (D-20-CA)	A+	A+	A		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
William M. Thomas (R-21-CA)	A	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Lois Capps (D-22-CA)	A	B	D		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Elton Gallegly (R-23-CA)	A	B	D		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brad Sherman (D-24-CA)	C	C	D		--	-	+	+	+	+	+
Howard P. McKeon (R-25-CA)	B	A	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Howard L. Berman (D-26-CA)	-	A	C		--	+	+	+	+	x	x
James E. Rogan (R-27-CA)	C	C	B		++	+	+	-	+	-	-
David Dreier (R-28-CA)	B	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Henry A. Waxman (D-29-CA)	A	C	D		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Xavier Becerra (D-30-CA)	A+	A	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matthew G. Martinez (R-31-CA)	B	C	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Julian C. Dixon (D-32-CA)	A	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-33-CA)	C	C	D		--	-	x	+	+	+	+
Grace F. Napolitano (D-34-CA)	B	B	-		--	+	+	+	+	+	+
Maxine Waters (D-35-CA)	C	D	D		--	+	-	+	-	+	+
Steven T. Kuykendall (R-36-CA)	B	A+	-		++	+	x	+	+	-	+
Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37-CA)	B	B	C		--	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stephen Horn (R-38-CA)	C	B	C		--	+	+	+	-	-	+
Edward R. Royce (R-39-CA)	B	B	C		++	+	+	-	+	-	-
Jerry Lewis (R-40-CA)	B	A	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Gary G. Miller (R-41-CA)	B	A+	-		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Joe Baca (D-42-CA)	-	-	-		--	-	+	-	-	x	x
Ken Calvert (R-43-CA)	A	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Mary Bono (R-44-CA)	A	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dana Rohrabacher (R-45-CA)	F	D	D		--	-	-	-	-	-	-
Loretta Sanchez (D-46-CA)	-	C	D		--	+	+	-	-	x	x
Christopher Cox (R-47-CA)	C	C	C		++	+	+	-	-	-	-
Ron Packard (R-48-CA)	B	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Brian P. Bilbray (R-49-CA)	A	-	B		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bob Filner (D-50-CA)	C	C	D		--	-	+	+	+	+	+
Randy Cunningham (R-51-CA)	B	A	D		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Duncan Hunter (R-52-CA)	F	D	F		--	-	-	-	-	-	-
COLORADO
Diana DeGette (D-01-CO)	A	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Udall (D-02-CO)	C	C	-		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
Scott McInnis (R-03-CO)	-	C	B		++	+	+	+	+	x	x
Bob Schaffer (R-04-CO)	D	C	D		++	+	-	-	-	-	-
Joel Hefley (R-05-CO)	D	D	D		--	+	+	-	-	-	+
Thomas G. Tancredo (R-06-CO)	D	C	-		--	+	-	+	-	-	-
CONNECTICUT
John B. Larson (D-01-CT)	B	B	-		--	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sam Gejdenson (D-02-CT)	C	B	D		--	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-03-CT)	C	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	+	+
Christopher Shays (R-04-CT)	A+	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
James H. Maloney (D-05-CT)	C	B	C		--	-	+	+	+	+	+
Nancy L. Johnson (R-06-CT)	A+	A+	A		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
DELAWARE
Michael N. Castle (R-AL-DE)	A	A	B		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
FLORIDA
Joe Scarborough (R-01-FL)	F	D	D		xx	+	-	-	-	-	-
Allen Boyd (D-02-FL)	A	C	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Corrine Brown (D-03-FL)	C	C	C		--	+	+	+	-	+	+
Tillie K. Fowler (R-04-FL)	B	C	D		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Karen L. Thurman (D-05-FL)	A	C	C		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cliff Stearns (R-06-FL)	D	F	D		--	+	+	+	-	-	-
John L. Mica (R-07-FL)	C	D	D		--	+	+	+	+	-	+
Bill McCollum (R-08-FL)	C	B	C		++	+	+	+	x	-	-
Michael Bilirakis (R-09-FL)	D	D	D		--	-	-	+	+	-	-
C. W. Bill Young (R-10-FL)	C	C	C		++	+	+	-	+	-	-
Jim Davis (D-11-FL)	A	A+	A		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Charles T. Canady (R-12-FL)	C	B	D		++	+	+	-	+	-	-
Dan Miller (R-13-FL)	B	C	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Porter J. Goss (R-14-FL)	B	A	C		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Dave Weldon (R-15-FL)	F	B	B		--	+	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Foley (R-16-FL)	B	A	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Carrie P. Meek (D-17-FL)	C	C	C		--	+	+	+	-	+	+
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18-FL)	D	D	D		--	+	+	-	-	-	-
Robert Wexler (D-19-FL)	D	B	C		--	+	+	+	-	-	-
Peter Deutsch (D-20-FL)	C	B	C		--	+	+	+	+	-	-
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-21-FL)	D	D	F		--	+	+	-	-	-	-
E. Clay Shaw (R-22-FL)	B	A+	B		++	+	+	+	+	-	-
Alcee L. Hastings (D-23-FL)	C	D	B		--	x	+	+	-	+	+
GEORGIA
Jack Kingston (R-01-GA)	D	D	D		--	-	+	+	-	-	-
Sanford D. Bishop (D-02-GA)	A	D	D		++	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mac Collins (R-03-GA)	D	D	C		--	+	+	-	-	-	+
Cynthia A. McKinney (D-04-GA)	D	F	D		--	-	-	-	-	+	+
John Lewis (D-05-GA)	C	D	C		--	+	+	-	-	+	+
Johnny Isakson (R-06-GA)	B	B	-		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Bob Barr (R-07-GA)	F	F	D		--	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saxby Chambliss (R-08-GA)	B	B	C		++	+	+	+	+	-	+
Nathan Deal (R-09-GA)	F	D	D		--	-	-	-	-	-	+
Charlie Norwood (R-10-GA)	D	D	D		--	-	-	+	-	-	+
John Linder (R-11-GA)