Senator Fred Thompson

Performance Evaluations by Special Interest Groups

Issue Area      Year    Percentage   Evaluating Organization      
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Abortion/FamPln 1993-1996   5 Planned Parenthood                           
Abortion/FamPln 1996        0 National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action 
Abortion/FamPln 1996       86 National Right to Life Committee             
Business        1995-1996  90 National Federation of Independent Business  
Business        1996       90 Business-Industry Political Action Committee 
Business        1996      100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce                     
Children        1996       13 Children's Defense Fund                      
Chr.Fam. Issues 1995-1996  92 Christian Coalition                          
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996   0 Human Rights Campaign Fund                   
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996  25 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights        
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996  30 National Association for the Advancement of C
Civil Rts/Lib   1996       11 American Civil Liberties Union               
Conservative    1995-1996  73 Conservative Index                           
Conservative    1996       85 American Conservative Union                  
Consumers       1996       36 Consumer Federation of America               
Contractors     1995      100 Associated Builders & Contractors            
Crime           1995-1996  10 Citizens United for Rehabilition of Errants  
Defense         1996       86 Center for Security Policy                   
Defense/Foreign 1995        0 Campaign for U.N. Reform                     
Defense/Foreign 1995        8 Peace Action                                 
Defense/Foreign 1996        9 Council for a Livable World                  
Economic Policy 1995       80 The Libertarian Party - Economic Freedom     
Economic Policy 1996       82 The Republican Liberty Caucus                
Education       1995-1996   0 American Federation of Teachers              
Education       1995-1996  17 U.S. Student Association                     
Education       1996        6 National Education Association               
Env./consumer   1995-1996  22 U.S. Public Interest Research Group          
Environment     1995-1996  19 League of Conservation Voters                
Environment     1995-1996 100 Fund For Animals                             
Health          1995-1996  33 AIDS Action Council                          
Health          1996       14 American Public Health Association           
Immigration     1996       30 American Immigration Control                 
Immigration     1996       50 Federation for American Immigration Reform-Se
Labor           1995        0 The Teamsters                                
Labor           1995        8 AFL-CIO                                      
Labor           1995       30 Transportation Communications Union          
Labor           1996        0 American Federation of State, County & Munici
Labor           1996        0 United Auto Workers                          
Labor           1996        5 American Federation of Government Employees  
Labor           1996       86 Communications Workers of America            
Liberal         1995-1996   5 National Committee for an Effective Congress 
Liberal         1995-1996  43 Public Citizen's Congress Watch              
Liberal         1996        0 Americans for Democratic Action              
Libertarian     1995       60 The Libertarian Party - Combined Score       
Populist        1995       40 Liberty Lobby                                
Poverty         1996       14 Bread for the World                          
Property        1995-1996  90 League of Private Property Voters            
Seniors         1995-1996   0 National Association of Retired Federal Emplo
Seniors         1995-1996   7 National Committee to Preserve Social Securit
Seniors         1995-1996  94 The 60 Plus Association                      
Seniors         1996       10 National Council of Senior Citizens          
Social Policy   1995       40 The Libertarian Party - Personal Freedom     
Social Policy   1995-1996  17 Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg. (Senate)         
Social Policy   1996       11 Zero Population Growth                       
Social Policy   1996       20 Network                                      
Social Policy   1996       56 The Republican Liberty Caucus                
Taxes/Spending  1995       48 Concord Coalition                            
Taxes/Spending  1995       78 Citizens Against Government Waste            
Taxes/Spending  1995       88 National Taxpayers Union                     
Taxes/Spending  1995-1996  97 National Tax-Limitation Committee            
Tobacco         1995-1996   0 Smokefree Action                             
Women           1995-1996  14 American Association of University Women     
Women           1995-1996  75 Concerned Women for America                  


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