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This page contains group ratings from independent policy groups.
Each group determines their own rating system.
06n-HRC
on Dec 31, 2006
OnTheIssues.org interprets the 2005-2006 HRC scores as follows: - 0% - 20%: opposes gay rights (approx. 207 members)
- 20% - 70%: mixed record on gay rights (approx. 84 members)
- 70%-100%: supports gay rights (approx. 177 members)
About the HRC (from their website, www.hrc.org): The Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of more than 700,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where GLBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
Ever since its founding in 1980, HRC has led the way in promoting fairness for GLBT Americans. HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Headline: by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
(Score: -2)
- Headline 2: by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights
(Score: 0)
- Headline 3: by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
233
Republicans:
226
Independents:
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