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1997 Congressional Scorecard
Illinois
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U.S. Senate

Senator                %  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19     
MOSELEY-BRAUN (D)      68 +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  -  +  -  +  -  -  +  - 
DURBIN (D)*            84 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA - 
 
Click on numbered votes for a description
Key: +  Acted in the public interest
     -  Acted against the public interest
     A  Absent
     NA Not eligible to vote
     *  In U.S. House at time - see below for votes

U.S. House of Representatives

D. Representative         %  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19     
*  DURBIN (D-IL)          84 +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  -  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  + 
1  RUSH (D)               79 +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  -  +  -  +  +  -  +  + 
2  JACKSON (D)            70 NA NA NA NA +  +  +  NA +  +  +  -  +  -  NA NA -  NA NA
3  LIPINSKI (D)           68 +  A  +  +  +  -  +  +  +  +  +  -  -  -  +  +  -  +  + 
4  GUTIERREZ (D)          89 +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  +  +  -  +  + 
5  BLAGOJEVICH (D)        NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
6  HYDE (R)               16 -  -  -  -  -  A  -  -  +  +  +  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
7  DAVIS, D. (D)          NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
8  CRANE (R)              5  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  A  +  -  -  A  -  A  -  -  A  -  - 
9  YATES (D)              74 +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  ?  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  ? 
10 PORTER (R)             68 +  +  +  +  -  +  -  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  -  -  +  +  - 
11 WELLER (R)             11 -  -  -  -  +  -  -  -  -  -  +  -  -  -  A  -  -  -  - 
12 COSTELLO (D)           84 +  -  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  + 
13 FAWELL (R)             53 -  -  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  +  -  -  +  -  -  -  +  +  - 
14 HASTERT (R)            11 -  -  -  -  +  -  -  -  -  -  +  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
15 EWING (R)              32 -  -  -  +  +  -  -  -  -  -  +  +  -  -  -  -  +  +  - 
16 MANZULLO (R)           26 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  +  +  +  +  +  -  -  -  -  -  - 
17 EVANS (D)              95 +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  + 
18 LAHOOD (R)             32 -  -  -  +  +  -  -  -  -  -  +  +  +  -  -  -  -  +  - 
19 POSHARD (D)            58 -  -  -  -  +  +  +  +  -  +  +  +  +  +  -  -  -  +  + 
20 SHIMKUS (R)            NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
Click on numbered votes for a description
Key: D. District
     +  Acted in the public interest
     -  Acted against the public interest
     A  Absent
     NA Not eligible to vote
     *  Currently a U.S. Senator - in U.S. House during 95-96