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These come from GovTrack and only pertain to those candidates that have previously been elected at the Federal level.
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Sen. Joseph Biden [D-DE]
Biden, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Delaware since 1973.
Biden is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports Biden's job approval rating at 63% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%.
Biden has a senior role on the following committees: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Chairman), United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Cochairman)
Biden missed 299 of 3638 votes (8%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Poor relative to peers).
Biden sponsored 212 bills since Jan 21, 1997, of which 121 (57%) haven't made it out of committee and 5 were successfully enacted.
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R-KS]
Brownback, a Republican, has been a Senator from Kansas since 1996.
Brownback is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports Brownback's job approval rating at 53% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.
Brownback missed 192 of 3638 votes (5%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Average relative to peers).
Brownback sponsored 266 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 211 (79%) haven't made it out of committee and 3 were successfully enacted.
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY]
Clinton, a Democrat, has been a Senator from New York since 2001.
Clinton is a radical Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports Clinton's job approval rating at 74% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%.
Clinton missed 76 of 2315 votes (3%) since Jan 23, 2001 (Average relative to peers).
Clinton sponsored 333 bills since Jan 22, 2001, of which 287 (86%) haven't made it out of committee and 2 were successfully enacted.
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Dodd, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Connecticut since 1981.
Dodd is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports Dodd's job approval rating at 56% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%.
Dodd has a senior role on the following committees: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Chairman)
Dodd missed 208 of 3634 votes (6%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Average relative to peers).
Dodd sponsored 318 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 258 (81%) haven't made it out of committee and 7 were successfully enacted.
John Edwards
Edwards, a Democrat, was a Senator from North Carolina from 1999 to 2004.
Edwards missed 311 of 2019 votes (15%) since Jan 8, 1999 (Extremely Poor relative to peers).
Edwards sponsored 81 bills since Jan 19, 1999, of which 74 (91%) haven't made it out of committee and 0 were successfully enacted.
Sen. Charles Hagel [R-NE]
Hagel, a Republican, has been a Senator from Nebraska since 1997.
Hagel is a moderate Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports Hagel's job approval rating at 59% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%.
Hagel missed 67 of 3638 votes (2%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Average relative to peers).
Hagel sponsored 124 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 98 (79%) haven't made it out of committee and 4 were successfully enacted.
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Hunter, a Republican, has been a Representative from California since 1981.
Hunter is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Hunter has a senior role on the following committees: House Committee on Armed Services (Ranking Member)
Hunter missed 638 of 6774 votes (9%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Poor relative to peers).
Hunter sponsored 102 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 70 (69%) haven't made it out of committee and 10 were successfully enacted.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Kucinich, a Democrat, has been a Representative from Ohio since 1997.
Kucinich is a radical Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Kucinich missed 301 of 6774 votes (4%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Average relative to peers).
Kucinich sponsored 100 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 91 (91%) haven't made it out of committee and 1 were successfully enacted.
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]
McCain, a Republican, has been a Senator from Arizona since 1987.
McCain is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports McCain's job approval rating at 61% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56
McCain has a senior role on the following committees: Senate Committee on Armed Services (Ranking Member)
McCain missed 522 of 3629 votes (14%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Very Poor relative to peers).
McCain sponsored 402 bills since Jan 21, 1997, of which 262 (65%) haven't made it out of committee and 12 were successfully enacted.
Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]
Obama, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Illinois since 2005.
Obama is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
SurveyUSA reports Obama's job approval rating at 71% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.
Obama missed 107 of 1007 votes (11%) since Jan 6, 2005 (Poor relative to peers).
Obama sponsored 117 bills since Jan 4, 2005, of which 108 (92%) haven't made it out of committee and 1 were successfully enacted.
Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
Paul, a Republican, has been a Representative from Texas since 1997.
Paul is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Paul missed 515 of 6774 votes (8%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Poor relative to peers).
Paul sponsored 342 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 337 (99%) haven't made it out of committee and 0 were successfully enacted.
William Richardson
Richardson, a Democrat, was a Representative from New Mexico from 1983 to 1997.
Richardson missed 13 of 20 votes (65%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Exceedingly Poor relative to peers).
Richardson sponsored 16 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 15 (94%) haven't made it out of committee and 1 were successfully enacted.
Rep. Thomas Tancredo [R-CO]
Tancredo, a Republican, has been a Representative from Colorado since 1999.
Tancredo is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Tancredo missed 402 of 5588 votes (7%) since Jan 6, 1999 (Average relative to peers).
Tancredo sponsored 109 bills since Jan 6, 1999, of which 92 (84%) haven't made it out of committee and 3 were successfully enacted.
Fred Thompson
Thompson, a Republican, was a Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2002.
Thompson missed 23 of 1956 votes (1%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Average relative to peers).
Thompson sponsored 82 bills since Jan 21, 1997, of which 56 (68%) haven't made it out of committee and 4 were successfully enacted.
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