• Genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) were legalized as food in 1992, when the first Bush administration declared genetically engineered (GE) foods to be "substantially equivalent" to traditional foods.

• The current political battle is to label GMO foods as GMO foods, so that consumers can make informed choices. The "Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act" has been introduced in both the House and the Senate.

It takes 218 Congresspersons to pass GMO bills in the House of Representatives. It takes 60 Senators in the Senate (since opponents will filibuster this issue).

The last major Senate amendment (allowing states to require GE labeling) on GMOs had only 26 votes in The Senate. Supporters of GMO labeling need 34 more Senate votes to pass the next bill on this topic.

Why was the Senate vote so lopsided (26-73)? GMOs represent the most "hopeless" of all the causes surveyed, where "hopeless" is defined by the number of votes needed in the Senate to pass the bill. Most causes surveyed require 4 or 5 votes to change the Senate results; this cause requires 34. Why is that?

Well, take a look at another bill on another agricultural topic for some insight: The last major House amendment: reforming the sugar subsidy had 206 votes in The House, and hence never made it to the Senate. Supporters of agricultural reform need 8 more House votes to win the next amendment on sugar subsidies. But the sugar subsidy bill was a very minor reform: if fiddles with crop loan rates, marketing allotments, and tariff quotas. But the question an outsider might ask is, "Why are there crop loan rates, marketing allotments, and tariff quotas for sugar at all?" The answer is that there are enormous agricultural lobbying organizations -- sugar is Big Business -- and they work quietly in the background to maintain subsidies and government control over the market.

The agriculture lobby has fought hard against GMO labeling. They recognize that GMO labels mean that consumers will often prefer non-GMO foods, hurting profits for the GMO-based foods. That is an enormous barrier to overcome: it means taking on the rich and powerful agriculture lobby.

You'll see below the names of everyone running, for whom we can predict their vote on this issue. They are organized alphabetically by State in one of the two lists below!

The PRO list are those running in 2014 who have supported GMOs and Food Labeling.

The CON list are those running in 2014 who have opposed GMOs and Food Labeling.

An interpretation key appears at the bottom.

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Candidate Responses

GMOs and Food Labeling

PRO: (Supporters of GMOs and Food Labeling)

1. AK: Mark Begich (AK Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
2. AK: Lisa Murkowski (AK Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
3. AZ: Raul Grijalva (AZ-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
4. CA: Ami Bera (CA-7 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
5. CA: Barbara Boxer (CA Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
6. CA: Lois Capps (CA-24 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
7. CA: Judy Chu (CA-27 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
8. CA: Anna Eshoo (CA-18 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
9. CA: Sam Farr (CA-20 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
10. CA: Dianne Feinstein (CA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
11. CA: Jared Huffman (CA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
12. CA: Barbara Lee (CA-13 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
13. CA: Zoe Lofgren (CA-19 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
14. CA: Alan Lowenthal (CA-47 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
15. CA: Jerry McNerney (CA-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
16. CA: Grace Napolitano (CA-32 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
17. CA: Adam Schiff (CA-28 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
18. CA: Brad Sherman (CA-30 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
19. CA: Jackie Speier (CA-14 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
20. CA: Mark Takano (CA-41 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
21. CA: Mike Thompson (CA-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
22. CA: Maxine Waters (CA-43 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
23. CO: Michael Bennet (CO Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
24. CO: Jared Polis (CO-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
25. CT: Richard Blumenthal (CT Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
26. CT: Rosa DeLauro (CT-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
27. DE: Tom Carper (DE Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
28. FL: Alan Grayson (FL-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
29. FL: Bill Nelson (FL Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
30. FL: Frederica Wilson (FL-24 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
31. GA: John Lewis (GA-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
32. HI: Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
33. HI: Colleen Hanabusa (HI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
34. HI: Mazie Hirono (HI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
35. HI: Brian Schatz (HI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator Appointee): A likely YES vote
36. IL: Richard Durbin (IL Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
37. IL: Luis Gutierrez (IL-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
38. IL: Bobby Rush (IL-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
39. MA: Ed Markey (MA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
40. MA: Elizabeth Warren (MA Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
41. MD: Donna Edwards (MD-4 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
42. MD: Barbara Mikulski (MD Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
43. ME: Susan Collins (ME Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
44. ME: Chellie Pingree (ME-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
45. MI: Gary Peters (MI Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
46. MI: Debbie Stabenow (MI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
47. MN: Keith Ellison (MN-5 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
48. MT: Jon Tester (MT Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
49. NH: Jeanne Shaheen (NH Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
50. NH: Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
51. NJ: Cory Booker (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
52. NJ: Rush Holt (NJ Senatorial: Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep.): A likely YES vote
53. NM: Martin Heinrich (NM Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely YES vote
54. NV: Harry Reid (NV Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
55. NV: Dina Titus (NV-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
56. NY: Yvette Clarke (NY-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
57. NY: Nita Lowey (NY-17 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
58. NY: Carolyn Maloney (NY-12 House: Democrat/Liberal): A likely YES vote
59. NY: Jerrold Nadler (NY-10 House: Dem./Lib./Working-Families): A likely YES vote
60. NY: Charles Rangel (NY-13 House: Dem./Lib./Working-Families): A likely YES vote
61. NY: Louise Slaughter (NY-25 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
62. OH: Joyce Beatty (OH-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
63. OH: John Boccieri (OH-7 House: Democratic challenger): A likely YES vote
64. OH: Tim Ryan (OH-13 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
65. OR: Earl Blumenauer (OR-3 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
66. OR: Jeff Merkley (OR Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
67. OR: Ron Wyden (OR Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
68. PA: Matt Cartwright (PA-17 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
69. PA: Chaka Fattah (PA-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
70. RI: David Cicilline (RI-1 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
71. RI: James Langevin (RI-2 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
72. RI: Jack Reed (RI Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
73. RI: Sheldon Whitehouse (RI Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator, previously attorney general): A likely YES vote
74. SD: Larry Pressler (SD Senatorial: Independent Challenger): A likely YES vote
75. TN: Steve Cohen (TN-9 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
76. TX: Lloyd Doggett (TX-35 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
77. VA: Gerry Connolly (VA-11 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
78. VI: Donna Christensen (VI-Delegate House: Governor candidate 2014): A likely YES vote
79. VT: Patrick Leahy (VT Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote
80. VT: Peter Welch (VT-At-Large House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
81. WA: Maria Cantwell (WA Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely YES vote
82. WA: Jim McDermott (WA-7 House: Democrat): A likely YES vote
83. WA: Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (WA-5 House: Republican): A likely YES vote
84. WA: Patty Murray (WA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely YES vote

CON: (Opponents of GMOs and Food Labeling)

1. AL: Robert Aderholt (AL-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
2. AL: Mo Brooks (AL-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
3. AL: Michael Rogers (AL-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
4. AL: Jeff Sessions (AL Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
5. AL: Richard Shelby (AL Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
6. AR: Rick Crawford (AR-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
7. AR: Steve Womack (AR-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
8. AZ: Jeff Flake (AZ Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
9. AZ: Trent Franks (AZ-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
10. AZ: Paul Gosar (AZ-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
11. CA: Ken Calvert (CA-42 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
12. CA: Jim Costa (CA-16 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
13. CA: Jeff Denham (CA-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
14. CA: Darrell Issa (CA-49 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
15. CA: Doug LaMalfa (CA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
16. CA: Doris Matsui (CA-6 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
17. CA: Devin Nunes (CA-22 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
18. CA: Doug Ose (CA-3 House: Republican challenger): A likely NO vote
19. CA: Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
20. CA: Ed Royce (CA-39 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
21. CA: David Valadao (CA-21 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
22. CO: Ken Buck (CO Senatorial: Republican Challenger (withdrawn)): A likely NO vote
23. CO: Mike Coffman (CO-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
24. CO: Cory Gardner (CO Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
25. DE: Christine O`Donnell (DE Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
26. FL: Ander Crenshaw (FL-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
27. FL: Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
28. FL: John Mica (FL-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
29. FL: Jeff Miller (FL-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
30. FL: Rich Nugent (FL-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
31. FL: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
32. FL: Steve Southerland (FL-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
33. FL: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
34. GA: Phil Gingrey (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
35. GA: Tom Graves (GA-14 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
36. GA: Johnny Isakson (GA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
37. GA: Jack Kingston (GA Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
38. GA: Tom Price (GA-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
39. GA: Austin Scott (GA-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
40. GA: Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
41. IA: Chuck Grassley (IA Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
42. IA: Steve King (IA-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
43. ID: Michael Crapo (ID Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
44. ID: Jim Risch (ID Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Governor): A likely NO vote
45. ID: Mike Simpson (ID-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
46. IL: Rodney Davis (IL-13 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
47. IL: Bill Enyart (IL-12 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
48. IL: Randy Hultgren (IL-14 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
49. IL: Adam Kinzinger (IL-16 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
50. IL: Dan Lipinski (IL-3 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
51. IL: Bobby Schilling (IL-17 House: Republican challenger 2014): A likely NO vote
52. IL: John Shimkus (IL-15 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
53. IN: Larry Bucshon (IN-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
54. IN: Todd Rokita (IN-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
55. IN: Marlin Stutzman (IN-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
56. IN: Todd Young (IN-9 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
57. KS: Tim Huelskamp (KS-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
58. KS: Lynn Jenkins (KS-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
59. KS: Jerry Moran (KS Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
60. KS: Mike Pompeo (KS-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
61. KS: Pat Roberts (KS Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
62. KS: Todd Tiahrt (KS Senatorial: Republican Senate Challenger): A likely NO vote
63. KS: Kevin Yoder (KS-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
64. KY: Brett Guthrie (KY-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
65. KY: Mitch McConnell (KY Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
66. KY: Hal Rogers (KY-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
67. KY: Ed Whitfield (KY-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
68. LA: Mary Landrieu (LA Senatorial: Democratic Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
69. LA: David Vitter (LA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
70. MD: Andy Harris (MD-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
71. MI: Dan Benishek (MI-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
72. MI: Bill Huizenga (MI-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
73. MI: Candice Miller (MI-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
74. MI: Mike Rogers (MI-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
75. MI: Fred Upton (MI-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
76. MI: Tim Walberg (MI-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
77. MN: John Kline (MN-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
78. MN: Collin Peterson (MN-7 House: Democrat/Farmer/Labor): A likely NO vote
79. MO: Roy Blunt (MO Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
80. MO: Emmanuel Cleaver (MO-5 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
81. MO: Vicky Hartzler (MO-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
82. MO: Billy Long (MO-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
83. MO: Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
84. MS: Alan Nunnelee (MS-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
85. MS: Steven Palazzo (MS-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
86. MS: Roger Wicker (MS Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
87. NC: Richard Burr (NC Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative): A likely NO vote
88. NC: G.K. Butterfield (NC-1 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
89. NC: Renee Ellmers (NC-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
90. NC: Kay Hagan (NC Senatorial: Democratic Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
91. NC: Richard Hudson (NC-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
92. NC: Walter Beaman Jones (NC-3 House: Republican): A solid NO vote
93. NE: Adrian Smith (NE-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
94. NE: Lee Terry (NE-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
95. NH: Scott Brown (NH Senatorial: Previsouly MA Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
96. NJ: Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
97. NJ: Scott Garrett (NJ-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
98. NJ: Frank Pallone (NJ Senatorial: Democratic Challenger): A likely NO vote
99. NM: Steve Pearce (NM-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
100. NV: Mark Amodei (NV-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
101. NV: Joe Heck (NV-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
102. NY: Vito Fossella (NY-11 House: Rep./Cons. challenger): A likely NO vote
103. NY: Richard Hanna (NY-22 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
104. NY: Brian Higgins (NY-26 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
105. NY: Peter King (NY-2 House: Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life): A likely NO vote
106. OH: John Boehner (OH-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
107. OH: Steve Chabot (OH-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
108. OH: Bob Gibbs (OH-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
109. OH: Bill Johnson (OH-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
110. OH: Jim Jordan (OH-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
111. OH: Rob Portman (OH Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
112. OH: Pat Tiberi (OH-12 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
113. OH: Mike Turner (OH-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
114. OK: Tom Cole (OK-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
115. OK: James Inhofe (OK Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
116. OK: James Lankford (OK Senatorial: Republican Senate challenger): A likely NO vote
117. OK: Frank Dean Lucas (OK-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
118. OR: Kurt Schrader (OR-5 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
119. OR: Greg Walden (OR-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
120. PA: Lou Barletta (PA-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
121. PA: Robert Brady (PA-1 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
122. PA: Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
123. PA: Mike Kelly (PA-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
124. PA: Tom Marino (PA-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
125. PA: Patrick Meehan (PA-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
126. PA: Tim Murphy (PA-18 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
127. PA: Joseph Pitts (PA-16 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
128. PA: Bill Shuster (PA-9 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
129. PA: Glenn Thompson (PA-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
130. PA: Pat Toomey (PA Senatorial: Republican Jr Senator): A likely NO vote
131. SC: Jeff Duncan (SC-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
132. SC: Lindsey Graham (SC Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
133. SC: Mick Mulvaney (SC-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
134. SC: Tim Scott (SC Senatorial: Republican Senator-Appointee): A likely NO vote
135. SC: Joe Wilson (SC-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
136. SD: Kristi Noem (SD-AL House: Republican): A likely NO vote
137. TN: Lamar Alexander (TN Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
138. TN: Marsha Blackburn (TN-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
139. TN: Diane Black (TN-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
140. TN: Jimmy Duncan (TN-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
141. TN: Stephen Fincher (TN-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
142. TN: Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
143. TX: Joe Linus Barton (TX-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
144. TX: Kevin Brady (TX-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
145. TX: Michael Burgess (TX-26 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
146. TX: Quico Canseco (TX-23 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
147. TX: John Carter (TX-31 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
148. TX: Mike Conaway (TX-11 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
149. TX: John Cornyn (TX Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
150. TX: John Culberson (TX-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
151. TX: Blake Farenthold (TX-27 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
152. TX: Bill Flores (TX-17 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
153. TX: Louie Gohmert (TX-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
154. TX: Kay Granger (TX-12 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
155. TX: Al Green (TX-9 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
156. TX: Gene Green (TX-29 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
157. TX: Ralph Moody Hall (TX-4 House: Democrat until 2004; now GOP): A likely NO vote
158. TX: Jeb Hensarling (TX-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
159. TX: Sam Johnson (TX-3 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
160. TX: Michael McCaul (TX-10 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
161. TX: Randy Neugebauer (TX-19 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
162. TX: Ted Poe (TX-2 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
163. TX: Pete Sessions (TX-32 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
164. TX: Lamar Smith (TX-21 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
165. TX: Steve Stockman (TX Senatorial: Republican challenger (Lost primary)): A likely NO vote
166. TX: Mac Thornberry (TX-13 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
167. UT: Rob Bishop (UT-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
168. UT: Orrin Hatch (UT Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
169. VA: Eric Cantor (VA-7 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
170. VA: Randy Forbes (VA-4 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
171. VA: Bob Goodlatte (VA-6 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
172. VA: Robert Wittman (VA-1 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
173. WI: Ron Johnson (WI Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
174. WI: Gwen Moore (WI-4 House: Democrat): A likely NO vote
175. WI: Reid Ribble (WI-8 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
176. WI: Paul Ryan (WI-1 House: Republican; ran for V.P.): A likely NO vote
177. WI: James Sensenbrenner (WI-5 House: Republican): A likely NO vote
178. WV: Shelley Moore Capito (WV Senatorial: Republican Challenger): A likely NO vote
179. WY: Michael Enzi (WY Senatorial: Republican Sr Senator): A likely NO vote
180. WY: Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL House: Republican): A likely NO vote

How to interpret this page

• The list above includes candidates for Senate and House seats in 2014.
• All of the above ratings are based on multiple sources of information.
• The sources of information include legislative votes; bill sponsorships; group ratings; campaign websites; campaign debates; and biographical books.
• Each information source is rated as supporting the topic, or opposing the topic.
• The number of opposing sources is subtracted from the number of supporting sources; if the net sum is positive, the candidate counts as "Pro"; if negative, the candidate counts as "Con."
• Click on the candidate's name to see the list of information sources, and whether we rate is as supporting or opposing.
• Click on the date of each information source to see a full excerpt and context.
  
  Key for Pro votes:
• An aboslute YES vote: 5 or more net supporting information sources, indicating consistent and long-standing support
• A solid YES vote: 3 or 4 net supporting information sources, indicating substantive support
• A likely YES vote: 1 or 2 net supporting information sources, indicating some support but not enough for certitude.
• If a candidate has a net zero supporting information sources (or no information sources), that candidate is not listed above at all.
  
  Key for Con votes:
• An absolute NO vote: 5 or more net opposinginformation sources, indicating consistent and long-standing opposition
• A solid NO vote: 3 or 4 net opposing information sources, indicating substantive opposition
• A likely NO vote: 1 or 2 net opposing information sources, indicating some opposition but not enough for certitude.
  
  
  
• The above list is not fully inclusive; many House challengers are not included, but all House incumbents are eligibla.
• All major-party Senate candidates (and incumbents) are eligible; and most Senate challengers are, too.
• Some of the candidates listed above lost in the primary, but are still listed.