Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill., 8th)
The number ratings on each lawmaker's page are from zero to 100, which is the scale used by most advocacy organizations. Where a letter rating is used, the range is from A to F.
Issue Organization Rating
Abortion
NARAL Pro-Choice America
100
National Right to Life Center
0
Civil Rights
ACLU
83
Human Rights Campaign
80
Ideology
American Conservative Union
16
Americans for Democratic Action
65
Drum Major Institute
B
Family Research Council
5
Children
Children's Defense Fund
70
Environment
League of Conservation Voters
100
Immigration
Numbers USA
B
U.S. Border Control
NR
Public Health
American Public Health Association
100
Senior Citizens
Alliance for Retired Americans
90
Issue Organization Rating
Business and Labor
AFL-CIO
80
National Education Association
A
AFSCME
71
BIPAC
50
Chamber of Commerce
83
Club for Growth
16
National Federation of Independent Business
64
Taxes & Spending
Americans for Tax Reform
25
Citizens Against Government Waste
40
National Taxpayers Union
17
Issue Organization Rating
Defense and Peace
Council for a Livable World
37
Center for Security Policy
50
Friends Committee on National Legislation
50
Peace Action
31
Guns
Gunowners of America
F
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
66
