Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Fred Upton's Conservative Ratings

The most popular and respected ratings of how conservative members of Congress are are the ratings produced by the American Conservative Union. They cover a broad range of issues and are not selected to promote or impugn particular members. The votes selected are (almost) never announced ahead of time, avoiding a source of bias that affects the ratings of many other organizations.

How conservative is the voting record of Congressman Fred Upton of Michigan's 6th district?

YEAR PERCENTAGE
2012 76
2011 64
2010 92
2009 72
2008 44
2007 56
2006 80
2005 80
2004 76
2003 76
2002 92
2001 76
2000 60
1999 68
1998 56
1997 80
1996 85
1995 72
1994 67
1993 67
1992 72
1991 80
1990 71
1989 75
1988 64
1987 70
LIFE 72.99

Upton's highest percentages occurred in 1992 and 2010 when he was being challenged for renomination by conservative State Senator Dale Shugars and conservative former state rep. Jack Hoogendyk, respectively.

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