Organizational Ratings of Incumbents

The ratings are taken from each organization's most current yearly ratings. They give a score from 0 -100, indicating the percentage of time a Legislator votes the organization’s way on selected issues.

Also included is the ranking of state legislators taken by Capitol Weekly, which gives a score from 0 - 100. The higher the number, the more liberal the legislator is rated, the lower the number, the more conservative the legislator is rated.

Members of Congress and the State Legislature elected in 2008 & 2010 are not yet included in the latest organizational ratings.

STATE LEGISLATORS

Capitol Weekly	CW
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO	AFL/CIO
National Organization for Women	NOW
Planned Parenthood	PP
League of Conservation Voters	LCV
Equality California (gay rights advocates)	EQCA
Capitol Resource Family Impact (pro-family social issues)	CRFI
California Chamber of Commerce	CCC
Gun Owners of California	GOC
California Manufacturers and Technology Assn.	CMTA

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Americans for Democratic Action	ADA
American Civil Liberties Uniion	ACLU
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees	AFS
League of Conservation Voters	LCV
United States Chamber of Commerce	COC
American Conservative Union	ACU
Club for Growth	CFG
Family Research Council	FRC

VOTER REGISTRATION

Voter registration is as of February 10, 2011 and was compiled by the Secretary of State's office.

Ethnic voter registration numbers come from 2010 voter registration lists that have been merged by a computer with an “ethnic dictionary of common last names” indicating the percentage of Spanish-surname and Asian-surname registered voters within each district.

There are no surname lists that have been recognized as predictive of persons who are African American.

Jim Hayes and Gary Brown with Political Data, Inc. compiled the ethnic registration data, along with other voter registration data on each district page.

District Maps and vote history numbers were compiled by Meridian Pacific, Inc.