Sen. Stevens, Ted (R) AK
Aggregate Rating 50.66%
62%
55%
35%
Senator Ted Stevens (Alaska), one of the biggest RINOs in the U.S. Senate, has a terrible record on gun rights, fiscal policy and immigration. He has a moderate record on right-to-life votes. Despite his notable record, Stevens is best-known for two things:
1. He is the Father of the "Bridge to Nowhere"

2. He is credited with the revelation that "The Internet...is not a big truck."
Senator Stevens' keen insights on Internet technology inspired the following song and video:

Offices held

Office
Party
State
District
Date
U.S. Senator
Republican
 
2002-2008

Elections

Office
State
District
Date
U.S. Senator
 
2002
 
 Stevens, Ted (Inc)
Republican
179,438
 
Democrat
24,133
 
Other
16,608
 
Other
6,724
 
Libertarian
2,354

U.S. Senator (Primary)
 
2002
 
Democrat
18,256
 
Democrat
9,292
 
Libertarian
558
 
Other
2,665
 
Other
1,182
 
Other
360
 
 Stevens, Ted (Inc)
Republican
64,315
 
Republican
7,997


Interest Group Data

Interest Group
Year
Rating
Club For Growth
2007
13.00
Club For Growth
2006
47.00

National Right to Life Commitee
2006
50.00
National Right to Life Commitee
2004
73.00
National Right to Life Commitee
2002
33.00
National Right to Life Commitee
2000
55.00
National Right to Life Commitee
1998
60.00

Americans for Better Imigration
2006
16.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2005
18.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2004
0.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2003
31.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2002
31.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2001
31.00

Gun Owners of America
2008
28.00
Gun Owners of America
2006
100.00
Gun Owners of America
2005
0.00
Gun Owners of America
2004
30.00
Gun Owners of America
2003
29.00
Gun Owners of America
2002
29.00
Gun Owners of America
2000
43.00

National Rifle Association
2008
100.00
National Rifle Association
2002
100.00

NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2007
25.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2006
100.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2005
90.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2004
100.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2003
79.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2001
100.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2000
80.00

Citizens Against Government Waste
2006
63.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2005
63.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2004
56.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2003
56.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2002
56.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2001
68.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2000
74.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
1999
52.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
1998
55.00

Federation for American Immigration Reform
2005
75.00
Federation for American Immigration Reform
2004
0.00

Americans for Immigration Control
2006
25.00
Americans for Immigration Control
1998
0.00
Americans for Immigration Control
1996
45.00

U.S. Border Control
2006
25.00

Brady Campaign Inverse (100 minus rating)
2003
96.00
Brady Campaign Inverse (100 minus rating)
2002
96.00
Brady Campaign Inverse (100 minus rating)
1999
95.00

US English
2007
93.00

English First
2007
100.00

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Ted Stevens' position on the Appropriations Committee. Alaska's junior senator, Republican Lisa Murkowski, now holds a seat on the committee, but “there's a ...

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Pork barrel maestro Ted Stevens, the longest serving senator in US history, saw his conviction for ethics violations dismissed last spring, ...

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Anchorage airport train depot echoes silence
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A quiet emptiness pervades the upstairs terminal in the Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot on Tuesday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. ...
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Last modified by Tea Party Updates on Tue, March 25 2008