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"Senator Stevens' keen insights on Internet technology inspired the following song and video:
2. He is credited with the revelation that "The Internet...is not a big truck."
Offices held
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
Google News
 Globe and Mail | The Moore Report: Make sure you can write “Murkowski” legibly Anchorage Press For 40 years, Ted Stevens fought tooth and nail in Washington, DC to build Alaska into what it is today. Joe Miller will now begin to reverse all that ... Murkowski's loss costs Alaska its Senate seniority Unsteady ground under GOP congressional leaders? Alaska Sen. Begich pressures national Dems to invest in the Senate race |
 Huffington Post (blog) | Get Politics Alerts Huffington Post (blog) ... and Land to Senator Boxer's attention. Cindy's hope was that it could help counter the arguments made by then Republican Senators Ted Stevens and Frank ... |
 Bradenton Herald | Miller's Anti-Earmark Stance The Washington Independent Ted Stevens unabashedly brought home dollars for projects like the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. As The Washington Post reports, for years Alaska's ... Senate upset erases Alaska seniority |
 Town Hall | In Memory of Sen. Ted Stevens: Senator Stevens' support of Arctic research Petroleum News He continued his support as long as he was a senator, and beyond. Thanks to the tenacity of Ted Stevens, there is a functional first phase of a modern ... Stevens to be buried at Arlington Stevens to be buried at Arlington Cemetery Former Sen. Ted Stevens to be buried at Arlington |
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