Virginia FREE House of Delegates Ratings  District Delegate Cum. Business Rating 2005 Business Rating Vote %    Steward- ship   Effective- ness 59 Abbitt, Watkins M. 70 76 86% 66 61 42 Albo, David B. 81 75 77% 73 76 89 Alexander, Kenneth 67 66 69% 63 51 44 Amundson, Kristen 65 65 71% 59 55 10 Armstrong, Ward L. 63 70 73% 67 68 18 Athey, Clifford L. 70 74 85% 63 59 95 BaCote, Mamye E. 59 59 62% 55 47 64 Barlow, William K. 66 69 69% 69 60 71 Baskerville, Viola O. 52 56 54% 57 50 58 Bell, Robert B. 73 77 92% 61 58 32 Black, Richard H. 68 60 77% 42 42 48 Brink, Robert H. 56 51 46% 56 51 23 Bryant, L. Preston 82 86 86% 86 77 22 Byron, Kathy J. 78 74 87% 61 63 34 Callahan, Vincent F. 74 78 79% 77 79 5 Carrico, Charles W. 69 71 77% 65 57 24 Cline, Benjamin 65 72 86% 58 54 88 Cole, Mark L 65 64 77% 50 46 78 Cosgrove, John A. 68 68 77% 58 55 75 Councill, J. Paul 75 75 77% 72 60 66 Cox, M. Kirkland 77 75 86% 63 78 41 Dillard, James H. 69 74 75% 73 69 9 Dudley, Allen W. 75 74 86% 62 56 49 Ebbin, Adam P. 54 54 54% 54 48 47 Eisenberg, Albert 54 48 43% 53 43 17 Fralin, Jr., William H. 80 88 100% 76 62 52 Frederick, Jeff 55 52 62% 42 36 91 Gear, Thomas D. 63 66 85% 47 45 8 Griffith, H. Morgan 70 76 86% 66 79 69 Hall, Franklin P. 67 72 77% 67 67 93 Hamilton, Phillip A. 76 82 92% 71 73 55 Hargrove, Frank D. 78 85 93% 77 72 60 Hogan, Clarke N. 71 76 86% 66 67 90 Howell, Algie 64 62 77% 46 37 28 Howell, William J. 75 81 85% 77 83 40 Hugo, Timothy 73 77 92% 62 62 38 Hull, Robert D. 52 58 54% 62 55 16 Hurt, Robert 73 81 85% 77 70 62 Ingram, Riley E. 79 86 92% 80 73 56 Janis, William R. 69 73 92% 54 55 79 Joannou, Johnny S. 52 63 64% 61 61 4 Johnson, Joseph P. 61 69 71% 67 59 70 Jones, Dwight C. 50 61 67% 54 48 76 Jones, S. Chris 79 92 100% 84 78 6 Keister, W.B. 60 65 71% 58 47 1 Kilgore, Terry G. 71 76 79% 73 74 25 Landes, R. Steven 75 79 92% 66 70 100 Lewis, Lynwood 76 76 77% 75 62 31 Lingamfelter, L. Scott 68 68 77% 58 57 15 Louderback, Allen 73 81 92% 70 61 68 Marrs, Bradley P. 66 67 83% 51 51 14 Marshall, Daniel W. 78 84 92% 76 69 13 Marshall, Robert G. 63 64 77% 50 47 33 May, Joe T. 79 82 85% 79 73 84 McDonnell, Robert F. 79 85 100% 69 74 97 McDougle, Ryan T. 67 74 85% 63 57 51 McQuigg, Michele 66 63 69% 56 50 80 Melvin, Kenneth R. 52 60 55% 64 62 74 Miles, Floyd H. 63 64 67% 60 53 87 Miller, Paula 69 69 77% 61 43 46 Moran, Brian J. 63 74 77% 71 71 98 Morgan, Harvey B. 70 70 67% 73 68 27 Nixon, Samuel A. 81 89 100% 78 75 7 Nutter, David A. 70 79 85% 72 62 73 O'Bannon, John 72 78 85% 70 67 94 Oder, G. Glenn 78 85 92% 77 68 54 Orrock, Robert D. 75 82 86% 77 73 50 Parrish, Harry J. 78 89 92% 85 81 37 Petersen, Chapman 67 72 54% 89 54 2 Phillips, Clarence E. 55 78 69% 86 53 36 Plum, Kenneth R. 52 56 53% 59 56 99 Pollard, Albert C. 59 69 77% 61 57 82 Purkey, Harry R. 79 79 93% 65 61 19 Putney, Lacey E. 75 83 92% 74 74 96 Rapp, Melanie L. 70 66 77% 55 48 67 Reese, Gary A. 73 73 77% 69 64 72 Reid, John S. 79 71 83% 59 63 86 Rust, Thomas D. 77 76 77% 75 67 20 Saxman, Christopher B. 70 77 85% 68 62 30 Scott, Ed 81 85 93% 77 64 53 Scott, James M. 62 59 54% 63 58 35 Shannon, Stephen 75 73 71% 75 65 29 Sherwood, Beverly J. 76 77 86% 68 64 12 Shuler, James M. 73 74 79% 68 60 43 Sickles, Mark 68 72 85% 59 49 77 Spruill, Lionell 52 59 62% 56 52 3 Stump, Jackie T. 53 64 64% 63 62 81 Suit, Terrie 79 80 93% 66 67 85 Tata, Robert 77 83 93% 72 68 45 * Van Landingham, Marian 46         57 Van Yahres, Mitchell 48 49 43% 54 47 92 Ward, Jeion 59 61 69% 52 43 83 Wardrup, Leo C. 79 78 92% 63 72 11 Ware, Onzlee 58 65 70% 60 52 65 Ware, R. Lee 74 81 93% 69 68 39 Watts, Vivian E. 59 61 62% 60 55 26 Weatherholtz, Glenn M. 76 84 100% 68 62 21 Welch, John J. 65 76 100% 52 49 61 Wright, Tommy 66 72 86% 58 50 * Del. Marian VanLandingham was unable to participate in the 2005 General Assembly session due to illness. Note:Only 99 members of the House of Delegates are shown due to the resignation of Del. Fenton Bland(HD 63).   Definition of Categories Cumulative Business Rating   Virginia FREE's Cumulative Business Rating indicates the average of each legislator’s Virginia FREE Business Ratings from 1995 through 2005 or, for those taking office after 1995, the average from the legislator’s first year in office through 2005. For several senators, the Cumulative Business Rating includes prior service in the House of Delegates.   Business Rating:    The Virginia FREE Business Rating is the legislator's score based on Virginia FREE evaluations of incumbent performance on important business issues. Each legislator's Business Rating is determined by averaging the results of two tests:   1) Incumbent Voting Records on important business issues    2) The Virginia FREE Stewardship Evaluation of legislators   The Business Rating is on a 100-point scale where 100 is the highest possible rating.   Business Rating Scale   Base - Legislators with a Business Rating of 75 or above; consistent supporters of pro-business views.   Swing - Legislators with a Business Rating of 74-55; frequent supporters of pro-business views. Occasional - Legislators with a Business Rating below 55; occasional supporters of pro-business views.   Voting Records:   Virginia FREE compiles annual voting records of all General Assembly members on important legislation affecting business and industry. This evaluation does not portray a legislator's complete performance on important business issues. Nor does it include all legislation affecting business and industry. Rather, it provides a representative sample of important bills and votes affecting Virginia's business environment. Voting Record scores are combined with Stewardship Evaluations to determine each legislator's Business Rating.   To compile Voting Records, all Virginia FREE members are asked to submit at least five bills from each legislative session affecting their business interests and to indicate whether they favor or oppose each one. Virginia FREE takes no position on legislation and therefore stringently follows the consensus position of its members. Members submit hundreds of bills each year to be considered for use in Voting Records. Bills and votes are then reviewed and selected by the Virginia FREE Evaluations Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.   To be included in Voting Record evaluations, a bill must meet the following criteria:   1) A meaningful vote must be recorded on the bill.   2) The bill must be of substantial concern to a broad base of business interests.   3) There must be a consensus position on the bill among Virginia FREE members & the board of directors.     Stewardship   The Stewardship Evaluation is the result of an annual survey of about 100 Virginia FREE member government affairs professionals to determine, in their informed opinions, the percentage of time each legislator can be counted on to advocate the best interests of business and industry. Stewardship Evaluation ratings are combined with Voting Records to determine a legislator's Business Rating.   To determine Stewardship Evaluations, Virginia FREE member government affairs professionals are asked to complete a confidential, anonymous survey in which they subjectively evaluate legislators on a 10-point scale from 0 - 100. In gauging the level of stewardship displayed by an individual legislator, survey participants are asked to consider the percentage of time each legislator can be counted on to advocate the best interests of business and industry in Virginia. They are asked to take into account each legislator’s commitment to responsible governance that rises above partisanship and serves the long-term economic health and competitiveness of the Commonwealth. Survey participants are asked to also consider each legislator’s willingness to advance measures that: Encourage economic development, business investment, job creation, and the efficient, productive use of government resources Protect Virginia’s tradition of sound financial management and our favorable business environment   Effectiveness   The Effectiveness Rating is the result of an annual survey of Virginia FREE member government affairs professionals to determine, in their informed opinions, how effective each legislator is in accomplishing his or her legislative objectives - without regard to the legislator’s position on business issues.   To determine the Effectiveness Rating, Virginia FREE member government affairs professionals are asked to complete a confidential, anonymous survey in which they rate the level of effectiveness of each legislator on a 10-point scale from 10-100 where 100 represents extremely effective. The results of all survey forms are averaged to determine each legislator’s Effectiveness Rating.