The VMFP Government Affairs Committee developed a survey for veteran and family member candidates to complete. They also used an issues questionnaire to determine the candidate's position on VMFP veterans issues. Once completed the Committee used a scorecard system to determine who rates the highest on VMFP issues. The Candidate that emerges with the best score receives VMFP Endorsement.

HOUSE
2008	2006
VETERAN
Boccieri, John	Ankrum, Ted
Brown, Charlie	Avillo, Phil
Durston, Bill	Ballenger, Lee
Gillespie, Bill	Brown, Charlie
Hamilton, Robert	Bruderly, David
Johnson, Daniel	Burghard, Duane
Jones, Bill	Carney, Chris
Lumpkin, Mike	Courage, John
Massa, Eric	Davis, Jack
McGovern, Jay	Dodd, Dan
Morgenthaler, Jill	Duck, Andrew
Murphy, Patrick	Duckworth, Tammy
Peters, Gary	Durston, Bill
Sarvi, Steve	Fawcett, Jay
Sestak, Joe	Gilchrest, Wayne
Walz, Tim	Harris, David
	Hayhurst, Tom
	Laesch, John
	Lucas, Ken
	Massa, Eric
	Morrison, William
	Murphy, Patrick
	Nelson, Jim
	Paine, Herb
	Siferd, Rick
	Sestak, Joe
	Sexton, Richard
	Thompson, Charlie
	Walz, Tim
	Weaver, Mike
	Winter, Bill
MILITARY FAMILY
Braley, Bruce	Braley, Bruce
Callahan, Colleen	Burner, Darcy
Edwards, Donna	Hodes, Paul
Giffords, Gabrielle	Madrid, Patricia
Hall, John	Mahoney, Tim
Hodes, Paul	McNerney, Jerry
Hubler, Rob	Shea-Porter, Carol
Jennings, Christine	Space, Zack
Kissell, Larry	Trauner, Gary
Markey, Betsy	Trupiano, Tony
McCracken, Mark	Wulsin, Victoria
McNerney, Jerry
Nussbaum, Nancy
Pingree, Chellie
Robinson, David
Shea-Porter, Carol
Space, Zack
Tsongas, Niki
VETERAN ADVOCATE
Bright, Bobby	Rodriguez, Ciro
Lampson, Nick	Smith, Chris
Kagen, Steve
Klein, Ron
Perriello, Tom
Trauner, Gary
Wulsin, Victoria
SENATE
2008	2006
VETERAN
Kerry, John	Carter, Jack
LaRocco, Larry	Webb, Jim
Martin, Jim
Noriega, Rick
Tuke, Robert
MILITARY FAMILY
Hagen, Kay	Klobuchar, Amy
Shaheen, Jeanne	Radnofsky, Barbara
Udall, Mark	Whitehouse, Sheldon
VETERAN ADVOCATE
Kleeb, Scott	Rodriquez, Ciro
Merkley, Jeff	Smith, Chris