Rating Group: National Journal
2000 Liberal on Foreign Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Snyder | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 85% |
| Elijah Cummings | 84% | |||
| Martin Meehan | 84% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 84% | |||
| David Edward Bonior | 80% | |||
| Julia Carson | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 80% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 80% |
| Ed Pastor | 80% | |||
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 80% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| Pete Stark | 80% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 80% | |||
| John Tierney | 80% | |||
| Mark Udall | 80% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 79% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Snyder | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 85% |
| Elijah Cummings | 84% | |||
| Martin Meehan | 84% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 84% | |||
| David Edward Bonior | 80% | |||
| Julia Carson | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 80% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 80% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 80% |
| Ed Pastor | 80% | |||
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 80% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 80% |
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| Pete Stark | 80% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 80% | |||
| John Tierney | 80% | |||
| Mark Udall | 80% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 79% |