Rating Group: National Journal
2003 Liberal on Social Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 17% |
| Philip Crane | 17% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 17% | |||
| Katherine Harris | 17% | |||
| Doc Hastings | 17% | |||
| Henry Hyde | 17% | |||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 17% | |||
| Tom Latham | 17% | |||
| Sue Myrick | 17% | |||
| Richard Pombo | 17% | |||
| Adam Putnam | 17% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 17% |
| Cliff Stearns | 17% | |||
| Lee Terry | 17% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 17% |
| Rob Bishop | 16% | |||
| Barbara Cubin | 16% | |||
| Elton Gallegly | 15% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 15% | |||
| Nick Smith | 15% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 15% |
| Joe Barton | 14% | |||
| Henry Bonilla | 14% | |||
| Terry Everett | 14% | |||
| Richard Keller | 14% | |||
| Jack Kingston | 14% | |||
| John Peterson | 14% | |||
| Ginny Brown-Waite | 13% | |||
| Steve Buyer | 13% | |||
| Christopher Cox | 13% | |||
| Mike Rogers | 13% | |||
| Charles Taylor | 13% | |||
| Todd Akin | 5% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 5% | |||
| J. Gresham Barrett | 5% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Henry Brown, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 5% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 23 | Max Burns | R | 5% |
| Eric Cantor | 5% | |||
| Chris Chocola | 5% | |||
| Howard Coble | 5% | |||
| Randall Cunningham | 5% | |||
| Thomas DeLay | 5% | |||
| John Doolittle | 5% | |||
| Trent Franks | 5% | |||
| Paul Gillmor | 5% | |||
| Porter Goss | 5% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 5% |