Rating Group: National Journal
2008 Liberal on Economic Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 91% | |||
| Joe Biden, Jr. | 91% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 91% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 91% | |||
| Chris Dodd | 91% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 91% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 91% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 91% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 91% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 89% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 89% | |||
| Hillary Clinton | 88% | |||
| Barack Obama II | 87% | |||
| Neil Abercrombie | 85% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 85% |
| Xavier Becerra | 85% | |||
| Bob Brady | 85% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 85% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 85% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 85% |
| Bill Delahunt | 85% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 85% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 85% |
| Eliot Engel | 85% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Barney Frank | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 85% |
| Raul Grijalva | 85% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 85% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 85% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 85% |
| Mike Honda | 85% | |||
| Darlene Hooley | 85% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 85% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 85% |
| Sandy Levin | 85% | |||
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 85% |
| Michael McNulty | 85% | |||
| Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 85% |
| George Miller | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 85% |
| Grace Napolitano | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 85% |
| Jim Oberstar | 85% | |||
| John Olver | 85% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 85% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 85% |
| David Scott | 85% | |||
| José Serrano | 85% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 85% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 85% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 85% |
| John Tierney | 85% | |||
| Ed Towns | 85% | |||
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 85% |
| Diane Watson | 85% | |||
| Mel Watt | 85% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 81% | |||
| Susan Davis | 81% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 81% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 81% |
| Dale Kildee | 81% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 81% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 81% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 81% |
| Jim McDermott | 81% | |||
| Brad Miller | 81% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 81% | |||
| Dave Obey | 81% | |||
| David Price | 81% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 81% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 81% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 81% |
| Betty Sutton | 81% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 81% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 81% | |||
| Rahm Emanuel | 80% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |