Rating Group: National Journal
2010 Liberal on Social Policy
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 93% |
| Xavier Becerra | 93% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 93% | |||
| Lois Capps | 93% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 93% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 93% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 93% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
| Sam Farr | 93% | |||
| Bob Filner | 93% | |||
| Barney Frank | 93% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 93% | |||
| Mike Honda | 93% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 93% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 93% |
| John Lewis | 93% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 93% |
| Jim McDermott | 93% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 93% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 93% |
| George Miller | 93% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 93% |
| John Olver | 93% | |||
| David Price | 93% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 93% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 93% |
| Pete Stark | 93% | |||
| John Tierney | 93% | |||
| Ed Towns | 93% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 93% |
| Henry Waxman | 93% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 93% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 89% |
| Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 89% |
| Eliot Engel | 89% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 89% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 89% | |||
| Jane Harman | 89% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 89% |
| Eddie Johnson | 89% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 89% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
| Grace Napolitano | 89% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 88% |
| John Sarbanes | 88% | |||
| Diane Watson | 88% | |||
| Howard Berman | 87% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
| Charlie Rangel | 87% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 87% |
| Niki Tsongas | 87% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 87% |
| Rob Andrews | 86% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 86% |
| Bill Delahunt | 86% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 86% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 86% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 82% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 82% | |||
| John Hall | 82% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Patrick Kennedy | 82% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 82% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 82% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 82% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 82% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 82% |
| Jim Oberstar | 82% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 82% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 82% |
| José Serrano | 82% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 82% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 82% |
| Corrine Brown | 80% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 80% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 80% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 80% |
| John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 79% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 79% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 79% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 77% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 77% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 77% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 77% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 77% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 77% | |
| Dave Obey | 77% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 77% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 77% |
| Mel Watt | 77% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 77% |