Rating Group: National Journal
1998 Liberal on Social Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Stark | 93% | |||
| John Tierney | 93% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 93% |
| Mel Watt | 93% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 90% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 90% | |||
| George Brown, Jr. | 90% | |||
| William Coyne | 90% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 90% | |||
| Barney Frank | 90% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 90% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 90% |
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 90% | |||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 90% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 89% | |||
| Howard Berman | 89% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 89% |
| Eliot Engel | 88% | |||
| Bob Filner | 88% | |||
| Sam Gejdenson | 88% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 88% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 88% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 87% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Stark | 93% | |||
| John Tierney | 93% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 93% |
| Mel Watt | 93% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 90% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 90% | |||
| George Brown, Jr. | 90% | |||
| William Coyne | 90% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 90% | |||
| Barney Frank | 90% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 90% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 90% |
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 90% | |||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 90% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 89% | |||
| Howard Berman | 89% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 89% |
| Eliot Engel | 88% | |||
| Bob Filner | 88% | |||
| Sam Gejdenson | 88% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 88% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 88% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 87% |