Rating Group: National Journal
2011 Liberal on Social Policy
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McDermott | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 80% |
| George Miller | 80% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 80% |
| Grace Napolitano | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 80% |
| John Olver | 80% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| Donald Payne | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 80% |
| Charlie Rangel | 80% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 80% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 80% |
| José Serrano | 80% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 80% |
| Pete Stark | 80% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 80% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
| John Tierney | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 80% |
| Ed Towns | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 80% |
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 80% |
| Mel Watt | 80% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 80% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 80% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 80% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 79% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 79% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 79% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 79% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 79% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 77% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 77% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 77% | |||
| David Price | 77% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 77% |
| John Sarbanes | 77% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 77% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McDermott | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 80% |
| George Miller | 80% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 80% |
| Grace Napolitano | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 80% |
| John Olver | 80% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 80% |
| Donald Payne | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 80% |
| Charlie Rangel | 80% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 80% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 80% |
| José Serrano | 80% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 80% |
| Pete Stark | 80% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 80% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 80% |
| John Tierney | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 80% |
| Ed Towns | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 80% |
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 80% |
| Mel Watt | 80% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 80% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 80% |
| Lynn Woolsey | 80% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 79% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 79% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 79% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 79% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 79% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 77% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 77% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 77% | |||
| David Price | 77% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | D | 77% |
| John Sarbanes | 77% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 77% |