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Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2002 Positions on Conservative Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Daniel Graham 39
Jane Harman 39
Maurice Hinchey 39
Rush Holt, Jr. 39
Darlene Hooley 39
Jay Inslee 39
Timothy Johnson 39
Carolyn Kilpatrick 39
Ron Kind 39
Jim Langevin 39
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 39
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 39
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 39
Michael McNulty 39
George Miller 39
Bill Nelson, Sr. 39
Ciro Rodriguez 39
Pete Visclosky 39
Albert Wynn 39
William Lipinski 38
Evan Bayh 37
Jeff Bingaman 36
John Breaux 36
Lane Evans 36
Steve Israel 36
Tom Lantos 36
Carolyn Maloney 36
Robert Matsui 36
Jim McDermott 36
Loretta Sanchez 36
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 36
Ed Towns 36
John Edwards 35
Dianne Feinstein 35
Debbie Stabenow 35
Thomas Allen 34
Rick Boucher 34
Lois Capps 34
Ben Cardin 34
Elijah Cummings 34
Susan Davis 34
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 34
Mike Doyle, Jr. 34
Anna Eshoo 34
Bob Etheridge 34
Jonas Frost III 34
Charlie Gonzalez 34
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 34
Joseph Hoeffel 34
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 34
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 34
William Jefferson 34
Eddie Johnson 34
Gerald Kleczka 34
Carolyn McCarthy 34
Karen McCarthy 34
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 34
Martin Meehan 34
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 34
Dennis Moore 34
Jim Moran, Jr. 34
Grace Napolitano 34
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 34
Dave Obey 34
David Price 34
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 34
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 34
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 34
Louise Slaughter 34
John Spratt, Jr. 34
Pete Stark 34
John Tierney 34
Mel Watt 34
John Conyers, Jr. 33
Peter DeFazio 33
Bill Delahunt 33
Joe Biden, Jr. 32
Harry Reid 32
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 31
Howard Berman 31
Robert Byrd 31
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 31
Julia Carson 31
Hillary Clinton 31
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 31
Joe Crowley 31
Sam Farr 31
Russ Feingold 31
Luis Gutiérrez 31
Herb Kohl 31
Carl Levin 31
Bob Menendez 31
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 31
Jay Rockefeller IV 31
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 31
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 31
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 31
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 31
Xavier Becerra 29
Earl Blumenauer 29
State Office Name Party Rating
Daniel Graham 39
Jane Harman 39
Maurice Hinchey 39
Rush Holt, Jr. 39
Darlene Hooley 39
Jay Inslee 39
Timothy Johnson 39
Carolyn Kilpatrick 39
Ron Kind 39
Jim Langevin 39
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 39
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 39
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 39
Michael McNulty 39
George Miller 39
Bill Nelson, Sr. 39
Ciro Rodriguez 39
Pete Visclosky 39
Albert Wynn 39
William Lipinski 38
Evan Bayh 37
Jeff Bingaman 36
John Breaux 36
Lane Evans 36
Steve Israel 36
Tom Lantos 36
Carolyn Maloney 36
Robert Matsui 36
Jim McDermott 36
Loretta Sanchez 36
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 36
Ed Towns 36
John Edwards 35
Dianne Feinstein 35
Debbie Stabenow 35
Thomas Allen 34
Rick Boucher 34
Lois Capps 34
Ben Cardin 34
Elijah Cummings 34
Susan Davis 34
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 34
Mike Doyle, Jr. 34
Anna Eshoo 34
Bob Etheridge 34
Jonas Frost III 34
Charlie Gonzalez 34
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 34
Joseph Hoeffel 34
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 34
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 34
William Jefferson 34
Eddie Johnson 34
Gerald Kleczka 34
Carolyn McCarthy 34
Karen McCarthy 34
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 34
Martin Meehan 34
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 34
Dennis Moore 34
Jim Moran, Jr. 34
Grace Napolitano 34
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 34
Dave Obey 34
David Price 34
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 34
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 34
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 34
Louise Slaughter 34
John Spratt, Jr. 34
Pete Stark 34
John Tierney 34
Mel Watt 34
John Conyers, Jr. 33
Peter DeFazio 33
Bill Delahunt 33
Joe Biden, Jr. 32
Harry Reid 32
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 31
Howard Berman 31
Robert Byrd 31
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 31
Julia Carson 31
Hillary Clinton 31
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 31
Joe Crowley 31
Sam Farr 31
Russ Feingold 31
Luis Gutiérrez 31
Herb Kohl 31
Carl Levin 31
Bob Menendez 31
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 31
Jay Rockefeller IV 31
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 31
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 31
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 31
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 31
Xavier Becerra 29
Earl Blumenauer 29
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