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Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2003 Positions on Conservative Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Gene Green 45
James Greenwood 65
Judd Gregg 85
Raul Grijalva 55
Luis Gutiérrez 45
Gilbert Gutknecht 80
Charles Hagel 95
Ralph Hall 75
Tom Harkin 5
Jane Harman 50
Katherine Harris 75
Melissa Hart 80
J. Dennis Hastert 63
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5
Doc Hastings 85
Orrin Hatch 90
Robert Hayes 70
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90
Joel Hefley 75
Jeb Hensarling 85
Wally Herger, Jr. 90
Baron Hill 45
Maurice Hinchey 55
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 40
David Lee Hobson 75
Joseph Hoeffel 5
Pete Hoekstra 75
Tim Holden 40
Ernest Hollings 42
Rush Holt, Jr. 45
Mike Honda 45
Darlene Hooley 45
John Hostettler 80
Amory Houghton, Jr. 60
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 45
Kenny Hulshof 80
Duncan Hunter 75
Kay Hutchison 82
Henry Hyde 85
Jim Inhofe 90
Daniel Inouye 6
Jay Inslee 50
Johnny Isakson 85
Steve Israel 40
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 75
Ernest Istook, Jr. 90
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50
Sheila Jackson Lee 50
William Jefferson 35
James Merrill Jeffords 44
William Lewis Jenkins 80
Christopher John 50
Eddie Johnson 45
Nancy Johnson 60
Sam Johnson 90
Tim Johnson 65
Timothy Johnson 35
Walter Jones, Jr. 75
Paul Kanjorski 45
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 45
Richard Keller 90
Sue Kelly 65
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 28
Mark Kennedy 80
Patrick Kennedy 5
John Kerry 0
Dale Kildee 35
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50
Ron Kind 50
Pete King 70
Steve King 85
Jack Kingston 90
Mark Kirk 60
Gerald Kleczka 50
John Kline 85
Joseph Knollenberg 75
Herb Kohl 30
James Kolbe 80
Dennis Kucinich 40
Jon Kyl 82
Ray LaHood 60
Steve LaTourette 65
Nicholas Lampson 45
Mary Landrieu 35
Jim Langevin 30
Tom Lantos 5
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 60
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 60
Tom Latham 75
Frank Lautenberg 30
James Leach 60
Patrick Leahy 32
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 55
Carl Levin 30
Sandy Levin 35
Jerry Lewis 75
John Lewis 50
Ron Lewis 85
Joe Lieberman 7
Blanche Lincoln 35
State Office Name Party Rating
Gene Green 45
James Greenwood 65
Judd Gregg 85
Raul Grijalva 55
Luis Gutiérrez 45
Gilbert Gutknecht 80
Charles Hagel 95
Ralph Hall 75
Tom Harkin 5
Jane Harman 50
Katherine Harris 75
Melissa Hart 80
J. Dennis Hastert 63
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5
Doc Hastings 85
Orrin Hatch 90
Robert Hayes 70
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90
Joel Hefley 75
Jeb Hensarling 85
Wally Herger, Jr. 90
Baron Hill 45
Maurice Hinchey 55
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 40
David Lee Hobson 75
Joseph Hoeffel 5
Pete Hoekstra 75
Tim Holden 40
Ernest Hollings 42
Rush Holt, Jr. 45
Mike Honda 45
Darlene Hooley 45
John Hostettler 80
Amory Houghton, Jr. 60
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 45
Kenny Hulshof 80
Duncan Hunter 75
Kay Hutchison 82
Henry Hyde 85
Jim Inhofe 90
Daniel Inouye 6
Jay Inslee 50
Johnny Isakson 85
Steve Israel 40
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 75
Ernest Istook, Jr. 90
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50
Sheila Jackson Lee 50
William Jefferson 35
James Merrill Jeffords 44
William Lewis Jenkins 80
Christopher John 50
Eddie Johnson 45
Nancy Johnson 60
Sam Johnson 90
Tim Johnson 65
Timothy Johnson 35
Walter Jones, Jr. 75
Paul Kanjorski 45
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 45
Richard Keller 90
Sue Kelly 65
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 28
Mark Kennedy 80
Patrick Kennedy 5
John Kerry 0
Dale Kildee 35
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50
Ron Kind 50
Pete King 70
Steve King 85
Jack Kingston 90
Mark Kirk 60
Gerald Kleczka 50
John Kline 85
Joseph Knollenberg 75
Herb Kohl 30
James Kolbe 80
Dennis Kucinich 40
Jon Kyl 82
Ray LaHood 60
Steve LaTourette 65
Nicholas Lampson 45
Mary Landrieu 35
Jim Langevin 30
Tom Lantos 5
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 60
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 60
Tom Latham 75
Frank Lautenberg 30
James Leach 60
Patrick Leahy 32
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 55
Carl Levin 30
Sandy Levin 35
Jerry Lewis 75
John Lewis 50
Ron Lewis 85
Joe Lieberman 7
Blanche Lincoln 35
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