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Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2003 Positions on Conservative Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Donald Sherwood 80
John Shimkus 85
Bill Shuster 80
Robert Ruhl Simmons 65
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 80
Ike Skelton 45
Louise Slaughter 45
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 45
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 65
Gordon Smith 90
Lamar Smith 85
Nick Smith 85
Olympia Snowe 70
Vic Snyder 40
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 55
Mark Souder 80
Arlen Specter 80
John Spratt, Jr. 35
Debbie Stabenow 30
Pete Stark 55
Cliff Stearns 80
Charles Stenholm 45
Ted Stevens 85
Ted Strickland 45
Bart Stupak 55
John Sullivan 80
John Sununu 85
John Sweeney 65
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 50
James Talent 90
Tom Tancredo 85
John Tanner 50
Ellen Tauscher 35
William Tauzin II 75
Charles Taylor 75
Gene Taylor 45
Lee Terry 90
Craig Thomas 83
William Thomas 75
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 40
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 45
Mac Thornberry 85
Todd Tiahrt 85
Pat Tiberi 80
John Tierney 50
Pat Toomey 90
Ed Towns 35
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 55
James Turner 45
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 75
Mark Udall 40
Tom Udall 50
Fred Upton 75
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 45
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 5
Pete Visclosky 40
David Vitter 80
George Voinovich 75
Greg Walden 80
James Walsh 70
Zach Wamp 80
John Warner 83
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 45
Diane Watson 50
Mel Watt 55
Henry Waxman 45
Anthony Weiner 45
David Weldon 80
W. Curtis Weldon 65
Gerald Weller 80
Robert Wexler 5
Ed Whitfield 75
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 80
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 80
Heather Wilson 75
State Office Name Party Rating
Donald Sherwood 80
John Shimkus 85
Bill Shuster 80
Robert Ruhl Simmons 65
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 80
Ike Skelton 45
Louise Slaughter 45
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 45
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 65
Gordon Smith 90
Lamar Smith 85
Nick Smith 85
Olympia Snowe 70
Vic Snyder 40
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 55
Mark Souder 80
Arlen Specter 80
John Spratt, Jr. 35
Debbie Stabenow 30
Pete Stark 55
Cliff Stearns 80
Charles Stenholm 45
Ted Stevens 85
Ted Strickland 45
Bart Stupak 55
John Sullivan 80
John Sununu 85
John Sweeney 65
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 50
James Talent 90
Tom Tancredo 85
John Tanner 50
Ellen Tauscher 35
William Tauzin II 75
Charles Taylor 75
Gene Taylor 45
Lee Terry 90
Craig Thomas 83
William Thomas 75
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 40
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 45
Mac Thornberry 85
Todd Tiahrt 85
Pat Tiberi 80
John Tierney 50
Pat Toomey 90
Ed Towns 35
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 55
James Turner 45
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 75
Mark Udall 40
Tom Udall 50
Fred Upton 75
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 45
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 5
Pete Visclosky 40
David Vitter 80
George Voinovich 75
Greg Walden 80
James Walsh 70
Zach Wamp 80
John Warner 83
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 45
Diane Watson 50
Mel Watt 55
Henry Waxman 45
Anthony Weiner 45
David Weldon 80
W. Curtis Weldon 65
Gerald Weller 80
Robert Wexler 5
Ed Whitfield 75
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 80
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 80
Heather Wilson 75
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