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Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2005 Positions on Personal Liberties

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State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 53%
Nita Lowey 53%
Carolyn Maloney 53%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 53%
Jim Moran, Jr. 53%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 53%
Collin Peterson 53%
Ed Royce 53%
David Scott 53%
John Shadegg 53%
Gene Taylor 53%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 53%
Marion Berry 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Barbara Cubin 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
David Dreier 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
John Kline 50%
Connie Mack IV 50%
Patrick McHenry 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Albert Wynn 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 47%
Rob Bishop 47%
Henry Brown, Jr. 47%
Ginny Brown-Waite 47%
Dennis Cardoza 47%
Joe Crowley 47%
Artur Davis 47%
Nathan Deal 47%
Rahm Emanuel 47%
Bart Gordon 47%
Pete Hoekstra 47%
James Kolbe 47%
Tom Lantos 47%
Gary Miller 47%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 47%
Marilyn Musgrave 47%
Robert William Ney 47%
Earl Pomeroy 47%
Cathy Rodgers 47%
Steve Rothman 47%
John Salazar 47%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 47%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 47%
Mark Souder 47%
Gerald Weller 47%
Todd Akin 45%
J. Gresham Barrett 45%
Evan Bayh 45%
Bob Beauprez 45%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 45%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 45%
Chris Cannon 45%
Steve Chabot 45%
Ben Chandler III 45%
Chris Chocola 45%
Hillary Clinton 45%
John Culberson 45%
Lincoln Davis 45%
Thomas DeLay 45%
Randy Forbes 45%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 45%
Trent Franks 45%
Phil Gingrey 45%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 45%
Bob Goodlatte 45%
Mark Green 45%
Tim Holden 45%
Kenny Hulshof 45%
Steve Israel 45%
Bobby Jindal 45%
State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 53%
Nita Lowey 53%
Carolyn Maloney 53%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 53%
Jim Moran, Jr. 53%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 53%
Collin Peterson 53%
Ed Royce 53%
David Scott 53%
John Shadegg 53%
Gene Taylor 53%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 53%
Marion Berry 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Barbara Cubin 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
David Dreier 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
John Kline 50%
Connie Mack IV 50%
Patrick McHenry 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Albert Wynn 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 47%
Rob Bishop 47%
Henry Brown, Jr. 47%
Ginny Brown-Waite 47%
Dennis Cardoza 47%
Joe Crowley 47%
Artur Davis 47%
Nathan Deal 47%
Rahm Emanuel 47%
Bart Gordon 47%
Pete Hoekstra 47%
James Kolbe 47%
Tom Lantos 47%
Gary Miller 47%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 47%
Marilyn Musgrave 47%
Robert William Ney 47%
Earl Pomeroy 47%
Cathy Rodgers 47%
Steve Rothman 47%
John Salazar 47%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 47%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 47%
Mark Souder 47%
Gerald Weller 47%
Todd Akin 45%
J. Gresham Barrett 45%
Evan Bayh 45%
Bob Beauprez 45%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 45%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 45%
Chris Cannon 45%
Steve Chabot 45%
Ben Chandler III 45%
Chris Chocola 45%
Hillary Clinton 45%
John Culberson 45%
Lincoln Davis 45%
Thomas DeLay 45%
Randy Forbes 45%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 45%
Trent Franks 45%
Phil Gingrey 45%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 45%
Bob Goodlatte 45%
Mark Green 45%
Tim Holden 45%
Kenny Hulshof 45%
Steve Israel 45%
Bobby Jindal 45%
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