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Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2009 Positions on Personal Liberties

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State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 52%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 52%
Judy Biggert 51%
Aaron Schock 51%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 50%
Mark Begich 50%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 50%
Bob Bennett 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Bob Casey, Jr. 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
James DeMint 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
John Ensign 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Al Franken 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 50%
Parker Griffith, Jr. 50%
Ted Kaufman 50%
John Kerry 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
John McHugh 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
Walt Minnick 50%
Bill Owens 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Harry Reid 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Tom Udall 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 50%
Jim Webb, Jr. 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
Joseph Cao 48%
Tom Perriello 48%
Kent Conrad 47%
Kay Hutchison 47%
Jim Inhofe 47%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 47%
Paul Kirk, Jr. 47%
Max Baucus 45%
Sam Brownback 45%
Richard Burr 45%
Thomas Coburn 45%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 45%
Mike Enzi 45%
Orrin Hatch 45%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 45%
Herb Kohl 45%
Jon Kyl 45%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 45%
Bob Menendez 45%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 45%
Ben Nelson 45%
Arlen Specter 45%
Jon Tester 45%
Mark Udall 45%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 45%
Mike Johanns 44%
Lincoln Davis 43%
Charlie Dent 43%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 43%
Bart Gordon 43%
Collin Peterson 43%
Dave Reichert 43%
John Tanner 43%
Jim Bunning 42%
Frank Lautenberg 42%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 41%
Jay Rockefeller IV 41%
Evan Bayh 40%
Saxby Chambliss 40%
Baron Hill 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
Jerry Costello 38%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 38%
Ed Perlmutter 38%
John Salazar 38%
Gene Taylor 38%
Jason Altmire 36%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 36%
Steve Driehaus 36%
Brad Ellsworth 36%
State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 52%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 52%
Judy Biggert 51%
Aaron Schock 51%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 50%
Mark Begich 50%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 50%
Bob Bennett 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Bob Casey, Jr. 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
James DeMint 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
John Ensign 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Al Franken 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 50%
Parker Griffith, Jr. 50%
Ted Kaufman 50%
John Kerry 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
John McHugh 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
Walt Minnick 50%
Bill Owens 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Harry Reid 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Tom Udall 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 50%
Jim Webb, Jr. 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
Joseph Cao 48%
Tom Perriello 48%
Kent Conrad 47%
Kay Hutchison 47%
Jim Inhofe 47%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 47%
Paul Kirk, Jr. 47%
Max Baucus 45%
Sam Brownback 45%
Richard Burr 45%
Thomas Coburn 45%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 45%
Mike Enzi 45%
Orrin Hatch 45%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 45%
Herb Kohl 45%
Jon Kyl 45%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 45%
Bob Menendez 45%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 45%
Ben Nelson 45%
Arlen Specter 45%
Jon Tester 45%
Mark Udall 45%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 45%
Mike Johanns 44%
Lincoln Davis 43%
Charlie Dent 43%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 43%
Bart Gordon 43%
Collin Peterson 43%
Dave Reichert 43%
John Tanner 43%
Jim Bunning 42%
Frank Lautenberg 42%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 41%
Jay Rockefeller IV 41%
Evan Bayh 40%
Saxby Chambliss 40%
Baron Hill 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
Jerry Costello 38%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 38%
Ed Perlmutter 38%
John Salazar 38%
Gene Taylor 38%
Jason Altmire 36%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 36%
Steve Driehaus 36%
Brad Ellsworth 36%
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