Rating Group: National Journal
2006 Composite Liberal Score
Issues:
Liberal
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 69.7% | |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 71.3% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 95.5% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 13.2% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 96% | |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 23.3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 54.8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 28% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 19.5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 75.2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 76.5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 21.3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 59.2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 51% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 87% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 87.8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 94.7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 34.7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 90.8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 14.8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 15.7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 73.3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 78.5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 68.5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 66.7% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 88.3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 86.7% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 14.7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 72.2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 85.3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 29.2% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 87.7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 93.2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 72.5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 90.8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 94.2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 91.7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 86.7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 92.3% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 20.8% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 29.2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 93% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 63.2% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 83.2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 81.2% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 27.2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 70.2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50.8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 91.3% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 66.7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 75.7% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 28% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 90.5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 78.5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 91.2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 7.2% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 89.8% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 7.7% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 25% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 79.7% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 32.2% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 52.8% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 9.2% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 16.3% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 95.2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 29.2% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 22.7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 95.5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 15.7% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 45.7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 38.8% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 89.3% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 91.3% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 86.5% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 76.8% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 74.5% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 17% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 83.5% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 11.5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 86% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 85.5% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 82% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 83.5% | |||
| Todd Akin | 9.2% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 28.5% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 18% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 13.8% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 75.2% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 69.3% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 14% | |||
| Brian Baird | 69.3% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 10.8% | |||
| J. Gresham Barrett | 16.8% | |||
| John Barrow | 51.8% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 47.5% | |||
| Joe Barton | 21.7% | |||
| Max Baucus | 66.2% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 69.7% | |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | D | 71.3% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 95.5% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 13.2% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 96% | |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 23.3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 54.8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 28% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 19.5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 75.2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 76.5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 21.3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 59.2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 51% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 87% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 87.8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 94.7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 34.7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 90.8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 14.8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 15.7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 73.3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 78.5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 68.5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 66.7% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 88.3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 86.7% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 14.7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 72.2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 85.3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 29.2% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 87.7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 93.2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 72.5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 90.8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 94.2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 91.7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 86.7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 92.3% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 20.8% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 29.2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 93% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 63.2% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 83.2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 81.2% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 27.2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 70.2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 50.8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 91.3% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 66.7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 75.7% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 28% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 90.5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 78.5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 91.2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 7.2% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 89.8% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 7.7% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 25% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 79.7% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 32.2% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 52.8% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 9.2% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 16.3% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 95.2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 29.2% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 22.7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 95.5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 15.7% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 45.7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 38.8% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 89.3% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 91.3% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 86.5% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 76.8% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 74.5% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 17% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 83.5% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 11.5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 86% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 85.5% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 82% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 83.5% | |||
| Todd Akin | 9.2% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 28.5% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 18% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 13.8% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 75.2% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 69.3% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 14% | |||
| Brian Baird | 69.3% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 10.8% | |||
| J. Gresham Barrett | 16.8% | |||
| John Barrow | 51.8% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 47.5% | |||
| Joe Barton | 21.7% | |||
| Max Baucus | 66.2% |