Rating Group: Christian Coalition of America

2003 Positions

Issues: Conservative
State Office Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie D 7%
Gary Ackerman Other 9%
AL U.S. House-4 Robert Aderholt R 100%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. Other 0%
Todd Akin Other 100%
TN U.S. Senate-Sr Lamar Alexander R 100%
LA U.S. House-5 Rodney Alexander R 76%
Wayne Allard Other 100%
George Allen Other 100%
Thomas Allen Other 15%
NJ U.S. House-1 Rob Andrews D 7%
Joe Baca, Sr. Other 16%
AL U.S. House-6 Spencer Bachus R 92%
Brian Baird Other 7%
Richard Hugh Baker Other 92%
WI U.S. Senate-Jr Tammy Baldwin D 7%
Frank Ballance, Jr. Other 0%
Cass Ballenger Other 100%
J. Gresham Barrett Other 100%
Roscoe Bartlett Other 100%
TX U.S. House-6 Joe Barton R 91%
Charlie Bass Other 69%
MT U.S. Senate-Sr Max Baucus D 0%
Evan Bayh Other 33%
Bob Beauprez Other 100%
CA U.S. House-34 Xavier Becerra D 8%
Chris Bell Other 8%
Bob Bennett Other 100%
Douglas Bereuter Other 76%
Shelley Berkley Other 10%
Howard Berman Other 7%
Marion Berry Other 53%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. D 16%
Judy Biggert Other 61%
Michael Bilirakis Other 100%
Jeff Bingaman Other 0%
UT U.S. House-1 Rob Bishop R 90%
GA U.S. House-2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 46%
NY U.S. House-1 Tim Bishop D 16%
TN U.S. House-7 Marsha Blackburn R 100%
OR U.S. House-3 Earl Blumenauer D 8%
MO U.S. Senate-Jr Roy Blunt R 92%
Sherwood Boehlert Other 53%
OH U.S. House-8 John Boehner R 91%
Kit Bond Other 100%
Henry Bonilla Other 76%
AL U.S. House-1 Jo Bonner, Jr. R 100%
Mary Bono Mack Other 84%
AR U.S. Senate-Jr John Boozman R 100%
Leonard Boswell Other 38%
Rick Boucher Other 15%
CA U.S. Senate-Jr Barbara Boxer D 0%
Allen Boyd, Jr. Other 50%
NH State Senate-3 Jeb Bradley R 83%
TX U.S. House-8 Kevin Brady R 92%
PA U.S. House-1 Bob Brady D 23%
John Breaux Other 50%
FL U.S. House-5 Corrine Brown D 25%
Henry Brown, Jr. Other 92%
OH U.S. Senate-Sr Sherrod Brown D 23%
KS Governor Sam Brownback R 100%
Ginny Brown-Waite Other 100%
Jim Bunning Other 100%
TX U.S. House-26 Michael Burgess R 100%
Conrad Burns Other 100%
Max Burns Other 100%
NC U.S. Senate-Sr Richard Burr R 84%
Dan Burton Other 100%
Steve Buyer Other 90%
Robert Byrd Other 20%
CA U.S. House-42 Ken Calvert R 92%
MI U.S. House-4 Dave Camp R 92%
Ben Campbell Other 83%
Chris Cannon Other 84%
VA U.S. House-7 Eric Cantor R 92%
WA U.S. Senate-Jr Maria Cantwell D 0%
CA U.S. House-24 Lois Capps D 7%
MA U.S. House-7 Mike Capuano D 7%
MD U.S. Senate-Jr Ben Cardin D 23%
Dennis Cardoza Other 25%
DE U.S. Senate-Sr Tom Carper D 16%
Brad Carson Other 41%
Julia Carson Other 25%
TX U.S. House-31 John Carter R 92%
Edward Case Other 8%
Mike Castle Other 38%
OH U.S. House-1 Steve Chabot R 92%
RI Governor Linc Chafee I 50%
GA U.S. Senate-Sr Saxby Chambliss R 100%
Chris Chocola Other 92%
MO U.S. House-1 Lacy Clay, Jr. D 7%
Hillary Clinton Other 0%
SC U.S. House-6 Jim Clyburn D 8%
NC U.S. House-6 Howard Coble R 91%
MS U.S. Senate-Sr Thad Cochran R 100%
OK U.S. House-4 Tom Cole R 100%
Norm Coleman Other 100%
Michael Collins Other 92%
ME U.S. Senate-Sr Susan Collins R 66%
Kent Conrad Other 16%
MI U.S. House-13 John Conyers, Jr. D 8%
TN U.S. House-5 Jim Cooper D 25%
TX U.S. Senate-Sr John Cornyn R 100%
Jon Corzine Other 0%
Jerry Costello Other 61%
Christopher Cox Other 92%
Larry Craig Other 100%
Robert Cramer Other 58%
Philip Crane Other 92%
ID U.S. Senate-Sr Mike Crapo R 100%
FL U.S. House-4 Ander Crenshaw R 84%
NY U.S. House-14 Joe Crowley D 23%
Barbara Cubin Other 100%
TX U.S. House-7 John Culberson R 92%
MD U.S. House-7 Elijah Cummings D 16%
Randall Cunningham Other 100%
Thomas Daschle Other 16%
Artur Davis Other 33%
IL U.S. House-7 Danny Davis D 15%
James Davis Other 15%
Jo Ann Davis Other 100%
Lincoln Davis Other 72%
CA U.S. House-53 Susan Davis D 7%
Thomas Davis III Other 66%
MN Governor Mark Dayton DFL 0%
GA Governor Nathan Deal R 92%
OR U.S. House-4 Peter DeFazio D 16%
CO U.S. House-1 Diana DeGette D 15%
Bill Delahunt Other 7%
CT U.S. House-3 Rosa DeLauro D 15%
Thomas DeLay Other 92%
James DeMint Other 100%
Peter Deutsch Other 23%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine R 100%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Other 90%
FL U.S. House-25 Mario Diaz-Balart R 100%
Norm Dicks Other 0%
MI U.S. House-12 John Dingell D 38%
Chris Dodd Other 0%
TX U.S. House-35 Lloyd Doggett D 15%
Elizabeth Dole Other 100%
Pete Domenici, Jr. Other 100%
Calvin Dooley Other 7%
John Doolittle Other 100%
Byron Dorgan Other 16%
PA U.S. House-14 Mike Doyle, Jr. D 53%
David Dreier Other 66%
TN U.S. House-2 John Duncan, Jr. R 84%
Jennifer Dunn Other 84%
IL U.S. Senate-Sr Dick Durbin D 0%
John Edwards Other 0%
Chet Edwards Other 23%
Vern Ehlers Other 84%
IL Mayor-At-Large Rahm Emanuel D 8%
Jo Ann Emerson Other 90%
NY U.S. House-16 Eliot Engel D 15%
Philip English Other 84%
John Ensign Other 100%
WY U.S. Senate-Sr Mike Enzi R 100%
CA U.S. House-18 Anna Eshoo D 10%
Bob Etheridge Other 30%
Lane Evans Other 7%
Terry Everett Other 100%
CA U.S. House-20 Sam Farr D 7%
PA U.S. House-2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. D 23%
Tom Feeney Other 100%
Russ Feingold Other 0%
CA U.S. Senate-Sr Dianne Feinstein D 0%
Michael Ferguson Other 100%
CA Mayor-At-Large Bob Filner D 15%
Peter Fitzgerald Other 100%
AZ U.S. Senate-Jr Jeff Flake R 92%
Mark Foley Other 84%
VA U.S. House-4 Randy Forbes R 100%
Harold Ford, Jr. Other 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. Other 81%
Barney Frank Other 7%
AZ U.S. House-8 Trent Franks R 100%
NJ U.S. House-11 Rodney Frelinghuysen R 69%
William Frist Other 100%
Jonas Frost III Other 8%
Elton Gallegly Other 83%
NJ U.S. House-5 Scott Garrett R 100%
Richard Andrew Gephardt Other 0%
PA U.S. House-6 Jim Gerlach R 83%
Jim Gibbons Other 90%
Wayne Gilchrest Other 53%
Paul Gillmor Other 84%
GA U.S. House-11 Phil Gingrey R 100%
Charlie Gonzalez Other 7%
Virgil Goode, Jr. Other 100%
VA U.S. House-6 Bob Goodlatte R 100%
Bart Gordon Other 46%
Porter Goss Other 91%
Daniel Graham Other 0%
SC U.S. Senate-Sr Lindsey Graham R 100%
TX U.S. House-12 Kay Granger R 84%
IA U.S. Senate-Sr Chuck Grassley R 100%
MO U.S. House-6 Sam Graves R 91%
Mark Green Other 92%
TX U.S. House-29 Gene Green D 30%
James Greenwood Other 58%
Judd Gregg Other 100%
AZ U.S. House-3 Raúl Grijalva D 0%
IL U.S. House-4 Luis Gutierrez D 8%
Gilbert Gutknecht Other 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel R 100%
TX U.S. House-4 Ralph Hall R 92%
IA U.S. Senate-Jr Tom Harkin D 0%
Jane Harman Other 16%
Katherine Harris Other 100%
Melissa Hart Other 92%
J. Dennis Hastert Other 92%
FL U.S. House-20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. D 7%
WA U.S. House-4 Doc Hastings R 92%
UT U.S. Senate-Sr Orrin Hatch R 100%
Robert Hayes Other 100%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. Other 91%
Joel Hefley Other 92%
TX U.S. House-5 Jeb Hensarling R 91%
Wally Herger, Jr. Other 92%
Baron Hill Other 53%
Maurice Hinchey Other 7%
TX U.S. House-15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. D 25%
David Lee Hobson Other 76%
PA Commissioner-At-Large Joseph Hoeffel Other 25%
Pete Hoekstra Other 100%
Thomas Holden Other 69%
Ernest Hollings Other 16%
NJ U.S. House-12 Rush Holt, Jr. D 7%
CA U.S. House-17 Mike Honda D 8%
Darlene Hooley Other 25%
John Nathan Hostettler Other 100%
Amory Houghton, Jr. Other 54%
MD U.S. House-5 Steny Hoyer D 15%
Kenny Hulshof Other 92%
Duncan Hunter Other 100%
Kay Hutchison Other 100%
Henry Hyde Other 91%
OK U.S. Senate-Sr Jim Inhofe R 100%
Daniel Inouye Other 0%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 15%
GA U.S. Senate-Jr Johnny Isakson R 92%
NY U.S. House-3 Steve Israel D 23%
CA U.S. House-49 Darrell Issa R 84%
Ernest Istook, Jr. Other 92%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. Other 15%
TX U.S. House-18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 7%
William Janklow Other 100%
William Jefferson Other 33%
James Merrill Jeffords Other 0%
William Lewis Jenkins Other 92%
Christopher John Other 76%
TX U.S. House-30 Eddie Johnson D 7%
Nancy Johnson Other 41%
TX U.S. House-3 Sam Johnson R 100%
Tim Johnson Other 84%
SD U.S. Senate-Sr Timothy Johnson D 16%
NC U.S. House-3 Walter Jones, Jr. R 100%
Paul Kanjorski Other 46%
OH U.S. House-9 Marcy Kaptur D 38%
Ric Keller Other 91%
Sue Kelly Other 69%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. Other 0%
Mark Kennedy Other 100%
Patrick Kennedy Other 15%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry D 0%
Dale Kildee Other 46%
Carolyn Kilpatrick Other 7%
WI U.S. House-3 Ron Kind D 0%
NY U.S. House-2 Pete King R 76%
IA U.S. House-4 Steve King R 100%
GA U.S. House-1 Jack Kingston R 92%
IL U.S. Senate-Jr Mark Kirk R 69%
Gerald Kleczka Other 23%
MN U.S. House-2 John Kline R 92%
Joseph Knollenberg Other 84%
Herb Kohl Other 0%
James Kolbe Other 46%
Dennis Kucinich Other 25%
Jon Kyl Other 100%
Ray LaHood Other 92%
Nicholas Lampson Other 23%
LA U.S. Senate-Sr Mary Landrieu D 16%
RI U.S. House-2 Jim Langevin D 46%
Tom Lantos Other 9%
WA U.S. House-2 Rick Larsen D 15%
CT U.S. House-1 John Larson D 9%
IA U.S. House-3 Tom Latham R 92%
Steve LaTourette Other 84%
NJ U.S. Senate-Sr Frank Lautenberg D 0%
James Leach Other 38%
VT U.S. Senate-Sr Patrick Leahy D 16%
CA U.S. House-13 Barbara Lee D 7%
MI U.S. Senate-Sr Carl Levin D 0%
MI U.S. House-9 Sandy Levin D 15%
Jerry Lewis Other 76%
GA U.S. House-5 John Lewis D 7%
Ron Lewis Other 100%
Joe Lieberman Other 0%
Blanche Lincoln Other 16%
John Linder Other 83%
William Lipinski Other 75%
NJ U.S. House-2 Frank LoBiondo R 92%
CA U.S. House-19 Zoe Lofgren D 8%
Trent Lott, Sr. Other 100%
NY U.S. House-17 Nita Lowey D 23%
OK U.S. House-3 Frank Lucas R 92%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas D 84%
Dick Lugar Other 100%
MA U.S. House-8 Stephen Lynch D 46%
Denise Majette Other 8%
NY U.S. House-12 Carolyn Maloney D 7%
Don Manzullo Other 100%
MA U.S. House-5 Ed Markey D 7%
Jim Marshall Other 75%
UT U.S. House-4 Jim Matheson D 61%
Robert Matsui Other 7%
AZ U.S. Senate-Sr John McCain III R 83%
NY U.S. House-4 Carolyn McCarthy D 16%
Karen McCarthy Other 18%
MN U.S. House-4 Betty McCollum DFL 7%
KY U.S. Senate-Sr Mitch McConnell R 100%
Thaddeus McCotter Other 100%
James McCrery III Other 81%
WA U.S. House-7 Jim McDermott D 7%
MA U.S. House-2 Jim McGovern D 7%
John McHugh Other 91%
Scott McInnis Other 91%
NC U.S. House-7 Mike McIntyre D 75%
CA U.S. House-25 Buck McKeon R 92%
Michael McNulty Other 46%
Martin Meehan Other 7%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. Other 10%
NY U.S. House-5 Gregory Meeks D 7%
NJ U.S. Senate-Jr Bob Menendez D 15%
FL U.S. House-7 John Mica R 100%
ME U.S. House-2 Mike Michaud D 33%
MD U.S. Senate-Sr Barbara Mikulski D 0%
Juanita Millender-McDonald Other 20%
MI U.S. House-10 Candice Miller R 91%
CA U.S. House-31 Gary Miller R 100%
CA U.S. House-11 George Miller D 7%
FL U.S. House-1 Jefferson Miller R 100%
Brad Miller Other 15%
Zell Bryan Miller Other 100%
Alan Mollohan Other 61%
Dennis Moore Other 30%
WV U.S. House-2 Shelley Moore Capito R 84%
VA U.S. House-8 Jim Moran, Jr. D 7%
KS U.S. Senate-Jr Jerry Moran R 100%
AK U.S. Senate-Sr Lisa Murkowski R 83%
PA U.S. House-18 Tim Murphy R 100%
WA U.S. Senate-Sr Patty Murray D 0%
Jack Murtha Other 53%
Marilyn Musgrave Other 100%
Sue Myrick Other 92%
NY U.S. House-10 Jerry Nadler D 15%
CA U.S. House-32 Grace Napolitano D 15%
MA U.S. House-1 Richard Neal D 15%
Ben Nelson Other 83%
FL U.S. Senate-Sr William Nelson, Sr. D 16%
George Nethercutt, Jr. Other 84%
TX U.S. House-19 Randy Neugebauer R 100%
Robert William Ney Other 83%
Don Nickles Other 100%
Anne Northup Other 92%
Charles Norwood, Jr. Other 100%
CA U.S. House-22 Devin Nunes R 100%
James Nussle Other 92%
Jim Oberstar Other 33%
Dave Obey Other 27%
John Olver Other 7%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. Other 54%
Thomas William Osborne Other 92%
Doug Ose Other 61%
ID Governor Butch Otter R 92%
Major Owens Other 18%
Michael Oxley Other 76%
NJ U.S. House-6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 15%
NJ U.S. House-9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 38%
AZ U.S. House-7 Ed Pastor D 16%
Ron Paul Other 76%
Donald Payne Other 9%
NM U.S. House-2 Steve Pearce R 100%
CA U.S. House-12 Nancy Pelosi D 8%
IN Governor Mike Pence R 100%
MN U.S. House-7 Collin Peterson DFL 58%
John Peterson Other 92%
WI U.S. House-6 Tom Petri R 92%
Charles Pickering, Jr. Other 92%
PA U.S. House-16 Joe Pitts R 100%
Todd Platts Other 76%
Richard Pombo Other 92%
Earl Pomeroy Other 38%
Jon Porter, Sr. Other 83%
OH U.S. Senate-Jr Rob Portman R 92%
NC U.S. House-4 David Price D 15%
Deborah Pryce Other 61%
AR U.S. Senate-Sr Mark Pryor D 16%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam R 100%
Jack Quinn Other 84%
George Radanovich Other 91%
WV U.S. House-3 Nick Rahall II D 61%
James Ramstad Other 69%
NY U.S. House-13 Charlie Rangel D 8%
RI U.S. Senate-Sr Jack Reed D 0%
Ralph Regula Other 84%
Denny Rehberg Other 100%
NV U.S. Senate-Sr Harry Reid D 16%
Richard Renzi Other 100%
Silvestre Reyes Other 30%
Thomas Reynolds Other 92%
KS U.S. Senate-Sr Pat Roberts R 100%
WV U.S. Senate-Sr Jay Rockefeller IV D 0%
Ciro Rodriguez Other 23%
KY U.S. House-5 Hal Rogers R 92%
AL U.S. House-3 Mike Rogers R 100%
MI U.S. House-8 Mike Rogers R 92%
CA U.S. House-48 Dana Rohrabacher R 84%
FL U.S. House-27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R 90%
Mike Ross Other 53%
Steve Rothman Other 8%
CA U.S. House-40 Lucille Roybal-Allard D 7%
CA U.S. House-39 Ed Royce R 92%
MD U.S. House-2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 33%
IL U.S. House-1 Bobby Rush D 15%
WI U.S. House-1 Paul Ryan R 91%
OH U.S. House-13 Tim Ryan D 25%
Jim Ryun Other 100%
Martin Olav Sabo Other 15%
CA U.S. House-46 Loretta Sanchez D 9%
CA U.S. House-38 Linda Sánchez D 0%
VT U.S. Senate-Jr Bernie Sanders I 7%
Max Sandlin, Jr. Other 50%
Rick Santorum Other 100%
Paul Sarbanes Other 0%
Jim Saxton Other 100%
IL U.S. House-9 Jan Schakowsky D 7%
CA U.S. House-28 Adam Schiff D 23%
Edward Schrock Other 92%
NY U.S. Senate-Sr Chuck Schumer D 0%
GA U.S. House-13 David Scott D 33%
VA U.S. House-3 Bobby Scott D 8%
WI U.S. House-5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. R 76%
NY U.S. House-15 José Serrano D 18%
AL U.S. Senate-Jr Jeff Sessions III R 100%
TX U.S. House-32 Pete Sessions R 92%
John Shadegg Other 100%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Other 84%
Christopher Shays Other 53%
AL U.S. Senate-Sr Richard Shelby R 100%
CA U.S. House-30 Brad Sherman D 15%
Donald Sherwood Other 84%
IL U.S. House-15 John Shimkus R 100%
PA U.S. House-9 Bill Shuster R 100%
Robert Ruhl Simmons Other 46%
ID U.S. House-2 Mike Simpson R 75%
Ike Skelton Other 61%
NY U.S. House-25 Louise Slaughter D 16%
WA U.S. House-9 Adam Smith D 10%
NJ U.S. House-4 Chris Smith R 100%
Gordon Smith Other 83%
TX U.S. House-21 Lamar Smith R 92%
Nick Smith Other 90%
Olympia Snowe Other 50%
Vic Snyder Other 8%
Hilda Solis Other 7%
Mark Souder Other 100%
Arlen Specter Other 83%
John Spratt, Jr. Other 23%
MI U.S. Senate-Jr Debbie Stabenow D 0%
Pete Stark Other 7%
Cliff Stearns Other 100%
Charles Stenholm Other 61%
Ted Stevens Other 83%
Ted Strickland Other 23%
Bart Stupak Other 53%
John Sullivan Other 100%
John Sununu Other 100%
John Sweeney Other 69%
James Talent Other 100%
Tom Tancredo Other 100%
John Tanner Other 46%
Ellen Tauscher Other 0%
William Tauzin Other 92%
Charles Taylor Other 92%
Gene Taylor Other 76%
NE U.S. House-2 Lee Terry R 100%
Craig Thomas Other 100%
William Thomas Other 76%
MS U.S. House-2 Bennie Thompson D 7%
CA U.S. House-5 Mike Thompson D 7%
TX U.S. House-13 Mac Thornberry R 100%
Todd Tiahrt Other 100%
OH U.S. House-12 Pat Tiberi R 76%
MA U.S. House-6 John Tierney D 9%
PA U.S. Senate-Jr Pat Toomey R 100%
Ed Towns Other 8%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Other 8%
James Turner Other 53%
OH U.S. House-10 Mike Turner R 100%
CO U.S. Senate-Sr Mark Udall D 16%
NM U.S. Senate-Sr Thomas Udall D 15%
MI U.S. House-6 Fred Upton R 76%
MD U.S. House-8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 8%
NY U.S. House-7 Nydia Velázquez D 8%
IN U.S. House-1 Pete Visclosky D 30%
LA U.S. Senate-Jr David Vitter R 100%
George Voinovich Other 100%
OR U.S. House-2 Greg Walden R 69%
James Walsh Other 92%
Zach Wamp Other 100%
John Warner Other 83%
CA U.S. House-43 Maxine Waters D 16%
Diane Watson Other 7%
NC U.S. House-12 Mel Watt D 7%
CA U.S. House-33 Henry Waxman D 15%
Anthony Weiner Other 8%
David Weldon Other 100%
W. Curtis Weldon Other 100%
Gerald Weller Other 84%
Robert Wexler Other 15%
KY U.S. House-1 Ed Whitfield R 100%
MS U.S. Senate-Jr Roger Wicker R 100%
SC U.S. House-2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 92%
Heather Wilson Other 76%
VA U.S. House-10 Frank Wolf R 84%
Lynn Woolsey Other 8%
David Wu Other 23%
OR U.S. Senate-Sr Ron Wyden D 0%
Albert Wynn Other 38%
FL U.S. House-13 Bill Young R 91%
AK U.S. House-At-Large Don Young R 84%

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