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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2002 Positions on Conservative Issues

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 39
Gary Ackerman 25
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 85
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 24
Todd Akin 90
Wayne Allard 83
George Allen 80
Thomas Allen 34
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 19
Joe Baca, Sr. 49
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 85
Brian Baird 44
Richard Hugh Baker 77
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 31
Cass Ballenger 79
Roscoe Bartlett 80
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 84
Charlie Bass 85
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 41
Evan Bayh 37
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 29
Bob Bennett 79
Douglas Bereuter 64
Shelley Berkley 25
Howard Berman 31
Marion Berry 44
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 32
Judy Biggert 79
Michael Bilirakis 83
Jeff Bingaman 36
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 49
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 29
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 84
Sherwood Boehlert 59
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 90
Kit Bond 71
Henry Bonilla 79
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 90
Leonard Boswell 44
Rick Boucher 34
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 26
Allen Boyd, Jr. 49
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 90
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 41
John Breaux 36
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 6
Henry Brown, Jr. 79
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 39
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 89
Jim Bunning 90
Conrad Burns 83
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 74
Dan Burton 93
Steve Buyer 73
Robert Byrd 31
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 79
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 79
Ben Campbell 75
Chris Cannon 88
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 85
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 31
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 34
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 29
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 34
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 41
Brad Carson 49
Julia Carson 31
Mike Castle 79
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 85
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 51
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 78
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 25
Hillary Clinton 31
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 31
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 79
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 77
Michael Collins 89
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 77
Kent Conrad 39
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 33
Jon Corzine 22
Jerry Costello 44
Christopher Cox 82
Larry Craig 88
Robert Cramer 54
Philip Crane 89
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 74
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 79
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 31
Barbara Cubin 85
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 90
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 34
Randall Cunningham 78
Thomas Daschle 29
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 29
James Davis 25
Jo Ann Davis 79
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 34
Thomas Davis III 71
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 24
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 79
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 33
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 34
Bill Delahunt 33
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 29
Thomas DeLay 89
James DeMint 85
Peter Deutsch 26
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 71
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 69
Norm Dicks 39
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 41
Chris Dodd 39
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 29
Pete Domenici, Jr. 88
Calvin Dooley 49
John Doolittle 89
Byron Dorgan 44
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 34
David Dreier 79
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 79
Jennifer Dunn 79
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 22
John Edwards 35
Chet Edwards 57
Vern Ehlers 69
Jo Ann Emerson 88
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 29
Philip English 69
John Ensign 89
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 85
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 34
Bob Etheridge 34
Lane Evans 36
Terry Everett 83
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 31
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 29
Russ Feingold 31
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 35
Michael Ferguson 68
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 5
Peter Fitzgerald 77
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 90
Mark Foley 85
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 90
Harold Ford, Jr. 49
Vito Fossella, Jr. 78
Barney Frank 47
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 74
William Frist 85
Jonas Frost III 34
Elton Gallegly 85
Richard Andrew Gephardt 20
Jim Gibbons 90
Wayne Gilchrest 74
Paul Gillmor 77
Charlie Gonzalez 34
Virgil Goode, Jr. 85
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 85
Bart Gordon 39
Porter Goss 79
Daniel Graham 39
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 79
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 74
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 83
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 85
Mark Green 79
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 5
James Greenwood 69
Judd Gregg 78
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 31
Gilbert Gutknecht 79
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 85
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 69
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 24
Jane Harman 39
Melissa Hart 78
J. Dennis Hastert 0
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 29
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 85
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 80
Robert Hayes 74
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90
Joel Hefley 90
Wally Herger, Jr. 90
Baron Hill 54
Maurice Hinchey 39
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 34
David Lee Hobson 85
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 34
Pete Hoekstra 90
Thomas Holden 44
Ernest Hollings 5
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 39
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 29
Darlene Hooley 39
John Nathan Hostettler 80
Amory Houghton, Jr. 64
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 34
Kenny Hulshof 79
Duncan Hunter 64
Kay Hutchison 82
Henry Hyde 79
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 83
Daniel Inouye 24
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 39
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 79
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 36
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 85
Ernest Istook, Jr. 89
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 34
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 29
William Jefferson 34
James Merrill Jeffords 19
William Lewis Jenkins 84
Christopher John 46
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 34
Nancy Johnson 64
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 90
Tim Johnson 74
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 39
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 69
Paul Kanjorski 47
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 5
Ric Keller 83
Sue Kelly 64
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 18
Mark Kennedy 74
Patrick Kennedy 25
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 28
Dale Kildee 44
Carolyn Kilpatrick 39
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 39
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 73
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 78
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 79
Gerald Kleczka 34
Joseph Knollenberg 79
Herb Kohl 31
James Kolbe 90
Dennis Kucinich 29
Jon Kyl 90
Ray LaHood 71
Nicholas Lampson 44
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 41
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 39
Tom Lantos 36
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 49
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 39
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 85
Steve LaTourette 74
James Leach 59
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 22
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 29
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 31
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 29
Jerry Lewis 74
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 6
Ron Lewis 79
Joe Lieberman 19
Blanche Lincoln 46
John Linder 90
William Lipinski 38
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 69
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 39
Trent Lott, Sr. 90
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 29
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 85
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 64
Dick Lugar 85
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 39
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 36
Don Manzullo 89
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 29
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 49
Robert Matsui 36
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 73
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 34
Karen McCarthy 34
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 34
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 90
James McCrery III 84
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 36
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 29
John McHugh 74
Scott McInnis 83
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 44
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 84
Michael McNulty 39
Martin Meehan 34
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 34
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 31
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 84
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 28
Juanita Millender-McDonald 23
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 90
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 39
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 85
Zell Bryan Miller 48
Alan Mollohan 49
Dennis Moore 34
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 64
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 34
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 90
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 31
Jack Murtha 52
Sue Myrick 79
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 40
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 34
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 34
Ben Nelson 56
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 39
George Nethercutt, Jr. 82
Robert William Ney 85
Don Nickles 89
Anne Northup 83
Charles Norwood, Jr. 82
James Nussle 90
Jim Oberstar 29
Dave Obey 34
John Olver 44
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 47
Thomas William Osborne 90
Doug Ose 79
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 90
Major Owens 47
Michael Oxley 84
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 25
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 5
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 5
Ron Paul 90
Donald Payne 29
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 29
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 83
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 54
John Peterson 84
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 69
Charles Pickering, Jr. 85
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 90
Todd Platts 54
Richard Pombo 84
Earl Pomeroy 49
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 78
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 34
Deborah Pryce 89
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 85
Jack Quinn 64
George Radanovich 84
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 49
James Ramstad 79
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 29
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 18
Ralph Regula 73
Denny Rehberg 90
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 32
Silvestre Reyes 46
Thomas Reynolds 85
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 85
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 31
Ciro Rodriguez 39
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 79
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 85
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 90
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 62
Mike Ross 44
Steve Rothman 29
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 5
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 95
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 29
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 85
Jim Ryun 89
Martin Olav Sabo 29
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 36
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 36
Max Sandlin, Jr. 49
Rick Santorum 95
Paul Sarbanes 22
Jim Saxton 69
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 29
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 34
Edward Schrock 85
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 31
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 34
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 85
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 29
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 82
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 85
John Shadegg 90
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 74
Christopher Shays 85
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 82
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 34
Donald Sherwood 79
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 79
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 85
Robert Ruhl Simmons 62
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 85
Ike Skelton 44
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 34
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 47
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 64
Gordon Smith 69
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 83
Nick Smith 79
Olympia Snowe 83
Vic Snyder 41
Hilda Solis 5
Mark Souder 85
Arlen Specter 75
John Spratt, Jr. 34
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 35
Pete Stark 34
Cliff Stearns 83
Charles Stenholm 49
Ted Stevens 88
Ted Strickland 49
Bart Stupak 49
John Sullivan 89
John Sununu 79
John Sweeney 69
Tom Tancredo 84
John Tanner 49
Ellen Tauscher 29
William Tauzin 85
Charles Taylor 79
Gene Taylor 59
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 79
Craig Thomas 88
William Thomas 74
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 44
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 47
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 85
Todd Tiahrt 85
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 90
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 34
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 90
Ed Towns 36
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 27
James Turner 54
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 29
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 29
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 90
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 31
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 39
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 85
George Voinovich 75
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 79
James Walsh 68
Zach Wamp 74
John Warner 77
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 31
Diane Watson 23
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 34
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 23
Anthony Weiner 29
David Weldon 79
W. Curtis Weldon 62
Gerald Weller 79
Robert Wexler 16
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 80
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 84
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 85
Heather Wilson 85
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 79
Lynn Woolsey 29
David Wu 49
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 31
Albert Wynn 39
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 78
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 79

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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