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