Rating Group: Legion for the Survival of Freedom, Inc. (Liberty Lobby)
1997 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 30% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 30% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 20% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | 60% | |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 40% |
| FL | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 30% | |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 20% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 70% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 30% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 10% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 20% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 20% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 30% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 30% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 20% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 30% |
| ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | Democratic | 20% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 30% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 20% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 30% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 30% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 10% | |
| NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 70% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 20% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 40% |
| OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | Republican | 30% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 80% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 20% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 10% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 20% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 30% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 80% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 60% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 20% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 30% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 20% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 40% | |||
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 10% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 0% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 20% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 40% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 20% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 40% | |||
| Bill Archer | 40% | |||
| Richard Armey | 20% | |||
| John Ashcroft | 60% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 50% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 50% | |||
| Cass Ballenger | 40% | |||
| James Barcia | 70% | |||
| Bob Barr, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Tom Barrett | 30% | |||
| Bill Barrett | 20% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 90% | |||
| Joe Barton | 50% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 40% | |||
| Herbert Bateman, Sr. | 20% | |||
| Max Baucus | 20% | |||
| Bob Bennett | 20% | |||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Douglas Bereuter | 40% | |||
| Howard Berman | 10% | |||
| Marion Berry | 40% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 50% | |||
| Michael Bilirakis | 40% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 20% | |||
| Rod Blagojevich | 10% | |||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 40% | |||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 30% | |||
| John Boehner | 30% | |||
| Kit Bond | 30% | |||
| Henry Bonilla | 30% | |||
| David Edward Bonior | 50% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 50% | |||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 30% | |||
| Rick Boucher | 10% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 50% | |||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 30% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 30% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 20% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | 60% | |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 40% |
| FL | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 30% | |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 20% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 70% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 30% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 10% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 20% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 20% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 30% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 30% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 20% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 30% |
| ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | D | 20% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 30% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 20% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 30% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 30% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 10% | |
| NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 70% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 60% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 20% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 50% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 40% |
| OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | R | 30% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 80% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 20% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 10% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 20% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 30% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 80% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 60% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 20% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 30% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 20% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 40% | |||
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 10% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 0% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 20% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 40% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 20% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 40% | |||
| Bill Archer | 40% | |||
| Richard Armey | 20% | |||
| John Ashcroft | 60% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 50% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 50% | |||
| Cass Ballenger | 40% | |||
| James Barcia | 70% | |||
| Bob Barr, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Tom Barrett | 30% | |||
| Bill Barrett | 20% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 90% | |||
| Joe Barton | 50% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 40% | |||
| Herbert Bateman, Sr. | 20% | |||
| Max Baucus | 20% | |||
| Bob Bennett | 20% | |||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Douglas Bereuter | 40% | |||
| Howard Berman | 10% | |||
| Marion Berry | 40% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 50% | |||
| Michael Bilirakis | 40% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 20% | |||
| Rod Blagojevich | 10% | |||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 40% | |||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 30% | |||
| John Boehner | 30% | |||
| Kit Bond | 30% | |||
| Henry Bonilla | 30% | |||
| David Edward Bonior | 50% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 50% | |||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 30% | |||
| Rick Boucher | 10% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 50% | |||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 40% |