Rating Group: National Journal
2001 Liberal on Social Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 95% |
| Jon Corzine | 95% | |||
| Mark Dayton | 95% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
| Carl Levin | 95% | |||
| Paul Wellstone | 95% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 94% |
| Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 90% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 90% |
| Tom Barrett | 90% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 90% |
| Eva Clayton | 90% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
| William Coyne | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 90% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 90% |
| Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 90% |
| Sam Farr | 90% | |||
| Bob Filner | 90% | |||
| Barney Frank | 90% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
| Mike Honda | 90% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 90% |
| Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 90% |
| John Lewis | 90% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
| Carrie Meek | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 90% |
| George Miller | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 90% |
| John Olver | 90% | |||
| Major Owens | 90% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
| Donald Payne | 90% | |||
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 90% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 90% |
| José Serrano | 90% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 90% | |
| Pete Stark | 90% | |||
| John Tierney | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 90% |
| Diane Watson | 90% | |||
| Mel Watt | 90% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 83% | |||
| Howard Berman | 83% | |||
| Bob Brady | 83% | |||
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 83% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 83% |
| Julia Carson | 83% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
| Susan Davis | 83% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 83% |
| Lane Evans | 83% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
| Joseph Hoeffel | 83% | |||
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 83% |
| Patrick Kennedy | 83% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 83% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 83% |
| Nita Lowey | 83% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 83% | |||
| Robert Matsui | 83% |