Rating Group: National Journal
2006 Composite Liberal Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Abercrombie | 85.5% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 82% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 23.3% |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 83.5% | |||
| Todd Akin | 9.2% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 28.5% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 18% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 13.8% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 75.2% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 69.3% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 14% | |||
| Brian Baird | 69.3% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 10.8% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 89.8% |
| J. Gresham Barrett | 16.8% | |||
| John Barrow | 51.8% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 47.5% | |||
| Joe Barton | 21.7% | |||
| Max Baucus | 66.2% | |||
| Evan Bayh | 73.3% | |||
| Melissa Bean | 57.8% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 95% | |
| Bob Bennett | 36% | |||
| Shelley Berkley | 71.3% | |||
| Howard Berman | 85.8% | |||
| Marion Berry | 60.3% | |||
| NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 77.5% |
| Judy Biggert | 44.2% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 85.5% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 17.3% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 54.8% |
| Tim Bishop | 83.5% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 7.7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 87% |
| Roy Blunt | 16% | |||
| John Boehner | 20% | |||
| Kit Bond | 21.5% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 18.3% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 39.5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 25% |
| Dan Boren | 49.2% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 60% | |||
| Rick Boucher | 63% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 26.3% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 95% | |||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 56.3% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 22% | |||
| Bob Brady | 73.2% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 74.7% | |||
| Henry Brown, Jr. | 15.3% | |||
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 71.5% |
| Ginny Brown-Waite | 24.8% | |||
| Sam Brownback | 29.7% | |||
| Jim Bunning | 8.2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 23.5% |
| Richard Burr | 29.8% | |||
| Dan Burton | 12.8% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 69.2% | |||
| Steve Buyer | 13.3% | |||
| Robert Byrd | 70.5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 28% |
| Dave Camp | 24.5% | |||
| John Campbell III | 19.5% | |||
| Chris Cannon | 16.3% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 17.5% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 79.7% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 32.2% |
| Lois Capps | 87.7% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 85.5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 85.7% |
| Dennis Cardoza | 59.7% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 74.3% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 67.2% |
| Julia Carson | 91.3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 19.5% |
| Mike Castle | 49% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 33.5% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 11.8% | |||
| Ben Chandler III | 59.3% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 76.2% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 75.2% |
| Hillary Clinton | 70.2% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 76.5% |
| Howard Coble | 21% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 21.2% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 35.7% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 21.3% |
| Norm Coleman | 46.2% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 52.8% |
| Mike Conaway | 10% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 65.3% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 93.2% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 63.7% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 9.2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 59.2% |
| Jerry Costello | 67.8% | |||
| Larry Craig | 18.3% | |||
| Robert Cramer | 51.7% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 16.3% |