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2006 Composite Liberal Score

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State Office Name Party Rating
Byron Dorgan 74.3%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 75.5%
Thelma Drake 20.8%
David Dreier 27%
John Duncan, Jr. 41.8%
Chet Edwards 54.3%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 73.3%
Jo Ann Emerson 37.7%
Eliot Engel 80.7%
Philip English 41.5%
John Ensign 29.2%
Mike Enzi 10.5%
Bob Etheridge 61%
Terry Everett 21%
Sam Farr 95.5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 86.7%
Tom Feeney 30.7%
Russ Feingold 84.5%
Dianne Feinstein 76.5%
Michael Ferguson 47.2%
Bob Filner 88.2%
Jeff Flake 48.8%
Randy Forbes 28.8%
Jeff Fortenberry 26.5%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 36.8%
Barney Frank 88.8%
Trent Franks 13.7%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 38.5%
Elton Gallegly 19.3%
Scott Garrett 42.8%
Jim Gerlach 48.8%
Wayne Gilchrest 53%
Paul Gillmor 28.8%
Phil Gingrey 17.2%
Louie Gohmert 22.3%
Charlie Gonzalez 68.8%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 28%
Bob Goodlatte 6%
Bart Gordon 59.3%
Gene Green 63.2%
Judd Gregg 28.8%
Luis Gutiérrez 92.3%
Charles Hagel 28%
Ralph Hall 27.3%
Tom Harkin 92%
Jane Harman 76.7%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 78.7%
Doc Hastings 17%
Orrin Hatch 27%
Robert Hayes 22.5%
Jeb Hensarling 16.8%
Wally Herger, Jr. 6.5%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 59.2%
Brian Higgins 69.2%
Maurice Hinchey 85.7%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62.2%
David Lee Hobson 33%
Pete Hoekstra 17.2%
Tim Holden 59.5%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Mike Honda 94.7%
Darlene Hooley 71.2%
Kenny Hulshof 36.8%
Duncan Hunter 16%
Kay Hutchison 33.7%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 42%
Jim Inhofe 10.7%
Daniel Inouye 71.8%
Johnny Isakson 10.5%
Steve Israel 72.5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 90.2%
William Jefferson 69.7%
Bobby Jindal 27%
Eddie Johnson 77.8%
Sam Johnson 8.7%
Tim Johnson 45.8%
Timothy Johnson 69.2%
Walter Jones, Jr. 53.5%
Paul Kanjorski 63.5%
Richard Keller 22%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 93.7%
Patrick Kennedy 81.3%
John Kerry 85.7%
Dale Kildee 78.7%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88.3%
Ron Kind 71%
Pete King 33.8%
Steve King 22.3%
Jack Kingston 10.5%
Mark Kirk 48.7%
John Kline 19.7%
Joseph Knollenberg 23.5%
Herb Kohl 71%
Dennis Kucinich 87%
John Kuhl, Jr. 33.3%
Jon Kyl 9.2%
Ray LaHood 40.8%
Steve LaTourette 47.2%
Mary Landrieu 57.5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Byron Dorgan 74.3%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 75.5%
Thelma Drake 20.8%
David Dreier 27%
John Duncan, Jr. 41.8%
Chet Edwards 54.3%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 73.3%
Jo Ann Emerson 37.7%
Eliot Engel 80.7%
Philip English 41.5%
John Ensign 29.2%
Mike Enzi 10.5%
Bob Etheridge 61%
Terry Everett 21%
Sam Farr 95.5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 86.7%
Tom Feeney 30.7%
Russ Feingold 84.5%
Dianne Feinstein 76.5%
Michael Ferguson 47.2%
Bob Filner 88.2%
Jeff Flake 48.8%
Randy Forbes 28.8%
Jeff Fortenberry 26.5%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 36.8%
Barney Frank 88.8%
Trent Franks 13.7%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 38.5%
Elton Gallegly 19.3%
Scott Garrett 42.8%
Jim Gerlach 48.8%
Wayne Gilchrest 53%
Paul Gillmor 28.8%
Phil Gingrey 17.2%
Louie Gohmert 22.3%
Charlie Gonzalez 68.8%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 28%
Bob Goodlatte 6%
Bart Gordon 59.3%
Gene Green 63.2%
Judd Gregg 28.8%
Luis Gutiérrez 92.3%
Charles Hagel 28%
Ralph Hall 27.3%
Tom Harkin 92%
Jane Harman 76.7%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 78.7%
Doc Hastings 17%
Orrin Hatch 27%
Robert Hayes 22.5%
Jeb Hensarling 16.8%
Wally Herger, Jr. 6.5%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 59.2%
Brian Higgins 69.2%
Maurice Hinchey 85.7%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62.2%
David Lee Hobson 33%
Pete Hoekstra 17.2%
Tim Holden 59.5%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Mike Honda 94.7%
Darlene Hooley 71.2%
Kenny Hulshof 36.8%
Duncan Hunter 16%
Kay Hutchison 33.7%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 42%
Jim Inhofe 10.7%
Daniel Inouye 71.8%
Johnny Isakson 10.5%
Steve Israel 72.5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 90.2%
William Jefferson 69.7%
Bobby Jindal 27%
Eddie Johnson 77.8%
Sam Johnson 8.7%
Tim Johnson 45.8%
Timothy Johnson 69.2%
Walter Jones, Jr. 53.5%
Paul Kanjorski 63.5%
Richard Keller 22%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 93.7%
Patrick Kennedy 81.3%
John Kerry 85.7%
Dale Kildee 78.7%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88.3%
Ron Kind 71%
Pete King 33.8%
Steve King 22.3%
Jack Kingston 10.5%
Mark Kirk 48.7%
John Kline 19.7%
Joseph Knollenberg 23.5%
Herb Kohl 71%
Dennis Kucinich 87%
John Kuhl, Jr. 33.3%
Jon Kyl 9.2%
Ray LaHood 40.8%
Steve LaTourette 47.2%
Mary Landrieu 57.5%
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