Rating Group: National Journal
2007 Liberal on Economic Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
| Frank Lautenberg | 94% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 94% |
| Barack Obama II | 94% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 94% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 94% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Patrick Leahy | 90% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 90% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 90% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 89% |
| Barbara Boxer | 88% | |||
| Hillary Clinton | 87% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 82% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 82% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 82% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 82% | |
| Howard Berman | 82% | |||
| Bob Brady | 82% | |||
| Lois Capps | 82% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 82% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 82% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 82% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 82% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 82% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
| Eliot Engel | 82% | |||
| Sam Farr | 82% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 82% | |||
| Bob Filner | 82% | |||
| Barney Frank | 82% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 82% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 82% | |||
| Jane Harman | 82% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 82% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 82% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 82% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Mike Honda | 82% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 82% |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 82% |
| Patrick Kennedy | 82% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 82% |
| John Lewis | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 82% |
| Nita Lowey | 82% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 94% |
| Frank Lautenberg | 94% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 94% |
| Barack Obama II | 94% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 94% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 94% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 90% |
| Patrick Leahy | 90% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 90% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 90% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 89% |
| Barbara Boxer | 88% | |||
| Hillary Clinton | 87% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 82% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 82% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 82% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 82% | |
| Howard Berman | 82% | |||
| Bob Brady | 82% | |||
| Lois Capps | 82% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 82% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 82% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 82% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 82% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 82% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 82% |
| Eliot Engel | 82% | |||
| Sam Farr | 82% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 82% | |||
| Bob Filner | 82% | |||
| Barney Frank | 82% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 82% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 82% | |||
| Jane Harman | 82% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 82% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 82% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 82% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Mike Honda | 82% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 82% |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 82% |
| Patrick Kennedy | 82% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 82% |
| John Lewis | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 82% |
| Nita Lowey | 82% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 82% |