Rating Group: National Journal
2008 Liberal on Foreign Policy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bingaman | 94% | |||
| Robert Byrd | 94% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 94% |
| Herb Kohl | 94% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 94% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 94% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 92% |
| Leonard Boswell | 92% | |||
| Bob Brady | 92% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 92% | |||
| Lois Capps | 92% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
| Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
| John Dingell | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 92% |
| Sam Farr | 92% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 92% |
| Maurice Hinchey | 92% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 92% |
| Michael McNulty | 92% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 92% | |
| George Miller | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 92% |
| Jim Oberstar | 92% | |||
| Dave Obey | 92% | |||
| John Olver | 92% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 92% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 92% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 92% | |
| Jackie Speier | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 92% |
| John Tierney | 92% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 92% |
| Pete Visclosky | 92% | |||
| Diane Watson | 92% | |||
| David Wu | 92% | |||
| Albert Wynn | 92% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 85% |
| Mike Capuano | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 85% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Bill Delahunt | 85% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 85% |
| Bob Filner | 85% | |||
| Barney Frank | 85% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Mike Honda | 85% | |||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 85% |
| Jim McDermott | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 85% |
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| Donald Payne | 85% | |||
| David Price | 85% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 85% | |||
| José Serrano | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 85% |
| Betty Sutton | 85% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| Mel Watt | 85% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 85% |
| Tim Bishop | 83% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 83% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 83% |
| John Lewis | 83% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
| Albio Sires | 83% | |||
| Pete Stark | 83% | |||
| Neil Abercrombie | 78% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 78% | |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 78% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 78% |
| Susan Davis | 78% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 78% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 78% |
| Phil Hare | 78% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 78% |
| Steve Kagen | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 78% |
| Ed Pastor | 78% | |||
| Laura Richardson | 78% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 78% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 78% | |||
| Bart Stupak | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 78% |
| Niki Tsongas | 78% | |||
| Tom Udall | 78% |