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Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus

2003 Positions on Conservative Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
John Olver 50
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Thomas William Osborne 75
Doug Ose 80
Butch Otter 85
Major Owens 50
Michael Oxley 75
Ed Pastor 45
Ron Paul 90
Donald Payne 5
Steve Pearce 85
Mike Pence 90
Collin Peterson 50
John Peterson 85
Tom Petri 85
Charles Pickering, Jr. 75
Joe Pitts 85
Todd Platts 75
Richard Pombo 90
Earl Pomeroy 45
Jon Porter, Sr. 75
Rob Portman 70
David Price 40
Deborah Pryce 75
Mark Pryor 30
Adam Putnam 80
Jack Quinn 65
George Radanovich 80
Nick Rahall II 45
James Ramstad 65
Charlie Rangel 50
Ralph Regula 75
Denny Rehberg 85
Harry Reid 25
Richard Renzi 80
Silvestre Reyes 45
Thomas Reynolds 80
Pat Roberts 95
Jay Rockefeller IV 5
Ciro Rodriguez 60
Mike Rogers 75
Dana Rohrabacher 85
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 70
Mike Ross 35
Steve Rothman 20
Lucille Roybal-Allard 55
Ed Royce 95
Bobby Rush 5
Paul Ryan 90
Tim Ryan 50
Jim Ryun 90
Martin Olav Sabo 5
Loretta Sanchez 40
Max Sandlin, Jr. 45
Rick Santorum 80
Paul Sarbanes 30
Jim Saxton 65
Edward Schrock 80
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 90
José Serrano 40
Jeff Sessions III 85
John Shadegg 95
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 75
Christopher Shays 60
Richard Shelby 84
Donald Sherwood 80
John Shimkus 85
Bill Shuster 80
Robert Ruhl Simmons 65
Ike Skelton 45
Louise Slaughter 45
Gordon Smith 90
Lamar Smith 85
Nick Smith 85
Olympia Snowe 70
Vic Snyder 40
Mark Souder 80
Arlen Specter 80
John Spratt, Jr. 35
Pete Stark 55
Cliff Stearns 80
Charles Stenholm 45
Ted Stevens 85
Ted Strickland 45
Bart Stupak 55
John Sullivan 80
John Sununu 85
John Sweeney 65
James Talent 90
Tom Tancredo 85
John Tanner 50
Ellen Tauscher 35
William Tauzin II 75
Charles Taylor 75
Gene Taylor 45
Lee Terry 90
Craig Thomas 83
William Thomas 75
Mac Thornberry 85
Todd Tiahrt 85
State Office Name Party Rating
John Olver 50
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Thomas William Osborne 75
Doug Ose 80
Butch Otter 85
Major Owens 50
Michael Oxley 75
Ed Pastor 45
Ron Paul 90
Donald Payne 5
Steve Pearce 85
Mike Pence 90
Collin Peterson 50
John Peterson 85
Tom Petri 85
Charles Pickering, Jr. 75
Joe Pitts 85
Todd Platts 75
Richard Pombo 90
Earl Pomeroy 45
Jon Porter, Sr. 75
Rob Portman 70
David Price 40
Deborah Pryce 75
Mark Pryor 30
Adam Putnam 80
Jack Quinn 65
George Radanovich 80
Nick Rahall II 45
James Ramstad 65
Charlie Rangel 50
Ralph Regula 75
Denny Rehberg 85
Harry Reid 25
Richard Renzi 80
Silvestre Reyes 45
Thomas Reynolds 80
Pat Roberts 95
Jay Rockefeller IV 5
Ciro Rodriguez 60
Mike Rogers 75
Dana Rohrabacher 85
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 70
Mike Ross 35
Steve Rothman 20
Lucille Roybal-Allard 55
Ed Royce 95
Bobby Rush 5
Paul Ryan 90
Tim Ryan 50
Jim Ryun 90
Martin Olav Sabo 5
Loretta Sanchez 40
Max Sandlin, Jr. 45
Rick Santorum 80
Paul Sarbanes 30
Jim Saxton 65
Edward Schrock 80
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 90
José Serrano 40
Jeff Sessions III 85
John Shadegg 95
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 75
Christopher Shays 60
Richard Shelby 84
Donald Sherwood 80
John Shimkus 85
Bill Shuster 80
Robert Ruhl Simmons 65
Ike Skelton 45
Louise Slaughter 45
Gordon Smith 90
Lamar Smith 85
Nick Smith 85
Olympia Snowe 70
Vic Snyder 40
Mark Souder 80
Arlen Specter 80
John Spratt, Jr. 35
Pete Stark 55
Cliff Stearns 80
Charles Stenholm 45
Ted Stevens 85
Ted Strickland 45
Bart Stupak 55
John Sullivan 80
John Sununu 85
John Sweeney 65
James Talent 90
Tom Tancredo 85
John Tanner 50
Ellen Tauscher 35
William Tauzin II 75
Charles Taylor 75
Gene Taylor 45
Lee Terry 90
Craig Thomas 83
William Thomas 75
Mac Thornberry 85
Todd Tiahrt 85
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