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National Journal
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Friday, Feb. 11, 2005

These are the most-conservative and most-liberal members of the House of Represenatives, based on composite scores in National Journal's 2004 vote ratings. On this page, House members are ordered from most conservative to most liberal.

A score of 78 on the liberal scale, for example, means that the representative was more liberal than 78 percent of his or her House colleagues on key votes during 2004. An asterisk [*] means that the member missed more than half of the rated votes. In the event of a tie, scores are ordered alphabetically first by state delegation, then by individual members' names.

Representative...	...Is More Liberal Than __% Of The House	...Is More Conservative Than __% Of The House
MEMBER	LIBERAL SCORE	CONSERVATIVE SCORE
Jack Kingston, R-Ga.	3	97
Mac Collins, R-Ga. §	3	97
Ed Schrock, R-Virginia §	3	97
Tom Feeney, R-Fla.	4.2	95.8
Mike Pence, R-Ind.	4.2	95.8
Todd Akin, R-Missouri	4.2	95.8
Trent Franks, R-Ariz.	4.7	95.3
Jeff Miller, R-Fla.	5.2	94.8
John Culberson, R-Texas	5.2	94.8
John Shadegg, R-Ariz.	5.5	94.5
Gresham Barrett, R-South Carolina	6.3	93.7
Tom DeLay, R-Texas	6.7	93.3
Joe Pitts, R-Pennsylvania	6.8	93.2
Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo.	7.3	92.7
Nathan Deal, R-Ga.	7.7	92.3
Sue Myrick, R-North Carolina	7.8	92.2
Gary Miller, R-Calif.	8	92
David Vitter, R-La. §	8	92
Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina §	8	92
Steve King, R-Iowa	9	91
Ernest Istook, R-Oklahoma	9.2	90.8
John Doolittle, R-Calif.	9.5	90.5
Eric Cantor, R-Virginia	9.8	90.2
Ric Keller, R-Fla.	10	90
John Carter, R-Texas	10	90
Phil Crane, R-Ill. §	10.2	89.8
Charlie Norwood, R-Ga.	10.5	89.5
Kevin Brady, R-Texas	10.5	89.5
Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas	11.2	88.8
George Radanovich, R-Calif.	11.3	88.7
John Sullivan, R-Oklahoma	11.3	88.7
Dave Weldon, R-Fla.	11.7	88.3
Wally Herger, R-Calif.	11.8	88.2
Jim Ryun, R-Kan.	12.3	87.7
Robert Aderholt, R-Ala.	12.5	87.5
Chris Chocola, R-Ind.	12.5	87.5
John Kline, R-Minn.	12.7	87.3
Bob Goodlatte, R-Virginia	12.7	87.3
Jo Bonner, R-Ala.	13	87
Chris Cannon, R-Utah	13	87
Phil Gingrey, R-Ga.	13.2	86.8
Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee	13.8	86.2
Christopher Cox, R-Calif.	14	86
Lamar Smith, R-Texas	14	86
Cliff Stearns, R-Fla.	14.2	85.8
Doc Hastings, R-Washington	14.2	85.8
John Boehner, R-Ohio	14.5	85.5
Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan.	15	85
Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich.	15	85
Tom Tancredo, R-Colo.	15.2	84.8
Adam Putnam, R-Fla.	15.2	84.8
John Linder, R-Ga.	15.2	84.8
Scott McInnis, R-Colo. §	15.5	84.5
Jim McCrery, R-La.	15.7	84.3
Richard Pombo, R-Calif.	16	84
Scott Garrett, R-New Jersey	16	84
Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla.	16.2	83.8
Henry Brown, R-South Carolina	16.2	83.8
Bill Shuster, R-Pennsylvania	16.3	83.7
Pete Sessions, R-Texas	16.5	83.5
Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.	16.7	83.3
Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania §	16.7	83.3
J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz.	17	83
Steve Buyer, R-Ind.	17	83
Mac Thornberry, R-Texas	17.5	82.5
Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. §	18	82
Dan Burton, R-Ind.	18	82
Cass Ballenger, R-North Carolina §	18	82
Michael Burgess, R-Texas	18	82
Buck McKeon, R-Calif.	18.2	81.8
Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina	18.7	81.3
Ron Lewis, R-Ky.	18.8	81.2
Terry Everett, R-Ala.	19.5	80.5
John Boozman, R-Ark.	19.5	80.5
Roger Wicker, R-Miss.	19.5	80.5
Roy Blunt, R-Missouri	19.7	80.3
Sam Johnson, R-Texas	19.7	80.3
John Mica, R-Fla.	19.8	80.2
Randy Forbes, R-Virginia	19.8	80.2
Michael Bilirakis, R-Fla.	20.7	79.3
Michael Oxley, R-Ohio	20.7	79.3
Joe Barton, R-Texas	21	79
Barbara Cubin, R-Wyoming	21	79
Katherine Harris, R-Fla.	21.2	78.8
Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas	21.3	78.7
Ed Royce, R-Calif.	21.7	78.3
Rob Bishop, R-Utah	21.7	78.3
Steve Chabot, R-Ohio	21.8	78.2
Devin Nunes, R-Calif.	22.2	77.8
Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich.	22.3	77.7
Don Manzullo, R-Ill.	22.5	77.5
Richard Baker, R-La.	22.5	77.5
Henry Bonilla, R-Texas	22.5	77.5
Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla.	22.7	77.3
Spencer Bachus, R-Ala.	22.8	77.2
Harold Rogers, R-Ky.	22.8	77.2
Tim Murphy, R-Pennsylvania	22.8	77.2
Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma	23	77
Gil Gutknecht, R-Minn.	23.2	76.8
Melissa Hart, R-Pennsylvania	23.2	76.8
Kenny Hulshof, R-Missouri	23.3	76.7
Bill Jenkins, R-Tennessee	23.3	76.7
Jim Gibbons, R-Nevada	23.5	76.5
Bob Beauprez, R-Colo.	23.7	76.3
Mike Rogers, R-Ala.	23.8	76.2
Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.	24	76
Randy (Duke) Cunningham, R-Calif.	24	76
Mark Kennedy, R-Minn.	24	76
Mike Rogers, R-Mich.	24.2	75.8
Candice Miller, R-Mich.	24.2	75.8
Tom Reynolds, R-New York	24.3	75.7
Elton Gallegly, R-Calif.	24.7	75.3
Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma	24.7	75.3
Denny Rehberg, R-Montana	24.8	75.2
Jennifer Dunn, R-Washington §	24.8	75.2
Zach Wamp, R-Tennessee	25.2	74.8
Robin Hayes, R-North Carolina	25.3	74.7
Darrell Issa, R-Calif.	25.7	74.3
Joel Hefley, R-Colo.	25.7	74.3
Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.	25.7	74.3
Jo Ann Davis, R-Virginia	26	74
Nick Smith, R-Mich. §	26.2	73.8
Ralph Regula, R-Ohio	26.3	73.7
Steve Pearce, R-New Mexico	26.7	73.3
Howard Coble, R-North Carolina	26.7	73.3
Chip Pickering, R-Miss.	26.8	73.2
Henry Hyde, R-Ill.	27.2	72.8
Ken Calvert, R-Calif.	27.3	72.7
Virgil Goode, R-Virginia	28	72
Bill Thomas, R-Calif.	28.3	71.7
Mike Simpson, R-Idaho	28.3	71.7
Max Burns, R-Ga. §	28.5	71.5
Don Young, R-Alaska	28.7	71.3
Charles Taylor, R-North Carolina	28.7	71.3
Bill Young, R-Fla.	29	71
Mark Souder, R-Ind.	29	71
Clay Shaw, R-Fla.	29.2	70.8
Paul Gillmor, R-Ohio	30	70
Walter Jones, R-North Carolina	30.2	69.8
Don Sherwood, R-Pennsylvania	30.8	69.2
Dave Camp, R-Mich.	31	69
Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin	31	69
Ed Whitfield, R-Ky.	31.2	68.8
David Hobson, R-Ohio	31.2	68.8
Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich.	31.8	68.2
Kay Granger, R-Texas	31.8	68.2
Mark Green, R-Wisconsin	31.8	68.2
Vito Fossella, R-New York	32	68
Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin	32	68
Sam Graves, R-Missouri	32.2	67.8
Mike Turner, R-Ohio	32.3	67.7
Rick Renzi, R-Ariz.	32.7	67.3
Todd Platts, R-Pennsylvania	33.5	66.5
Peter King, R-New York	33.8	66.2
Anne Northup, R-Ky.	34	66
Rob Portman, R-Ohio	34	66
Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio	34	66
John Hostettler, R-Ind.	34.2	65.8
Deborah Pryce, R-Ohio	34.2	65.8
Greg Walden, R-Oregon	34.2	65.8
George Nethercutt, R-Washington §	34.5	65.5
Butch Otter, R-Idaho	34.8	65.2
David Dreier, R-Calif.	35.5	64.5
Lee Terry, R-Nebraska	35.7	64.3
Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif.	35.8	64.2
Ralph Hall, R-Texas	36.2	63.8
Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.	36.3	63.7
Jerry Weller, R-Ill.	37	63
Doug Ose, R-Calif. §	37.3	62.7
Jerry Moran, R-Kan.	37.8	62.2
Jack Quinn, R-New York §	37.8	62.2
Porter Goss, R-Fla. §	38	62
Tom Davis, R-Virginia	38	62
John Peterson, R-Pennsylvania	38.2	61.8
Mark Foley, R-Fla.	38.3	61.7
John Shimkus, R-Ill.	38.5	61.5
Jim Nussle, R-Iowa	38.5	61.5
John Duncan, R-Tennessee	38.5	61.5
Bob Ney, R-Ohio	38.7	61.3
Frank Wolf, R-Virginia	39.2	60.8
Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.	39.3	60.7
John Sweeney, R-New York	39.3	60.7
Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia	39.7	60.3
Richard Burr, R-North Carolina §	39.8	60.2
Jon Porter, R-Nevada	40	60
Fred Upton, R-Mich.	40.2	59.8
Tom Osborne, R-Nebraska	40.7	59.3
John McHugh, R-New York	40.8	59.2
Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio	40.8	59.2
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.	41	59
Jim Gerlach, R-Pennsylvania	41	59
Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-New Jersey	41.2	58.8
Tom Latham, R-Iowa	41.3	58.7
Jim Saxton, R-New Jersey	41.3	58.7
Tom Petri, R-Wisconsin	41.5	58.5
Jo Ann Emerson, R-Missouri	41.7	58.3
Jeb Bradley, R-New Hampshire	41.8	58.2
Sue Kelly, R-New York	42	58
Michael Ferguson, R-New Jersey	42.3	57.7
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.	43.7	56.3
Jim Ramstad, R-Minn.	43.7	56.3
Frank LoBiondo, R-New Jersey	44	56
Phil English, R-Pennsylvania	45	55
Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz.	45.7	54.3
Gene Taylor, D-Miss.	45.8	54.2
Curt Weldon, R-Pennsylvania	46.2	53.8
Mary Bono, R-Calif.	47	53
Jim Greenwood, R-Pennsylvania §	47	53
James Walsh, R-New York	47.3	52.7
Ray LaHood, R-Ill.	47.7	52.3
Charles Stenholm, D-Texas §	48.5	51.5
Rodney Alexander, D-La. ^	48.7	51.3
Judy Biggert, R-Ill.	48.8	51.2
Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich.	49	51
Chris Smith, R-New Jersey	49	51
Charles Bass, R-New Hampshire	49.2	50.8
Chris John, D-La. §	49.5	50.5
Allen Boyd, D-Fla.	49.7	50.3
Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md.	49.7	50.3
Heather Wilson, R-New Mexico	50	50
Rob Simmons, R-Conn.	50.8	49.2
Mark Kirk, R-Ill.	50.8	49.2
Tim Johnson, R-Ill.	50.8	49.2
Sherwood Boehlert, R-New York	51	49
Bud Cramer, D-Ala.	51.2	48.8
Michael Castle, R-Del.	51.2	48.8
Brad Carson, D-Oklahoma §	51.3	48.7
Ken Lucas, D-Ky. §	51.5	48.5
Lincoln Davis, D-Tennessee	51.7	48.3
Nancy Johnson, R-Conn.	51.8	48.2
Amo Houghton, R-New York §	51.8	48.2
Mike McIntyre, D-North Carolina	51.8	48.2
Jim Marshall, D-Ga.	52.7	47.3
Collin Peterson, D-Minn.	53	47
Jim Matheson, D-Utah	53.5	46.5
Ike Skelton, D-Missouri	54.3	45.7
Tim Holden, D-Pennsylvania	55.3	44.7
Chet Edwards, D-Texas	55.5	44.5
John Tanner, D-Tennessee	55.8	44.2
Mike Ross, D-Ark.	56	44
Max Sandlin, D-Texas §	56.2	43.8
Christopher Shays, R-Conn.	56.7	43.3
Jim Turner, D-Texas §	56.8	43.2
Sanford Bishop, D-Ga.	57.3	42.7
Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas	57.3	42.7
Ben Chandler, D-Ky.	57.5	42.5
Ron Paul, R-Texas	57.7	42.3
Jim Leach, R-Iowa	57.8	42.2
Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa	57.8	42.2
Rick Boucher, D-Virginia	58	42
Stephanie Herseth, D-South Dakota	58.5	41.5
Bart Gordon, D-Tennessee	58.5	41.5
Earl Pomeroy, D-North Dakota	59	41
Marion Berry, D-Ark.	59.5	40.5
Bob Etheridge, D-North Carolina	59.8	40.2
Nick Lampson, D-Texas §	60	40
Martin Frost, D-Texas §	60	40
Jerry Costello, D-Ill.	60.8	39.2
Ed Case, D-Hawaii	61.3	38.7
William Lipinski, D-Ill. §	61.3	38.7
Dennis Moore, D-Kan.	61.8	38.2
John Spratt, D-South Carolina	61.8	38.2
David Scott, D-Ga.	62.3	37.7
Darlene Hooley, D-Oregon	62.5	37.5
Cal Dooley, D-Calif. §	62.7	37.3
Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif.	63	37
Artur Davis, D-Ala.	63.7	36.3
John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania	63.7	36.3
Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee	63.7	36.3
Baron Hill, D-Ind. §	63.8	36.2
David Wu, D-Oregon	63.8	36.2
Gene Green, D-Texas	63.8	36.2
Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas	64	36
Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin	64.5	35.5
Brad Miller, D-North Carolina	64.7	35.3
Harold Ford, D-Tennessee	64.7	35.3
Michael Michaud, D-Maine	65.7	34.3
Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.	66	34
Vic Snyder, D-Ark.	66.2	33.8
Rubén Hinojosa, D-Texas	66.2	33.8
Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island	66.3	33.7
Nick Rahall, D-West Virginia	67.2	32.8
Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon	67.5	32.5
Jim Davis, D-Fla.	68.7	31.3
Brian Baird, D-Washington	68.7	31.3
Tim Bishop, D-New York	68.8	31.2
Carolyn McCarthy, D-New York	68.8	31.2
Stephen Lynch, D-Mass.	69.2	30.8
Steve Israel, D-New York	69.2	30.8
Chris Bell, D-Texas §	69.2	30.8
Michael McNulty, D-New York	69.3	30.7
Bart Stupak, D-Mich.	69.5	30.5
Dale Kildee, D-Mich.	70	30
William Jefferson, D-La.	70.2	29.8
Albert Wynn, D-Md.	70.2	29.8
Jane Harman, D-Calif.	70.3	29.7
David Price, D-North Carolina	70.3	29.7
Charles Gonzalez, D-Texas	70.5	29.5
Adam Smith, D-Washington	70.5	29.5
James Clyburn, D-South Carolina	70.7	29.3
Adam Schiff, D-Calif.	70.8	29.2
Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.	70.8	29.2
Paul Kanjorski, D-Pennsylvania	71.2	28.8
Steven Rothman, D-New Jersey	71.3	28.7
Patrick Kennedy, D-Rhode Island	71.7	28.3
Norm Dicks, D-Washington	71.7	28.3
Mark Udall, D-Colo.	71.8	28.2
Mike Doyle, D-Pennsylvania	71.8	28.2
Alan Mollohan, D-West Virginia	71.8	28.2
Nita Lowey, D-New York	72	28
Ben Cardin, D-Md.	72.2	27.8
Shelley Berkley, D-Nevada	72.2	27.8
Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey	72.5	27.5
Rick Larsen, D-Washington	72.8	27.2
Joseph Crowley, D-New York	73	27
Peter Visclosky, D-Ind.	73.3	26.7
Eliot Engel, D-New York	74	26
Corrine Brown, D-Fla.	74.3	25.7
John Dingell, D-Mich.	74.5	25.5
Joe Baca, D-Calif.	74.8	25.2
Tom Allen, D-Maine	74.8	25.2
Ciro Rodriguez, D-Texas §	75	25
Tim Ryan, D-Ohio	75.2	24.8
Robert Andrews, D-New Jersey	75.5	24.5
Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas	75.7	24.3
Susan Davis, D-Calif.	75.8	24.2
Jim Moran, D-Virginia	76.5	23.5
Jay Inslee, D-Washington	76.5	23.5
Joe Hoeffel, D-Pennsylvania §	76.7	23.3
Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif.	76.8	23.2
Steny Hoyer, D-Md.	77	23
Ted Strickland, D-Ohio	77	23
Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio	77	23
Brad Sherman, D-Calif.	77.2	22.8
Mike Thompson, D-Calif.	77.5	22.5
Bill Pascrell, D-New Jersey	77.5	22.5
Tom Udall, D-New Mexico	77.5	22.5
Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.	78.7	21.3
Gregory Meeks, D-New York	79	21
Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas	79	21
Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas	79.5	20.5
David Obey, D-Wisconsin	79.7	20.3
Gary Ackerman, D-New York	80	20
Kendrick Meek, D-Fla.	80.3	19.7
Louise Slaughter, D-New York	80.5	19.5
Lane Evans, D-Ill.	80.8	19.2
Anthony Weiner, D-New York	80.8	19.2
Sander Levin, D-Mich.	81	19
Robert Matsui, D-Calif. §	81.3	18.7
James Oberstar, D-Minn.	81.3	18.7
Tom Lantos, D-Calif.	81.5	18.5
Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey	81.5	18.5
Robert Wexler, D-Fla.	81.8	18.2
Howard Berman, D-Calif.	82.2	17.8
John Larson, D-Conn.	82.3	17.7
Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.	82.8	17.2
Karen McCarthy, D-Missouri §	83	17
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio	83.2	16.8
Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont	83.3	16.7
Denise Majette, D-Ga. §	84.3	15.7
Charles Rangel, D-New York	84.3	15.7
Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.	84.5	15.5
Edolphus Towns, D-New York	84.5	15.5
Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill.	84.7	15.3
Jerry Kleczka, D-Wisconsin §	84.7	15.3
Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Calif.	85	15
Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio	85.7	14.3
Richard Neal, D-Mass.	85.8	14.2
William Lacy Clay, D-Missouri	86	14
Carolyn Maloney, D-New York	86.3	13.7
Alcee Hastings, D-Fla.	86.7	13.3
Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii	86.8	13.2
Rush Holt, D-New Jersey	87.2	12.8
Ed Pastor, D-Ariz.	87.7	12.3
Elijah Cummings, D-Md.	87.7	12.3
Robert Brady, D-Pennsylvania	87.8	12.2
Linda Sanchez, D-Calif.	88	12
Bob Filner, D-Calif.	88	12
Danny Davis, D-Ill.	88.2	11.8
Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.	88.3	11.7
Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.	88.7	11.3
Henry Waxman, D-Calif.	88.7	11.3
Betty McCollum, D-Minn.	88.7	11.3
Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon	88.7	11.3
Grace Napolitano, D-Calif.	88.8	11.2
Lois Capps, D-Calif.	89	11
Diana DeGette, D-Colo.	89	11
Bobby Rush, D-Ill.	89.2	10.8
Michael Capuano, D-Mass.	89.2	10.8
Mike Honda, D-Calif.	89.5	10.5
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.	89.7	10.3
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich.	89.7	10.3
Major Owens, D-New York	89.8	10.2
Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.	90	10
Melvin Watt, D-North Carolina	90	10
Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin	90.2	9.8
Bill Delahunt, D-Mass.	90.7	9.3
Diane Watson, D-Calif.	90.8	9.2
Martin Olav Sabo, D-Minn.	90.8	9.2
Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif.	91	9
Maxine Waters, D-Calif.	91.2	8.8
Martin Meehan, D-Mass.	91.5	8.5
Sam Farr, D-Calif.	91.7	8.3
Barney Frank, D-Mass.	91.7	8.3
Nydia Velazquez, D-New York	92.5	7.5
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio	92.5	7.5
Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.	93.2	6.8
Jim McGovern, D-Mass.	93.2	6.8
Chaka Fattah, D-Pennsylvania	93.2	6.8
Maurice Hinchey, D-New York	93.5	6.5
Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.	93.8	6.2
Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill.	94	6
Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.	94	6
Jim McDermott, D-Washington	94.3	5.7
Jerrold Nadler, D-New York	94.5	5.5
Bobby Scott, D-Virginia	94.5	5.5
José Serrano, D-New York	94.8	5.2
Edward Markey, D-Mass.	95	5
John Conyers, D-Mich.	95.3	4.7
John Lewis, D-Ga.	95.7	4.3
Barbara Lee, D-Calif.	95.8	4.2
Hilda Solis, D-Calif.	95.8	4.2
Donald Payne, D-New Jersey	95.8	4.2
John Olver, D-Mass.	96	4
John Tierney, D-Mass.	96	4
George Miller, D-Calif.	96.5	3.5
Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.	96.7	3.3
Pete Stark, D-Calif.	97.3	2.7
Peter Deutsch, D-Fla. §	*	*
Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.	*	*
Julia Carson, D-Ind.	*	*
Billy Tauzin, R-La. §	*	*
Dick Gephardt, D-Missouri §	*	*
Douglas Bereuter, R-Nebraska §	*	*
G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina	*	*