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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 liberal to most conservative.

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