2011 VOTE RATINGS
Centrist Senators: The Most Moderate Members—PICTURES
Updated: March 2, 2012 | 11:09 a.m.
March 2, 2012 | 9:42 a.m.
Here's a look at the members closest to the idelogocial center of the Senate, according to National Journal's 2011 vote ratings:
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Scott Brown, R-Mass., had a composite liberal score of 44.7 and a composite conservative score of 55.3. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Susan Collins, R-Maine, had a composite liberal score of 46.3 and a composite conservative score of 53.7. (Liz Lynch)
Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., had a composite liberal score of 57.7 and a composite conservative score of 42.3. (Liz Lynch)
Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., had a composite liberal score of 58 and a composite conservative score of 42. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ben Nelson, D-Neb., had a composite liberal score of 48.8 and a composite conservative score of 51.2. Nelson's scores make him, along with one other senator, the chamber's most centrist member, according to the vote ratings. (Chet Susslin)
Mark Pryoer, D-Ark., had a composite liberal score of 50.7 and a composite conservative score of 49.3, putting him in the very middle, along with Nelson of Nebraska.
Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who announced that she won't seek reelection in 2012, had a composite liberal score of 45 and a composite conservative score of 55. (Liz Lynch)
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