(((((ACU Lifetime + ACU 2005) / 2) + NJCC 2005) - ADA 2005) + 100) / 3 = RPI
The RPI, or Right Place Index, is then rounded to the nearest whole number.
With this formula, we get an excellent cross-section of opinion from the three most respected and often-cited Congressional score-keepers: one conservative, one non-partisan, and one liberal, and thus, I believe, the most fair evaluation possible.
The higher the score, the more conservative a given member of Congress is.
The lower the score, the more liberal a given member of Congress is.
Now, some of you who are familiar with my older version of the RPI (from February 2005) may be asking: Why a different and seemingly so much more complex formula this time? Last time, many folks complained that the scoring range (-100 to +200) was a bit confusing. In retrospect, I am inclined to agree. The formula is now set up so that the results fall into a much more easily understood scale (0-100).
Why use two scores from the ACU and only one from the other two sources? Simple: The ACU gives both yearly and lifetime data for all Congressmen and Senators, the other sources only offer yearly assessments. (Note: ADA's site shows links to lifetime ratings, but most of the links are broken and others are outdated by several years!) I designed the formula to average the two ACU scores together, and then use the average to comprise only one third of the RPI, same as the other two sources, so it has no more or less weight in the final result. What it does do, however, is help to control a bit for a temporary off-character year of voting by balancing it against a Congressman's or Senator's entire career. By using the yearly assessment as well, we are getting a better snapshot of how someone is voting nowadays. This is particularly important in the case of members who have switched parties, and whose lifetime and 2005 scores may differ by quite a bit. I felt this helped keep the data a little more honest. If the other two sources begin to offer lifetime scores that I am able to find, I would very much like to incorporate them into the scoring in much the same way in the future.
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A word on the sources:
As much work as I put into this little project, these are the folks who deserve the real credit for tracking the voting records and compiling the original scores.
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A conservative lobbying group which keeps tabs on all of the members of Congress and how they vote on key issues of import to conservatives:
Since 1971, the American Conservative Union has published an annual "Rating of Congress." We rate each member of the House and Senate on a scale of 0 to 100, based on votes cast on a wide range of issues. The ratings are designed to show how members voted on all the major issues in order to gauge their adherence to conservative principles.
2005 Senate ACU Ratings and Lifetime Ratings thru 2005
2005 House ACU Ratings and Lifetime Ratings thru 2005
Explanation of ratings
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A well-regarded independent political journal which rates members of Congress with both a composite conservative score and a mirror-image (thus unnecessary here for my purposes) composite liberal score. This should be considered the most objective measure of the three:
National Journal Group Inc. is a leading publisher of magazines, newsletters, books and directories for people who have a professional interest in politics, policy and government. Based in Washington, D.C., National Journal Group Inc. is committed to providing publications and services that are nonpartisan, reliable and of the highest quality.
2005 National Journal Composite Conservative (NJCC) Scores*
[*via Project Vote Smart]
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A left-wing lobbying organization that also grades members of Congress based on how they vote on certain issues important to them - i.e., if they tend to vote what I would consider to be the wrong way on most issues, they score highly, and if they tend to vote what I would consider to be the right way, they score poorly. Hence, the subtraction, I do not like to see anyone scored highly by this bunch!
Since ADA's founding in 1947, the Annual Voting Records have served as the standard measure of political liberalism. Combining 20 key votes on a wide range of social and economic issues, both domestic and international, the Liberal [Quotient] (LQ) provides a basic overall picture of an elected official's political position.
2005 ADA Ratings*
[*via Project Vote Smart]
More details available here (Mostly in downloadable PDF form.)
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Newer members of Congress, who won special elections to fill vacancies in 2005 and 2006 (2 California Congressmen and 1 Congresswoman from Ohio), have not yet compiled a score on the Index due to the lack of data necessary to properly compute one. These individuals are, therefore, unrated for the time being.
I was also unable to compile complete data on House Speaker Denny Hastert (IL-14), due to the fact that the Speaker often does not cast a vote on many issues as a matter of procedure, meaning some groups do not bother to rate his voting record, as it is incomplete at best.
It also irks me that I couldn't find all of the necessary data for Democrat Bob Menendez (NJ-Senate), likely due to his shift from the House to the Senate after Jon Corzine became NJ Governor.
I have also separated out districts where the sitting member is not standing for re-election, or is trying to move up from the House to the Senate, thereby leaving an open seat. Their scores are still computed in the state composite, but they are listed separately at the bottom of their state's delegation.
State composite RPI's were computed by adding together the RPI's of every member of Congress for whom they were available from that state and dividing by the total number of available RPI's. For this reason, a state's RPI will not be as reliable if the delegation has unrated members. (States affected: CA, IL, NJ, OH)
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Beware of Liberal Wolves in Moderate Sheeps' Clothing!
Before we go any further, let me state for the record that this is not a completely non-partisan evaluation of the sitting members of the House and Senate! No comments this time around about how I shouldn't have injected politics into this, please, that's what it is all about! I am a conservative who intends to vote Republican for any and all federal offices in every election in the foreseeable future, and to make damn certain that I actually do vote, because I believe that far too many of the Democrats have lost their feeble little minds and have become a danger to the well-being of this country! I also feel that a vote for any Democrat is a vote to put the far-left fringe who run the party in charge of the country, something I will never be a part of! I also hope to convince everyone else that I can reach to vote the same way I do. If you don't like it, get over it - it' s called Free Speech. (Unlike abortion, rights for foreign terrorists and gay marriage, it's actually in the Constitution, look it up sometime.)
Single digit numbers are bad. Very bad. If a Senator or Representative should register a 10 or below on the scale, I would feel quite confident in labeling them as being on the left-wing fringe. Even 20 or below is pretty far out there. I would rate every one of those folks as a miserable failure!
Democrats who are above the 20 RPI level can sometimes be reasonable, but one must always remember that they usually hold little or no sway on their party's hard-core liberal leadership, yet vote to put those same hard-core liberals in charge in votes on organization of leadership and committees. If you learn nothing else from this exercise, always remember that!
Any Republican managing a 60 or better gets a passing grade as far as I am concerned, but let us be very careful about condemning those with lower grades. A moderate Republican is far, far better for the country than any liberal Democrat who might replace them if we on the right deign to punish them by sitting out an election to "teach them a lesson." Besides, in certain areas of the country, hardline conservatives couldn't get elected, or would likely be booted out of office in short order if they voted that way. To discard individuals who may be of a more moderate nature than we may prefer is to discard any chance to be in the majority and advance the conservative agenda. It would only serve to relegate ourselves to irrelevance as we watch the liberals advance theirs! Even the worst scoring Republicans vote to put their fellow Republicans in charge of the House or Senate and all of the committees therein. That is another lesson that you must never forget!
Obviously, scores of 80 and up generally make for a pretty solid conservative. Do we really need any fewer of these people in office because you are upset that the whole of your own personal agenda is not being passed quickly enough? Just how do you think things are going to be under the auspices of a Democrat run Congress? Good luck seeing anything positive come out of it!
True moderates of either party would, by definition, be somewhere in the general area of a 40-60 RPI. Any Congressmen or Senators, including those so-called "mainstream" Democrats, who claim to be "moderate", but do not meet this standard, are full of it! To more fully illustrate my point, even using a more generous range of 30-70 would still pretty much exclude the entire leadership of the Democrats --- Why, even going so far as to use a range of 20-80 (which would be ridiculous) would still leave most of their leaders out on the fringes!
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I hereby call your attention to those considered to be in line as the leadership of the Democrat Party, and those that would chair the most important committees should the Democrats gain control of either chamber. Where do they fall on the scale? Check them out for yourselves below, with a few interesting "things you ought to know" thrown in for good measure:
22 Robert Byrd (WV-Senate President Pro Temp/Senate Appropriations)
Would be 3rd in line to succeed to the Presidency!
15 Steny Hoyer (MD-House Majority Leader)
11 Alcee Hastings (FL-House Intelligence)
An impeached former Federal Judge, who was thrown off the bench for lying under oath and accepting bribes!
11 David Obey (WI-House Appropriations)
11 Harry Reid (NV-Senate Majority Leader)
Currently embroiled in a growing scandal involving questionable land deals!
9 Carl Levin (MI-Senate Armed Services)
9 Jay Rockefeller (WV-Senate Intelligence)
8 John Conyers (MI-House Judiciary)
Can't wait to convene impeachment hearings against President Bush!
6 Dick Durbin (IL-Senate Majority Whip)
Compared U.S. troops at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, Soviets in their Gulags, and genocidal dictator Pol Pot!
6 Pat Leahy (VT-Senate Judiciary)
Forced to resign from the Senate Intelligence Committee for leaking classified material!
6 Nancy Pelosi (CA-Speaker of the House)
Would be 2nd in line to succeed to the Presidency!
4 Charlie Rangel (NY-House Ways and Means)
He just can't wait to raise your taxes!
And here are a few more potential Chairmen for good measure:
25 Kent Conrad (ND-Senate Budget)
23 Max Baucus (MT-Senate Finance)
21 John Spratt (SC-House Budget)
17 Jeff Bingaman (NM-Senate Energy and Natural Resources)
17 Thomas Carper (DE-Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)
15 Daniel Akaka (HI-Senate Veterans' Affairs)
15 James Oberstar (MN-House Transportation and Infrastructure)
14 John Dingell (MI-House Energy and Commerce)
14 Bennie Thompson (MS-House Homeland Security)
12 Daniel Inouye (HI-Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation)
11 Tom Lantos (CA-House International Relations)
9 Christopher Dodd (CT-Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs)
7 Bob Filner (CA-House Veterans' Affairs)
6 Tom Harkin (IA-Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry)
5 Barbara Boxer (CA-Senate Environment and Public Works)
5 Henry Waxman (CA-House Government Reform)
4 Barney Frank (MA-House Financial Services)
4 Nydia Velazquez (NY-House Small Business)
3 Ted Kennedy (MA-Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions)
3 George Miller (CA-House Education and the Workforce)
More details available here, and some clear differences in spending priorities (courtesy of the National Taxpayers Union) here.
And then there are the Democrats' most talked about potential Presidential candidates for 2008 (a couple of them are also among the potential Committee Chairs):
18 Evan Bayh (IN)
10 Joe Biden (DE-Senate Foreign Relations)
10 Hillary Clinton (NY)
9 Russ Feingold (WI)
9 Barack Obama (IL)
7 John Kerry (MA-Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship)
Next, look at the Democrat House members currently running for Senate:
27 Harold Ford (TN)
10 Ben Cardin (MD)
7 Sherrod Brown (OH)
An RPI of 7 for a potential Senator from OHIO???
And the Democrats from Congress currently seeking Governor's mansions:
19 Jim Davis (FL)
19 Ted Strickland (OH)
Look at the "Independent" that caucuses with the House Democrats, a man whom they saw fit to endorse and not run a candidate against for the Senate. A man who is, by the way, a self-described Socialist:
6 Bernie Sanders (VT)
Feel free to compare his score, that of an admitted Socialist, to the scores of many Democrats, including those among the party leadership!
And looked who the party's base expelled for being "too conservative":
22 Joe Lieberman (CT)
Notice a pattern here? Yeah, a real pack of "moderates" among the top tier of the party, huh? The next time they get all huffy about being labeled as "liberals", just remember a couple of old sayings: 1) The truth hurts; 2) If the shoe fits, wear it!
Now, are you going to sit this election out and let them gain control of our government, or are you going to get in there and fight? Losing is not an option!
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So, just how do YOUR Senators and Representative rate? Are they true conservatives, moderates or left-wing extremists masquerading as middle-of-the road Democrats (as many of them all-too-often do back home come election time to survive)? I submit the following and ask you to be the judge...
STATE (State Composite RPI) Ranking of State Composite RPI among 50 all States
RPI Congressman (Party) District
[ACU Lifetime, ACU 2005, NJCC 2005, ADA 2005]
Note: Senate seats are followed by the year of the next election cycle in which they will be contested.
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ALABAMA (78.0) RANK: 9th
97 Jeff Sessions (R) AL Sen 2008
[98, 100, 91, 0]
95 Jo Bonner (R) AL-01
[96, 100, 86, 0]
92 Robert Aderholt (R) AL-04
[91, 92, 84, 0]
92 Terry Everett (R) AL-02
[95, 96, 80, 0]
90 Spencer Bachus (R) AL-06
[93, 92, 81, 5]
84 Richard Shelby (R) AL Sen 2010
[74, 88, 80, 10]
83 Mike Rogers (R) AL-03
[89, 88, 69, 10]
42 Bud Cramer (D) AL-05
[49, 54, 50, 75]
29 Artur Davis (D) AL-07
[28, 28, 39, 80]
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ALASKA (79.1) RANK: 6th (tie)
81 Don Young (R) AK-at large
[77, 83, 69, 5]
79 Ted Stevens (R) AK Sen 2008
[64, 80, 71, 5]
77 Lisa Murkowski (R) AK Sen 2010
[76, 83, 70, 20]
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ARIZONA (70.3) RANK: 13th
97 J.D. Hayworth (R) AZ-05
[98, 100, 91, 0]
97 Trent Franks (R) AZ-02
[97, 100, 96, 5]
94 John Shadegg (R) AZ-03
[98, 100, 83, 0]
91 Jon Kyl (R) AZ Sen 2006
[97, 100, 80, 5]
86 Rick Renzi (R) AZ-01
[89, 92, 82, 15]
82 Jeff Flake (R) AZ-06
[94, 96, 50, 0]
77 John McCain (R) AZ Sen 2010
[83, 80, 59, 10]
7 Ed Pastor (D) AZ-04
[4, 8, 14, 100]
3 Raul Grijalva (D) AZ-07
[3, 0, 7, 100]
Leaving Congress:
71 Jim Kolbe (R) AZ-08 (Retiring)
[74, 71, 56, 15]
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ARKANSAS (39.6) RANK: 33rd
89 John Boozman (R) AR-03
[94, 96, 73, 0]
43 Mike Ross (D) AR-04
[41, 52, 41, 60]
42 Marion Berry (D) AR-01
[41, 52, 43, 65]
25 Mark Pryor (D) AR Sen 2008
[25, 24, 40, 90]
22 Vic Snyder (D) AR-02
[13, 8, 34, 80]
18 Blanche Lincoln (D) AR Sen 2010
[21, 16, 31, 95]
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CALIFORNIA (36.3) RANK: 36th
94 Gary Miller (R) CA-42
[96, 96, 87, 0]
93 Wally Herger (R) CA-02
[97, 96, 82, 0]
92 Dan Lungren (R) CA-03
[93, 92, 84, 0]
92 Duncan Hunter (R) CA-52
[92, 92, 88, 5]
91 Ken Calvert (R) CA-44
[90, 84, 87, 0]
91 Ed Royce (R) CA-40
[98, 96, 77, 0]
91 John Doolittle (R) CA-04
[95, 92, 79, 0]
90 George Radanovich (R) CA-19
[95, 92, 77, 0]
90 Richard Pombo (R) CA-11
[97, 92, 74, 0]
89 Elton Gallegly (R) CA-24
[88, 80, 83, 0]
89 Buck McKeon (R) CA-25
[90, 84, 80, 0]
88 Dana Rohrabacher (R) CA-46
[95, 96, 74, 5]
87 David Dreier (R) CA-26
[92, 84, 73, 0]
87 Darrell Issa (R) CA-49
[90, 84, 74, 0]
86 Devin Nunes (R) CA-21
[91, 84, 74, 5]
82 Jerry Lewis (R) CA-41
[83, 76, 67, 0]
73 Mary Bono (R) CA-45
[73, 71, 61, 15]
33 Dennis Cardoza (D) CA-18
[38, 44, 43, 85]
31 Jim Costa (D) CA-20
[32, 32, 41, 80]
27 Jane Harman (D) CA-36
[30, 5, 32, 70]
22 Joe Baca (D) CA-43
[20, 32, 31, 90]
17 Loretta Sanchez (D) CA-47
[11, 16, 26, 90]
16 Adam Schiff (D) CA-29
[11, 0, 28, 85]
16 Mike Thompson (D) CA-01
[12, 16, 24, 90]
15 Ellen Tauscher (D) CA-10
[12, 8, 26, 90]
13 Dianne Feinstein (D) CA Sen 2006
[11, 12, 23, 95]
12 Susan Davis (D) CA-53
[8, 0, 23, 90]
11 Howard Berman (D) CA-28
[6, 4, 19, 90]
11 Tom Lantos (D) CA-12
[8, 0, 23, 95]
9 Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) CA-37
[5, 0, 15, 90]
8 Lois Capps (D) CA-23
[9, 0, 13, 95]
7 Brad Sherman (D) CA-27
[6, 0, 19, 100]
7) Maxine Waters (D) CA-35
[4, 8, 11, 95]
7 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) CA-34
[3, 0, 9, 90]
7 Bob Filner (D) CA-51
[4, 4, 11, 95]
6 Anna Eshoo (D) CA-14
[6, 4, 14, 100]
6 Zoe Lofgren (D) CA-16
[5, 4, 12, 100]
6 Nancy Pelosi (D) CA-08
[3, 0, 10, 95]
5 Sam Farr (D) CA-17
[4, 8, 10, 100]
5 Grace Napolitano (D) CA-38
[2, 0, 15, 100]
5 Diane Watson (D) CA-33
[4, 4, 7, 95]
5 Xavier Becerra (D) CA-31
[3, 0, 9, 95]
5 Pete Stark (D) CA-13
[4, 0, 2, 90]
5 Barbara Boxer (D) CA Sen 2010
[3, 12, 6, 100]
5 Henry Waxman (D) CA-30
[5, 0, 11, 100]
4 Doris Matsui (D) CA-05
[0, 0, 13, 100]
4 Barbara Lee (D) CA-09
[4, 4, 3, 95]
4 Lynn Woolsey (D) CA-06
[4, 8, 6, 100]
3 George Miller (D) CA-07
[5, 0, 7, 100]
3 Mike Honda (D) CA-15
[5, 4, 4, 100]
2 Hilda Solis (D) CA-32
[2, 0, 5, 100]
2 Linda Sanchez (D) CA-39
[3, 0, 3, 100]
Insufficient Data:
Brian Bilbray (R) CA-50
[Elected early 2006, No Data Available]
John Campbell (R) CA-48
[Elected late 2005, Incomplete Data]
Leaving Congress:
75 Bill Thomas (R) CA-22 (Retiring)
[80, 76, 62, 15]
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COLORADO (60.2) RANK: 24th
97 Marilyn Musgrave (R) CO-04
[100, 100, 91, 0]
96 Wayne Allard (R) CO Sen 2008
[96, 96, 91, 0]
86 Tom Tancredo (R) CO-06
[99, 100, 64, 5]
37 John Salazar (D) CO-03
[44, 44, 41, 75]
23 Ken Salazar (D) CO Sen 2010
[28, 32, 40, 100]
16 Mark Udall (D) CO-02
[7, 8, 31, 90]
8 Diana DeGette (D) CO-01
[4, 0, 12, 90]
Leaving Congress:
90 Bob Beauprez (R) CO-07 (Running for Governor)
[93, 100, 73, 0]
89 Joel Hefley (R) CO-05 (Retiring)
[95, 84, 82, 5]
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CONNECTICUT (25.6) RANK: 44th
46 Nancy Johnson (R) CT-05
[47, 40, 48, 55]
45 Rob Simmons (R) CT-02
[54, 48, 49, 65]
42 Christopher Shays (R) CT-04
[47, 20, 46, 55]
22 Joe Lieberman (I) CT Sen 2006
[17, 8, 34, 80]
9 Christopher Dodd (D) CT Sen 2010
[8, 8, 20, 100]
8 John Larson (D) CT-01
[8, 0, 21, 100]
8 Rosa DeLauro (D) CT-03
[5, 0, 15, 95]
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DELAWARE (25.7) RANK: 43rd
50 Michael Castle (R) DE-at large
[57, 28, 47, 40]
17 Thomas Carper (D) DE Sen 2006
[16, 8, 29, 90]
10 Joe Biden (D) DE Sen 2008
[14, 8, 20, 100]
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FLORIDA (65.1) RANK: 19th
93 John Mica (R) FL-07
[93, 100, 81, 0]
93 Jeff Miller (R) FL-01
[97, 92, 83, 0]
92 Ric Keller (R) FL-08
[97, 96, 84, 5]
91 Mel Martinez (R) FL Sen 2010
[100, 100, 79, 5]
91 Tom Feeney (R) FL-24
[99, 96, 76, 0]
90 Dave Weldon (R) FL-15
[94, 88, 80, 0]
90 Ander Crenshaw (R) FL-04
[93, 92, 81, 5]
89 Adam Putnam (R) FL-12
[94, 92, 79, 5]
88 Mario Diaz-Balart (R) FL-25
[93, 92, 75, 5]
87 Cliff Stearns (R) FL-06
[94, 88, 80, 10]
85 Connie Mack (R) FL-14
[92, 92, 68, 5]
83 Bill Young (R) FL-10
[89, 87, 65, 5]
82 Ginny Brown-Waite (R) FL-05
[90, 87, 67, 10]
79 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) FL-18
[77, 88, 64, 10]
79 Clay Shaw (R) FL-22
[82, 71, 70, 10]
79 Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) FL-21
[75, 87, 60, 5]
34 Allen Boyd (D) FL-02
[38, 42, 42, 80]
24 Bill Nelson (D) FL Sen 2006
[18, 20, 34, 80]
15 Kendrick Meek (D) FL-17
[8, 9, 30, 95]
12 Corrine Brown (D) FL-03
[8, 0, 26, 95]
11 Alcee Hastings (D) FL-23
[6, 4, 19, 90]
7 Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) FL-20
[0, 0, 20, 100]
5 Robert Wexler (D) FL-19
[8, 0, 12, 100]
Running for Senate:
83 Katherine Harris (R) FL-13
[91, 92, 66, 10]
Leaving Congess:
88 Mike Bilirakis (R) FL-09 (Retiring)
[87, 84, 83, 5]
73 Mark Foley (R) FL-16 (Resigned)
[78, 63, 63, 15]
19 Jim Davis (D) FL-11 (Running for Governor)
[16, 4, 31, 85]
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GEORGIA (66.2) RANK: 18th
95 Phil Gingrey (R) GA-11
[95, 100, 88, 0]
95 John Linder (R) GA-07
[95, 96, 90, 0]
95 Lynn Westmoreland (R) GA-08* (Now GA-03*)
[96, 96, 94, 5]
94 Nathan Deal (R) GA-10* (Now GA-09*)
[89, 96, 94, 5]
93 Tom Price (R) GA-06
[96, 96, 84, 0]
93 Charlie Norwood (R) GA-09* (Now GA-10*)
[97, 100, 91, 10]
92 Saxby Chambliss (R) GA Sen 2008
[94, 96, 87, 5]
92 Johnny Isakson (R) GA Sen 2010
[88, 100, 87, 5]
92 Jack Kingston (R) GA-01
[97, 88, 82, 0]
41 Jim Marshall (D) GA-03* (Now GA-08*)
[41, 46, 49, 70]
36 John Barrow (D) GA-12
[40, 40, 44, 75]
32 Sanford Bishop (D) GA-02
[34, 45, 42, 85]
32 David Scott (D) GA-13
[35, 38, 40, 80]
7 John Lewis (D) GA-05
[2, 0, 5, 85]
Leaving Congress:
3 Cynthia McKinney (D) GA-04 (Defeated in Primary)
[7, 4, 2, 100]
*NOTE: Several U.S. House districts in Georgia were redrawn in advance of this year's election.
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HAWAII (15.5) RANK: 48th
15 Daniel Akaka (D) HI Sen 2006
[8, 8, 31, 95]
12 Daniel Inouye (D) HI Sen 2010
[7, 5, 21, 90]
11 Neil Abercrombie (D) HI-01
[8, 12, 24, 100]
Leaving Congress:
24 Ed Case (D) HI-02 (Lost Senate Primary)
[19, 12, 41, 85]
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IDAHO (82.8) RANK: 3rd
88 Mike Crapo (R) ID Sen 2010
[93, 100, 76, 10]
83 Mike Simpson (R) ID-02
[90, 92, 69, 10]
82 Larry Craig (R) ID Sen 2008
[94, 96, 66, 15]
Leaving Congress:
78 Butch Otter (R) ID-01 (Running for Governor)
[95, 96, 54, 15]
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ILLINOIS (36.0) RANK: 37th
86 Don Manzullo (R) IL-16
[96, 100, 61, 0]
83 Jerry Weller (R) IL-11
[87, 92, 65, 5]
82 John Shimkus (R) IL-19
[89, 92, 65, 10]
73 Ray Lahood (R) IL-18
[74, 65, 54, 5]
65 Judy Biggert (R) IL-13
[68, 60, 51, 20]
56 Tim Johnson (R) IL-15
[65, 52, 49, 40]
56 Mark Kirk (R) IL-10
[61, 36, 48, 30]
32 Jerry Costello (D) IL-12
[34, 40, 38, 80]
24 Melissa Bean (D) IL-08
[12, 12, 41, 80]
23 Dan Lipinski (D) IL-03
[16, 16, 37, 85]
12 Rahm Emanuel (D) IL-05
[16, 0, 27, 100]
9 Barack Obama (D) IL Sen 2010
[8, 8, 18, 100]
8 Luis Gutierrez (D) IL-04
[6, 0, 12, 90]
6 Bobby Rush (D) IL-01
[4, 4, 14, 100]
6 Danny Davis (D) IL-07
[3, 4, 14, 100]
6 Dick Durbin (D) IL Sen 2008
[7, 0, 13, 100]
4 Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) IL-02
[3, 0, 9, 100]
1 Jan Schakowsky (D) IL-09
[2, 0, 3, 100]
Insufficient Data:
*Denny Hastert (R) IL-14
[Lifetime ACU Rating = 93]
*The lack of the data needed to compute a score is likely due to the long-standing tradition of the Speaker of the House refraining from participating in the debate or voting on a motion much of the time. A solid conservative based on that bawdy lifetime ACU rating, but would you expect anything less from a Republican Speaker of the House?
Leaving Congress:
84 Henry Hyde (R) IL-06 (Retiring)
[85, 88, 70, 5]
6 Lane Evans (D) IL-17 (Retiring)
[4, 0, 16, 100]
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INDIANA (68.7) RANK: 16th
96 Mike Pence (R) IN-06
[100, 100, 89, 0]
96 Dan Burton (R) IN-05
[97, 96, 92, 0]
93 Mike Sodrel (R) IN-09
[92, 92, 88, 0]
91 Chris Chocola (R) IN-02
[95, 96, 78, 0]
90 Steve Buyer (R) IN-04
[92, 96, 77, 0]
90 Mark Souder (R) IN-03
[91, 96, 82, 5]
81 John Hostettler (R) IN-08
[90, 100, 64, 15]
76 Richard Lugar (R) IN Sen 2006
[79, 88, 53, 10]
18 Evan Bayh (D) IN Sen 2010
[21, 20, 29, 95]
18 Peter Visclosky (D) IN-01
[11, 8, 29, 85]
6 Julia Carson (D) IN-07
[3, 0, 16, 100]
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IOWA (61.7) RANK: 23rd
98 Steve King (R) IA-05
[96, 100, 96, 0]
87 Chuck Grassley (R) IA Sen 2010
[83, 96, 75, 5]
84 Tom Latham (R) IA-04
[86, 84, 72, 5]
36 Leonard Boswell (D) IA-03
[30, 32, 37, 60]
34 Jim Leach (R) IA-02
[43, 33, 39, 75]
6 Tom Harkin (D) IA Sen 2008
[9, 4, 11, 100]
Leaving Congress:
87 Jim Nussle (R) IA-01 (Running for Governor)
[86, 92, 78, 5]
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KANSAS (79.1) RANK: 6th (tie)
96 Todd Tiahrt (R) KS-04
[97, 96, 92, 0]
96 Jim Ryun (R) KS-02
[98, 96, 91, 0]
89 Sam Brownback (R) KS Sen 2010
[95, 100, 80, 10]
86 Pat Roberts (R) KS Sen 2008
[87, 88, 69, 0]
82 Jerry Moran (R) KS-01
[93, 96, 67, 15]
25 Dennis Moore (D) KS-03
[20, 16, 38, 80]
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KENTUCKY (82.3) RANK: 4th
93 Jim Bunning (R) KY Sen 2010
[95, 92, 89, 5]
92 Mitch McConnell (R) KY Sen 2008
[90, 100, 85, 5]
91 Ron Lewis (R) KY-02
[93, 88, 91, 10]
90 Hal Rogers (R) KY-05
[84, 92, 82, 0]
90 Geoff Davis (R) KY-04
[88, 88, 81, 0]
89 Anne Northrup (R) KY-03
[86, 96, 75, 0]
84 Ed Whitfield (R) KY-01
[91, 88, 73, 10]
31 Ben Chandler (D) KY-06
[36, 36, 42, 85]
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LOUISIANA (69.2) RANK: 14th
95 Richard Baker (R) LA-06
[91, 92, 92, 0]
92 Bobby Jindal (R) LA-01
[100, 100, 85, 10]
89 Jim McCrery (R) LA-04
[90, 92, 77, 0]
87 Rodney Alexander (R) LA-05
[64, 92, 84, 0]
86 Charles Boustany (R) LA-07
[96, 96, 76, 15]
83 David Vitter (R) LA Sen 2010
[94, 96, 70, 15]
42 Charlie Melancon (D) LA-03
[61, 61, 45, 80]
26 Mary Landrieu (D) LA Sen 2008
[20, 44, 42, 95]
23 William Jefferson (D) LA-02
[14, 29, 32, 85]
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MAINE (27.2) RANK: 42nd
42 Susan Collins (R) ME Sen 2008
[55, 32, 47, 65]
41 Olympia Snowe (R) ME Sen 2006
[50, 32, 47, 65]
18 Michael Michaud (D) ME-02
[24, 16, 25, 90]
8 Tom Allen (D) ME-01
[3, 0, 16, 95]
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MARYLAND (22.9) RANK: 45th
79 Roscoe Bartlett (R) MD-06
[95, 84, 53, 5]
59 Wayne Gilchrest (R) MD-01
[62, 42, 51, 25]
20 Dutch Ruppersberger (D) MD-02
[20, 20, 36, 90]
18 Albert Wynn (D) MD-04
[9, 24, 32, 95]
15 Steny Hoyer (D) MD-05
[8, 12, 29, 95]
10 Barbara Mikulski (D) MD Sen 2010
[7, 5, 14, 90]
8 Elijah Cummings (D) MD-07
[4, 4, 19, 100]
6 Chris Van Hollen (D) MD-08
[5, 0, 14, 100]
Running for Senate:
10 Ben Cardin (D) MD-03
[6, 0, 23, 95]
Leaving Congress:
4 Paul Sarbanes (D) MD Sen 2006 (Retiring)
[5, 0, 9, 100]
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MASSACHUSETTS (6.2) RANK: 50th
18 Stephen Lynch (D) MA-09
[21, 12, 28, 90]
12 Richard Neal (D) MA-02
[9, 0, 15, 85]
9 Bill Delahunt (D) MA-10
[3, 0, 11, 85]
7 Michael Capuano (D) MA-08
[5, 4, 12, 95]
7 John Kerry (D) MA Sen 2008
[5, 8, 13, 100]
5 Marty Meehan (D) MA-05
[9, 0, 10, 100]
4 Barney Frank (D) MA-04
[4, 0, 9, 100]
3 John Olver (D) MA-01
[2, 0, 4, 95]
3 Ted Kennedy (D) MA Sen 2006
[3, 0, 3, 95]
3 Ed Markey (D) MA-07
[5, 0, 5, 100]
3 John Tierney (D) MA-06
[3, 0, 6, 100]
2 Jim McGovern (D) MA-03
[3, 0, 5, 100]
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MICHIGAN (47.9) RANK: 30th
91 Pete Hoekstra (R) MI-02
[90, 100, 79, 0]
91 Mike Rogers (R) MI-08
[90, 92, 86, 5]
85 Candice Miller (R) MI-10
[85, 84, 74, 5]
84 Dave Camp (R) MI-04
[89, 83, 75, 10]
82 Joe Knollenberg (R) MI-09
[88, 84, 61, 0]
77 Thad McCotter (R) MI-11
[89, 88, 61, 20]
75 Fred Upton (R) MI-06
[74, 80, 58, 10]
67 Vernon Ehlers (R) MI-03
[70, 64, 49, 15]
25 Bart Stupak (D) MI-01
[22, 25, 32, 80]
22 Dale Kildee (D) MI-05
[13, 20, 28, 80]
14 John Dingell (D) MI-15
[12, 12, 25, 95]
10 Sander Levin (D) MI-12
[3, 4, 20, 95]
9 Carl Levin (D) MI Sen 2008
[7, 17, 15, 100]
9 Debbie Stabenow (D) MI Sen 2006
[11, 12, 14, 100]
8 John Conyers (D) MI-14
[5, 13, 9, 95]
6 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) MI-13
[5, 4, 13, 100]
Leaving Congress:
62 Joe Schwarz (R) MI-07 (Defeated in Primary)
[58, 58, 53, 25]
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MINNESOTA (46.5) RANK: 31st
92 John Kline (R) MN-02
[95, 100, 78, 0]
80 Gil Gutknecht (R) MN-01
[94, 92, 63, 15]
69 Norm Coleman (R) MN Sen 2008
[78, 64, 66, 30]
58 Jim Ramstad (R) MN-03
[69, 46, 51, 35]
44 Collin Peterson (D) MN-07
[46, 56, 47, 65]
15 James Oberstar (D) MN-08
[11, 20, 18, 90]
4 Betty McCollum (D) MN-04
[4, 0, 6, 95]
Running for Senate:
85 Mark Kennedy (R) MN-06
[90, 84, 72, 5]
Leaving Congress:
10 Mark Dayton (D) MN Sen 2006 (Retiring)
[11, 16, 17, 100]
8 Martin Sabo (D) MN-05 (Retiring)
[4, 4, 14, 95]
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MISSISSIPPI (71.1) RANK: 12th
92 Roger Wicker (R) MS-01
[92, 96, 88, 5]
92 Trent Lott (R) MS Sen 2006
[93, 91, 88, 5]
89 Thad Cochran (R) MS Sen 2008
[81, 88, 83, 0]
87 Chip Pickering (R) MS-03
[95, 92, 76, 10]
53 Gene Taylor (D) MS-04
[68, 60, 54, 60]
14 Bennie Thompson (D) MS-02
[10, 12, 26, 95]
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MISSOURI (62.4) RANK: 22nd
98 Todd Akin (R) MO-02
[98, 100, 96, 0]
93 Roy Blunt (R) MO-07
[94, 96, 84, 0]
89 Sam Graves (R) MO-06
[93, 92, 73, 0]
88 Kit Bond (R) MO Sen 2010
[83, 88, 77, 0]
86 Kenny Hulshof (R) MO-09
[92, 92, 66, 0]
80 Jim Talent (R) MO Sen 2006
[93, 84, 66, 15]
78 Jo Ann Emerson (R) MO-08
[88, 88, 60, 15]
38 Ike Skelton (D) MO-04
[49, 38, 46, 75]
17 William Lacy Clay (D) MO-01
[12, 21, 20, 85]
10 Russ Carnahan (D) MO-03
[0, 0, 26, 95]
10 Emanuel Cleaver (D) MO-05
[8, 8, 21, 100]
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MONTANA (65.0) RANK: 20th
86 Conrad Burns (R) MT Sen 2006
[91, 100, 73, 10]
86 Denny Rehberg (R) MT-at large
[93, 92, 76, 10]
23 Max Baucus (D) MT Sen 2008
[14, 24, 39, 90]
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NEBRASKA (78.5) RANK: 8th
88 Jeff Fortenberry (R) NE-01
[92, 92, 77, 5]
88 Lee Terry (R) NE-02
[90, 92, 72, 0]
83 Chuck Hagel (R) NE Sen 2008
[86, 96, 69, 10]
51 Ben Nelson (D) NE Sen 2006
[53, 60, 50, 55]
Leaving Congress:
83 Tom Osborne (R) NE-03 (Lost Gubernatorial Primary)
[83, 88, 69, 5]
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NEVADA (57.6) RANK: 28th
91 John Ensign (R) NV Sen 2006
[94, 100, 82, 5]
82 Jon Porter (R) NV-03
[84, 84, 66, 5]
19 Shelley Berkley (D) NV-01
[15, 13, 32, 90]
11 Harry Reid (D) NV Sen 2010
[20, 4, 22, 100]
Leaving Congress:
85 Jim Gibbons (R) NV-02 (Running for Governor)
[91, 92, 74, 10]
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (71.4) RANK: 11th
77 John Sununu (R) NH Sen 2008
[94, 83, 53, 10]
77 Judd Gregg (R) NH Sen 2010
[79, 72, 59, 5]
67 Jeb Bradley (R) NH-01
[71, 60, 61, 25]
65 Charlie Bass (R) NH-02
[71, 58, 55, 25]
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NEW JERSEY (38.0) RANK: 35th
90 Scott Garrett (R) NJ-05
[100, 100, 76, 5]
77 Mike Ferguson (R) NJ-07
[76, 76, 59, 5]
70 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) NJ-11
[63, 60, 64, 15]
68 Jim Saxton (R) NJ-03
[71, 60, 57, 20]
63 Frank LoBiondo (R) NJ-02
[70, 60, 53, 30]
62 Chris Smith (R) NJ-04
[62, 60, 55, 30]
17 Rob Andrews (D) NJ-01
[18, 8, 27, 90]
13 Steve Rothman (D) NJ-09
[11, 5, 27, 95]
10 Bill Pascrell (D) NJ-08
[16, 0, 22, 100]
9 Frank Pallone (D) NJ-06
[15, 4, 18, 100]
7 Donald Payne (D) NJ-10
[3, 0, 3, 85]
5 Rush Holt (D) NJ-12
[7, 0, 10, 100]
5 Frank Lautenberg (D) NJ Sen 2008
[5, 0, 11, 100]
Insufficient Data:
*Bob Menendez (D) NJ Sen 2006
[Lifetime ACU = 10; 2005 ACU = 4; 2005 ADA = 100.]
*For some reason, his 2005 National Journal Scores are completely missing at Project Vote Smart and I have been unable to find them anywhere (I don't have a subscription to National Journal, and the data is behind a subscription wall there). Suffice it to say he's pretty far left based on the three scores that I do have. If you adjust the formula to equally split the difference between the average of the two ACU scores and the ADA score, he grades out at a 3.5, which is abysmal! Another real Democrat "Moderate". Pfffft!
Open Seat:
NJ-13 [Bob Menendez was appointed to complete the unexpired Senate term of Govermor Jon Corzine.]
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NEW MEXICO (52.4) RANK: 29th
89 Steve Pearce (R) NM-02
[95, 96, 70, 0]
79 Pete Domenici (R) NM Sen 2008
[74, 91, 70, 15]
68 Heather Wilson (R) NM-01
[82, 75, 50, 25]
17 Jeff Bingaman (D) NM Sen 2006
[13, 13, 34, 95]
9 Tom Udall (D) NM-03
[4, 0, 20, 95]
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NEW YORK (28.5) RANK: 41st
84 Vito Fossella (R) NY-13
[87, 84, 70, 5]
83 Tom Reynolds (R) NY-26
[88, 83, 62, 0]
81 Peter King (R) NY-03
[77, 83, 64, 0]
80 Randy Kuhl (R) NY-29
[92, 92, 64, 15]
76 Jim Walsh (R) NY-25
[67, 65, 62, 0]
75 John Sweeney (R) NY-20
[77, 72, 56, 5]
73 John McHugh (R) NY-23
[75, 80, 62, 20]
61 Sue Kelly (R) NY-19
[65, 70, 56, 40]
22 Ed Towns (D) NY-10
[5, 14, 25, 70]
19 Steve Israel (D) NY-02
[20, 8, 33, 90]
19 Carolyn McCarthy (D) NY-04
[20, 8, 33, 90]
18 Brian Higgins (D) NY-27
[16, 16, 34, 95]
15 Michael McNulty (D) NY-21
[21, 12, 23, 95]
14 Gregory Meeks (D) NY-06
[9, 12, 20, 90]
13 Joseph Crowley (D) NY-07
[14, 8, 22, 95]
11 Eliot Engel (D) NY-17
[8, 0, 25, 95]
10 Tim Bishop (D) NY-01
[1, 0, 25, 95]
10 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) NY Sen 2006
[9, 12, 20, 100]
10 Chuck Schumer (D) NY Sen 2010
[6, 8, 22, 100]
10 Louise Slaughter (D) NY-28
[6, 4, 19, 95]
8 Nita Lowey (D) NY-18
[5, 0, 16, 95]
8 Gary Ackerman (D) NY-05
[5, 4, 13, 95]
7 Anthony Weiner (D) NY-09
[7, 0, 13, 95]
5 Carolyn Maloney (D) NY-14
[5, 0, 12, 100]
5 Maurice Hinchey (D) NY-22
[5, 4, 9, 100]
4 Charlie Rangel (D) NY-15
[4, 0, 11, 100]
4 Nydia Velazquez (D) NY-12
[4, 0, 11, 100]
3 Jose Serrano (D) NY-16
[3, 4, 5, 100]
3 Jerrold Nadler (D) NY-08
[3, 0, 6, 100]
Leaving Congress:
52 Sherwood Boehlert (R) NY-24 (Retiring)
[40, 36, 48, 30]
3 Major Owens (D) NY-11 (Retiring)
[3, 0, 6, 100]
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NORTH CAROLINA (59.3) RANK: 25th
95 Virginia Foxx (R) NC-05
[100, 100, 91, 5]
95 Patrick McHenry (R) NC-10
[100, 100, 89, 5]
95 Sue Myrick (R) NC-09
[95, 96, 88, 0]
92 Robin Hayes (R) NC-08
[91, 92, 83, 0]
91 Charles Taylor (R) NC-11
[92, 92, 80, 0]
90 Elizabeth Dole (R) NC Sen 2008
[89, 96, 82, 5]
87 Richard Burr (R) NC Sen 2010
[91, 92, 74, 5]
81 Howard Coble (R) NC-06
[89, 84, 66, 10]
64 Walter Jones, Jr. (R) NC-03
[93, 80, 51, 45]
43 Mike McIntyre (D) NC-07
[53, 48, 48, 70]
20 Bob Etheridge (D) NC-02
[26, 16, 34, 95]
19 G.K. Butterfield (D) NC-01
[9, 12, 32, 85]
8 David Price (D) NC-04
[10, 4, 18, 100]
8 Brad Miller (D) NC-13
[5, 0, 22, 100]
3 Mel Watt (D) NC-12
[4, 0, 7, 100]
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NORTH DAKOTA (21.9) RANK: 46th
27 Earl Pomeroy (D) ND-at large
[25, 36, 40, 90]
25 Kent Conrad (D) ND Sen 2006
[20, 21, 40, 85]
14 Byron Dorgan (D) ND Sen 2010
[18, 17, 24, 100]
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OHIO (58.8) RANK: 26th
96 Steve Chabot (R) OH-01
[98, 96, 90, 0]
94 John Boehner (R) OH-08
[94, 100, 84, 0]
85 Pat Tiberi (R) OH-12
[93, 88, 70, 5]
84 Dave Hobson (R) OH-07
[82, 83, 69, 0]
82 Paul Gillmor (R) OH-05
[81, 82, 65, 0]
82 Mike Turner (R) OH-03
[87, 80, 66, 5]
78 Deborah Pryce (R) OH-15
[79, 83, 69, 15]
78 Ralph Regula (R) OH-16
[69, 76, 65, 5]
71 George Voinovich (R) OH Sen 2010
[77, 68, 55, 15]
70 Steve LaTourette (R) OH-14
[72, 71, 54, 15]
58 Mike DeWine (R) OH Sen 2006
[80, 56, 56, 50]
20 Tim Ryan (D) OH-17
[23, 25, 32, 95]
17 Marcy Kaptur (D) OH-09
[15, 24, 25, 95]
7 Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) OH-11
[4, 4, 18, 100]
4 Dennis Kucinich (D) OH-10
[11, 0, 6, 100]
Insufficient Data:
Jean Schmidt (R) OH-02
[Elected late 2005, Incomplete Data]
Running for Senate:
7 Sherrod Brown (D) OH-13
[8, 4, 16, 100]
Leaving Congress:
89 Mike Oxley (R) OH-04 (Retiring)
[88, 91, 77, 0]
77 Bob Ney (R) OH-18 (Resigned)
[86, 88, 58, 15]
19 Ted Strickland (D) OH-06 (Running for Governor)
[18, 28, 28, 95]
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OKLAHOMA (87.4) RANK: 1st
95 John Sullivan (R) OK-01
[97, 100, 92, 5]
95 Tom Coburn (R) OK Sen 2010
[97, 100, 91, 5]
94 Tom Cole (R) OK-04
[95, 100, 84, 0]
92 Jim Inhofe (R) OK Sen 2008
[97, 100, 83, 5]
91 Frank Lucas (R) OK-03
[94, 92, 81, 0]
52 Dan Boren (D) OK-02
[64, 64, 48, 55]
Leaving Congress:
92 Ernest Istook (R) OK-05 (Running for Governor)
[94, 96, 82, 0]
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OREGON (28.9) RANK: 40th
77 Greg Walden (R) OR-02
[84, 76, 72, 20]
66 Gordon Smith (R) OR Sen 2008
[75, 58, 50, 20]
16 Darlene Hooley (D) OR-05
[13, 13, 31, 95]
14 Peter DeFazio (D) OR-04
[14, 12, 28, 100]
14 David Wu (D) OR-01
[14, 8, 30, 100]
10 Ron Wyden (D) OR Sen 2010
[10, 4, 19, 95]
6 Earl Blumenauer (D) OR-03
[5, 4, 12, 100]
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PENNSYLVANIA (58.2) RANK: 27th
96 Bill Shuster (R) PA-09
[95, 100, 95, 5]
91 Joe Pitts (R) PA-16
[97, 100, 75, 0]
89 Melissa Hart (R) PA-04
[91, 88, 83, 5]
88 John Peterson (R) PA-05
[91, 92, 71, 0]
83 Rick Santorum (R) PA Sen 2006
[88, 92, 70, 10]
82 Don Sherwood (R) PA-10
[87, 84, 64, 5]
81 Phil English (R) PA-03
[77, 88, 65, 5]
81 Tim Murphy (R) PA-18
[89, 84, 66, 10]
73 Charles Dent (R) PA-15
[76, 76, 68, 25]
70 Todd Platts (R) PA-19
[80, 67, 62, 25]
70 Curt Weldon (R) PA-07
[70, 65, 57, 15]
62 Mike Fitzpatrick (R) PA-08
[60, 60, 55, 30]
61 Jim Gerlach (R) PA-06
[67, 56, 56, 35]
52 Arlen Specter (R) PA Sen 2010
[45, 63, 47, 45]
34 Tim Holden (D) PA-17
[42, 40, 42, 80]
33 Jack Murtha (D) PA-12
[33, 40, 38, 75]
26 Paul Kanjorski (D) PA-11
[21, 24, 35, 80]
18 Mike Doyle (D) PA-14
[23, 16, 29, 95]
14 Allyson Schwartz (D) PA-13
[4, 4, 27, 90]
10 Chaka Fattah (D) PA-02
[3, 4, 17, 90]
10 Bob Brady (D) PA-01
[8, 4, 23, 100]
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RHODE ISLAND (16.0) RANK: 47th
30 Lincoln Chafee (R) RI Sen 2006
[37, 12, 41, 75]
19 Jim Langevin (D) RI-02
[16, 8, 31, 85]
12 Patrick Kennedy (D) RI-01
[11, 4, 22, 95]
3 Jack Reed (D) RI Sen 2008
[7, 0, 5, 100]
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SOUTH CAROLINA (72.2) RANK: 10th
98 Gresham Barrett (R) SC-03
[99, 100, 93, 0]
97 Joe Wilson (R) SC-02
[94, 100, 93, 0]
94 Henry Brown (R) SC-01
[94, 96, 87, 0]
90 Jim DeMint (R) SC Sen 2010
[98, 96, 78, 5]
81 Bob Inglis (R) SC-04
[80, 84, 66, 5]
79 Lindsey Graham (R) SC Sen 2008
[91, 96, 64, 20]
21 John Spratt (D) SC-05
[25, 12, 35, 90]
18 Jim Clyburn (D) SC-06
[10, 9, 29, 85]
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SOUTH DAKOTA (43.8) RANK: 32nd
83 John Thune (R) SD Sen 2010
[85, 92, 71, 10]
32 Stephanie Herseth (D) SD-at large
[49, 33, 41, 85]
16 Tim Johnson (D) SD Sen 2008
[20, 13, 26, 95]
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TENNESSEE (63.1) RANK: 21st
97 Marsha Blackburn (R) TN-07
[97, 100, 93, 0]
86 Zach Wamp (R) TN-03
[92, 88, 67, 0]
85 Lamar Alexander (R) TN Sen 2008
[88, 88, 73, 5]
81 John Duncan (R) TN-02
[87, 92, 57, 5]
47 Lincoln Davis (D) TN-04
[62, 64, 47, 70]
39 John Tanner (D) TN-08
[43, 50, 44, 75]
29 Bart Gordon (D) TN-06
[29, 40, 43, 90]
28 Jim Cooper (D) TN-05
[23, 24, 40, 80]
Running for Senate:
27 Harold Ford (D) TN-09
[19, 21, 42, 80]
Leaving Congress:
90 Bill Jenkins (R) TN-01 (Retiring)
[93, 92, 78, 0]
86 Bill Frist (R) TN Sen 2006 (Retiring)
[89, 92, 82, 15]
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TEXAS (69.0) RANK: 15th
98 Pete Sessions (R) TX-32
[98, 100, 96, 0]
98 Randy Neugebauer (R) TX-19
[93, 100, 96, 0]
97 Sam Johnson (R) TX-03
[99, 96, 94, 0]
95 Kevin Brady (R) TX-08
[96, 96, 90, 0]
95 Michael Burgess (R) TX-26
[95, 96, 90, 0]
95 John Carter (R) TX-31
[93, 92, 93, 0]
95 Lamar Smith (R) TX-21
[93, 96, 90, 0]
95 Mac Thornberry (R) TX-13
[95, 100, 86, 0]
94 Kenny Marchant (R) TX-24
[92, 92, 90, 0]
94 Jeb Hensarling (R) TX-05
[97, 100, 83, 0]
93 John Culberson (R) TX-07
[97, 92, 85, 0]
93 Joe Barton (R) TX-06
[94, 92, 86, 0]
93 Michael McCaul (R) TX-10
[96, 96, 87, 5]
92 Henry Bonilla (R) TX-23
[91, 92, 85, 0]
92 Louie Gohmert (R) TX-01
[96, 96, 80, 0]
91 Ted Poe (R) TX-02
[92, 92, 81, 0]
90 Mike Conaway (R) TX-11
[96, 96, 74, 0]
89 John Cornyn (R) TX Sen 2008
[94, 96, 81, 10]
88 Ralph Hall (R) TX-04
[83, 92, 81, 5]
86 Kay Granger (R) TX-12
[86, 80, 74, 0]
82 Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R) TX Sen 2006
[91, 92, 68, 15]
60 Ron Paul (R) TX-14
[83, 76, 40, 40]
42 Henry Cuellar (D) TX-28
[52, 52, 44, 70]
38 Solomon Ortiz (D) TX-27
[33, 40, 42, 65]
31 Silvestre Reyes (D) TX-16
[27, 41, 39, 80]
30 Chet Edwards (D) TX-17
[31, 36, 42, 85]
29 Ruben Hinojosa (D) TX-15
[22, 44, 34, 80]
22 Gene Green (D) TX-29
[24, 28, 36, 95]
18 Charlie Gonzalez (D) TX-20
[10, 16, 31, 90]
12 Al Green (D) TX-09
[16, 16, 20, 100]
11 Lloyd Doggett (D) TX-25
[7, 4, 18, 90]
10 Sheila Jackson Lee (D) TX-18
[7, 14, 20, 100]
7 Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) TX-30
[7, 0, 16, 100]
Leaving Congress:
93 Tom DeLay (R) TX-22 (Resigned)
[95, 88, 87, 0]
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UTAH (80.3) RANK: 5th
94 Chris Cannon (R) UT-03
[97, 100, 82, 0]
91 Rob Bishop (R) UT-01
[97, 100, 83, 10]
90 Orrin Hatch (R) UT Sen 2006
[90, 92, 85, 5]
90 Robert Bennett (R) UT Sen 2010
[87, 92, 85, 5]
37 Jim Matheson (D) UT-02
[41, 40, 46, 75]
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VERMONT (9.2) RANK: 49th
6 Patrick Leahy (D) VT Sen 2010
[6, 0, 15, 100]
Running for Senate:
6 Bernie Sanders (I) VT-at large
[6, 8, 10, 100]
Leaving Congress:
16 Jim Jeffords (I) VT Sen 2006 (Retiring)
[24, 8, 22, 90]
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VIRGINIA (68.6) RANK: 17th
95 Eric Cantor (R) VA-07
[97, 96, 88, 0]
93 Thelma Drake (R) VA-02
[92, 92, 93, 5]
92 George Allen (R) VA Sen 2006
[92, 100, 86, 5]
91 Bob Goodlatte (R) VA-06
[95, 96, 81, 5]
89 Randy Forbes (R) VA-04
[96, 92, 77, 5]
83 Jo Ann Davis (R) VA-01
[90, 84, 73, 10]
81 Virgil Goode (R) VA-05
[92, 88, 67, 15]
78 John Warner (R) VA Sen 2008
[81, 88, 60, 10]
75 Frank Wolf (R) VA-10
[81, 60, 59, 5]
72 Tom Davis (R) VA-11
[71, 57, 56, 5]
22 Rick Boucher (D) VA-09
[16, 25, 36, 90]
15 Jim Moran (D) VA-08
[15, 4, 26, 90]
6 Bobby Scott (D) VA-03
[7, 4, 11, 100]
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WASHINGTON (32.0) RANK: 38th
91 Cathy McMorris (R) WA-05
[100, 100, 79, 5]
88 Doc Hastings (R) WA-04
[95, 92, 76, 5]
70 Dave Reichert (R) WA-08
[64, 64, 55, 10]
20 Adam Smith (D) WA-09
[19, 12, 28, 85]
19 Rick Larsen (D) WA-02
[19, 16, 29, 90]
17 Norm Dicks (D) WA-06
[11, 0, 31, 85]
15 Brian Baird (D) WA-03
[12, 9, 29, 95]
13 Maria Cantwell (D) WA Sen 2006
[11, 8, 23, 95]
10 Jay Inslee (D) WA-01
[10, 0, 20, 95]
9 Patty Murray (D) WA Sen 2010
[3, 0, 19, 95]
2 Jim McDermott (D) WA-07
[2, 0, 4, 100]
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WEST VIRGINIA (31.9) RANK: 39th
70 Shelley Moore Capito (R) WV-02
[74, 76, 59, 25]
35 Alan Mollohan (D) WV-01
[33, 52, 38, 75]
24 Nick Rahall (D) WV-03
[21, 44, 30, 90]
22 Robert Byrd (D) WV Sen 2006
[30, 20, 35, 95]
9 Jay Rockefeller (D) WV Sen 2008
[10, 4, 20, 100]
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WISCONSIN (38.8) RANK: 34th
86 Paul Ryan (R) WI-01
[93, 96, 62, 0]
85 James Sensenbrenner (R) WI-05
[88, 96, 62, 0]
75 Tom Petri (R) WI-06
[77, 72, 56, 5]
26 Ron Kind (D) WI-03
[15, 20, 34, 75]
12 Herb Kohl (D) WI Sen 2006
[15, 13, 21, 100]
11 David Obey (D) WI-07
[10, 16, 19, 100]
9 Russ Feingold (D) WI Sen 2010
[12, 13, 15, 100]
4 Gwen Moore (D) WI-04
[0, 0, 11, 100]
3 Tammy Baldwin (D) WI-02
[3, 0, 7, 100]
Leaving Congress:
79 Mark Green (R) WI-08 (Running for Governor)
[88, 88, 65, 15]
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WYOMING (87.1) RANK: 2nd
88 Mike Enzi (R) WY Sen 2008
[91, 96, 79, 10]
87 Craig Thomas (R) WY Sen 2006
[89, 92, 81, 10]
87 Barbara Cubin (R) WY-at large
[97, 96, 68, 5]
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Now, go ye forth and VOTE REPUBLICAN! And may God forever bless the United States of America!
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Previous Related Posts:
Evaluating the Congress (Feb 05)
Evaluating the Congress, Part 2 (Feb 05)
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Thanks for the links!
Rightwingprof at Right Wing Nation created a handy table of the states, ranked in order by composite RPI, from the list above.
Will Franklin, master number cruncher that he is, is digging deeper into the data I provided at WILLisms, and has even more here!
Other wonderful folks linking here:
Gayle at And You Thought YOU Were Cranky?
John at Argghhh!!!
Basil at Basil's Blog
Pam at Blogmeister, USA
Pat at Brainster's Blog
MT at Conservative Blog Therapy
Rodger at Curmudgeonly and Skeptical
Gateway Pundit at Gateway Pundit
Stew at Get Stewed
GOP & College at GOP and College
GC Pundit at Gulf Coast Pundit
Dr. Rusty at The Jawa Report
Teflon at Molten Thought
Beth at MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Howard at Oraculations
Oak Leaf at PoliPundit
M. Simon at Power and Control
Anna at A Rose by Any Other Name
Lorie at Wizbang Politics
Wonkette
If I missed anyone, I apologize. And thank you. (More link-backs as I find them.)
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TECHNORATI TAGS:
Congress; 2006 Election; ACU; American Conservatives Union; NJCC; National Journal; ADA; Americans for Democratic Action; House of Representatives; Senate
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NOTE: Minor updates added 11/5/06 to correct for Bilirakis retirement (originally not shown); Delay resignation (originally listed as retirement); and Ney resignation (new development over-riding original status as retiring).
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