Scorecard 109-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 109th Congress (January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

Would allow federal funds to be used for research on embryonic stem-cell lines, which can be created only by destroying human embryos (i.e., innocent human life).
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 810 Roll Call 204

2. WTO Withdrawal

To withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.J.Res. 27 Roll Call 239

3. U.S. Treasury Borrowing

To "eliminate the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to borrow from the Treasury."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.R. 1461 Roll Call 544 See Article I Section 8

4. Border Security

Would authorize 700 miles of security fence to be built on the U.S.-Mexican border and make unlawful entry into the United States a criminal offense.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.R. 4437 Roll Call 661

5. Gun Seizure

Would prohibit the confiscation of firearms in the wake of a natural disaster.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.R. 5013 Roll Call 401 See Second Amendment

6. Electronic Surveillance

Would allow electronic surveillance of communications with suspected terrorists without first obtaining approval from the secret FISA Court.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 5825 Roll Call 502 See Fourth Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Neil Abercrombie D HI 33%
Gary Ackerman D NY 17%
Robert Aderholt R AL 67%
W. Akin R MO 67%
Rodney Alexander R LA 50%
Thomas Allen D ME 33%
Robert Andrews D NJ 17%
Joe Baca D CA 33%
Spencer Bachus R AL 50%
Brian Baird D WA 33%
Richard Baker R LA 50%
Tammy Baldwin D WI 50%
James Barrett R SC 60%
John Barrow D GA 50%
Roscoe Bartlett R MD 67%
Joe Barton R TX 40%
Charles Bass R NH 33%
Melissa Bean D IL 33%
Bob Beauprez R CO 50%
Xavier Becerra D CA 17%
Shelley Berkley D NV 33%
Howard Berman D CA 17%
Robert Berry D AR 33%
Judy Biggert R IL 33%
Brian Bilbray R CA N/A
Michael Bilirakis R FL 67%
Rob Bishop R UT 67%
Sanford D. Bishop D GA 40%
Timothy Bishop D NY 17%
Marsha Blackburn R TN 67%
Earl Blumenauer D OR 17%
Roy Blunt R MO 50%
Sherwood Boehlert R NY 33%
John Boehner R OH 50%
Henry Bonilla R TX 50%
Jo Bonner R AL 50%
John Boozman R AR 50%
Dan Boren D OK 33%
Leonard Boswell D IA 40%
Frederick Boucher D VA 50%
Charles Boustany R LA 50%
Allen Boyd D FL 33%
Jeb Bradley R NH 33%
Kevin Brady R TX 50%
Robert Brady D PA 17%
Corrine Brown D FL 17%
Henry Brown R SC 50%
Sherrod Brown D OH 50%
Virginia Brown-Waite R FL 40%
Michael Burgess R TX 50%
Dan Burton R IN 67%
George Butterfield D NC 33%
Stephen Buyer R IN 50%
Ken Calvert R CA 33%
Dave Camp R MI 50%
John Campbell R CA 67%
Christopher Cannon R UT 50%
Eric Cantor R VA 50%
Shelley Moore Capito R WV 33%
Lois Capps D CA 17%
Michael Capuano D MA 17%
Benjamin Cardin D MD 17%
Dennis Cardoza D CA 50%
Russ Carnahan D MO 33%
Julia Carson D IN 20%
John R. Carter R TX 50%
Ed Case D HI 33%
Michael Castle R DE 40%
Steve Chabot R OH 60%
Ben Chandler D KY 50%
Chris Chocola R IN 67%
Lacy Clay D MO 33%
Emanuel Cleaver D MO 17%
James E. Clyburn D SC 33%
Howard Coble R NC 50%
Tom Cole R OK 40%
K. Conaway R TX 50%
John Conyers D MI 17%
Jim Cooper D TN 33%
Jim Costa D CA 50%
Jerry Costello D IL 83%
C. Cox R CA N/A
Robert Cramer D AL 33%
Ander Crenshaw R FL 50%
Joseph Crowley D NY 17%
Barbara Cubin R WY 50%
Henry Cuellar D TX 17%
John Culberson R TX 50%
Elijah Cummings D MD 17%
Randall Cunningham R CA 0%
Artur Davis D AL 33%
Danny K. Davis D IL 33%
Geoff Davis R KY 50%
James Davis D FL 33%
Jo Ann Davis R VA 33%
Lincoln Davis D TN 67%
Susan Davis D CA 17%
Thomas Davis R VA 33%
Nathan Deal R GA 83%
Peter DeFazio D OR 67%
Diana DeGette D CO 33%
William Delahunt D MA 17%
Rosa L. DeLauro D CT 17%
Thomas DeLay R TX 50%
Charles Dent R PA 33%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R FL 40%
Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 50%
Norman Dicks D WA 17%
John Dingell D MI 33%
Lloyd Doggett D TX 33%
John Doolittle R CA 50%
Michael Doyle D PA 50%
Thelma Drake R VA 50%
David Dreier R CA 33%
John Duncan R TN 83%
Thomas Edwards D TX 33%
Vernon Ehlers R MI 50%
Rahm Emanuel D IL 20%
Jo Ann Emerson R MO 33%
Eliot Engel D NY 17%
Philip English R PA 50%
Anna Eshoo D CA 17%
Bob Etheridge D NC 33%
Lane Evans D IL 25%
Terry Everett R AL 67%
Sam Farr D CA 17%
Chaka Fattah D PA 17%
Tom Feeney R FL 83%
Michael Ferguson R NJ 50%
Bob Filner D CA 17%
Michael Fitzpatrick R PA 50%
Jeff Flake R AZ 83%
Mark Foley R FL 40%
J. Forbes R VA 50%
Jeff Fortenberry R NE 50%
Vito Fossella R NY 33%
Virginia Foxx R NC 83%
Barney Frank D MA 50%
Trent Franks R AZ 83%
Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ 33%
Elton Gallegly R CA 50%
Scott Garrett R NJ 100%
Jim Gerlach R PA 33%
James Gibbons R NV 50%
Wayne Gilchrest R MD 33%
Paul Gillmor R OH 50%
Phil Gingrey R GA 67%
Louie Gohmert R TX 83%
Charles Gonzalez D TX 33%
Virgil Goode R VA 83%
Bob Goodlatte R VA 50%
Barton Gordon D TN 33%
Kay Granger R TX 33%
Sam Graves R MO 50%
Al Green D TX 33%
Gene Green D TX 50%
Mark Green R WI 50%
Raul M. Grijalva D AZ 33%
Luis Gutierrez D IL 0%
Gilbert Gutknecht R MN 50%
Ralph Hall R TX 50%
Jane Harman D CA 17%
Katherine Harris R FL 40%
Melissa Hart R PA 50%
J. Hastert R IL N/A
Alcee Hastings D FL 20%
Doc Hastings R WA 20%
Robin Hayes R NC 50%
John Hayworth R AZ 33%
Joel Hefley R CO 50%
Jeb Hensarling R TX 67%
Walter Herger R CA 50%
Brian Higgins D NY 50%
Maurice Hinchey D NY 50%
Ruben Hinojosa D TX 33%
David Hobson R OH 40%
Peter Hoekstra R MI 67%
Tim Holden D PA 67%
Rush Holt D NJ 17%
Michael Honda D CA 17%
Darlene Hooley D OR 33%
John Hostettler R IN 100%
Steny H. Hoyer D MD 17%
Kenny Hulshof R MO 60%
Duncan Hunter R CA 67%
Henry Hyde R IL 40%
Bob Inglis R SC 83%
Jay Inslee D WA 33%
Steve Israel D NY 17%
Darrell E. Issa R CA 33%
Ernest Istook R OK 75%
Jesse Jackson D IL 33%
Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX 17%
William Jefferson D LA 33%
William Jenkins R TN 67%
Bobby Jindal R LA 50%
Eddie Johnson D TX 33%
Nancy Johnson R CT 33%
Sam Johnson R TX 50%
Timothy Johnson R IL 67%
Stephanie Jones D OH 50%
Harold Ford Jr. D TN 20%
Walter Jones Jr. R NC 100%
Paul Kanjorski D PA 50%
Marcy Kaptur D OH 67%
Ric Keller R FL 50%
Sue Kelly R NY 33%
Mark Kennedy R MN 50%
Patrick Kennedy D RI 33%
Dale Kildee D MI 67%
Carolyn Kilpatrick D MI 17%
Ron Kind D WI 33%
Peter King R NY 50%
Steve King R IA 50%
Jack Kingston R GA 67%
Mark Kirk R IL 17%
John Kline R MN 50%
Joseph Knollenberg R MI 50%
James Kolbe R AZ 20%
Dennis Kucinich D OH 33%
John Kuhl R NY 50%
Ray LaHood R IL 50%
James Langevin D RI 33%
Tom Lantos D CA 17%
Rick Larsen D WA 50%
John B. Larson D CT 17%
Tom Latham R IA 50%
Steven LaTourette R OH 50%
James Leach R IA 50%
Barbara Lee D CA 33%
Sander Levin D MI 17%
Jerry Lewis R CA 33%
John Lewis D GA 0%
Ron Lewis R KY 50%
John Linder R GA 67%
Daniel Lipinski D IL 80%
Frank LoBiondo R NJ 50%
Zoe Lofgren D CA 17%
Nita Lowey D NY 17%
Frank D. Lucas R OK 50%
Daniel Lungren R CA 60%
Stephen F. Lynch D MA 50%
Connie Mack R FL 67%
Mary Bono Mack R CA 33%
Carolyn Maloney D NY 17%
Donald Manzullo R IL 67%
Kenny Marchant R TX 50%
Ed Markey D MA 17%
James Marshall D GA 67%
Jim Matheson D UT 33%
Doris O. Matsui D CA 20%
Robert Matsui D CA N/A
Carolyn McCarthy D NY 20%
Michael T. McCaul R TX 50%
Betty McCollum D MN 17%
Thaddeus McCotter R MI 67%
James McCrery R LA 50%
Jim McDermott D WA 17%
James P. McGovern D MA 17%
Patrick McHenry R NC 67%
John McHugh R NY 50%
Mike McIntyre D NC 83%
Howard McKeon R CA 33%
Cynthia McKinney D GA 40%
Michael McNulty D NY 17%
Martin Meehan D MA 0%
Kendrick Meek D FL 40%
Gregory W. Meeks D NY 17%
Charles Melancon D LA 33%
Bob Menendez D NJ 0%
John Mica R FL 50%
Michael Michaud D ME 33%
Juanita Millender-McDonald D CA 20%
Candice Miller R MI 50%
Gary Miller R CA 50%
George Miller D CA 17%
Jeff Miller R FL 83%
R. Miller D NC 33%
Alan Mollohan D WV 67%
Dennis Moore D KS 50%
Gwen Moore D WI 17%
James Moran D VA 17%
Jerry Moran R KS 67%
Tim Murphy R PA 50%
John Murtha D PA 33%
Marilyn Musgrave R CO 50%
Sue Myrick R NC 67%
Jerry Nadler D NY 17%
Grace Napolitano D CA 20%
Richard E. Neal D MA 33%
Randy Neugebauer R TX 50%
Robert Ney R OH 80%
Anne Northup R KY 50%
Charles Norwood R GA 83%
Devin Nunes R CA 33%
James Nussle R IA 60%
James Oberstar D MN 67%
David Obey D WI 50%
John Olver D MA 17%
Solomon Ortiz D TX 33%
Thomas Osborne R NE 50%
C.L. Otter R ID 100%
Major Owens D NY 33%
Michael Oxley R OH 50%
Frank Pallone D NJ 33%
Bill Pascrell D NJ 33%
Ed Pastor D AZ 33%
Ron Paul R TX 100%
Donald Payne D NJ 33%
Stevan Pearce R NM 33%
Nancy Pelosi D CA 17%
Mike Pence R IN 67%
Collin Peterson D MN 50%
John Peterson R PA 50%
Thomas Petri R WI 50%
Charles Pickering R MS 50%
Joseph Pitts R PA 67%
Todd Platts R PA 50%
Ted Poe R TX 50%
Richard Pombo R CA 67%
Earl Pomeroy D ND 50%
Jon Porter R NV 33%
David Price D NC 17%
Tom Price R GA 67%
Deborah Pryce R OH 33%
Adam Putnam R FL 50%
George Radanovich R CA 33%
Nick Rahall D WV 67%
James Ramstad R MN 33%
Charles Rangel D NY 17%
Ralph Regula R OH 33%
Dennis Rehberg R MT 50%
David Reichert R WA 50%
Rick Renzi R AZ 50%
Silvestre Reyes D TX 40%
Thomas Reynolds R NY 50%
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 50%
Harold Rogers R KY 50%
Mike Rogers R MI 50%
Mike D. Rogers R AL 50%
Dana Rohrabacher R CA 67%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL 40%
Mike Ross D AR 50%
Steven Rothman D NJ 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 20%
Edward Royce R CA 67%
Dutch Ruppersberger D MD 33%
Bobby Rush D IL 17%
Paul Ryan R WI 67%
Tim Ryan D OH 50%
Jim Ryun R KS 50%
Martin Sabo D MN 33%
John Salazar D CO 50%
Linda T. Sanchez D CA 33%
Loretta Sanchez D CA 33%
Bernie Sanders I VT 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 33%
H. Saxton R NJ 50%
Janice D. Schakowsky D IL 33%
Adam Schiff D CA 17%
Jean Schmidt R OH 50%
Allyson Schwartz D PA 17%
John Schwarz R MI 33%
David Scott D GA 33%
Robert C. Scott D VA 17%
Jim Sensenbrenner R WI 83%
José Serrano D NY 17%
Pete Sessions R TX 50%
John Shadegg R AZ 67%
E. Shaw R FL 40%
Christopher Shays R CT 67%
Brad Sherman D CA 20%
Donald Sherwood R PA 50%
John Shimkus R IL 50%
Bill Shuster R PA 50%
Robert Simmons R CT 33%
Michael K. Simpson R ID 50%
Ike Skelton D MO 50%
Louise Slaughter D NY 17%
Adam Smith D WA 33%
Christopher H. Smith R NJ 33%
Lamar Smith R TX 50%
Victor Snyder D AR 33%
Michael Sodrel R IN 50%
Hilda Solis D CA 17%
Mark Souder R IN 33%
John Spratt D SC 17%
Fortney Stark D CA 17%
Clifford Stearns R FL 50%
Ted Strickland D OH 60%
Bart Stupak D MI 60%
John Sullivan R OK 60%
John Sweeney R NY 33%
Thomas Tancredo R CO 83%
John Tanner D TN 50%
Ellen Tauscher D CA 17%
Charles Taylor R NC 67%
Gene Taylor D MS 67%
Lee Terry R NE 50%
William Thomas R CA 17%
Bennie G. Thompson D MS 33%
Mike Thompson D CA 33%
Mac Thornberry R TX 50%
Todd Tiahrt R KS 50%
Patrick Tiberi R OH 40%
John Tierney D MA 50%
Edolphus Towns D NY 17%
Michael R. Turner R OH 33%
Mark Udall D CO 50%
Tom Udall D NM 33%
Fred Upton R MI 33%
Chris Van Hollen D MD 17%
Nydia M. Velazquez D NY 17%
Peter Visclosky D IN 67%
Greg Walden R OR 33%
James Walsh R NY 50%
Zach Wamp R TN 67%
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 17%
Maxine Waters D CA 33%
Diane Watson D CA 17%
Melvin Watt D NC 17%
Henry Waxman D CA 17%
Anthony Weiner D NY 17%
David Weldon R FL 67%
W. Weldon R PA 50%
Gerald Weller R IL 50%
Lynn Westmoreland R GA 83%
Robert Wexler D FL 25%
Ed Whitfield R KY 80%
Roger Wicker R MS 50%
Heather Wilson R NM 0%
Joe Wilson R SC 50%
Frank Wolf R VA 50%
Lynn Woolsey D CA 17%
David Wu D OR 33%
Albert Wynn D MD 17%
C. Young R FL 20%
Don Young R AK 60%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat31.2%
Independent50%
Republican52%
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