Scorecard 108-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 108th Congress (January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Ban on UN Contributions

Would prohibit funding for any U.S. contribution to the United Nations or any UN-affiliated agency.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.Amdt.240 to H.R.1950 Roll Call 364

2. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Would ban partial-birth abortions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S. 3 Roll Call 530

3. Prescription Drug Benefit

Would create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$3,543.00/year
H.R. 1 Roll Call 669 See Article I Section 8

4. Fiscal 2005 Budget Resolution

Would establish broad spending and revenue targets over the next five years, for a total budget of $2.4 trillion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$21,429.00/year
H.Con.Res.393 See Article I Section 8

5. Continuity of Congress

Would require special elections to be held within 45 days to fill vacant House seats in the extraordinary circumstance of more than 100 vacancies.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.R. 2844 Roll Call 130 See Article I Section 4

6. Marriage Protection Act

Would protect marriage from judicial activism by restricting the federal courts as opposed to amending the Constitution.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.R. 3313 Roll Call 410

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 40%
Gary Ackerman D NY 50%
Robert Aderholt R AL 50%
W. Akin R MO 67%
Rodney Alexander R LA 50%
Thomas Allen D ME 33%
Robert Andrews D NJ 33%
Joe Baca D CA 50%
Spencer Bachus R AL 50%
Brian Baird D WA 33%
Richard Baker R LA 50%
Tammy Baldwin D WI 33%
Frank Ballance D NC 60%
Cass Ballenger R NC 50%
James Barrett R SC 83%
Roscoe Bartlett R MD 60%
Joe Barton R TX 67%
Charles Bass R NH 33%
Bob Beauprez R CO 50%
Xavier Becerra D CA 50%
Chris Bell D TX 33%
Douglas Bereuter R NE 33%
Shelley Berkley D NV 40%
Howard Berman D CA 50%
Robert Berry D AR 67%
Judy Biggert R IL 33%
Michael Bilirakis R FL 67%
Rob Bishop R UT 67%
Sanford D. Bishop D GA 67%
Timothy Bishop D NY 50%
Marsha Blackburn R TN 50%
Earl Blumenauer D OR 50%
Roy Blunt R MO 50%
Sherwood Boehlert R NY 40%
John Boehner R OH 50%
Henry Bonilla R TX 50%
Jo Bonner R AL 50%
John Boozman R AR 67%
Leonard Boswell D IA 60%
Frederick Boucher D VA 50%
Allen Boyd D FL 67%
Jeb Bradley R NH 50%
Kevin Brady R TX 40%
Robert Brady D PA 33%
Corrine Brown D FL 50%
Henry Brown R SC 50%
Sherrod Brown D OH 33%
Virginia Brown-Waite R FL 50%
Michael Burgess R TX 67%
Max Burns R GA 50%
Richard Burr R NC 50%
Dan Burton R IN 83%
Stephen Buyer R IN 50%
Ken Calvert R CA 50%
Dave Camp R MI 50%
Christopher Cannon R UT 67%
Eric Cantor R VA 67%
Shelley Moore Capito R WV 50%
Lois Capps D CA 50%
Michael Capuano D MA 50%
Benjamin Cardin D MD 40%
Dennis Cardoza D CA 50%
Brad Carson D OK 67%
Julia Carson D IN 60%
John R. Carter R TX 60%
Ed Case D HI 50%
Michael Castle R DE 50%
Steve Chabot R OH 80%
Ben Chandler D KY 100%
Chris Chocola R IN 50%
Lacy Clay D MO 33%
James E. Clyburn D SC 60%
Howard Coble R NC 67%
Tom Cole R OK 50%
Michael Collins R GA 50%
John Conyers D MI 50%
Jim Cooper D TN 67%
Jerry Costello D IL 83%
C. Cox R CA 50%
Robert Cramer D AL 50%
Philip Crane R IL 67%
Ander Crenshaw R FL 50%
Joseph Crowley D NY 67%
Barbara Cubin R WY 67%
John Culberson R TX 83%
Elijah Cummings D MD 33%
Randall Cunningham R CA 50%
Artur Davis D AL 50%
Danny K. Davis D IL 33%
James Davis D FL 67%
Jo Ann Davis R VA 67%
Lincoln Davis D TN 67%
Susan Davis D CA 33%
Thomas Davis R VA 50%
Nathan Deal R GA 67%
Peter DeFazio D OR 50%
Diana DeGette D CO 33%
William Delahunt D MA 40%
Rosa L. DeLauro D CT 33%
Thomas DeLay R TX 67%
Jim DeMint R SC 80%
Peter Deutsch D FL 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R FL 50%
Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 67%
Norman Dicks D WA 33%
John Dingell D MI 50%
Lloyd Doggett D TX 33%
Calvin Dooley D CA 17%
John Doolittle R CA 67%
Michael Doyle D PA 67%
David Dreier R CA 40%
John Duncan R TN 80%
Jennifer Dunn R WA 50%
Thomas Edwards D TX 67%
Vernon Ehlers R MI 50%
Rahm Emanuel D IL 33%
Jo Ann Emerson R MO 67%
Eliot Engel D NY 50%
Philip English R PA 33%
Anna Eshoo D CA 40%
Bob Etheridge D NC 67%
Lane Evans D IL 40%
Terry Everett R AL 67%
Sam Farr D CA 33%
Chaka Fattah D PA 50%
Tom Feeney R FL 83%
Michael Ferguson R NJ 60%
Bob Filner D CA 33%
Jeff Flake R AZ 83%
Ernest Fletcher R KY 33%
Mark Foley R FL 50%
J. Forbes R VA 60%
Vito Fossella R NY 50%
Barney Frank D MA 50%
Trent Franks R AZ 67%
Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ 50%
Jonas Frost D TX 33%
Elton Gallegly R CA 40%
Scott Garrett R NJ 83%
Richard Gephardt D MO 67%
Jim Gerlach R PA 33%
James Gibbons R NV 67%
Wayne Gilchrest R MD 33%
Paul Gillmor R OH 50%
Phil Gingrey R GA 50%
Charles Gonzalez D TX 33%
Virgil Goode R VA 83%
Bob Goodlatte R VA 50%
Barton Gordon D TN 67%
Porter Goss R FL 50%
Kay Granger R TX 50%
Sam Graves R MO 50%
Gene Green D TX 50%
Mark Green R WI 50%
James Greenwood R PA 20%
Raul M. Grijalva D AZ 33%
Luis Gutierrez D IL 33%
Gilbert Gutknecht R MN 67%
Ralph Hall R TX 50%
Jane Harman D CA 50%
Katherine Harris R FL 50%
Melissa Hart R PA 50%
J. Hastert R IL 50%
Alcee Hastings D FL 40%
Doc Hastings R WA 50%
Robin Hayes R NC 67%
John Hayworth R AZ 60%
Joel Hefley R CO 50%
Jeb Hensarling R TX 50%
Walter Herger R CA 50%
Baron Hill D IN 50%
Maurice Hinchey D NY 40%
Ruben Hinojosa D TX 60%
David Hobson R OH 50%
Joseph Hoeffel D PA 50%
Peter Hoekstra R MI 50%
Tim Holden D PA 83%
Rush Holt D NJ 33%
Michael Honda D CA 33%
Darlene Hooley D OR 50%
John Hostettler R IN 100%
Amory Houghton R NY 20%
Steny H. Hoyer D MD 33%
Kenny Hulshof R MO 40%
Duncan Hunter R CA 50%
Henry Hyde R IL 40%
Jay Inslee D WA 33%
John Isakson R GA 50%
Steve Israel D NY 50%
Darrell E. Issa R CA 40%
Ernest Istook R OK 67%
Jesse Jackson D IL 33%
Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX 40%
William Janklow R SD N/A
William Jefferson D LA 80%
William Jenkins R TN 50%
Christopher John D LA 50%
Eddie Johnson D TX 33%
Nancy Johnson R CT 0%
Sam Johnson R TX 67%
Timothy Johnson R IL 50%
Stephanie Jones D OH 40%
Harold Ford Jr. D TN 60%
Walter Jones Jr. R NC 100%
Paul Kanjorski D PA 67%
Marcy Kaptur D OH 50%
Ric Keller R FL 67%
Sue Kelly R NY 50%
Mark Kennedy R MN 50%
Patrick Kennedy D RI 50%
Dale Kildee D MI 67%
Carolyn Kilpatrick D MI 33%
Ron Kind D WI 50%
Peter King R NY 50%
Steve King R IA 50%
Jack Kingston R GA 67%
Mark Kirk R IL 25%
Gerald Kleczka D WI 67%
John Kline R MN 50%
Joseph Knollenberg R MI 50%
James Kolbe R AZ 17%
Dennis Kucinich D OH 40%
Ray LaHood R IL 50%
Nicholas Lampson D TX 67%
James Langevin D RI 50%
Tom Lantos D CA 50%
Rick Larsen D WA 33%
John B. Larson D CT 33%
Tom Latham R IA 50%
Steven LaTourette R OH 33%
James Leach R IA 33%
Barbara Lee D CA 33%
Sander Levin D MI 50%
Jerry Lewis R CA 50%
John Lewis D GA 50%
Ron Lewis R KY 50%
John Linder R GA 50%
William Lipinski D IL 67%
Frank LoBiondo R NJ 50%
Zoe Lofgren D CA 50%
Nita Lowey D NY 60%
Frank D. Lucas R OK 50%
Kenneth Lucas D KY 80%
Stephen F. Lynch D MA 50%
Mary Bono Mack R CA 33%
Denise Majette D GA 33%
Carolyn Maloney D NY 50%
Donald Manzullo R IL 67%
Ed Markey D MA 50%
James Marshall D GA 67%
Jim Matheson D UT 67%
Robert Matsui D CA 33%
Carolyn McCarthy D NY 50%
Karen McCarthy D MO 50%
Betty McCollum D MN 33%
Thaddeus McCotter R MI 50%
James McCrery R LA 50%
Jim McDermott D WA 33%
James P. McGovern D MA 33%
John McHugh R NY 50%
Scott McInnis R CO 40%
Mike McIntyre D NC 83%
Howard McKeon R CA 50%
Michael McNulty D NY 67%
Martin Meehan D MA 33%
Kendrick Meek D FL 50%
Gregory W. Meeks D NY 50%
Bob Menendez D NJ 33%
John Mica R FL 50%
Michael Michaud D ME 50%
Juanita Millender-McDonald D CA 50%
Candice Miller R MI 50%
Gary Miller R CA 50%
George Miller D CA 33%
Jeff Miller R FL 83%
R. Miller D NC 50%
Alan Mollohan D WV 60%
Dennis Moore D KS 50%
James Moran D VA 50%
Jerry Moran R KS 83%
Tim Murphy R PA 50%
John Murtha D PA 67%
Marilyn Musgrave R CO 83%
Sue Myrick R NC 67%
Jerry Nadler D NY 33%
Grace Napolitano D CA 50%
Richard E. Neal D MA 50%
George Nethercutt R WA 50%
Randy Neugebauer R TX 67%
Robert Ney R OH 67%
Anne Northup R KY 50%
Charles Norwood R GA 83%
Devin Nunes R CA 40%
James Nussle R IA 50%
James Oberstar D MN 50%
David Obey D WI 67%
John Olver D MA 33%
Solomon Ortiz D TX 67%
Thomas Osborne R NE 50%
Doug Ose R CA 33%
C.L. Otter R ID 67%
Major Owens D NY 50%
Michael Oxley R OH 50%
Frank Pallone D NJ 33%
Bill Pascrell D NJ 67%
Ed Pastor D AZ 50%
Ron Paul R TX 100%
Donald Payne D NJ 40%
Stevan Pearce R NM 50%
Nancy Pelosi D CA 33%
Mike Pence R IN 83%
Collin Peterson D MN 50%
John Peterson R PA 40%
Thomas Petri R WI 50%
Charles Pickering R MS 40%
Joseph Pitts R PA 50%
Todd Platts R PA 67%
Richard Pombo R CA 60%
Earl Pomeroy D ND 33%
Jon Porter R NV 50%
Rob Portman R OH 50%
David Price D NC 50%
Deborah Pryce R OH 50%
Adam Putnam R FL 67%
Jack Quinn R NY 50%
George Radanovich R CA 50%
Nick Rahall D WV 83%
James Ramstad R MN 50%
Charles Rangel D NY 50%
Ralph Regula R OH 50%
Dennis Rehberg R MT 50%
Rick Renzi R AZ 83%
Silvestre Reyes D TX 67%
Thomas Reynolds R NY 50%
Ciro Rodriguez D TX 50%
Harold Rogers R KY 50%
Mike Rogers R MI 50%
Mike D. Rogers R AL 67%
Dana Rohrabacher R CA 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL 33%
Mike Ross D AR 67%
Steven Rothman D NJ 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 50%
Edward Royce R CA 67%
Dutch Ruppersberger D MD 67%
Bobby Rush D IL 50%
Paul Ryan R WI 50%
Tim Ryan D OH 50%
Jim Ryun R KS 83%
Martin Sabo D MN 40%
Linda T. Sanchez D CA 33%
Loretta Sanchez D CA 50%
Bernie Sanders I VT 33%
Max Sandlin D TX 83%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD N/A
H. Saxton R NJ 50%
Janice D. Schakowsky D IL 33%
Adam Schiff D CA 33%
Edward Schrock R VA 67%
David Scott D GA 33%
Robert C. Scott D VA 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner R WI 50%
José Serrano D NY 33%
Pete Sessions R TX 67%
John Shadegg R AZ 83%
E. Shaw R FL 50%
Christopher Shays R CT 50%
Brad Sherman D CA 50%
Donald Sherwood R PA 50%
John Shimkus R IL 50%
Bill Shuster R PA 60%
Robert Simmons R CT 17%
Michael K. Simpson R ID 50%
Ike Skelton D MO 83%
Louise Slaughter D NY 33%
Adam Smith D WA 50%
Christopher H. Smith R NJ 67%
Lamar Smith R TX 50%
Nick Smith R MI 80%
Victor Snyder D AR 50%
Hilda Solis D CA 33%
Mark Souder R IN 50%
John Spratt D SC 67%
Fortney Stark D CA 33%
Clifford Stearns R FL 67%
Charles Stenholm D TX 67%
Ted Strickland D OH 50%
Bart Stupak D MI 67%
John Sullivan R OK 67%
John Sweeney R NY 50%
Thomas Tancredo R CO 83%
John Tanner D TN 80%
Ellen Tauscher D CA 33%
William Tauzin R LA 50%
Charles Taylor R NC 60%
Gene Taylor D MS 83%
Lee Terry R NE 50%
William Thomas R CA 33%
Bennie G. Thompson D MS 50%
Mike Thompson D CA 33%
Mac Thornberry R TX 50%
Todd Tiahrt R KS 67%
Patrick Tiberi R OH 67%
John Tierney D MA 33%
Pat Toomey R PA 60%
Edolphus Towns D NY 50%
James Turner D TX 83%
Michael R. Turner R OH 50%
Mark Udall D CO 50%
Tom Udall D NM 50%
Fred Upton R MI 50%
Chris Van Hollen D MD 33%
Nydia M. Velazquez D NY 50%
Peter Visclosky D IN 50%
David Vitter R LA 50%
Greg Walden R OR 50%
James Walsh R NY 40%
Zach Wamp R TN 67%
Maxine Waters D CA 33%
Diane Watson D CA 33%
Melvin Watt D NC 50%
Henry Waxman D CA 33%
Anthony Weiner D NY 50%
David Weldon R FL 67%
W. Weldon R PA 50%
Gerald Weller R IL 50%
Robert Wexler D FL 50%
Ed Whitfield R KY 50%
Roger Wicker R MS 50%
Heather Wilson R NM 50%
Joe Wilson R SC 67%
Frank Wolf R VA 50%
Lynn Woolsey D CA 33%
David Wu D OR 33%
Albert Wynn D MD 50%
C. Young R FL 50%
Don Young R AK 60%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat48.9%
Independent33%
Republican54.9%
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