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[edit] National Journal’s Top 25 Liberal Republicans in the House of Representatives
National Journal (a nonpartisan magazine) list of the 25 most liberal Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2005.[26] Ranked by a weighted analysis of selected roll call votes by National Journal magazine.[27]
Representative... ...is more liberal than __% of the House on these issues:
Name
1 Leach, Jim, IA-2
2 Paul, Ron, TX-14
3 Shays, Christopher, CT-4
4 Castle, Michael, DE-AL
5 Boehlert, Sherwood, NY-24
6 Johnson, Nancy, CT-5
7 Kirk, Mark, IL-10
8 Ehlers, Vernon, MI-3
9 Johnson, Tim, IL-15
10 Simmons, Rob, CT-2
11 Wilson, Heather, NM-1
12 Flake, Jeff, AZ-6
13 Gilchrest, Wayne, MD-1
14 Jones, Walter, NC-3
15 Ramstad, Jim, MN-3
16 Biggert, Judy, IL-13
17 Schwarz, Joe, MI-7
18 Bartlett, Roscoe, MD-6
19 LoBiondo, Frank, NJ-2
20 LaTourette, Steven, OH-14
21 LaHood, Ray, IL-18
22 Otter, Butch, ID-1
23 Bass, Charles, NH-2
24 Fitzpatrick, Mike, PA-8
25 Reichert, Dave, WA-8
In 2006, Leach (IA-02), Johnson (CT-05), Simmons (CT-02), Bass (NH-02) and Fitzpatrick (PA-8) were defeated by Democrats where as Schwarz (MI-7) was defeated in the Republican primary. Boehlert (NY-24) retired from politics and Otter (ID-1) made a successful run for Governor of Idaho. In 2008, Shays (CT-04) was defeated by a Democrat while Gilchrest (MD-1) was defeated in a primary. Wilson (NM-01) retired to wage an unsuccessful run for the US Senate while LaHood (IL-18) retired from the US House only to serve as the Secretary of Transportation in Barack Obama’s cabinet. Both Schwarz and Gilchrest seats are now held by Democrats after the two were defeated in primaries by more conservative Republicans.
Joe Schwarz is long gone, we threw him out in 06. We replaced him with conservative Tim Walberg who was deserted by the GOP in this election.