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2001 - US Congressional
Report Card for Texas:
Liberty Report Cards
Below are the personal and economic freedom
scores that make up the political report card for each congressman.
2001
Session U.S. House Texas Member Ratings:
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District
| Name, Party
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Pers%
| Econ% | Comb% = Class
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TX 03 |
Sam Johnson, Republican
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pers: 65, econ: 85 = Enterpriser
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TX 05 |
Pete Sessions, Republican
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pers: 65, econ: 75 = Enterpriser
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TX 06 |
Joe Barton, Republican
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pers: 74, econ: 89 = Libertarian
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TX 07 |
John Culberson, Republican
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pers: 60, econ: 95 = Enterpriser
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TX 08 |
Kevin Brady, Republican
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pers: 70, econ: 85 = Enterpriser
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TX 12 |
Kay Granger, Republican
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pers: 55, econ: 85 = Enterpriser
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TX 13 |
William Thornberry, Republican
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pers: 70, econ: 85 = Enterpriser
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TX 14 |
Ron Paul, Republican
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pers: 82, econ: 89 = Libertarian
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TX 19 |
Larry Combest, Republican
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pers: 75, econ: 80 = Enterpriser
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TX 21 |
Lamar Smith, Republican
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pers: 63, econ: 84 = Enterpriser
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TX 22 |
Tom DeLay, Republican
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pers: 65, econ: 90 = Enterpriser
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TX 23 |
Henry Bonilla, Republican
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pers: 65, econ: 85 = Enterpriser
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TX 26 |
Richard Armey, Republican
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pers: 65, econ:100 = Libertarian
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TX 01 |
Max Sandlin, Democrat
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pers: 45, econ: 25 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 02 |
Jim Turner, Democrat
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pers: 45, econ: 35 = Moderate (Centrist)
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TX 04 |
Ralph Hall, Democrat
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pers: 65, econ: 49 = Moderate (Centrist)
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TX 09 |
Nick Lampson, Democrat
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pers: 35, econ: 11 = Authoritarian
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TX 10 |
Lloyd Doggett, Democrat
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pers: 35, econ: 25 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 11 |
Chet Edwards, Democrat
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pers: 45, econ: 39 = Moderate (Centrist)
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TX 15 |
Ruben Hinojosa, Democrat
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pers: 33, econ: 30 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 16 |
Silvestre Reyes, Democrat
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pers: 32, econ: 27 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 17 |
Charles Stenholm, Democrat
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pers: 50, econ: 57 = Enterpriser
(Centrist)
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TX 18 |
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Democrat
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pers: 40, econ: 05 = Authoritarian
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TX 20 |
Henry Gonzalez, Democrat
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pers: 35, econ: 21 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 24 |
Martin Frost, Democrat
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pers: 37, econ: 20 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 25 |
Kenneth Bentsen Jr., Democrat
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pers: 35, econ: 35 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 27 |
Solomon Ortiz, Democrat
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pers: 45, econ: 35 = Moderate (Centrist)
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TX 28 |
Ciro Rodriguez, Democrat
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pers: 30, econ: 20 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 29 |
Gene Green, Democrat
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pers: 30, econ: 25 = Moderate (Statist)
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TX 30 |
Eddie Johnson, Democrat
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pers: 30, econ: 20 = Moderate (Statist)
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* Note: These congressmen are "Ron Paul" Republicans.
Definitions:
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Libertarians
- Fiscally conservative yet socially tolerant, libertarians favor lower
taxes, limited government and expanded personal liberty and
responsibility.
Enterprisers
- Free market conservatives who support economic freedom but are
inconsistent on civil liberties issues.
Conservatives
- Moderate free enterprisers who favor a large government role in
shaping society, particularly in social issues.
Liberals
- Favor strong government interference in economic affairs but are more laissez
faire on personal liberties issues.
Moderates
- Support moderate government intervention in economic and personal
affairs. Characterized by reliance on polls rather than principles.
Authoritarians
- Believe in a strong state apparatus intervening extensively in
economic and personal affairs. |
Note:
Pers%
- Personal freedom
Econ%
- Economic freedom
Comb%
- Combination of the two scores above.
Class
- Philosophical ranking of the Rep..
The
choices are Libertarian, Conservative, Liberal, Moderate, etc.. |
Information
on the Liberty Index:
The Liberty Index
is written by Professor Clifford F.
Thies. It rates members of Congress on their official roll call votes during each session of the House and Senate. For each Chamber, twenty votes on economic issues and twenty votes on personal liberty are selected to rank members for their support of individual liberties.
Rather than the traditional left-right political spectrum, the two types of votes are plotted on a two-dimensional
Graph, to indicate support for both personal and economic liberties. The resulting
Plot more accurately shows the political position of each member in both categories.
Each member of Congress has two percentage scores and a consolidated score, which indicates their standing in the totalitarian to libertarian axis (lower left to upper right).
Professor Clifford F. Thies ( cthies@su.edu
) has compiled every Liberty Index for the past 12 years. The summary includes top scores and highlights of important votes. Thies is a Professor of Economics and Finance at Shenandoah University (Virginia) and a past Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus.
Index ratings reflect the judgment of Professor Thies on each rollcall, not necessarily the official positions of the Republican Liberty Caucus.
To
see the actual Roll Call votes that were used to score Congress visit the 2001
Liberty Index Rollcall Listing. For
more on congressional rankings, please visit the 2001
Liberty
Index Overview.
To see other years go to our
US Congressional
Report Cards for Texas page.
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