February 25, 2006
More Ratings Facts: Flake's The Centrist's Centrist?
Dead center: Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) was the most centrist member of the Senate; the most centrist members of the House were Rep. Bud Cramer (D-AL) and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
Least conservative Senate GOP leader: Sen. Rick Santorum (PA): 70.0 out of 100
Least conservative House GOP leader: Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH): 68.7 out of 100
According to the analysis, senior House GOPers are a little less conservative than their more junior colleagues; senior House Dems are a little more liberal than their junior colleagues.
The most conservative delegation: MS
The most liberal delegation: MA
Most centrist delegations: OH and MI
Highest differential scores in state represented by one D Sen and one GOP Sen: IA, where Chuck Grassley's liberal score was 24.7 and Tom Harkin's liberal score was 89.2.
Highest differentials in liberal/conservative scores between two Sens of the same party in the same state: Sen. John Warner and Sen. George Allen of VA, with a 26.0 percent differential between the two. (Warner is by far the more centrist.)
Least amount of state variation: Utah; both Senators received identical composite scores.
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