Today, the Republican Liberty Caucus released their scorecard for members of Congress. Not surprisingly, Republicans generally fared much better than their Democratic counterparts.
Over all, according to the RLC, the Virginia delegation performed well in matters of economic liberty, but not as well in personal liberty. Representative Morgan Griffith (VA-9), claimed the top overall score in the state with 84%, while Robert Hurt (VA-5) and Scott Rigell (VA-2) both were rated 100% on issues of economic liberty.
Ratings for VA legislators are as follows:
Representatives
Name Economic Personal Liberty Index
Cantor 95 25 61
Connolly 20 35 28
Forbes 80 40 60
Goodlatte 95 50 73
Griffith 90 79 84
Hurt 100 53 76
Moran 0 55 28
Rigell 100 53 76
Scott 10 68 39
Wittman 95 40 68
Wolf 85 47 66
Senators
Name Economic Personal Liberty Index
Kaine 15 5 10
Warner 15 24 19
You may agree or disagree with the RLC and their scoring system, but it seems to me that Virginia is in need of more liberty-minded legislators in Washington D.C. 2014 will provide that opportunity as the state will be electing a senator and all eleven members to the House of Representatives. Will Virginia voters support more liberty or less in the primaries and in November? We shall see.