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Most effective legislators
The top 50 members by effectiveness, out of 453 members with comparable data.
| # | Member | Seat | Party | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary C. Peters | MI · Senior Senator | Democrat | score 10.65 |
| 2 | Sam Graves | MO · District 6 | Republican | score 6.79 |
| 3 | John Cornyn | TX · Senior Senator | Republican | score 6.56 |
| 4 | Don Bacon | NE · District 2 | Republican | score 6.00 |
| 5 | Tom Cole | OK · District 4 | Republican | score 5.41 |
| 6 | Joaquin Castro | TX · District 20 | Democrat | score 4.70 |
| 7 | John R. Curtis | UT · Junior Senator | Republican | score 4.29 |
| 8 | Joe Neguse | CO · District 2 | Democrat | score 4.16 |
| 9 | Michael Lawler | NY · District 17 | Republican | score 4.15 |
| 10 | Young Kim | CA · District 40 | Republican | score 3.91 |
| 11 | J. French Hill | AR · District 2 | Republican | score 3.87 |
| 12 | Jason Smith | MO · District 8 | Republican | score 3.70 |
| 13 | Adrian Smith | NE · District 3 | Republican | score 3.67 |
| 14 | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | GA · District 1 | Republican | score 3.63 |
| 15 | Juan Ciscomani | AZ · District 6 | Republican | score 3.59 |
| 16 | Michael T. McCaul | TX · District 10 | Republican | score 3.36 |
| 17 | James Comer | KY · District 1 | Republican | score 3.18 |
| 18 | Nick LaLota | NY · District 1 | Republican | score 3.13 |
| 19 | Ann Wagner | MO · District 2 | Republican | score 3.02 |
| 20 | Alex Padilla | CA · Senior Senator | Democrat | score 2.87 |
| 21 | Ken Calvert | CA · District 41 | Republican | score 2.80 |
| 22 | Christopher H. Smith | NJ · District 4 | Republican | score 2.74 |
| 23 | August Pfluger | TX · District 11 | Republican | score 2.64 |
| 24 | Lauren Boebert | CO · District 4 | Republican | score 2.62 |
| 25 | Darin LaHood | IL · District 16 | Republican | score 2.54 |
| 26 | Gus M. Bilirakis | FL · District 12 | Republican | score 2.46 |
| 27 | David P. Joyce | OH · District 14 | Republican | score 2.44 |
| 28 | Darrell Issa | CA · District 48 | Republican | score 2.44 |
| 29 | Pete Stauber | MN · District 8 | Republican | score 2.42 |
| 30 | Bill Huizenga | MI · District 4 | Republican | score 2.38 |
| 31 | Bryan Steil | WI · District 1 | Republican | score 2.37 |
| 32 | Frank D. Lucas | OK · District 3 | Republican | score 2.37 |
| 33 | Dina Titus | NV · District 1 | Democrat | score 2.36 |
| 34 | Andrew S. Clyde | GA · District 9 | Republican | score 2.36 |
| 35 | Brett Guthrie | KY · District 2 | Republican | score 2.34 |
| 36 | Mark E. Amodei | NV · District 2 | Republican | score 2.31 |
| 37 | Andy Barr | KY · District 6 | Republican | score 2.31 |
| 38 | Jennifer A. Kiggans | VA · District 2 | Republican | score 2.30 |
| 39 | Ted Cruz | TX · Junior Senator | Republican | score 2.26 |
| 40 | Byron Donalds | FL · District 19 | Republican | score 2.25 |
| 41 | Claudia Tenney | NY · District 24 | Republican | score 2.22 |
| 42 | Tim Walberg | MI · District 5 | Republican | score 2.21 |
| 43 | Amy Klobuchar | MN · Senior Senator | Democrat | score 2.19 |
| 44 | Scott Perry | PA · District 10 | Republican | score 2.17 |
| 45 | Nancy Mace | SC · District 1 | Republican | score 2.13 |
| 46 | W. Gregory Steube | FL · District 17 | Republican | score 2.05 |
| 47 | Elise M. Stefanik | NY · District 21 | Republican | score 2.04 |
| 48 | Lisa C. McClain | MI · District 9 | Republican | score 2.02 |
| 49 | John James | MI · District 10 | Republican | score 2.02 |
| 50 | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | NJ · District 7 | Republican | score 2.01 |
Legislative Effectiveness Scores (thelawmakers.org). Members with no score are excluded.