We rated each current Member of Congress on various criteria that demonstrated power and the ability to be effective in Congress in 2007. This resulted in a Power Score that ranked members for overall power in each chamber of Congress in our Power Rankings.

Senate Score Averages
House Score Averages
  Republicans    Democrats

Harry Reid

Senate #1

Harry Reid (D-NV)
Score: 109.70
Nancy Pelosi

House #1

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 8th)
Score: 97.30
Senate Top 10:
Name Score Rank
Sen. Reid (D-NV)109.701
Sen. Kennedy (D-MA)64.522
Sen. Durbin (D-IL)61.563
Sen. Leahy (D-VT)60.584
Sen. Schumer (D-NY)57.255
Sen. Baucus (D-MT)53.276
Sen. McConnell (R-KY)49.347
Sen. Feinstein (D-CA)48.058
Sen. Clinton (D-NY)47.859
Sen. McCain (R-AZ)46.7510
House Top 10:
Name Score Rank
Rep. Pelosi (D-CA 8th)97.301
Rep. Hoyer (D-MD 5th)94.022
Rep. Rangel (D-NY 15th)93.253
Rep. Dingell (D-MI 15th)80.834
Rep. Obey (D-WI 7th)65.285
Rep. Boehner (R-OH 8th)56.886
Rep. Frank (D-MA 4th)52.347
Rep. Conyers (D-MI 14th)52.298
Rep. Waxman (D-CA 30th)48.949
Rep. Boucher (D-VA 9th)48.5410
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State Power Averages
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