Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2004 Positions (Fall)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James DeMint | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 50% |
| Jo Ann Emerson | 50% | |||
| Vito Fossella, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 50% | |||
| Mark Green | 50% | |||
| Katherine Harris | 50% | |||
| Melissa Hart | 50% | |||
| Pete Hoekstra | 50% | |||
| Henry Hyde | 50% | |||
| William Lewis Jenkins | 50% | |||
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| John Kline | 50% | |||
| Ray LaHood | 50% | |||
| Jim Marshall | 50% | |||
| James McCrery III | 50% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 50% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 50% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 50% | |||
| Mike Pence | 50% | |||
| Tom Petri | 50% | |||
| Charles Pickering, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Joe Pitts | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Thomas Reynolds | 50% | |||
| Mike Rogers | 50% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 50% | |||
| John Shadegg | 50% | |||
| John Shimkus | 50% | |||
| Mark Souder | 50% | |||
| Lee Terry | 50% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 50% | |||
| Todd Tiahrt | 50% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| Heather Wilson | 50% | |||
| Bill Young | 50% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 44% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 44% | |||
| Tim Holden | 44% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 44% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 44% | |||
| John Tanner | 44% | |||
| Nathan Deal | 43% | |||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 43% | |||
| David Vitter | 43% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 40% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 40% | |||
| Joe Barton | 40% | |||
| Bob Beauprez | 40% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James DeMint | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 50% |
| Jo Ann Emerson | 50% | |||
| Vito Fossella, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 50% | |||
| Mark Green | 50% | |||
| Katherine Harris | 50% | |||
| Melissa Hart | 50% | |||
| Pete Hoekstra | 50% | |||
| Henry Hyde | 50% | |||
| William Lewis Jenkins | 50% | |||
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| John Kline | 50% | |||
| Ray LaHood | 50% | |||
| Jim Marshall | 50% | |||
| James McCrery III | 50% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 50% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 50% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 50% | |||
| Mike Pence | 50% | |||
| Tom Petri | 50% | |||
| Charles Pickering, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Joe Pitts | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Thomas Reynolds | 50% | |||
| Mike Rogers | 50% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 50% | |||
| John Shadegg | 50% | |||
| John Shimkus | 50% | |||
| Mark Souder | 50% | |||
| Lee Terry | 50% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 50% | |||
| Todd Tiahrt | 50% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| Heather Wilson | 50% | |||
| Bill Young | 50% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 44% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 44% | |||
| Tim Holden | 44% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 44% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 44% | |||
| John Tanner | 44% | |||
| Nathan Deal | 43% | |||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 43% | |||
| David Vitter | 43% | |||
| Rodney Alexander | 40% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 40% | |||
| Joe Barton | 40% | |||
| Bob Beauprez | 40% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 40% |