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State Office Name Party Rating
Trent Lott, Sr. 18%
Nita Lowey 67%
Ken Lucas 17%
Dick Lugar 27%
Carolyn Maloney 67%
Don Manzullo 17%
Jim Matheson 50%
Robert Matsui 67%
John McCain III 45%
Carolyn McCarthy 17%
Karen McCarthy 67%
James McCrery III 17%
Jim McDermott 83%
John McHugh 17%
Scott McInnis 17%
Mike McIntyre 17%
Buck McKeon 50%
Michael McNulty 67%
Martin Meehan 67%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
John Mica 33%
Barbara Mikulski 18%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 33%
Gary Miller 33%
George Miller 83%
Jeff Miller 33%
Zell Bryan Miller 18%
Alan Mollohan 17%
Dennis Moore 67%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Jack Murtha 17%
Sue Myrick 33%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 18%
Ben Nelson 9%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 17%
Robert William Ney 17%
Don Nickles 36%
Anne Northup 33%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 17%
James Nussle 17%
Jim Oberstar 67%
Dave Obey 67%
John Olver 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 33%
Thomas William Osborne 17%
Doug Ose 17%
Butch Otter 17%
Major Owens 83%
Michael Oxley 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Ed Pastor 33%
Ron Paul 67%
Donald Payne 67%
Mike Pence 17%
Collin Peterson 0%
John Peterson 17%
Tom Petri 17%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 17%
Joe Pitts 33%
Todd Platts 17%
Richard Pombo 33%
Earl Pomeroy 33%
Rob Portman 33%
David Price 50%
Deborah Pryce 33%
Adam Putnam 17%
Jack Quinn 0%
George Radanovich 33%
Nick Rahall II 67%
James Ramstad 33%
Charlie Rangel 67%
Ralph Regula 17%
Denny Rehberg 17%
Harry Reid 27%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Thomas Reynolds 17%
Pat Roberts 18%
Jay Rockefeller IV 27%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Mike Rogers 17%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 17%
Mike Ross 17%
Steve Rothman 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 67%
Ed Royce 33%
Bobby Rush 50%
Paul Ryan 17%
Jim Ryun 33%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
Loretta Sanchez 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 17%
Rick Santorum 45%
Paul Sarbanes 18%
Jim Saxton 33%
Edward Schrock 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Trent Lott, Sr. 18%
Nita Lowey 67%
Ken Lucas 17%
Dick Lugar 27%
Carolyn Maloney 67%
Don Manzullo 17%
Jim Matheson 50%
Robert Matsui 67%
John McCain III 45%
Carolyn McCarthy 17%
Karen McCarthy 67%
James McCrery III 17%
Jim McDermott 83%
John McHugh 17%
Scott McInnis 17%
Mike McIntyre 17%
Buck McKeon 50%
Michael McNulty 67%
Martin Meehan 67%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
John Mica 33%
Barbara Mikulski 18%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 33%
Gary Miller 33%
George Miller 83%
Jeff Miller 33%
Zell Bryan Miller 18%
Alan Mollohan 17%
Dennis Moore 67%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Jack Murtha 17%
Sue Myrick 33%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 18%
Ben Nelson 9%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 17%
Robert William Ney 17%
Don Nickles 36%
Anne Northup 33%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 17%
James Nussle 17%
Jim Oberstar 67%
Dave Obey 67%
John Olver 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 33%
Thomas William Osborne 17%
Doug Ose 17%
Butch Otter 17%
Major Owens 83%
Michael Oxley 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Ed Pastor 33%
Ron Paul 67%
Donald Payne 67%
Mike Pence 17%
Collin Peterson 0%
John Peterson 17%
Tom Petri 17%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 17%
Joe Pitts 33%
Todd Platts 17%
Richard Pombo 33%
Earl Pomeroy 33%
Rob Portman 33%
David Price 50%
Deborah Pryce 33%
Adam Putnam 17%
Jack Quinn 0%
George Radanovich 33%
Nick Rahall II 67%
James Ramstad 33%
Charlie Rangel 67%
Ralph Regula 17%
Denny Rehberg 17%
Harry Reid 27%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Thomas Reynolds 17%
Pat Roberts 18%
Jay Rockefeller IV 27%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Mike Rogers 17%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 17%
Mike Ross 17%
Steve Rothman 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 67%
Ed Royce 33%
Bobby Rush 50%
Paul Ryan 17%
Jim Ryun 33%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
Loretta Sanchez 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 17%
Rick Santorum 45%
Paul Sarbanes 18%
Jim Saxton 33%
Edward Schrock 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 50%
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