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State Office Name Party Rating
Gerald Weller 86%
Wayne Allard 80%
Max Baucus 80%
John Breaux 80%
Thad Cochran 80%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
John McCain III 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 80%
Gordon Smith 80%
Craig Thomas 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Jeff Bingaman 79%
Richard Armey 78%
Richard Hugh Baker 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 78%
Roy Blunt 78%
John Boehner 78%
Henry Bonilla 78%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 78%
Kevin Brady 78%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 78%
Dave Camp 78%
Steve Chabot 78%
Eva Clayton 78%
Robert Clement 78%
Philip Crane 78%
Randall Cunningham 78%
James Davis 78%
Thomas Davis III 78%
James DeMint 78%
David Dreier 78%
Jennifer Dunn 78%
Sam Farr 78%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 78%
Mark Foley 78%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 78%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 78%
Wayne Gilchrest 78%
Bob Goodlatte 78%
Porter Goss 78%
Kay Granger 78%
James Greenwood 78%
Ralph Hall 78%
Doc Hastings 78%
Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Pete Hoekstra 78%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 78%
Kenny Hulshof 78%
Asa Hutchinson 78%
Johnny Isakson 78%
Sam Johnson 78%
Joseph Knollenberg 78%
James Kolbe 78%
Steve LaTourette 78%
Nicholas Lampson 78%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 78%
Jerry Lewis 78%
William Luther 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
Karen McCarthy 78%
James McCrery III 78%
Buck McKeon 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 78%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 78%
Dan Miller 78%
Gary Miller 78%
Grace Napolitano 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 78%
Anne Northup 78%
Doug Ose 78%
Ed Pastor 78%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 78%
Rob Portman 78%
Deborah Pryce 78%
Thomas Reynolds 78%
Ciro Rodriguez 78%
Jim Ryun 78%
John Shadegg 78%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 78%
Donald Sherwood 78%
Nick Smith 78%
Bob Stump 78%
William Tauzin II 78%
William Thomas 78%
Mac Thornberry 78%
Todd Tiahrt 78%
Pat Toomey 78%
Greg Walden 78%
Wesley Watkins 78%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 78%
Henry Waxman 78%
Ed Whitfield 78%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 78%
Heather Wilson 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gerald Weller 86%
Wayne Allard 80%
Max Baucus 80%
John Breaux 80%
Thad Cochran 80%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
John McCain III 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 80%
Gordon Smith 80%
Craig Thomas 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Jeff Bingaman 79%
Richard Armey 78%
Richard Hugh Baker 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 78%
Roy Blunt 78%
John Boehner 78%
Henry Bonilla 78%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 78%
Kevin Brady 78%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 78%
Dave Camp 78%
Steve Chabot 78%
Eva Clayton 78%
Robert Clement 78%
Philip Crane 78%
Randall Cunningham 78%
James Davis 78%
Thomas Davis III 78%
James DeMint 78%
David Dreier 78%
Jennifer Dunn 78%
Sam Farr 78%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 78%
Mark Foley 78%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 78%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 78%
Wayne Gilchrest 78%
Bob Goodlatte 78%
Porter Goss 78%
Kay Granger 78%
James Greenwood 78%
Ralph Hall 78%
Doc Hastings 78%
Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Pete Hoekstra 78%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 78%
Kenny Hulshof 78%
Asa Hutchinson 78%
Johnny Isakson 78%
Sam Johnson 78%
Joseph Knollenberg 78%
James Kolbe 78%
Steve LaTourette 78%
Nicholas Lampson 78%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 78%
Jerry Lewis 78%
William Luther 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
Karen McCarthy 78%
James McCrery III 78%
Buck McKeon 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 78%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 78%
Dan Miller 78%
Gary Miller 78%
Grace Napolitano 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 78%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 78%
Anne Northup 78%
Doug Ose 78%
Ed Pastor 78%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 78%
Rob Portman 78%
Deborah Pryce 78%
Thomas Reynolds 78%
Ciro Rodriguez 78%
Jim Ryun 78%
John Shadegg 78%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 78%
Donald Sherwood 78%
Nick Smith 78%
Bob Stump 78%
William Tauzin II 78%
William Thomas 78%
Mac Thornberry 78%
Todd Tiahrt 78%
Pat Toomey 78%
Greg Walden 78%
Wesley Watkins 78%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 78%
Henry Waxman 78%
Ed Whitfield 78%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 78%
Heather Wilson 78%
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