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State Office Name Party Rating
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 89%
Vic Snyder 89%
Charles Stenholm 89%
John Sununu 89%
John Tanner 89%
Ellen Tauscher 89%
Lee Terry 89%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 89%
Karen Thurman 89%
James Turner 89%
Anthony Weiner 89%
Leonard Boswell 88%
William Jefferson 88%
Charlie Rangel 88%
José Serrano 88%
Kit Bond 87%
Mike Enzi 87%
Charles Hagel 87%
John Kerry 87%
Mary Landrieu 87%
Pat Roberts 87%
John Warner 87%
Howard Berman 86%
Scott McInnis 86%
Timothy Roemer 86%
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 89%
Vic Snyder 89%
Charles Stenholm 89%
John Sununu 89%
John Tanner 89%
Ellen Tauscher 89%
Lee Terry 89%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 89%
Karen Thurman 89%
James Turner 89%
Anthony Weiner 89%
Leonard Boswell 88%
William Jefferson 88%
Charlie Rangel 88%
José Serrano 88%
Kit Bond 87%
Mike Enzi 87%
Charles Hagel 87%
John Kerry 87%
Mary Landrieu 87%
Pat Roberts 87%
John Warner 87%
Howard Berman 86%
Scott McInnis 86%
Timothy Roemer 86%
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%
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