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State Office Name Party Rating
Dianne Feinstein 75%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 75%
John Kerry 75%
Frank Lautenberg 75%
Patrick Leahy 75%
Ben Nelson 75%
Harry Reid 75%
Paul Sarbanes 75%
James Merrill Jeffords 71%
Mark Pryor 71%
Arlen Specter 71%
Brian Baird 67%
Melissa Bean 67%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 67%
Ben Chandler III 67%
Robert Cramer 67%
Joe Crowley 67%
Lincoln Davis 67%
Susan Davis 67%
Norm Dicks 67%
Harold Ford, Jr. 67%
Jane Harman 67%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 67%
Tim Holden 67%
William Jefferson 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 67%
Dennis Moore 67%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 67%
David Scott 67%
Ike Skelton 67%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
Vic Snyder 67%
Ellen Tauscher 67%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 67%
Lincoln Chafee 63%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 63%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 63%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 63%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Howard Coble 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 50%
John Hostettler 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
John McHugh 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Robert William Ney 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Butch Otter 50%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Tom Tancredo 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
David Vitter 50%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Charles Taylor 40%
Lamar Alexander 38%
Wayne Allard 38%
Kit Bond 38%
Conrad Burns 38%
Richard Burr 38%
Saxby Chambliss 38%
Thomas Coburn 38%
Thad Cochran 38%
Norm Coleman 38%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 38%
Larry Craig 38%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 38%
James DeMint 38%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 38%
Mike Enzi 38%
Lindsey Graham 38%
Jim Inhofe 38%
Johnny Isakson 38%
Trent Lott, Sr. 38%
Richard Shelby 38%
Craig Thomas 38%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 38%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 33%
Sherwood Boehlert 33%
Dan Boren 33%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 33%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 33%
Jim Cooper 33%
Barbara Cubin 33%
Nathan Deal 33%
Vern Ehlers 33%
Terry Everett 33%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 33%
Scott Garrett 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Phil Gingrey 33%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 33%
Gilbert Gutknecht 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dianne Feinstein 75%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 75%
John Kerry 75%
Frank Lautenberg 75%
Patrick Leahy 75%
Ben Nelson 75%
Harry Reid 75%
Paul Sarbanes 75%
James Merrill Jeffords 71%
Mark Pryor 71%
Arlen Specter 71%
Brian Baird 67%
Melissa Bean 67%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 67%
Ben Chandler III 67%
Robert Cramer 67%
Joe Crowley 67%
Lincoln Davis 67%
Susan Davis 67%
Norm Dicks 67%
Harold Ford, Jr. 67%
Jane Harman 67%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 67%
Tim Holden 67%
William Jefferson 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 67%
Dennis Moore 67%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 67%
David Scott 67%
Ike Skelton 67%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 67%
Vic Snyder 67%
Ellen Tauscher 67%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 67%
Lincoln Chafee 63%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 63%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 63%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 63%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Howard Coble 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 50%
John Hostettler 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
John McHugh 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Robert William Ney 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Butch Otter 50%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Tom Tancredo 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
David Vitter 50%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Charles Taylor 40%
Lamar Alexander 38%
Wayne Allard 38%
Kit Bond 38%
Conrad Burns 38%
Richard Burr 38%
Saxby Chambliss 38%
Thomas Coburn 38%
Thad Cochran 38%
Norm Coleman 38%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 38%
Larry Craig 38%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 38%
James DeMint 38%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 38%
Mike Enzi 38%
Lindsey Graham 38%
Jim Inhofe 38%
Johnny Isakson 38%
Trent Lott, Sr. 38%
Richard Shelby 38%
Craig Thomas 38%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 38%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 33%
Sherwood Boehlert 33%
Dan Boren 33%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 33%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 33%
Jim Cooper 33%
Barbara Cubin 33%
Nathan Deal 33%
Vern Ehlers 33%
Terry Everett 33%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 33%
Scott Garrett 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Phil Gingrey 33%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 33%
Gilbert Gutknecht 33%
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