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State Office Name Party Rating
Patrick Moynihan 87%
Frank Murkowski 8%
Jack Murtha 73%
Sue Myrick 27%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 27%
Robert William Ney 33%
Don Nickles 13%
Anne Northup 27%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 40%
James Nussle 33%
Jim Oberstar 87%
Dave Obey 87%
John Olver 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Major Owens 80%
Michael Oxley 27%
Ronald Packard 27%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
Ron Paul 43%
Donald Payne 79%
Edward Pease 27%
Collin Peterson 80%
John Peterson 27%
Tom Petri 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Owen Pickett 73%
Joe Pitts 27%
Richard Pombo 40%
Earl Pomeroy 71%
John Edward Porter 33%
Rob Portman 27%
David Price 80%
Deborah Pryce 27%
Jack Quinn 67%
George Radanovich 27%
Nick Rahall II 93%
James Ramstad 40%
Charlie Rangel 71%
Ralph Regula 47%
Harry Reid 80%
Silvestre Reyes 85%
Bob Riley 40%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 80%
Charles Robb 67%
Pat Roberts 13%
Jay Rockefeller IV 79%
Ciro Rodriguez 77%
Timothy Roemer 67%
James Rogan 27%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
William Roth, Jr. 21%
Steve Rothman 73%
Marge Roukema 40%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 87%
Ed Royce 29%
Bobby Rush 86%
Jim Ryun 27%
Martin Olav Sabo 71%
Matt Salmon 20%
Loretta Sanchez 79%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 47%
Rick Santorum 13%
Paul Sarbanes 73%
Thomas Sawyer 67%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 36%
Robert Schaffer 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 87%
Jeff Sessions III 13%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 47%
Richard Shelby 13%
John Shimkus 40%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 73%
Joseph Skeen 27%
Ike Skelton 67%
Louise Slaughter 87%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 33%
Nick Smith 50%
Bob Smith 13%
Olympia Snowe 47%
Vic Snyder 60%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 77%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Debbie Stabenow 73%
Pete Stark 93%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 73%
Ted Stevens 27%
Ted Strickland 87%
Bob Stump 27%
State Office Name Party Rating
Patrick Moynihan 87%
Frank Murkowski 8%
Jack Murtha 73%
Sue Myrick 27%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 27%
Robert William Ney 33%
Don Nickles 13%
Anne Northup 27%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 40%
James Nussle 33%
Jim Oberstar 87%
Dave Obey 87%
John Olver 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Major Owens 80%
Michael Oxley 27%
Ronald Packard 27%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
Ron Paul 43%
Donald Payne 79%
Edward Pease 27%
Collin Peterson 80%
John Peterson 27%
Tom Petri 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Owen Pickett 73%
Joe Pitts 27%
Richard Pombo 40%
Earl Pomeroy 71%
John Edward Porter 33%
Rob Portman 27%
David Price 80%
Deborah Pryce 27%
Jack Quinn 67%
George Radanovich 27%
Nick Rahall II 93%
James Ramstad 40%
Charlie Rangel 71%
Ralph Regula 47%
Harry Reid 80%
Silvestre Reyes 85%
Bob Riley 40%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 80%
Charles Robb 67%
Pat Roberts 13%
Jay Rockefeller IV 79%
Ciro Rodriguez 77%
Timothy Roemer 67%
James Rogan 27%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
William Roth, Jr. 21%
Steve Rothman 73%
Marge Roukema 40%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 87%
Ed Royce 29%
Bobby Rush 86%
Jim Ryun 27%
Martin Olav Sabo 71%
Matt Salmon 20%
Loretta Sanchez 79%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 47%
Rick Santorum 13%
Paul Sarbanes 73%
Thomas Sawyer 67%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 36%
Robert Schaffer 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 87%
Jeff Sessions III 13%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 47%
Richard Shelby 13%
John Shimkus 40%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 73%
Joseph Skeen 27%
Ike Skelton 67%
Louise Slaughter 87%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 33%
Nick Smith 50%
Bob Smith 13%
Olympia Snowe 47%
Vic Snyder 60%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 77%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Debbie Stabenow 73%
Pete Stark 93%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 73%
Ted Stevens 27%
Ted Strickland 87%
Bob Stump 27%
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