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State Office Name Party Rating
Dirk Kempthorne 57%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 57%
Jack Kingston 57%
Scott Klug 57%
Joseph Knollenberg 57%
James Kolbe 57%
Rick Lazio 57%
John Lewis 57%
John Linder 57%
Frank LoBiondo 57%
Trent Lott, Sr. 57%
William Luther 57%
Frank Mascara 57%
Jim Moran, Jr. 57%
Constance Morella 57%
Anne Northup 57%
John Olver 57%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 57%
William Paxon 57%
Tom Petri 57%
Joe Pitts 57%
John Edward Porter 57%
Rob Portman 57%
Deborah Pryce 57%
James Ramstad 57%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 57%
Marge Roukema 57%
Jim Ryun 57%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 57%
Richard Shelby 57%
Ted Stevens 57%
John Sununu 57%
Gene Taylor 57%
Fred Upton 57%
Bruce Vento 57%
Zach Wamp 57%
John Warner 57%
W. Curtis Weldon 57%
Bob Weygand 57%
Frank Wolf 57%
Joe Barton 50%
John Boehner 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Sam Gejdenson 50%
Tony Hall 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
Connie Mack 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Wayne Allard 43%
Tom Barrett 43%
Charlie Bass 43%
Brian Bilbray 43%
Sherrod Brown 43%
Herbert Callahan 43%
Thomas Campbell 43%
Ben Cardin 43%
Steve Chabot 43%
Dan Coats 43%
John Conyers, Jr. 43%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 43%
John Duncan, Jr. 43%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 43%
Mike Enzi 43%
Barney Frank 43%
William Goodling 43%
Van Hilleary 43%
John Hostettler 43%
Jim Inhofe 43%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 43%
Joseph Kennedy II 43%
Ron Kind 43%
Dennis Kucinich 43%
Stephen Largent 43%
Nita Lowey 43%
Carolyn Maloney 43%
James Maloney 43%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 43%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 43%
David McIntosh 43%
Martin Meehan 43%
John Moakley 43%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 43%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 43%
Don Nickles 43%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 43%
Donald Payne 43%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 43%
Rick Santorum 43%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 43%
Jeff Sessions III 43%
Christopher Shays 43%
Bob Smith 43%
Craig Thomas 43%
Todd Tiahrt 43%
John Tierney 43%
Pete Visclosky 43%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dirk Kempthorne 57%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 57%
Jack Kingston 57%
Scott Klug 57%
Joseph Knollenberg 57%
James Kolbe 57%
Rick Lazio 57%
John Lewis 57%
John Linder 57%
Frank LoBiondo 57%
Trent Lott, Sr. 57%
William Luther 57%
Frank Mascara 57%
Jim Moran, Jr. 57%
Constance Morella 57%
Anne Northup 57%
John Olver 57%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 57%
William Paxon 57%
Tom Petri 57%
Joe Pitts 57%
John Edward Porter 57%
Rob Portman 57%
Deborah Pryce 57%
James Ramstad 57%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 57%
Marge Roukema 57%
Jim Ryun 57%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 57%
Richard Shelby 57%
Ted Stevens 57%
John Sununu 57%
Gene Taylor 57%
Fred Upton 57%
Bruce Vento 57%
Zach Wamp 57%
John Warner 57%
W. Curtis Weldon 57%
Bob Weygand 57%
Frank Wolf 57%
Joe Barton 50%
John Boehner 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Sam Gejdenson 50%
Tony Hall 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
Connie Mack 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Wayne Allard 43%
Tom Barrett 43%
Charlie Bass 43%
Brian Bilbray 43%
Sherrod Brown 43%
Herbert Callahan 43%
Thomas Campbell 43%
Ben Cardin 43%
Steve Chabot 43%
Dan Coats 43%
John Conyers, Jr. 43%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 43%
John Duncan, Jr. 43%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 43%
Mike Enzi 43%
Barney Frank 43%
William Goodling 43%
Van Hilleary 43%
John Hostettler 43%
Jim Inhofe 43%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 43%
Joseph Kennedy II 43%
Ron Kind 43%
Dennis Kucinich 43%
Stephen Largent 43%
Nita Lowey 43%
Carolyn Maloney 43%
James Maloney 43%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 43%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 43%
David McIntosh 43%
Martin Meehan 43%
John Moakley 43%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 43%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 43%
Don Nickles 43%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 43%
Donald Payne 43%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 43%
Rick Santorum 43%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 43%
Jeff Sessions III 43%
Christopher Shays 43%
Bob Smith 43%
Craig Thomas 43%
Todd Tiahrt 43%
John Tierney 43%
Pete Visclosky 43%
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