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State Office Name Party Rating
David McIntosh 46%
Buck McKeon 46%
Jack Metcalf 46%
John Mica 46%
Robert William Ney 46%
James Nussle 46%
Joe Pitts 46%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 46%
Dana Rohrabacher 46%
Ed Royce 46%
John Shimkus 46%
E.G. Shuster 46%
Gordon Smith 46%
Nick Smith 46%
Mark Souder 46%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 46%
John Sununu 46%
William Tauzin II 46%
Lee Terry 46%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 46%
Todd Tiahrt 46%
Pat Toomey 46%
Zach Wamp 46%
Ed Whitfield 46%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 40%
Bob Bennett 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
Richard Burr 40%
Steve Chabot 40%
Thomas Coburn 40%
Michael Collins 40%
Larry Combest 40%
Philip Crane 40%
Barbara Cubin 40%
Thomas DeLay 40%
James DeMint 40%
John Doolittle 40%
Ernest Fletcher 40%
William Frist 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 40%
James Hansen 40%
Doc Hastings 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 40%
Wally Herger, Jr. 40%
Rick Hill 40%
John Hostettler 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Walter Jones, Jr. 40%
Jack Kingston 40%
Jerry Lewis 40%
Ron Lewis 40%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 40%
Dick Lugar 40%
Don Manzullo 40%
James McCrery III 40%
Gary Miller 40%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 40%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 40%
Richard Pombo 40%
George Radanovich 40%
Bob Riley 40%
William Roth, Jr. 40%
Jim Ryun 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 40%
Joseph Skeen 40%
Lamar Smith 40%
Mac Thornberry 40%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
Donald Young 40%
Bob Barr, Jr. 33%
Joe Barton 33%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Dan Burton 33%
Herbert Callahan 33%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 33%
Terry Everett 33%
Kay Hutchison 33%
Sam Johnson 33%
Stephen Largent 33%
Ronald Packard 33%
John Peterson 33%
Pat Roberts 33%
Matt Salmon 33%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 33%
Robert Schaffer 33%
Charles Taylor 33%
George Voinovich 33%
Wesley Watkins 33%
Paul Coverdell 26%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 26%
Judd Gregg 26%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 26%
John McCain III 26%
Rick Santorum 26%
Joe Scarborough 26%
John Shadegg 26%
State Office Name Party Rating
David McIntosh 46%
Buck McKeon 46%
Jack Metcalf 46%
John Mica 46%
Robert William Ney 46%
James Nussle 46%
Joe Pitts 46%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 46%
Dana Rohrabacher 46%
Ed Royce 46%
John Shimkus 46%
E.G. Shuster 46%
Gordon Smith 46%
Nick Smith 46%
Mark Souder 46%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 46%
John Sununu 46%
William Tauzin II 46%
Lee Terry 46%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 46%
Todd Tiahrt 46%
Pat Toomey 46%
Zach Wamp 46%
Ed Whitfield 46%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 40%
Bob Bennett 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
Richard Burr 40%
Steve Chabot 40%
Thomas Coburn 40%
Michael Collins 40%
Larry Combest 40%
Philip Crane 40%
Barbara Cubin 40%
Thomas DeLay 40%
James DeMint 40%
John Doolittle 40%
Ernest Fletcher 40%
William Frist 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 40%
James Hansen 40%
Doc Hastings 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 40%
Wally Herger, Jr. 40%
Rick Hill 40%
John Hostettler 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Walter Jones, Jr. 40%
Jack Kingston 40%
Jerry Lewis 40%
Ron Lewis 40%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 40%
Dick Lugar 40%
Don Manzullo 40%
James McCrery III 40%
Gary Miller 40%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 40%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 40%
Richard Pombo 40%
George Radanovich 40%
Bob Riley 40%
William Roth, Jr. 40%
Jim Ryun 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 40%
Joseph Skeen 40%
Lamar Smith 40%
Mac Thornberry 40%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 40%
Donald Young 40%
Bob Barr, Jr. 33%
Joe Barton 33%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Dan Burton 33%
Herbert Callahan 33%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 33%
Terry Everett 33%
Kay Hutchison 33%
Sam Johnson 33%
Stephen Largent 33%
Ronald Packard 33%
John Peterson 33%
Pat Roberts 33%
Matt Salmon 33%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 33%
Robert Schaffer 33%
Charles Taylor 33%
George Voinovich 33%
Wesley Watkins 33%
Paul Coverdell 26%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 26%
Judd Gregg 26%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 26%
John McCain III 26%
Rick Santorum 26%
Joe Scarborough 26%
John Shadegg 26%
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