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State Office Name Party Rating
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Ernest Fletcher 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Jim Gibbons 50%
Porter Goss 50%
Kay Granger 50%
Mark Green 50%
Gilbert Gutknecht 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
Joel Hefley 50%
Van Hilleary 50%
Asa Hutchinson 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Jack Kingston 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
James Kolbe 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Ron Lewis 50%
John Linder 50%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 50%
James McCrery III 50%
Buck McKeon 50%
James Nussle 50%
Doug Ose 50%
John Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Richard Pombo 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
Robert Schaffer 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Joseph Skeen 50%
Gordon Smith 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 50%
William Thomas 50%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
Richard Armey 40%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
Cass Ballenger 40%
Bob Barr, Jr. 40%
Roscoe Bartlett 40%
Charlie Bass 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
John Boehner 40%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
Kevin Brady 40%
Richard Burr 40%
Steve Buyer 40%
Howard Coble 40%
Michael Collins 40%
Larry Combest 40%
Christopher Cox 40%
Philip Crane 40%
Barbara Cubin 40%
Thomas DeLay 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 40%
John Doolittle 40%
David Dreier 40%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Peter Fitzgerald 40%
George Gekas 40%
Paul Gillmor 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40%
Bob Goodlatte 40%
James Hansen 40%
Doc Hastings 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 40%
Wally Herger, Jr. 40%
Pete Hoekstra 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
William Lewis Jenkins 40%
Sam Johnson 40%
Sue Kelly 40%
Stephen Largent 40%
Dick Lugar 40%
Scott McInnis 40%
John Mica 40%
Dan Miller 40%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 40%
Sue Myrick 40%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 40%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 40%
Michael Oxley 40%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 40%
Joe Pitts 40%
Rob Portman 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Ernest Fletcher 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Jim Gibbons 50%
Porter Goss 50%
Kay Granger 50%
Mark Green 50%
Gilbert Gutknecht 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
Joel Hefley 50%
Van Hilleary 50%
Asa Hutchinson 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Jack Kingston 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
James Kolbe 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Ron Lewis 50%
John Linder 50%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 50%
James McCrery III 50%
Buck McKeon 50%
James Nussle 50%
Doug Ose 50%
John Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Richard Pombo 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
Robert Schaffer 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Joseph Skeen 50%
Gordon Smith 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 50%
William Thomas 50%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
Richard Armey 40%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
Cass Ballenger 40%
Bob Barr, Jr. 40%
Roscoe Bartlett 40%
Charlie Bass 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
John Boehner 40%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
Kevin Brady 40%
Richard Burr 40%
Steve Buyer 40%
Howard Coble 40%
Michael Collins 40%
Larry Combest 40%
Christopher Cox 40%
Philip Crane 40%
Barbara Cubin 40%
Thomas DeLay 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 40%
John Doolittle 40%
David Dreier 40%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Peter Fitzgerald 40%
George Gekas 40%
Paul Gillmor 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40%
Bob Goodlatte 40%
James Hansen 40%
Doc Hastings 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 40%
Wally Herger, Jr. 40%
Pete Hoekstra 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
William Lewis Jenkins 40%
Sam Johnson 40%
Sue Kelly 40%
Stephen Largent 40%
Dick Lugar 40%
Scott McInnis 40%
John Mica 40%
Dan Miller 40%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 40%
Sue Myrick 40%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 40%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 40%
Michael Oxley 40%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 40%
Joe Pitts 40%
Rob Portman 40%
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