Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
1995 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Hall | 17% | |||
| Mark Hatfield | 17% | |||
| Stephen Horn | 17% | |||
| Ray LaHood | 17% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 17% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 17% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 17% | |||
| Steve Stockman | 17% | |||
| Gerald Weller | 17% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 17% | |||
| Bill Barrett | 13% | |||
| Jerry Lewis | 9% | |||
| Daniel Schaefer | 9% | |||
| Douglas Bereuter | 8% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 8% | |||
| Michael Bilirakis | 8% | |||
| Kit Bond | 8% | |||
| Sam Brownback | 8% | |||
| Richard Burr | 8% | |||
| Mike Castle | 8% | |||
| John Chafee | 8% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 8% | |||
| Thomas Davis III | 8% | |||
| OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | Republican | 8% |
| Robert Dole | 8% | |||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Terry Everett | 8% | |||
| Jack Fields, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Gary Franks | 8% | |||
| Paul Gillmor | 8% | |||
| Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman | 8% | |||
| John Hostettler | 8% | |||
| Kay Hutchison | 8% | |||
| Nancy Johnson | 8% | |||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 8% | |||
| Scott Klug | 8% | |||
| James Leach | 8% | |||
| Jim Lightfoot | 8% | |||
| James Longley, Jr. | 8% | |||
| John McCain III | 8% | |||
| John Edward Porter | 8% | |||
| Frank Riggs | 8% | |||
| William Roth, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Marge Roukema | 8% | |||
| Joe Scarborough | 8% | |||
| Christopher Shays | 8% | |||
| Alan Simpson | 8% | |||
| Linda Smith | 8% | |||
| Mark Souder | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Hall | 17% | |||
| Mark Hatfield | 17% | |||
| Stephen Horn | 17% | |||
| Ray LaHood | 17% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 17% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 17% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 17% | |||
| Steve Stockman | 17% | |||
| Gerald Weller | 17% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 17% | |||
| Bill Barrett | 13% | |||
| Jerry Lewis | 9% | |||
| Daniel Schaefer | 9% | |||
| Douglas Bereuter | 8% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 8% | |||
| Michael Bilirakis | 8% | |||
| Kit Bond | 8% | |||
| Sam Brownback | 8% | |||
| Richard Burr | 8% | |||
| Mike Castle | 8% | |||
| John Chafee | 8% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 8% | |||
| Thomas Davis III | 8% | |||
| OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | R | 8% |
| Robert Dole | 8% | |||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Terry Everett | 8% | |||
| Jack Fields, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Gary Franks | 8% | |||
| Paul Gillmor | 8% | |||
| Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman | 8% | |||
| John Hostettler | 8% | |||
| Kay Hutchison | 8% | |||
| Nancy Johnson | 8% | |||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 8% | |||
| Scott Klug | 8% | |||
| James Leach | 8% | |||
| Jim Lightfoot | 8% | |||
| James Longley, Jr. | 8% | |||
| John McCain III | 8% | |||
| John Edward Porter | 8% | |||
| Frank Riggs | 8% | |||
| William Roth, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Marge Roukema | 8% | |||
| Joe Scarborough | 8% | |||
| Christopher Shays | 8% | |||
| Alan Simpson | 8% | |||
| Linda Smith | 8% | |||
| Mark Souder | 8% |