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State Office Name Party Rating
Arlen Specter 86%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Brian Bilbray 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 80%
Calvin Dooley 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Steven Kuykendall 80%
Dave Obey 80%
David Price 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 80%
Ted Strickland 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 71%
John Edwards 71%
Russ Feingold 71%
Timothy Johnson 71%
Herb Kohl 71%
Patrick Moynihan 71%
Harry Reid 71%
Judy Biggert 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Mike Castle 70%
James Davis 70%
John Dingell 70%
Gene Green 70%
Matthew Martinez 70%
Norman Sisisky 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
Rick Boucher 67%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 67%
Deborah Pryce 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
Gary Condit 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Tony Hall 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Jack Murtha 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
Timothy Roemer 60%
Max Baucus 57%
Gordon Smith 57%
Robert Franks 56%
Bob Wise, Jr. 56%
Thomas Campbell 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Patsy Ann Danner 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Owen Pickett 50%
John Edward Porter 50%
Jack Quinn 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Kent Conrad 43%
Wayne Gilchrest 43%
Ernest Hollings 43%
Blanche Lincoln 43%
Dick Lugar 43%
Connie Mack 43%
George Voinovich 43%
John Warner 43%
Charlie Bass 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
Baron Hill 40%
Tim Holden 40%
Frank Mascara 40%
Dan Miller 40%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Jim Saxton 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
Fred Upton 40%
James Walsh 40%
Joe Baca, Sr. 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 33%
William Thomas 33%
James Barcia 30%
Dave Camp 30%
John Cooksey 30%
Jerry Costello 30%
Philip English 30%
Elton Gallegly 30%
Bart Gordon 30%
David Lee Hobson 30%
Ray LaHood 30%
Jerry Lewis 30%
Doug Ose 30%
James Turner 30%
Heather Wilson 30%
Kit Bond 29%
Conrad Burns 29%
Robert Byrd 29%
Ben Campbell 29%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 29%
State Office Name Party Rating
Arlen Specter 86%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Brian Bilbray 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 80%
Calvin Dooley 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Steven Kuykendall 80%
Dave Obey 80%
David Price 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 80%
Ted Strickland 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 71%
John Edwards 71%
Russ Feingold 71%
Timothy Johnson 71%
Herb Kohl 71%
Patrick Moynihan 71%
Harry Reid 71%
Judy Biggert 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Mike Castle 70%
James Davis 70%
John Dingell 70%
Gene Green 70%
Matthew Martinez 70%
Norman Sisisky 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
Rick Boucher 67%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 67%
Deborah Pryce 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
Gary Condit 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Tony Hall 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Jack Murtha 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
Timothy Roemer 60%
Max Baucus 57%
Gordon Smith 57%
Robert Franks 56%
Bob Wise, Jr. 56%
Thomas Campbell 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Patsy Ann Danner 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Owen Pickett 50%
John Edward Porter 50%
Jack Quinn 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Kent Conrad 43%
Wayne Gilchrest 43%
Ernest Hollings 43%
Blanche Lincoln 43%
Dick Lugar 43%
Connie Mack 43%
George Voinovich 43%
John Warner 43%
Charlie Bass 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
Baron Hill 40%
Tim Holden 40%
Frank Mascara 40%
Dan Miller 40%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Jim Saxton 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
Fred Upton 40%
James Walsh 40%
Joe Baca, Sr. 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 33%
William Thomas 33%
James Barcia 30%
Dave Camp 30%
John Cooksey 30%
Jerry Costello 30%
Philip English 30%
Elton Gallegly 30%
Bart Gordon 30%
David Lee Hobson 30%
Ray LaHood 30%
Jerry Lewis 30%
Doug Ose 30%
James Turner 30%
Heather Wilson 30%
Kit Bond 29%
Conrad Burns 29%
Robert Byrd 29%
Ben Campbell 29%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 29%
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