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State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Foley 83%
Benjamin Gilman 83%
Gene Green 83%
Sue Kelly 83%
James Kolbe 83%
John LaFalce 83%
Jim Matheson 83%
Michael McNulty 83%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Ed Pastor 83%
David Price 83%
Deborah Pryce 83%
Silvestre Reyes 83%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 83%
Vic Snyder 83%
Bart Stupak 83%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 83%
Mel Watt 83%
Max Baucus 80%
Jean Carnahan 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Timothy Johnson 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Gordon Smith 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75%
Diane Watson 75%
James Barcia 67%
Mary Bono Mack 67%
Bob Etheridge 67%
Michael Ferguson 67%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 67%
James Greenwood 67%
Stephen Horn 67%
Nancy Johnson 67%
Mark Kirk 67%
Earl Pomeroy 67%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 67%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 60%
John Ensign 60%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
Zell Bryan Miller 60%
Dave Obey 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Rick Boucher 50%
Brad Carson 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Baron Hill 50%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
John Sweeney 50%
Kent Conrad 40%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Charlie Bass 33%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
Mike Castle 33%
Jerry Costello 33%
Thomas Davis III 33%
Chet Edwards 33%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 33%
Philip English 33%
Bart Gordon 33%
Tony Hall 33%
David Lee Hobson 33%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
Frank Mascara 33%
James McCrery III 33%
Dan Miller 33%
Jack Murtha 33%
Doug Ose 33%
Jack Quinn 33%
Nick Rahall II 33%
Ralph Regula 33%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
William Thomas 33%
James Traficant, Jr. 33%
James Walsh 33%
George Allen 20%
Kit Bond 20%
Conrad Burns 20%
Robert Byrd 20%
Ben Campbell 20%
Thad Cochran 20%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 20%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Ernest Hollings 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Foley 83%
Benjamin Gilman 83%
Gene Green 83%
Sue Kelly 83%
James Kolbe 83%
John LaFalce 83%
Jim Matheson 83%
Michael McNulty 83%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Ed Pastor 83%
David Price 83%
Deborah Pryce 83%
Silvestre Reyes 83%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 83%
Vic Snyder 83%
Bart Stupak 83%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 83%
Mel Watt 83%
Max Baucus 80%
Jean Carnahan 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Timothy Johnson 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Gordon Smith 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 75%
Diane Watson 75%
James Barcia 67%
Mary Bono Mack 67%
Bob Etheridge 67%
Michael Ferguson 67%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 67%
James Greenwood 67%
Stephen Horn 67%
Nancy Johnson 67%
Mark Kirk 67%
Earl Pomeroy 67%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 67%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 60%
John Ensign 60%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
Zell Bryan Miller 60%
Dave Obey 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Rick Boucher 50%
Brad Carson 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Baron Hill 50%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
John Sweeney 50%
Kent Conrad 40%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Charlie Bass 33%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
Mike Castle 33%
Jerry Costello 33%
Thomas Davis III 33%
Chet Edwards 33%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 33%
Philip English 33%
Bart Gordon 33%
Tony Hall 33%
David Lee Hobson 33%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
Frank Mascara 33%
James McCrery III 33%
Dan Miller 33%
Jack Murtha 33%
Doug Ose 33%
Jack Quinn 33%
Nick Rahall II 33%
Ralph Regula 33%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
William Thomas 33%
James Traficant, Jr. 33%
James Walsh 33%
George Allen 20%
Kit Bond 20%
Conrad Burns 20%
Robert Byrd 20%
Ben Campbell 20%
Thad Cochran 20%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 20%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Ernest Hollings 20%
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