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State Office Name Party Rating
John Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
Joe Pitts 50%
Richard Pombo 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Rob Portman 50%
George Radanovich 50%
Frank Riggs 50%
Bob Riley 50%
James Rogan 50%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 50%
Marge Roukema 50%
Jim Ryun 50%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 50%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
John Shimkus 50%
E.G. Shuster 50%
Joseph Skeen 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Linda Smith 50%
Nick Smith 50%
Robert Smith 50%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 50%
Mark Souder 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
Cliff Stearns 50%
John Sununu 50%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
William Thomas 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Zach Wamp 50%
Wesley Watkins 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
John Chafee 43%
Thad Cochran 43%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 43%
James Merrill Jeffords 43%
Herb Kohl 43%
William Roth, Jr. 43%
Olympia Snowe 43%
Fred Thompson 43%
Cass Ballenger 33%
Ed Bryant 33%
Thomas Campbell 33%
Thomas Coburn 33%
Philip Crane 33%
Thomas DeLay 33%
John Doolittle 33%
Rick Hill 33%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
John Hostettler 33%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 33%
Don Manzullo 33%
Jack Metcalf 33%
Mark Neumann 33%
Ron Paul 33%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ed Royce 33%
Matt Salmon 33%
Joe Scarborough 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
Bob Stump 33%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 29%
Wayne Allard 29%
Kit Bond 29%
Sam Brownback 29%
Conrad Burns 29%
Ben Campbell 29%
Dan Coats 29%
Paul Coverdell 29%
Larry Craig 29%
Alfonse D'Amato 29%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 29%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 29%
Mike Enzi 29%
William Frist 29%
Slade Gorton 29%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 29%
Judd Gregg 29%
Charles Hagel 29%
Orrin Hatch 29%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 29%
Kay Hutchison 29%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
Joe Pitts 50%
Richard Pombo 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Rob Portman 50%
George Radanovich 50%
Frank Riggs 50%
Bob Riley 50%
James Rogan 50%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 50%
Marge Roukema 50%
Jim Ryun 50%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 50%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 50%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
John Shimkus 50%
E.G. Shuster 50%
Joseph Skeen 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Linda Smith 50%
Nick Smith 50%
Robert Smith 50%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 50%
Mark Souder 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
Cliff Stearns 50%
John Sununu 50%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
William Thomas 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Zach Wamp 50%
Wesley Watkins 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
John Chafee 43%
Thad Cochran 43%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 43%
James Merrill Jeffords 43%
Herb Kohl 43%
William Roth, Jr. 43%
Olympia Snowe 43%
Fred Thompson 43%
Cass Ballenger 33%
Ed Bryant 33%
Thomas Campbell 33%
Thomas Coburn 33%
Philip Crane 33%
Thomas DeLay 33%
John Doolittle 33%
Rick Hill 33%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
John Hostettler 33%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 33%
Don Manzullo 33%
Jack Metcalf 33%
Mark Neumann 33%
Ron Paul 33%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ed Royce 33%
Matt Salmon 33%
Joe Scarborough 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
Bob Stump 33%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 29%
Wayne Allard 29%
Kit Bond 29%
Sam Brownback 29%
Conrad Burns 29%
Ben Campbell 29%
Dan Coats 29%
Paul Coverdell 29%
Larry Craig 29%
Alfonse D'Amato 29%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 29%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 29%
Mike Enzi 29%
William Frist 29%
Slade Gorton 29%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 29%
Judd Gregg 29%
Charles Hagel 29%
Orrin Hatch 29%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 29%
Kay Hutchison 29%
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