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State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Holden 60%
Ron Kind 60%
Gerald Kleczka 60%
James Leach 60%
Matthew Martinez 60%
John McCain III 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Charles Robb 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
W. Curtis Weldon 55%
Charlie Bass 50%
Brian Bilbray 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Thomas Campbell 50%
Mike Castle 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
James Davis 50%
Calvin Dooley 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Ernest Hollings 50%
Stephen Horn 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
Sue Kelly 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
David Minge 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
David Price 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 50%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
James Turner 50%
Fred Upton 50%
James Walsh 50%
Gary Condit 44%
Marion Berry 40%
Robert Cramer 40%
Patsy Ann Danner 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 40%
Vern Ehlers 40%
Thomas Ewing 40%
Mark Foley 40%
Robert Franks 40%
John Ganske 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
James Greenwood 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Rick Lazio 40%
John McHugh 40%
Owen Pickett 40%
John Edward Porter 40%
William Roth, Jr. 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Norman Sisisky 40%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
Charles Stenholm 40%
John Tanner 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
Nathan Deal 33%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 30%
Cass Ballenger 30%
Bill Barrett 30%
Douglas Bereuter 30%
Kit Bond 30%
Richard Burr 30%
Ben Campbell 30%
Merrill Cook 30%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
John Duncan, Jr. 30%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 30%
William Frist 30%
Elton Gallegly 30%
George Gekas 30%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 30%
Ralph Hall 30%
Joel Hefley 30%
Rick Hill 30%
Pete Hoekstra 30%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 30%
Christopher John 30%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
James Kolbe 30%
Jack Metcalf 30%
Ronald Packard 30%
Collin Peterson 30%
Tom Petri 30%
Jack Quinn 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Holden 60%
Ron Kind 60%
Gerald Kleczka 60%
James Leach 60%
Matthew Martinez 60%
John McCain III 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Charles Robb 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
W. Curtis Weldon 55%
Charlie Bass 50%
Brian Bilbray 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Thomas Campbell 50%
Mike Castle 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
James Davis 50%
Calvin Dooley 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Ernest Hollings 50%
Stephen Horn 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
Sue Kelly 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
David Minge 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
David Price 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 50%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
James Turner 50%
Fred Upton 50%
James Walsh 50%
Gary Condit 44%
Marion Berry 40%
Robert Cramer 40%
Patsy Ann Danner 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 40%
Vern Ehlers 40%
Thomas Ewing 40%
Mark Foley 40%
Robert Franks 40%
John Ganske 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
James Greenwood 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Rick Lazio 40%
John McHugh 40%
Owen Pickett 40%
John Edward Porter 40%
William Roth, Jr. 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Norman Sisisky 40%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40%
Charles Stenholm 40%
John Tanner 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
Nathan Deal 33%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 30%
Cass Ballenger 30%
Bill Barrett 30%
Douglas Bereuter 30%
Kit Bond 30%
Richard Burr 30%
Ben Campbell 30%
Merrill Cook 30%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 30%
John Duncan, Jr. 30%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 30%
William Frist 30%
Elton Gallegly 30%
George Gekas 30%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 30%
Ralph Hall 30%
Joel Hefley 30%
Rick Hill 30%
Pete Hoekstra 30%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 30%
Christopher John 30%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
James Kolbe 30%
Jack Metcalf 30%
Ronald Packard 30%
Collin Peterson 30%
Tom Petri 30%
Jack Quinn 30%
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