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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Langevin 55%
Jack Murtha 55%
Timothy Roemer 55%
Bart Stupak 55%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Evan Bayh 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Kit Bond 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
John Breaux 50%
Conrad Burns 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Jon Corzine 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
John Edwards 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Daniel Graham 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Ernest Hollings 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
John Kerry 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
James Kolbe 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Gordon Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
John Tanner 50%
Craig Thomas 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
George Voinovich 50%
Paul Wellstone 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Charlie Bass 44%
Marion Berry 44%
Mike Castle 44%
Robert Clement 44%
Jerry Costello 44%
Wayne Gilchrest 44%
Benjamin Gilman 44%
Tim Holden 44%
Christopher John 44%
Mark Kirk 44%
Frank Mascara 44%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 44%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 44%
Mary Bono Mack 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
Thomas Davis III 33%
Jeff Flake 33%
Mark Foley 33%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33%
Tony Hall 33%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
Daniel Inouye 33%
Sue Kelly 33%
Mike McIntyre 33%
Alan Mollohan 33%
Robert William Ney 33%
Doug Ose 33%
David Phelps 33%
James Ramstad 33%
Marge Roukema 33%
Ronnie Shows 33%
Charles Stenholm 33%
Gene Taylor 33%
William Thomas 33%
Wayne Allard 25%
George Allen 25%
Bob Bennett 25%
Sam Brownback 25%
Jim Bunning 25%
Ben Campbell 25%
Jean Carnahan 25%
Tom Carper 25%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Langevin 55%
Jack Murtha 55%
Timothy Roemer 55%
Bart Stupak 55%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Evan Bayh 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Kit Bond 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
John Breaux 50%
Conrad Burns 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Jon Corzine 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
John Edwards 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Daniel Graham 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Ernest Hollings 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
John Kerry 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
James Kolbe 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Gordon Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
John Tanner 50%
Craig Thomas 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
George Voinovich 50%
Paul Wellstone 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Charlie Bass 44%
Marion Berry 44%
Mike Castle 44%
Robert Clement 44%
Jerry Costello 44%
Wayne Gilchrest 44%
Benjamin Gilman 44%
Tim Holden 44%
Christopher John 44%
Mark Kirk 44%
Frank Mascara 44%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 44%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 44%
Mary Bono Mack 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
Thomas Davis III 33%
Jeff Flake 33%
Mark Foley 33%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33%
Tony Hall 33%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
Daniel Inouye 33%
Sue Kelly 33%
Mike McIntyre 33%
Alan Mollohan 33%
Robert William Ney 33%
Doug Ose 33%
David Phelps 33%
James Ramstad 33%
Marge Roukema 33%
Ronnie Shows 33%
Charles Stenholm 33%
Gene Taylor 33%
William Thomas 33%
Wayne Allard 25%
George Allen 25%
Bob Bennett 25%
Sam Brownback 25%
Jim Bunning 25%
Ben Campbell 25%
Jean Carnahan 25%
Tom Carper 25%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 25%
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