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State Office Name Party Rating
Matthew Martinez 36%
Karen McCarthy 36%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 36%
David Minge 36%
Robert William Ney 36%
Edward Pease 36%
Richard Pombo 36%
John Edward Porter 36%
Deborah Pryce 36%
Frank Riggs 36%
Marge Roukema 36%
Bobby Rush 36%
Jim Saxton 36%
Robert Schaffer 36%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 36%
E.G. Shuster 36%
Norman Sisisky 36%
Louise Slaughter 36%
Vic Snyder 36%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 36%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 36%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 36%
Mel Watt 36%
Bill Young 36%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 27%
Joe Barton 27%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 27%
Michael Bilirakis 27%
Sherwood Boehlert 27%
Rick Boucher 27%
Ed Bryant 27%
Jim Bunning 27%
Jon Lynn Christensen 27%
Thomas Coburn 27%
John Cooksey 27%
Philip Crane 27%
Julian Dixon 27%
John Doolittle 27%
Philip English 27%
Bob Etheridge 27%
Elton Gallegly 27%
Benjamin Gilman 27%
Bob Goodlatte 27%
James Greenwood 27%
James Hansen 27%
Sheila Jackson Lee 27%
Pete King 27%
Stephen Largent 27%
Rick Lazio 27%
Ron Lewis 27%
John Linder 27%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 27%
Don Manzullo 27%
Bill McCollum 27%
Carrie Meek 27%
John Mica 27%
Alan Mollohan 27%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 27%
Jack Murtha 27%
Jim Oberstar 27%
Mike Parker 27%
Earl Pomeroy 27%
David Price 27%
Charlie Rangel 27%
Silvestre Reyes 27%
Daniel Schaefer 27%
David Skaggs 27%
Lamar Smith 27%
Vincent Snowbarger 27%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 27%
Bob Stump 27%
John Tanner 27%
Charles Taylor 27%
Karen Thurman 27%
Ed Towns 27%
James Walsh 27%
Wesley Watkins 27%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 27%
Rick White 27%
Ed Whitfield 27%
Bob Wise, Jr. 27%
Bob Bennett 25%
Dan Coats 25%
Alfonse D'Amato 25%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 25%
Judd Gregg 25%
James Merrill Jeffords 25%
Dick Lugar 25%
Connie Mack 25%
John McCain III 25%
Gordon Smith 25%
Bill Archer 18%
Marion Berry 18%
John Boehner 18%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 18%
Steve Buyer 18%
Herbert Callahan 18%
Dave Camp 18%
Robert Cramer 18%
Barbara Cubin 18%
State Office Name Party Rating
Matthew Martinez 36%
Karen McCarthy 36%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 36%
David Minge 36%
Robert William Ney 36%
Edward Pease 36%
Richard Pombo 36%
John Edward Porter 36%
Deborah Pryce 36%
Frank Riggs 36%
Marge Roukema 36%
Bobby Rush 36%
Jim Saxton 36%
Robert Schaffer 36%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 36%
E.G. Shuster 36%
Norman Sisisky 36%
Louise Slaughter 36%
Vic Snyder 36%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 36%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 36%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 36%
Mel Watt 36%
Bill Young 36%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 27%
Joe Barton 27%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 27%
Michael Bilirakis 27%
Sherwood Boehlert 27%
Rick Boucher 27%
Ed Bryant 27%
Jim Bunning 27%
Jon Lynn Christensen 27%
Thomas Coburn 27%
John Cooksey 27%
Philip Crane 27%
Julian Dixon 27%
John Doolittle 27%
Philip English 27%
Bob Etheridge 27%
Elton Gallegly 27%
Benjamin Gilman 27%
Bob Goodlatte 27%
James Greenwood 27%
James Hansen 27%
Sheila Jackson Lee 27%
Pete King 27%
Stephen Largent 27%
Rick Lazio 27%
Ron Lewis 27%
John Linder 27%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 27%
Don Manzullo 27%
Bill McCollum 27%
Carrie Meek 27%
John Mica 27%
Alan Mollohan 27%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 27%
Jack Murtha 27%
Jim Oberstar 27%
Mike Parker 27%
Earl Pomeroy 27%
David Price 27%
Charlie Rangel 27%
Silvestre Reyes 27%
Daniel Schaefer 27%
David Skaggs 27%
Lamar Smith 27%
Vincent Snowbarger 27%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 27%
Bob Stump 27%
John Tanner 27%
Charles Taylor 27%
Karen Thurman 27%
Ed Towns 27%
James Walsh 27%
Wesley Watkins 27%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 27%
Rick White 27%
Ed Whitfield 27%
Bob Wise, Jr. 27%
Bob Bennett 25%
Dan Coats 25%
Alfonse D'Amato 25%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 25%
Judd Gregg 25%
James Merrill Jeffords 25%
Dick Lugar 25%
Connie Mack 25%
John McCain III 25%
Gordon Smith 25%
Bill Archer 18%
Marion Berry 18%
John Boehner 18%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 18%
Steve Buyer 18%
Herbert Callahan 18%
Dave Camp 18%
Robert Cramer 18%
Barbara Cubin 18%
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