Rating Group: Public Citizen
1999-2000 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Turner | 53% | |||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 53% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| James Merrill Jeffords | 50% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 50% | |||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 47% | |||
| Calvin Dooley | 47% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 47% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 47% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 47% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 47% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 47% | |||
| Christopher Shays | 47% | |||
| Gene Taylor | 47% | |||
| John Breaux | 42% | |||
| Blanche Lincoln | 42% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 40% | |||
| Thomas Campbell | 40% | |||
| Robert Clement | 40% | |||
| Robert Cramer | 40% | |||
| Stephen Horn | 40% | |||
| Sue Kelly | 40% | |||
| Rick Lazio | 40% | |||
| Ken Lucas | 40% | |||
| John McHugh | 40% | |||
| Jack Metcalf | 40% | |||
| Owen Pickett | 40% | |||
| Norman Sisisky | 40% | |||
| John Tanner | 40% | |||
| Bob Barr, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Ben Campbell | 33% | |||
| Lincoln Chafee | 33% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 33% | |||
| Merrill Cook | 33% | |||
| Nathan Deal | 33% | |||
| Peter Fitzgerald | 33% | |||
| Mark Foley | 33% | |||
| Robert Franks | 33% | |||
| John Ganske | 33% | |||
| John Hostettler | 33% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Steve LaTourette | 33% | |||
| John McCain III | 33% | |||
| Marge Roukema | 33% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Zach Wamp | 33% | |||
| Mike Castle | 27% | |||
| Howard Coble | 27% | |||
| Michael Collins | 27% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 27% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Turner | 53% | |||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 53% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| James Merrill Jeffords | 50% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 50% | |||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 47% | |||
| Calvin Dooley | 47% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 47% | |||
| Bart Gordon | 47% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 47% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 47% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 47% | |||
| Christopher Shays | 47% | |||
| Gene Taylor | 47% | |||
| John Breaux | 42% | |||
| Blanche Lincoln | 42% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 40% | |||
| Thomas Campbell | 40% | |||
| Robert Clement | 40% | |||
| Robert Cramer | 40% | |||
| Stephen Horn | 40% | |||
| Sue Kelly | 40% | |||
| Rick Lazio | 40% | |||
| Ken Lucas | 40% | |||
| John McHugh | 40% | |||
| Jack Metcalf | 40% | |||
| Owen Pickett | 40% | |||
| Norman Sisisky | 40% | |||
| John Tanner | 40% | |||
| Bob Barr, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Ben Campbell | 33% | |||
| Lincoln Chafee | 33% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 33% | |||
| Merrill Cook | 33% | |||
| Nathan Deal | 33% | |||
| Peter Fitzgerald | 33% | |||
| Mark Foley | 33% | |||
| Robert Franks | 33% | |||
| John Ganske | 33% | |||
| John Hostettler | 33% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Steve LaTourette | 33% | |||
| John McCain III | 33% | |||
| Marge Roukema | 33% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Zach Wamp | 33% | |||
| Mike Castle | 27% | |||
| Howard Coble | 27% | |||
| Michael Collins | 27% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 27% |