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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 89%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 20%
Gary Ackerman 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 33%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Wayne Allard 10%
Thomas Allen 89%
Rob Andrews 67%
Bill Archer 33%
Richard Armey 33%
John Ashcroft 10%
Spencer Bachus 40%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
John Baldacci 90%
Cass Ballenger 40%
James Barcia 60%
Bob Barr, Jr. 20%
Tom Barrett 80%
Bill Barrett 40%
Roscoe Bartlett 40%
Joe Barton 30%
Charlie Bass 30%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Xavier Becerra 89%
Bob Bennett 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Douglas Bereuter 50%
Howard Berman 90%
Marion Berry 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Brian Bilbray 40%
Michael Bilirakis 40%
Jeff Bingaman 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 30%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Roy Blunt 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Boehner 40%
Kit Bond 20%
Henry Bonilla 50%
David Edward Bonior 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 100%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 100%
Barbara Boxer 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Kevin Brady 30%
John Breaux 30%
Corrine Brown 89%
George Brown, Jr. 90%
Sherrod Brown 89%
Sam Brownback 10%
Richard Bryan 50%
Ed Bryant 50%
Dale Bumpers 80%
Jim Bunning 40%
Conrad Burns 10%
Richard Burr 50%
Dan Burton 33%
Steve Buyer 40%
Robert Byrd 100%
Herbert Callahan 40%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 40%
Dave Camp 40%
Ben Campbell 10%
Thomas Campbell 30%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 40%
Chris Cannon 40%
Ben Cardin 90%
Julia Carson 90%
Mike Castle 30%
Steve Chabot 40%
John Chafee 10%
Saxby Chambliss 30%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 40%
Jon Lynn Christensen 40%
William Clay, Sr. 100%
Eva Clayton 90%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 90%
Robert Clement 70%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Dan Coats 10%
Howard Coble 56%
Thomas Coburn 40%
Thad Cochran 10%
Michael Collins 40%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 40%
Larry Combest 30%
Gary Condit 50%
Kent Conrad 60%
John Conyers, Jr. 100%
Merrill Cook 40%
John Cooksey 40%
Jerry Costello 89%
Paul Coverdell 40%
Christopher Cox 44%
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 89%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 20%
Gary Ackerman 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 33%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Wayne Allard 10%
Thomas Allen 89%
Rob Andrews 67%
Bill Archer 33%
Richard Armey 33%
John Ashcroft 10%
Spencer Bachus 40%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Richard Hugh Baker 40%
John Baldacci 90%
Cass Ballenger 40%
James Barcia 60%
Bob Barr, Jr. 20%
Tom Barrett 80%
Bill Barrett 40%
Roscoe Bartlett 40%
Joe Barton 30%
Charlie Bass 30%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Xavier Becerra 89%
Bob Bennett 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Douglas Bereuter 50%
Howard Berman 90%
Marion Berry 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Brian Bilbray 40%
Michael Bilirakis 40%
Jeff Bingaman 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 30%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Roy Blunt 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Boehner 40%
Kit Bond 20%
Henry Bonilla 50%
David Edward Bonior 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 100%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 100%
Barbara Boxer 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Kevin Brady 30%
John Breaux 30%
Corrine Brown 89%
George Brown, Jr. 90%
Sherrod Brown 89%
Sam Brownback 10%
Richard Bryan 50%
Ed Bryant 50%
Dale Bumpers 80%
Jim Bunning 40%
Conrad Burns 10%
Richard Burr 50%
Dan Burton 33%
Steve Buyer 40%
Robert Byrd 100%
Herbert Callahan 40%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 40%
Dave Camp 40%
Ben Campbell 10%
Thomas Campbell 30%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 40%
Chris Cannon 40%
Ben Cardin 90%
Julia Carson 90%
Mike Castle 30%
Steve Chabot 40%
John Chafee 10%
Saxby Chambliss 30%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 40%
Jon Lynn Christensen 40%
William Clay, Sr. 100%
Eva Clayton 90%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 90%
Robert Clement 70%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Dan Coats 10%
Howard Coble 56%
Thomas Coburn 40%
Thad Cochran 10%
Michael Collins 40%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 40%
Larry Combest 30%
Gary Condit 50%
Kent Conrad 60%
John Conyers, Jr. 100%
Merrill Cook 40%
John Cooksey 40%
Jerry Costello 89%
Paul Coverdell 40%
Christopher Cox 44%
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