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Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

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State Office Name Party Rating
David Minge 15%
Alan Mollohan 15%
Harry Reid 15%
Bill Richardson 15%
Karen Thurman 15%
Pete Visclosky 15%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 15%
Jim Chapman 14%
Charles Rose III 13%
Ray Thornton 12%
Ben Cardin 11%
Daniel Inouye 11%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 11%
Earl Pomeroy 11%
John Baldacci 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 10%
Robert Borski, Jr. 10%
Richard Bryan 10%
Chris Dodd 10%
Russ Feingold 10%
Jonas Frost III 10%
John Glenn 10%
Tom Harkin 10%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 10%
Gerald Kleczka 10%
Matthew Martinez 10%
Patrick Moynihan 10%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 10%
Bob Wise, Jr. 10%
Charles Wilson 8%
Harold Ford, Sr. 7%
William Clay, Sr. 6%
Floyd Flake 6%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 6%
Sam Gibbons 6%
John Moakley 6%
David Pryor 6%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 5%
Tom Barrett 5%
David Edward Bonior 5%
Barbara Boxer 5%
Bill Bradley 5%
Eva Clayton 5%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 5%
Peter DeFazio 5%
Thomas Foglietta 5%
Elizabeth Furse 5%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 5%
Sheila Jackson Lee 5%
William Jefferson 5%
Bob Kerrey 5%
John Kerry 5%
John LaFalce 5%
Patrick Leahy 5%
Carl Levin 5%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 5%
Carolyn Maloney 5%
Karen McCarthy 5%
Carrie Meek 5%
Bob Menendez 5%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 5%
Carol Moseley Braun 5%
Ed Pastor 5%
Clay Pell, Jr. 5%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 5%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
Louise Slaughter 5%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 5%
Paul Wellstone 5%
Pat Williams 5%
Neil Abercrombie 0%
Gary Ackerman 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
David Minge 15%
Alan Mollohan 15%
Harry Reid 15%
Bill Richardson 15%
Karen Thurman 15%
Pete Visclosky 15%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 15%
Jim Chapman 14%
Charles Rose III 13%
Ray Thornton 12%
Ben Cardin 11%
Daniel Inouye 11%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 11%
Earl Pomeroy 11%
John Baldacci 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 10%
Robert Borski, Jr. 10%
Richard Bryan 10%
Chris Dodd 10%
Russ Feingold 10%
Jonas Frost III 10%
John Glenn 10%
Tom Harkin 10%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 10%
Gerald Kleczka 10%
Matthew Martinez 10%
Patrick Moynihan 10%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 10%
Bob Wise, Jr. 10%
Charles Wilson 8%
Harold Ford, Sr. 7%
William Clay, Sr. 6%
Floyd Flake 6%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 6%
Sam Gibbons 6%
John Moakley 6%
David Pryor 6%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 5%
Tom Barrett 5%
David Edward Bonior 5%
Barbara Boxer 5%
Bill Bradley 5%
Eva Clayton 5%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 5%
Peter DeFazio 5%
Thomas Foglietta 5%
Elizabeth Furse 5%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 5%
Sheila Jackson Lee 5%
William Jefferson 5%
Bob Kerrey 5%
John Kerry 5%
John LaFalce 5%
Patrick Leahy 5%
Carl Levin 5%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 5%
Carolyn Maloney 5%
Karen McCarthy 5%
Carrie Meek 5%
Bob Menendez 5%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 5%
Carol Moseley Braun 5%
Ed Pastor 5%
Clay Pell, Jr. 5%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 5%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 5%
Louise Slaughter 5%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 5%
Paul Wellstone 5%
Pat Williams 5%
Neil Abercrombie 0%
Gary Ackerman 0%
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