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State Office Name Party Rating
Dick Lugar 55%
Mike McIntyre 55%
John Mica 55%
Butch Otter 55%
Todd Platts 55%
Mike Ross 55%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 55%
Gene Taylor 55%
David Vitter 55%
Greg Walden 55%
John Warner 55%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 55%
Richard Hugh Baker 53%
Joe Barton 53%
Kit Bond 53%
Saxby Chambliss 53%
Peter DeFazio 53%
Jo Ann Emerson 53%
Melissa Hart 53%
Richard Keller 53%
Don Manzullo 53%
John McHugh 53%
Scott McInnis 53%
Collin Peterson 53%
Charlie Bass 50%
Henry Bonilla 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
Steve Buyer 50%
Eric Cantor 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Ernest Fletcher 50%
Mark Foley 50%
Bob Goodlatte 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
Wally Herger, Jr. 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Kenny Hulshof 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
Sue Kelly 50%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Ron Lewis 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Sue Myrick 50%
James Nussle 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Mike Rogers 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 50%
Edward Schrock 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
William Tauzin II 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Gerald Weller 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Donald Young 50%
Michael Bilirakis 47%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 47%
Philip English 47%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 47%
Nicholas Lampson 47%
Anne Northup 47%
Michael Oxley 47%
Richard Pombo 47%
Silvestre Reyes 47%
John Tanner 47%
William Thomas 47%
W. Curtis Weldon 47%
Ed Whitfield 47%
Neil Abercrombie 45%
John Boehner 45%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 45%
Dave Camp 45%
Lois Capps 45%
Lincoln Chafee 45%
Thad Cochran 45%
Robert Cramer 45%
Ander Crenshaw 45%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 45%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 45%
Chet Edwards 45%
Elton Gallegly 45%
Bart Gordon 45%
Kay Granger 45%
Ralph Hall 45%
Doc Hastings 45%
David Lee Hobson 45%
Tim Holden 45%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dick Lugar 55%
Mike McIntyre 55%
John Mica 55%
Butch Otter 55%
Todd Platts 55%
Mike Ross 55%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 55%
Gene Taylor 55%
David Vitter 55%
Greg Walden 55%
John Warner 55%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 55%
Richard Hugh Baker 53%
Joe Barton 53%
Kit Bond 53%
Saxby Chambliss 53%
Peter DeFazio 53%
Jo Ann Emerson 53%
Melissa Hart 53%
Richard Keller 53%
Don Manzullo 53%
John McHugh 53%
Scott McInnis 53%
Collin Peterson 53%
Charlie Bass 50%
Henry Bonilla 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
Steve Buyer 50%
Eric Cantor 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Ernest Fletcher 50%
Mark Foley 50%
Bob Goodlatte 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
Wally Herger, Jr. 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Kenny Hulshof 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
Sue Kelly 50%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Ron Lewis 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Sue Myrick 50%
James Nussle 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Mike Rogers 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 50%
Edward Schrock 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
William Tauzin II 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Gerald Weller 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Donald Young 50%
Michael Bilirakis 47%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 47%
Philip English 47%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 47%
Nicholas Lampson 47%
Anne Northup 47%
Michael Oxley 47%
Richard Pombo 47%
Silvestre Reyes 47%
John Tanner 47%
William Thomas 47%
W. Curtis Weldon 47%
Ed Whitfield 47%
Neil Abercrombie 45%
John Boehner 45%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 45%
Dave Camp 45%
Lois Capps 45%
Lincoln Chafee 45%
Thad Cochran 45%
Robert Cramer 45%
Ander Crenshaw 45%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 45%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 45%
Chet Edwards 45%
Elton Gallegly 45%
Bart Gordon 45%
Kay Granger 45%
Ralph Hall 45%
Doc Hastings 45%
David Lee Hobson 45%
Tim Holden 45%
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