Rating Group: The John Birch Society

2002 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Roy Blunt 56%
Dan Burton 56%
Ben Campbell 56%
Mike Pence 56%
John Peterson 56%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 55%
Cass Ballenger 55%
Bob Bennett 55%
Marion Berry 55%
Kevin Brady 55%
Conrad Burns 55%
Chris Cannon 55%
Mike Castle 55%
Barbara Cubin 55%
John Doolittle 55%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 55%
Mark Green 55%
Pete Hoekstra 55%
Duncan Hunter 55%
Henry Hyde 55%
Sam Johnson 55%
Jack Kingston 55%
John Linder 55%
Frank LoBiondo 55%
Ken Lucas 55%
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%
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