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State Office Name Party Rating
Ellen Tauscher 85%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 85%
Evan Bayh 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Artur Davis 80%
James Davis 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Jonas Frost III 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
William Lipinski 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
David Wu 80%
Rodney Alexander 75%
Max Baucus 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
Bart Gordon 75%
Paul Kanjorski 75%
Ron Kind 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75%
Vic Snyder 75%
Bart Stupak 75%
John Tanner 75%
Marion Berry 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Christopher John 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Alan Mollohan 70%
Ike Skelton 70%
James Turner 70%
Brad Carson 65%
Robert Cramer 65%
Jim Matheson 65%
Earl Pomeroy 65%
Charles Stenholm 65%
Jack Murtha 60%
Ben Nelson 55%
John Breaux 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Ralph Hall 45%
Ken Lucas 45%
Lincoln Chafee 40%
Olympia Snowe 30%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 25%
Mike Castle 15%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 15%
James Leach 15%
Ron Paul 15%
Arlen Specter 15%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Judy Biggert 10%
Sherwood Boehlert 10%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
Ben Campbell 10%
James Greenwood 10%
Nancy Johnson 10%
James Kolbe 10%
John McCain III 10%
Doug Ose 10%
James Ramstad 10%
Christopher Shays 10%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 10%
Roscoe Bartlett 5%
Charlie Bass 5%
Kit Bond 5%
Henry Bonilla 5%
Jeb Bradley 5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 5%
Sam Brownback 5%
Michael Burgess 5%
Conrad Burns 5%
GA State Senate - 23 Max Burns Republican 5%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 5%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 5%
Howard Coble 5%
Thad Cochran 5%
Norm Coleman 5%
Larry Combest 5%
John Culberson 5%
Randall Cunningham 5%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 5%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 5%
Elizabeth Dole 5%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 5%
John Doolittle 5%
John Duncan, Jr. 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ellen Tauscher 85%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 85%
Evan Bayh 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Artur Davis 80%
James Davis 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Jonas Frost III 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
William Lipinski 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
David Wu 80%
Rodney Alexander 75%
Max Baucus 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
Bart Gordon 75%
Paul Kanjorski 75%
Ron Kind 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 75%
Vic Snyder 75%
Bart Stupak 75%
John Tanner 75%
Marion Berry 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Christopher John 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Alan Mollohan 70%
Ike Skelton 70%
James Turner 70%
Brad Carson 65%
Robert Cramer 65%
Jim Matheson 65%
Earl Pomeroy 65%
Charles Stenholm 65%
Jack Murtha 60%
Ben Nelson 55%
John Breaux 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Ralph Hall 45%
Ken Lucas 45%
Lincoln Chafee 40%
Olympia Snowe 30%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 25%
Mike Castle 15%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 15%
James Leach 15%
Ron Paul 15%
Arlen Specter 15%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Judy Biggert 10%
Sherwood Boehlert 10%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
Ben Campbell 10%
James Greenwood 10%
Nancy Johnson 10%
James Kolbe 10%
John McCain III 10%
Doug Ose 10%
James Ramstad 10%
Christopher Shays 10%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 10%
Roscoe Bartlett 5%
Charlie Bass 5%
Kit Bond 5%
Henry Bonilla 5%
Jeb Bradley 5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 5%
Sam Brownback 5%
Michael Burgess 5%
Conrad Burns 5%
GA State Senate - 23 Max Burns R 5%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 5%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 5%
Howard Coble 5%
Thad Cochran 5%
Norm Coleman 5%
Larry Combest 5%
John Culberson 5%
Randall Cunningham 5%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 5%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 5%
Elizabeth Dole 5%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 5%
John Doolittle 5%
John Duncan, Jr. 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
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