Rating Group: National Association of Counties

2005-2006 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Trent Lott, Sr. 56%
Dick Lugar 56%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 56%
Jim Moran, Jr. 56%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 56%
Mike Pence 56%
John Shadegg 56%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 56%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 56%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 56%
Mac Thornberry 56%
John Tierney 56%
Pete Visclosky 56%
James Walsh 56%
John Warner 56%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 56%
Henry Waxman 56%
Sam Johnson 55%
Martin Meehan 55%
John Olver 55%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 54%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 54%
Dave Obey 54%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 54%
Robert Wexler 54%
Bob Bennett 53%
Pat Roberts 53%
Gordon Smith 53%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 52%
John Culberson 52%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 52%
Bill Delahunt 52%
Bob Filner 52%
Barney Frank 52%
Raul Grijalva 52%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 52%
Eddie Johnson 52%
Dennis Kucinich 52%
John Lewis 52%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 52%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 52%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 52%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 52%
Ed Pastor 52%
Pete Stark 52%
Tom Tancredo 52%
Mel Watt 52%
Lamar Alexander 50%
Sam Brownback 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Larry Craig 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Elizabeth Dole 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
John Ensign 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 50%
Charles Hagel 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
Jim Inhofe 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 50%
George Miller 50%
Ed Royce 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 47%
Charlie Gonzalez 47%
Luis Gutiérrez 47%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 47%
Sheila Jackson Lee 47%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 47%
Melquiades Martinez 46%
Wayne Allard 43%
Thomas Coburn 43%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 43%
State Office Name Party Rating
Trent Lott, Sr. 56%
Dick Lugar 56%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 56%
Jim Moran, Jr. 56%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 56%
Mike Pence 56%
John Shadegg 56%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 56%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 56%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 56%
Mac Thornberry 56%
John Tierney 56%
Pete Visclosky 56%
James Walsh 56%
John Warner 56%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 56%
Henry Waxman 56%
Sam Johnson 55%
Martin Meehan 55%
John Olver 55%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 54%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 54%
Dave Obey 54%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 54%
Robert Wexler 54%
Bob Bennett 53%
Pat Roberts 53%
Gordon Smith 53%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 52%
John Culberson 52%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 52%
Bill Delahunt 52%
Bob Filner 52%
Barney Frank 52%
Raul Grijalva 52%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 52%
Eddie Johnson 52%
Dennis Kucinich 52%
John Lewis 52%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 52%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 52%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 52%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 52%
Ed Pastor 52%
Pete Stark 52%
Tom Tancredo 52%
Mel Watt 52%
Lamar Alexander 50%
Sam Brownback 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Larry Craig 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Elizabeth Dole 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
John Ensign 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 50%
Charles Hagel 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
Jim Inhofe 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 50%
George Miller 50%
Ed Royce 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 47%
Charlie Gonzalez 47%
Luis Gutiérrez 47%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 47%
Sheila Jackson Lee 47%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 47%
Melquiades Martinez 46%
Wayne Allard 43%
Thomas Coburn 43%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 43%
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