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State Office Name Party Rating
Scott Garrett 10%
Gilbert Gutknecht 10%
Ralph Hall 10%
Katherine Harris 10%
Mark Kennedy 10%
John McHugh 10%
Jeff Miller 10%
Adam Putnam 10%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Cliff Stearns 10%
Charles Taylor 10%
Zach Wamp 10%
Frank Wolf 10%
Bill Young 10%
Wayne Allard 9%
Sam Brownback 9%
Lindsey Graham 9%
Kay Hutchison 9%
Trent Lott, Sr. 9%
Richard Shelby 9%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 5%
Todd Akin 5%
Lamar Alexander 5%
Spencer Bachus 5%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 5%
Conrad Burns 5%
Richard Burr 5%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 5%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 5%
Christopher Cox 5%
Larry Craig 5%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 5%
Ander Crenshaw 5%
Barbara Cubin 5%
John Culberson 5%
Randall Cunningham 5%
Jo Ann Davis 5%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 5%
David Dreier 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
Mike Enzi 5%
Tom Feeney 5%
William Frist 5%
Elton Gallegly 5%
Jim Gibbons 5%
Phil Gingrey 5%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 5%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 5%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 5%
Melissa Hart 5%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 5%
Pete Hoekstra 5%
Kenny Hulshof 5%
Henry Hyde 5%
Johnny Isakson 5%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
Richard Keller 5%
Jon Kyl 5%
Tom Latham 5%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 5%
Dick Lugar 5%
Tim Murphy 5%
Robert William Ney 5%
Anne Northup 5%
James Nussle 5%
Butch Otter 5%
Joe Pitts 5%
Richard Pombo 5%
Jon Porter, Sr. 5%
Deborah Pryce 5%
George Radanovich 5%
Richard Renzi 5%
Thomas Reynolds 5%
Pat Roberts 5%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 5%
Mike Rogers 5%
Jeff Sessions III 5%
John Shimkus 5%
Mark Souder 5%
James Talent 5%
Pat Tiberi 5%
George Voinovich 5%
John Warner 5%
David Weldon 5%
Gerald Weller 5%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 5%
Donald Young 5%
George Allen 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
Bob Beauprez 0%
Bob Bennett 0%
Rob Bishop 0%
Roy Blunt 0%
John Boehner 0%
Kit Bond 0%
Henry Bonilla 0%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Scott Garrett 10%
Gilbert Gutknecht 10%
Ralph Hall 10%
Katherine Harris 10%
Mark Kennedy 10%
John McHugh 10%
Jeff Miller 10%
Adam Putnam 10%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Cliff Stearns 10%
Charles Taylor 10%
Zach Wamp 10%
Frank Wolf 10%
Bill Young 10%
Wayne Allard 9%
Sam Brownback 9%
Lindsey Graham 9%
Kay Hutchison 9%
Trent Lott, Sr. 9%
Richard Shelby 9%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 5%
Todd Akin 5%
Lamar Alexander 5%
Spencer Bachus 5%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 5%
Ginny Brown-Waite 5%
Conrad Burns 5%
Richard Burr 5%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 5%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 5%
Christopher Cox 5%
Larry Craig 5%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 5%
Ander Crenshaw 5%
Barbara Cubin 5%
John Culberson 5%
Randall Cunningham 5%
Jo Ann Davis 5%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 5%
David Dreier 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
Mike Enzi 5%
Tom Feeney 5%
William Frist 5%
Elton Gallegly 5%
Jim Gibbons 5%
Phil Gingrey 5%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 5%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 5%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 5%
Melissa Hart 5%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 5%
Pete Hoekstra 5%
Kenny Hulshof 5%
Henry Hyde 5%
Johnny Isakson 5%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
Richard Keller 5%
Jon Kyl 5%
Tom Latham 5%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 5%
Dick Lugar 5%
Tim Murphy 5%
Robert William Ney 5%
Anne Northup 5%
James Nussle 5%
Butch Otter 5%
Joe Pitts 5%
Richard Pombo 5%
Jon Porter, Sr. 5%
Deborah Pryce 5%
George Radanovich 5%
Richard Renzi 5%
Thomas Reynolds 5%
Pat Roberts 5%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 5%
Mike Rogers 5%
Jeff Sessions III 5%
John Shimkus 5%
Mark Souder 5%
James Talent 5%
Pat Tiberi 5%
George Voinovich 5%
John Warner 5%
David Weldon 5%
Gerald Weller 5%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 5%
Donald Young 5%
George Allen 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
Bob Beauprez 0%
Bob Bennett 0%
Rob Bishop 0%
Roy Blunt 0%
John Boehner 0%
Kit Bond 0%
Henry Bonilla 0%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 0%
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