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State Office Name Party Rating
David Funderburk 11%
Elton Gallegly 11%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 11%
James Hansen 11%
Mark Hatfield 11%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman 11%
Van Hilleary 11%
John Hostettler 11%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 11%
Henry Hyde 11%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 11%
Tom Latham 11%
Jerry Lewis 11%
Dick Lugar 11%
John McCain III 11%
Bill McCollum 11%
David McIntosh 11%
IN Council Member - 3 Jonathan Myers Republican 11%
Ronald Packard 11%
William Paxon 11%
George Radanovich 11%
Frank Riggs 11%
Pat Roberts 11%
Rick Santorum 11%
E.G. Shuster 11%
Bob Smith 11%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 11%
Ted Stevens 11%
Steve Stockman 11%
William Thomas 11%
Robert Walker 11%
David Weldon 11%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 6%
Bob Bennett 06%
Hank Brown 6%
Thad Cochran 6%
Paul Coverdell 6%
William Frist 6%
William Phillip Gramm 6%
Orrin Hatch 6%
Jim Inhofe 6%
Connie Mack 6%
Don Nickles 6%
Larry Pressler 6%
Craig Thomas 6%
Spencer Bachus 5%
Richard Hugh Baker 5%
William Baker 5%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 5%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 5%
John Boehner 5%
Henry Bonilla 5%
Sonny Bono 5%
Ed Bryant 5%
Jim Bunning 5%
Steve Buyer 5%
Herbert Callahan 5%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
Jon Lynn Christensen 5%
William Clinger 5%
Larry Combest 5%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 5%
Barbara Cubin 5%
Thomas DeLay 5%
David Dreier 5%
Bill Emerson 5%
George Gekas 5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 5%
Sam Johnson 5%
Walter Jones, Jr. 5%
Greg Laughlin 5%
Ron Lewis 5%
James McCrery III 5%
Buck McKeon 5%
John Mica 5%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 5%
Michael Oxley 5%
Richard Pombo 5%
Daniel Schaefer 5%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Lamar Smith 5%
Bob Stump 5%
Charles Taylor 5%
Mac Thornberry 5%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
Barbara Vucanovich 5%
John Ashcroft 0%
Cass Ballenger 0%
Kit Bond 0%
Conrad Burns 0%
Dan Burton 0%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 0%
Larry Craig 0%
John Doolittle 0%
Terry Everett 0%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 0%
Slade Gorton 0%
Rodney Grams 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
David Funderburk 11%
Elton Gallegly 11%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 11%
James Hansen 11%
Mark Hatfield 11%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman 11%
Van Hilleary 11%
John Hostettler 11%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 11%
Henry Hyde 11%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 11%
Tom Latham 11%
Jerry Lewis 11%
Dick Lugar 11%
John McCain III 11%
Bill McCollum 11%
David McIntosh 11%
IN Council Member - 3 Jonathan Myers R 11%
Ronald Packard 11%
William Paxon 11%
George Radanovich 11%
Frank Riggs 11%
Pat Roberts 11%
Rick Santorum 11%
E.G. Shuster 11%
Bob Smith 11%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 11%
Ted Stevens 11%
Steve Stockman 11%
William Thomas 11%
Robert Walker 11%
David Weldon 11%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 6%
Bob Bennett 06%
Hank Brown 6%
Thad Cochran 6%
Paul Coverdell 6%
William Frist 6%
William Phillip Gramm 6%
Orrin Hatch 6%
Jim Inhofe 6%
Connie Mack 6%
Don Nickles 6%
Larry Pressler 6%
Craig Thomas 6%
Spencer Bachus 5%
Richard Hugh Baker 5%
William Baker 5%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 5%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 5%
John Boehner 5%
Henry Bonilla 5%
Sonny Bono 5%
Ed Bryant 5%
Jim Bunning 5%
Steve Buyer 5%
Herbert Callahan 5%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
Jon Lynn Christensen 5%
William Clinger 5%
Larry Combest 5%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 5%
Barbara Cubin 5%
Thomas DeLay 5%
David Dreier 5%
Bill Emerson 5%
George Gekas 5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 5%
Sam Johnson 5%
Walter Jones, Jr. 5%
Greg Laughlin 5%
Ron Lewis 5%
James McCrery III 5%
Buck McKeon 5%
John Mica 5%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 5%
Michael Oxley 5%
Richard Pombo 5%
Daniel Schaefer 5%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Lamar Smith 5%
Bob Stump 5%
Charles Taylor 5%
Mac Thornberry 5%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
Barbara Vucanovich 5%
John Ashcroft 0%
Cass Ballenger 0%
Kit Bond 0%
Conrad Burns 0%
Dan Burton 0%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 0%
Larry Craig 0%
John Doolittle 0%
Terry Everett 0%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 0%
Slade Gorton 0%
Rodney Grams 0%
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