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2003 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Julia Carson 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 50%
Mike Castle 100%
Steve Chabot 50%
Lincoln Chafee 67%
Saxby Chambliss 44%
Chris Chocola 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
Hillary Clinton 89%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Howard Coble 0%
Thad Cochran 44%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 50%
Norm Coleman 44%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 56%
Kent Conrad 89%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jim Cooper 0%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 44%
Jerry Costello 50%
Larry Craig 11%
Robert Cramer 100%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 22%
Ander Crenshaw 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
Barbara Cubin 50%
John Culberson 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Randall Cunningham 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
James Davis 50%
Jo Ann Davis 100%
Lincoln Davis 100%
Susan Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 50%
Mark Dayton 89%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
James DeMint 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 56%
Nathan Deal 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 0%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 89%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Elizabeth Dole 44%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 44%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 89%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
David Dreier 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 89%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Philip English 100%
John Ensign 33%
Mike Enzi 22%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 50%
Terry Everett 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Tom Feeney 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Julia Carson 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 50%
Mike Castle 100%
Steve Chabot 50%
Lincoln Chafee 67%
Saxby Chambliss 44%
Chris Chocola 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
Hillary Clinton 89%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Howard Coble 0%
Thad Cochran 44%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 50%
Norm Coleman 44%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 56%
Kent Conrad 89%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jim Cooper 0%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 44%
Jerry Costello 50%
Larry Craig 11%
Robert Cramer 100%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 22%
Ander Crenshaw 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
Barbara Cubin 50%
John Culberson 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Randall Cunningham 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
James Davis 50%
Jo Ann Davis 100%
Lincoln Davis 100%
Susan Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 50%
Mark Dayton 89%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
James DeMint 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 56%
Nathan Deal 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 0%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 89%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Elizabeth Dole 44%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 44%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 89%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
David Dreier 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 89%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Philip English 100%
John Ensign 33%
Mike Enzi 22%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 50%
Terry Everett 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Tom Feeney 50%
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