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State Office Name Party Rating
José Serrano 38%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 38%
John Shimkus 38%
Louise Slaughter 38%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 38%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 38%
David Weldon 38%
Ed Whitfield 38%
David Wu 38%
John Breaux 35%
Thomas Daschle 35%
Judd Gregg 35%
Ernest Hollings 35%
Jon Kyl 35%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 35%
Robert Torricelli 35%
George Voinovich 35%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 33%
Joe Barton 33%
Xavier Becerra 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 33%
Rod Blagojevich 33%
Mary Bono Mack 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33%
Elton Gallegly 33%
James Greenwood 33%
Ralph Hall 33%
James Hansen 33%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 33%
Robert Hayes 33%
Baron Hill 33%
Joseph Hoeffel 33%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 33%
William Lewis Jenkins 33%
Dale Kildee 33%
James Kolbe 33%
Stephen Largent 33%
Nita Lowey 33%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 33%
James Maloney 33%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 33%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 33%
John Moakley 33%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 33%
Dave Obey 33%
Major Owens 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Steve Rothman 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Charles Stenholm 33%
Ted Strickland 33%
William Tauzin II 33%
Mac Thornberry 33%
David Vitter 33%
Greg Walden 33%
Mel Watt 33%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
Henry Waxman 33%
Anthony Weiner 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Thomas Allen 29%
Brian Baird 29%
Cass Ballenger 29%
Howard Berman 29%
Roy Blunt 29%
Sam Brownback 29%
Richard Burr 29%
Dave Camp 29%
Julia Carson 29%
Thad Cochran 29%
Gary Condit 29%
Jerry Costello 29%
Joe Crowley 29%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 29%
Jennifer Dunn 29%
Ernest Fletcher 29%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 29%
Jim Gibbons 29%
Wayne Gilchrest 29%
Paul Gillmor 29%
William Phillip Gramm 29%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 29%
Charles Hagel 29%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 29%
Henry Hyde 29%
Johnny Isakson 29%
Sheila Jackson Lee 29%
Gerald Kleczka 29%
Sandy Levin 29%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 29%
Dick Lugar 29%
James McCrery III 29%
Dennis Moore 29%
Grace Napolitano 29%
Michael Oxley 29%
John Peterson 29%
State Office Name Party Rating
José Serrano 38%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 38%
John Shimkus 38%
Louise Slaughter 38%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 38%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 38%
David Weldon 38%
Ed Whitfield 38%
David Wu 38%
John Breaux 35%
Thomas Daschle 35%
Judd Gregg 35%
Ernest Hollings 35%
Jon Kyl 35%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 35%
Robert Torricelli 35%
George Voinovich 35%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 33%
Joe Barton 33%
Xavier Becerra 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 33%
Rod Blagojevich 33%
Mary Bono Mack 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33%
Elton Gallegly 33%
James Greenwood 33%
Ralph Hall 33%
James Hansen 33%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 33%
Robert Hayes 33%
Baron Hill 33%
Joseph Hoeffel 33%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 33%
William Lewis Jenkins 33%
Dale Kildee 33%
James Kolbe 33%
Stephen Largent 33%
Nita Lowey 33%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 33%
James Maloney 33%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 33%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 33%
John Moakley 33%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 33%
Dave Obey 33%
Major Owens 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Steve Rothman 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Charles Stenholm 33%
Ted Strickland 33%
William Tauzin II 33%
Mac Thornberry 33%
David Vitter 33%
Greg Walden 33%
Mel Watt 33%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
Henry Waxman 33%
Anthony Weiner 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Thomas Allen 29%
Brian Baird 29%
Cass Ballenger 29%
Howard Berman 29%
Roy Blunt 29%
Sam Brownback 29%
Richard Burr 29%
Dave Camp 29%
Julia Carson 29%
Thad Cochran 29%
Gary Condit 29%
Jerry Costello 29%
Joe Crowley 29%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 29%
Jennifer Dunn 29%
Ernest Fletcher 29%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 29%
Jim Gibbons 29%
Wayne Gilchrest 29%
Paul Gillmor 29%
William Phillip Gramm 29%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 29%
Charles Hagel 29%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 29%
Henry Hyde 29%
Johnny Isakson 29%
Sheila Jackson Lee 29%
Gerald Kleczka 29%
Sandy Levin 29%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 29%
Dick Lugar 29%
James McCrery III 29%
Dennis Moore 29%
Grace Napolitano 29%
Michael Oxley 29%
John Peterson 29%
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