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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
James Turner 53%
Pete Visclosky 53%
Rob Andrews 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Ganske 50%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
William Lipinski 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Leonard Boswell 47%
Patsy Ann Danner 47%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 47%
John Duncan, Jr. 47%
Harris Fawell 47%
Wayne Gilchrest 47%
Benjamin Gilman 47%
Stephen Horn 47%
Nancy Johnson 47%
Ronald Klink 47%
Frank LoBiondo 47%
Jack Murtha 47%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 47%
Ralph Regula 47%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 47%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 47%
Michael Patrick Forbes 46%
Silvestre Reyes 46%
Brian Bilbray 43%
Thomas Manton 43%
Jack Quinn 43%
Nick Smith 43%
Henry Scott Baesler 40%
Douglas Bereuter 40%
Thomas Davis III 40%
Philip English 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
Elton Gallegly 40%
Gilbert Gutknecht 40%
Pete Hoekstra 40%
John Kasich 40%
Frank Mascara 40%
Rob Portman 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Norman Sisisky 40%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
James Walsh 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 36%
Jim Gibbons 36%
Porter Goss 36%
Mark Neumann 36%
Charlie Bass 33%
Steve Chabot 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
John Ensign 33%
George Gekas 33%
William Goodling 33%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 33%
Tim Holden 33%
Christopher John 33%
John McHugh 33%
Mike McIntyre 33%
Jack Metcalf 33%
Frank Riggs 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Charles Stenholm 33%
William Thomas 33%
Rick White 33%
Donald Young 30%
Cass Ballenger 29%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 29%
John Cooksey 29%
Thomas Ewing 29%
Paul Gillmor 29%
Jerry Lewis 29%
Bill McCollum 29%
Ed Royce 29%
William Tauzin II 29%
Michael Bilirakis 27%
Sonny Bono 27%
Jim Bunning 27%
Merrill Cook 27%
Jennifer Dunn 27%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 27%
Tillie Fowler 27%
J. Dennis Hastert 27%
Rick Hill 27%
David Lee Hobson 27%
Henry Hyde 27%
Jay Kim 27%
Pete King 27%
Ray LaHood 27%
Tom Latham 27%
Dan Miller 27%
James Nussle 27%
Michael Pappas 27%
Edward Pease 27%
James Rogan 27%
State Office Name Party Rating
James Turner 53%
Pete Visclosky 53%
Rob Andrews 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Ganske 50%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
William Lipinski 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Leonard Boswell 47%
Patsy Ann Danner 47%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 47%
John Duncan, Jr. 47%
Harris Fawell 47%
Wayne Gilchrest 47%
Benjamin Gilman 47%
Stephen Horn 47%
Nancy Johnson 47%
Ronald Klink 47%
Frank LoBiondo 47%
Jack Murtha 47%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 47%
Ralph Regula 47%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 47%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 47%
Michael Patrick Forbes 46%
Silvestre Reyes 46%
Brian Bilbray 43%
Thomas Manton 43%
Jack Quinn 43%
Nick Smith 43%
Henry Scott Baesler 40%
Douglas Bereuter 40%
Thomas Davis III 40%
Philip English 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
Elton Gallegly 40%
Gilbert Gutknecht 40%
Pete Hoekstra 40%
John Kasich 40%
Frank Mascara 40%
Rob Portman 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Norman Sisisky 40%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
James Walsh 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 36%
Jim Gibbons 36%
Porter Goss 36%
Mark Neumann 36%
Charlie Bass 33%
Steve Chabot 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
John Ensign 33%
George Gekas 33%
William Goodling 33%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 33%
Tim Holden 33%
Christopher John 33%
John McHugh 33%
Mike McIntyre 33%
Jack Metcalf 33%
Frank Riggs 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Charles Stenholm 33%
William Thomas 33%
Rick White 33%
Donald Young 30%
Cass Ballenger 29%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 29%
John Cooksey 29%
Thomas Ewing 29%
Paul Gillmor 29%
Jerry Lewis 29%
Bill McCollum 29%
Ed Royce 29%
William Tauzin II 29%
Michael Bilirakis 27%
Sonny Bono 27%
Jim Bunning 27%
Merrill Cook 27%
Jennifer Dunn 27%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 27%
Tillie Fowler 27%
J. Dennis Hastert 27%
Rick Hill 27%
David Lee Hobson 27%
Henry Hyde 27%
Jay Kim 27%
Pete King 27%
Ray LaHood 27%
Tom Latham 27%
Dan Miller 27%
James Nussle 27%
Michael Pappas 27%
Edward Pease 27%
James Rogan 27%
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