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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Shelby 50%
Charles Stenholm 50%
John Sweeney 50%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Fred Thompson 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
George Voinovich 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
Lynn Woolsey 50%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 46%
Michael Bilirakis 46%
Henry Bonilla 46%
Henry Hyde 46%
Nancy Johnson 46%
Owen Pickett 46%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 46%
James Walsh 46%
Thad Cochran 45%
Ernest Hollings 45%
E.G. Shuster 45%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 43%
Dan Burton 43%
Herbert Callahan 43%
Thomas Campbell 43%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 43%
Steve Chabot 43%
Saxby Chambliss 43%
Michael Collins 43%
Merrill Cook 43%
Philip Crane 43%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 43%
Nathan Deal 43%
Jay Dickey 43%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 43%
John Doolittle 43%
Jo Ann Emerson 43%
Philip English 43%
Terry Everett 43%
Gilbert Gutknecht 43%
Doc Hastings 43%
Rick Hill 43%
John Hostettler 43%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 43%
Sam Johnson 43%
Sue Kelly 43%
Ray LaHood 43%
Steve LaTourette 43%
Rick Lazio 43%
Ron Lewis 43%
John Linder 43%
Frank LoBiondo 43%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 43%
Don Manzullo 43%
Bill McCollum 43%
James Nussle 43%
Jim Oberstar 43%
Ronald Packard 43%
Richard Pombo 43%
James Ramstad 43%
James Rogan 43%
Marge Roukema 43%
Jim Ryun 43%
Jim Saxton 43%
Robert Schaffer 43%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 43%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 43%
Donald Sherwood 43%
John Shimkus 43%
Mark Souder 43%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 43%
Bob Stump 43%
James Talent 43%
Todd Tiahrt 43%
David Weldon 43%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 42%
John Ashcroft 42%
Max Baucus 42%
Jeff Bingaman 42%
Kit Bond 42%
Jim Bunning 42%
Conrad Burns 42%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 42%
Kent Conrad 42%
Paul Coverdell 42%
Byron Dorgan 42%
Russ Feingold 42%
Peter Fitzgerald 42%
Rodney Grams 42%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 42%
Judd Gregg 42%
Jesse Helms 42%
Timothy Johnson 42%
Frank Murkowski 42%
Deborah Pryce 42%
Jeff Sessions III 42%
Bob Smith 42%
Olympia Snowe 42%
Arlen Specter 42%
Ted Stevens 42%
State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Shelby 50%
Charles Stenholm 50%
John Sweeney 50%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Fred Thompson 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
George Voinovich 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 50%
Lynn Woolsey 50%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 46%
Michael Bilirakis 46%
Henry Bonilla 46%
Henry Hyde 46%
Nancy Johnson 46%
Owen Pickett 46%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 46%
James Walsh 46%
Thad Cochran 45%
Ernest Hollings 45%
E.G. Shuster 45%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 43%
Dan Burton 43%
Herbert Callahan 43%
Thomas Campbell 43%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 43%
Steve Chabot 43%
Saxby Chambliss 43%
Michael Collins 43%
Merrill Cook 43%
Philip Crane 43%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 43%
Nathan Deal 43%
Jay Dickey 43%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 43%
John Doolittle 43%
Jo Ann Emerson 43%
Philip English 43%
Terry Everett 43%
Gilbert Gutknecht 43%
Doc Hastings 43%
Rick Hill 43%
John Hostettler 43%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 43%
Sam Johnson 43%
Sue Kelly 43%
Ray LaHood 43%
Steve LaTourette 43%
Rick Lazio 43%
Ron Lewis 43%
John Linder 43%
Frank LoBiondo 43%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 43%
Don Manzullo 43%
Bill McCollum 43%
James Nussle 43%
Jim Oberstar 43%
Ronald Packard 43%
Richard Pombo 43%
James Ramstad 43%
James Rogan 43%
Marge Roukema 43%
Jim Ryun 43%
Jim Saxton 43%
Robert Schaffer 43%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 43%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 43%
Donald Sherwood 43%
John Shimkus 43%
Mark Souder 43%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 43%
Bob Stump 43%
James Talent 43%
Todd Tiahrt 43%
David Weldon 43%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 42%
John Ashcroft 42%
Max Baucus 42%
Jeff Bingaman 42%
Kit Bond 42%
Jim Bunning 42%
Conrad Burns 42%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 42%
Kent Conrad 42%
Paul Coverdell 42%
Byron Dorgan 42%
Russ Feingold 42%
Peter Fitzgerald 42%
Rodney Grams 42%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 42%
Judd Gregg 42%
Jesse Helms 42%
Timothy Johnson 42%
Frank Murkowski 42%
Deborah Pryce 42%
Jeff Sessions III 42%
Bob Smith 42%
Olympia Snowe 42%
Arlen Specter 42%
Ted Stevens 42%
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