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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 82%
Tim Johnson 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Carolyn Maloney 82%
John Peterson 82%
Paul Ryan 82%
John Tanner 82%
Mac Thornberry 82%
Pat Tiberi 82%
Diane Watson 82%
Thad Cochran 80%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 80%
Charles Hagel 80%
Orrin Hatch 80%
Wally Herger, Jr. 80%
Jim Inhofe 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
John McCain III 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Lee Terry 80%
John Warner 80%
Kit Bond 78%
Barbara Cubin 78%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 78%
Kay Hutchison 78%
Richard Keller 78%
Dick Lugar 78%
Brian Baird 73%
John Boehner 73%
Henry Brown, Jr. 73%
Eric Cantor 73%
James DeMint 73%
John Dingell 73%
David Dreier 73%
Chet Edwards 73%
Wayne Gilchrest 73%
Bob Goodlatte 73%
Kay Granger 73%
Doc Hastings 73%
Kenny Hulshof 73%
Eddie Johnson 73%
Steve LaTourette 73%
Nicholas Lampson 73%
John Linder 73%
James McCrery III 73%
John Mica 73%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 73%
Tom Petri 73%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 73%
Earl Pomeroy 73%
Adam Putnam 73%
George Radanovich 73%
Denny Rehberg 73%
Silvestre Reyes 73%
Thomas Reynolds 73%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 73%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 73%
Loretta Sanchez 73%
Lamar Smith 73%
Greg Walden 73%
James Walsh 73%
Mel Watt 73%
Gerald Weller 73%
Lamar Alexander 70%
Evan Bayh 70%
Roy Blunt 70%
Ginny Brown-Waite 70%
Jim Bunning 70%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 70%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 70%
Larry Craig 70%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 70%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 82%
Tim Johnson 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Carolyn Maloney 82%
John Peterson 82%
Paul Ryan 82%
John Tanner 82%
Mac Thornberry 82%
Pat Tiberi 82%
Diane Watson 82%
Thad Cochran 80%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 80%
Charles Hagel 80%
Orrin Hatch 80%
Wally Herger, Jr. 80%
Jim Inhofe 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
John McCain III 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Lee Terry 80%
John Warner 80%
Kit Bond 78%
Barbara Cubin 78%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 78%
Kay Hutchison 78%
Richard Keller 78%
Dick Lugar 78%
Brian Baird 73%
John Boehner 73%
Henry Brown, Jr. 73%
Eric Cantor 73%
James DeMint 73%
John Dingell 73%
David Dreier 73%
Chet Edwards 73%
Wayne Gilchrest 73%
Bob Goodlatte 73%
Kay Granger 73%
Doc Hastings 73%
Kenny Hulshof 73%
Eddie Johnson 73%
Steve LaTourette 73%
Nicholas Lampson 73%
John Linder 73%
James McCrery III 73%
John Mica 73%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 73%
Tom Petri 73%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 73%
Earl Pomeroy 73%
Adam Putnam 73%
George Radanovich 73%
Denny Rehberg 73%
Silvestre Reyes 73%
Thomas Reynolds 73%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 73%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 73%
Loretta Sanchez 73%
Lamar Smith 73%
Greg Walden 73%
James Walsh 73%
Mel Watt 73%
Gerald Weller 73%
Lamar Alexander 70%
Evan Bayh 70%
Roy Blunt 70%
Ginny Brown-Waite 70%
Jim Bunning 70%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 70%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 70%
Larry Craig 70%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 70%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
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