Rating Group: Born Free USA
2001-2002 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hagel | 60% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 60% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 60% | |||
| Ray LaHood | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 60% |
| Ben Nelson | 60% | |||
| Jim Oberstar | 60% | |||
| Michael Oxley | 60% | |||
| Vic Snyder | 60% | |||
| Bill Young | 60% | |||
| Philip English | 57% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 57% |
| Todd Akin | 50% | |||
| Max Baucus | 50% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 50% | |||
| Jim Bunning | 50% | |||
| Michael Collins | 50% | |||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Calvin Dooley | 50% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
| Mark Foley | 50% | |||
| Randy Forbes | 50% | |||
| Porter Goss | 50% | |||
| Melissa Hart | 50% | |||
| Joel Hefley | 50% | |||
| Henry Hyde | 50% | |||
| William Jefferson | 50% | |||
| Tim Johnson | 50% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Jerry Lewis | 50% | |||
| Blanche Lincoln | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 50% |
| Jim Matheson | 50% | |||
| John Mica | 50% | |||
| Alan Mollohan | 50% | |||
| Dennis Moore | 50% | |||
| Jack Murtha | 50% | |||
| Sue Myrick | 50% | |||
| Todd Platts | 50% | |||
| Earl Pomeroy | 50% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 50% | |||
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 40% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 40% |
| Jo Ann Davis | 40% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 40% | |||
| Gerald Weller | 40% | |||
| George Allen | 33% | |||
| Bob Bennett | 33% | |||
| John Boehner | 33% |