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State Office Name Party Rating
Stephen Horn 70%
Henry Hyde 70%
John Kasich 70%
James Leach 70%
Deborah Pryce 70%
Nick Smith 70%
Fred Upton 70%
Kit Bond 69%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 68%
E.G. Shuster 68%
William Lipinski 67%
Rob Portman 67%
Charlie Bass 65%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 65%
Mike Castle 65%
Howard Coble 65%
Robert Franks 65%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 65%
Bob Goodlatte 65%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 65%
Tom Latham 65%
James Nussle 65%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 64%
Judd Gregg 64%
Rick Santorum 64%
John Warner 64%
Bart Gordon 61%
James Barcia 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Dave Camp 60%
Gary Condit 60%
John Ganske 60%
James Greenwood 60%
Gilbert Gutknecht 60%
Tim Holden 60%
Nancy Johnson 60%
Sue Kelly 60%
Michael Oxley 60%
Tom Petri 60%
James Turner 60%
Douglas Bereuter 58%
Pete Hoekstra 58%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 58%
Christopher John 58%
W. Curtis Weldon 58%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 57%
Olympia Snowe 57%
Vern Ehlers 56%
Charles Stenholm 56%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 55%
Sherwood Boehlert 55%
Steve Chabot 55%
Patsy Ann Danner 55%
James Kolbe 55%
Jack Murtha 55%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Marge Roukema 55%
Norman Sisisky 55%
Neil Abercrombie 53%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 53%
Norm Dicks 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Charles Hagel 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Ronald Klink 50%
James Maloney 50%
Frank Mascara 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ron Paul 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
Karen Thurman 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
Robert Borski, Jr. 47%
Jerry Costello 47%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 47%
Carrie Meek 47%
Ciro Rodriguez 47%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 47%
John Spratt, Jr. 47%
John McCain III 46%
Pat Roberts 46%
Gordon Smith 46%
Ben Cardin 45%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 45%
Julian Dixon 45%
Dale Kildee 45%
Matthew Martinez 45%
Carolyn McCarthy 45%
Bob Menendez 45%
John Edward Porter 45%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 45%
Ted Strickland 45%
Albert Wynn 45%
Bob Weygand 44%
William Frist 43%
Slade Gorton 43%
State Office Name Party Rating
Stephen Horn 70%
Henry Hyde 70%
John Kasich 70%
James Leach 70%
Deborah Pryce 70%
Nick Smith 70%
Fred Upton 70%
Kit Bond 69%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 68%
E.G. Shuster 68%
William Lipinski 67%
Rob Portman 67%
Charlie Bass 65%
Herbert Bateman, Sr. 65%
Mike Castle 65%
Howard Coble 65%
Robert Franks 65%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 65%
Bob Goodlatte 65%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 65%
Tom Latham 65%
James Nussle 65%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 64%
Judd Gregg 64%
Rick Santorum 64%
John Warner 64%
Bart Gordon 61%
James Barcia 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Dave Camp 60%
Gary Condit 60%
John Ganske 60%
James Greenwood 60%
Gilbert Gutknecht 60%
Tim Holden 60%
Nancy Johnson 60%
Sue Kelly 60%
Michael Oxley 60%
Tom Petri 60%
James Turner 60%
Douglas Bereuter 58%
Pete Hoekstra 58%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 58%
Christopher John 58%
W. Curtis Weldon 58%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 57%
Olympia Snowe 57%
Vern Ehlers 56%
Charles Stenholm 56%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 55%
Sherwood Boehlert 55%
Steve Chabot 55%
Patsy Ann Danner 55%
James Kolbe 55%
Jack Murtha 55%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Marge Roukema 55%
Norman Sisisky 55%
Neil Abercrombie 53%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 53%
Norm Dicks 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Charles Hagel 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Ronald Klink 50%
James Maloney 50%
Frank Mascara 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ron Paul 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
Karen Thurman 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
Robert Borski, Jr. 47%
Jerry Costello 47%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 47%
Carrie Meek 47%
Ciro Rodriguez 47%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 47%
John Spratt, Jr. 47%
John McCain III 46%
Pat Roberts 46%
Gordon Smith 46%
Ben Cardin 45%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 45%
Julian Dixon 45%
Dale Kildee 45%
Matthew Martinez 45%
Carolyn McCarthy 45%
Bob Menendez 45%
John Edward Porter 45%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 45%
Ted Strickland 45%
Albert Wynn 45%
Bob Weygand 44%
William Frist 43%
Slade Gorton 43%
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