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State Office Name Party Rating
Strom Thurmond 90%
James Walsh 90%
Zach Wamp 90%
Bill Young 90%
Michael Bilirakis 85%
Conrad Burns 85%
Steve Buyer 85%
Ben Campbell 85%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 85%
John Duncan, Jr. 85%
Mike Enzi 85%
Peter Fitzgerald 85%
John Ganske 85%
Wayne Gilchrest 85%
William Phillip Gramm 85%
Joel Hefley 85%
Jesse Helms 85%
Henry Hyde 85%
Tim Johnson 85%
Sue Kelly 85%
Pete King 85%
Mark Kirk 85%
Ray LaHood 85%
Ken Lucas 85%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 85%
Richard Pombo 85%
Jack Quinn 85%
James Ramstad 85%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 85%
John Sweeney 85%
John Warner 85%
Frank Wolf 85%
Thad Cochran 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Vern Ehlers 80%
Michael Ferguson 80%
Paul Gillmor 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 80%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 80%
Frank Murkowski 80%
Todd Platts 80%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 80%
Marge Roukema 80%
Ted Stevens 80%
William Thomas 80%
James Traficant, Jr. 80%
George Voinovich 80%
Donald Young 80%
Mike Castle 75%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 75%
Stephen Horn 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
James Leach 75%
Ralph Regula 75%
Jim Saxton 75%
Christopher Shays 75%
Gordon Smith 75%
Douglas Bereuter 70%
John Hostettler 70%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
Ron Paul 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 70%
Arlen Specter 70%
W. Curtis Weldon 70%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 65%
Benjamin Gilman 65%
Christopher John 65%
Nancy Johnson 65%
John McHugh 65%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 60%
Ronnie Shows 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 55%
John McCain III 55%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Bart Gordon 45%
James Maloney 45%
Constance Morella 45%
Gene Taylor 45%
Marion Berry 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 40%
Gary Condit 40%
Mike McIntyre 40%
John Tanner 40%
Brad Carson 35%
Robert Clement 35%
Calvin Dooley 35%
Bob Etheridge 35%
Jane Harman 35%
Ben Nelson 35%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 35%
Charles Stenholm 35%
Rob Andrews 30%
James Barcia 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Lincoln Chafee 30%
Baron Hill 30%
William Lipinski 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Strom Thurmond 90%
James Walsh 90%
Zach Wamp 90%
Bill Young 90%
Michael Bilirakis 85%
Conrad Burns 85%
Steve Buyer 85%
Ben Campbell 85%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 85%
John Duncan, Jr. 85%
Mike Enzi 85%
Peter Fitzgerald 85%
John Ganske 85%
Wayne Gilchrest 85%
William Phillip Gramm 85%
Joel Hefley 85%
Jesse Helms 85%
Henry Hyde 85%
Tim Johnson 85%
Sue Kelly 85%
Pete King 85%
Mark Kirk 85%
Ray LaHood 85%
Ken Lucas 85%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 85%
Richard Pombo 85%
Jack Quinn 85%
James Ramstad 85%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 85%
John Sweeney 85%
John Warner 85%
Frank Wolf 85%
Thad Cochran 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Vern Ehlers 80%
Michael Ferguson 80%
Paul Gillmor 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 80%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 80%
Frank Murkowski 80%
Todd Platts 80%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 80%
Marge Roukema 80%
Ted Stevens 80%
William Thomas 80%
James Traficant, Jr. 80%
George Voinovich 80%
Donald Young 80%
Mike Castle 75%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 75%
Stephen Horn 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
James Leach 75%
Ralph Regula 75%
Jim Saxton 75%
Christopher Shays 75%
Gordon Smith 75%
Douglas Bereuter 70%
John Hostettler 70%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
Ron Paul 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 70%
Arlen Specter 70%
W. Curtis Weldon 70%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 65%
Benjamin Gilman 65%
Christopher John 65%
Nancy Johnson 65%
John McHugh 65%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 60%
Ronnie Shows 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 55%
John McCain III 55%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Bart Gordon 45%
James Maloney 45%
Constance Morella 45%
Gene Taylor 45%
Marion Berry 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 40%
Gary Condit 40%
Mike McIntyre 40%
John Tanner 40%
Brad Carson 35%
Robert Clement 35%
Calvin Dooley 35%
Bob Etheridge 35%
Jane Harman 35%
Ben Nelson 35%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 35%
Charles Stenholm 35%
Rob Andrews 30%
James Barcia 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Lincoln Chafee 30%
Baron Hill 30%
William Lipinski 30%
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