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Rating Group: Americans for Tax Reform

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State Office Name Party Rating
Floyd Spence, Sr. 95%
Bob Stump 95%
John Sununu 95%
William Tauzin II 95%
Mac Thornberry 95%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 95%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 95%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 90%
Bob Bennett 90%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 90%
Sam Brownback 90%
Richard Burr 90%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 90%
Paul Coverdell 90%
Randall Cunningham 90%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 90%
Thomas Ewing 90%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
Tillie Fowler 90%
Elton Gallegly 90%
George Gekas 90%
Jim Gibbons 90%
Rodney Grams 90%
Ralph Hall 90%
Orrin Hatch 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Van Hilleary 90%
John Hostettler 90%
Kay Hutchison 90%
Jerry Lewis 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 90%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 90%
Frank Murkowski 90%
Anne Northup 90%
Michael Oxley 90%
Edward Pease 90%
John Peterson 90%
Rob Portman 90%
Deborah Pryce 90%
Ed Royce 90%
Jim Ryun 90%
Rick Santorum 90%
Richard Shelby 90%
John Shimkus 90%
E.G. Shuster 90%
Nick Smith 90%
Bob Smith 90%
Charles Taylor 90%
Wesley Watkins 90%
David Weldon 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 85%
Bill Archer 85%
Spencer Bachus 85%
Cass Ballenger 85%
Michael Bilirakis 85%
Ben Campbell 85%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 85%
Howard Coble 85%
Thomas Coburn 85%
Charles Hagel 85%
Joel Hefley 85%
Rick Hill 85%
Duncan Hunter 85%
Asa Hutchinson 85%
Henry Hyde 85%
Pete King 85%
Connie Mack 85%
James McCrery III 85%
James Nussle 85%
Pat Roberts 85%
William Thomas 85%
Zach Wamp 85%
Ed Whitfield 85%
John Cooksey 80%
Thomas Davis III 80%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 80%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 80%
Philip English 80%
William Frist 80%
Slade Gorton 80%
Judd Gregg 80%
Gilbert Gutknecht 80%
David Lee Hobson 80%
Jack Metcalf 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 80%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 80%
Joseph Skeen 80%
Mark Souder 80%
John Warner 80%
Gerald Weller 80%
Bill Young 80%
Donald Young 80%
Kit Bond 75%
Steve Buyer 75%
Thad Cochran 75%
Paul Gillmor 75%
Jesse Helms 75%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 75%
Ray LaHood 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
Floyd Spence, Sr. 95%
Bob Stump 95%
John Sununu 95%
William Tauzin II 95%
Mac Thornberry 95%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 95%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 95%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 90%
Bob Bennett 90%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 90%
Sam Brownback 90%
Richard Burr 90%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 90%
Paul Coverdell 90%
Randall Cunningham 90%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 90%
Thomas Ewing 90%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
Tillie Fowler 90%
Elton Gallegly 90%
George Gekas 90%
Jim Gibbons 90%
Rodney Grams 90%
Ralph Hall 90%
Orrin Hatch 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Van Hilleary 90%
John Hostettler 90%
Kay Hutchison 90%
Jerry Lewis 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 90%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 90%
Frank Murkowski 90%
Anne Northup 90%
Michael Oxley 90%
Edward Pease 90%
John Peterson 90%
Rob Portman 90%
Deborah Pryce 90%
Ed Royce 90%
Jim Ryun 90%
Rick Santorum 90%
Richard Shelby 90%
John Shimkus 90%
E.G. Shuster 90%
Nick Smith 90%
Bob Smith 90%
Charles Taylor 90%
Wesley Watkins 90%
David Weldon 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 85%
Bill Archer 85%
Spencer Bachus 85%
Cass Ballenger 85%
Michael Bilirakis 85%
Ben Campbell 85%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 85%
Howard Coble 85%
Thomas Coburn 85%
Charles Hagel 85%
Joel Hefley 85%
Rick Hill 85%
Duncan Hunter 85%
Asa Hutchinson 85%
Henry Hyde 85%
Pete King 85%
Connie Mack 85%
James McCrery III 85%
James Nussle 85%
Pat Roberts 85%
William Thomas 85%
Zach Wamp 85%
Ed Whitfield 85%
John Cooksey 80%
Thomas Davis III 80%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 80%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 80%
Philip English 80%
William Frist 80%
Slade Gorton 80%
Judd Gregg 80%
Gilbert Gutknecht 80%
David Lee Hobson 80%
Jack Metcalf 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 80%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 80%
Joseph Skeen 80%
Mark Souder 80%
John Warner 80%
Gerald Weller 80%
Bill Young 80%
Donald Young 80%
Kit Bond 75%
Steve Buyer 75%
Thad Cochran 75%
Paul Gillmor 75%
Jesse Helms 75%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 75%
Ray LaHood 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
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